Cheeki Cherries the home of Dam Good Fruit.
Cheeki Cherries the home of Dam Good Fruit.
Cheeki Cherries the home of Dam Good Fruit.
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8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Cheeki cherries is now the home of Dam good fruit, come along and have a great day with the family. We offer 22 varieties of dark and white cherries with over 2000 trees to choose from. We also have peaches, apricots, plums, nectarines, raspberries and local pickles, jams and sauces. Relax with a real fruit ice cream in our picnic and play area. Open from late November until early February.
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Brad
New Zealand1 contribution
Jan 2021 • Family
Central Otago had major flooding and rain which badly damaged the cherry harvest (split cherries). We stopped in for pyo cherries and they were charging $16 per kg (min 1 kg per adult). In my opinion, this was just far too much and were ripping off tourists. Across the road with the same damaged cherries, it was $10 per kg and no minimum. Much better deal and no feeling of being ripped off. As a comparison, Supermarkets sell around $14 per kg. In this day of Covid, be weary of places like this, you can do much better.
Written 10 January 2021
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Cheeki cherries has been the same price for the past 3 years, we do also offer cherries from $5 per kilo and these are the damaged cherries from the extreme weather we have had in 2021, that is 1/2 the price as the other orchard you are referring to.
Our customers are still picking some stunning fruit and if you and taken your time in the orchard you would have also picked some great fruit. You will also find the cheapest real fruit ice creams in Cromwell and very cheap stone fruit. Cheeki also offers a courier service, picnic tables, kids play ground, tree hut and great customer service
If you want to you could take your family for a day out at the supermarket and buy pre packed fruit and then have a picnic in the carpark.
Written 11 January 2021
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SGontour
Brisbane, Australia111 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
Brought the kids here after I did PYO in NZ when I was a kid with. This was a fantastic experience with not just delicious juicy cherries but also fantastic apricots and nectarines. We got a quick demonstration of how to pick and then off we went. With the odd taste test, the kids were up and down the ladders and we got enough fruit to sink a battleship. Before we left we rewarded ourselves with a real fruit soft serve which were very generously poured and topped off a wonderful hour or two in the orchard. Everything I had hoped and more. If you’re driving through Cromwell you HAVE to add this to your itinerary.
Written 6 January 2020
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Great to see your keeping the family tradition going and hope to see you back in the future.
Written 26 January 2020
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Claire
Cromwell, New Zealand28 contributions
Jan 2020
Grandmother took grandchildren on their annual highlight - cherry picking. This business has new management which we believe is fairly recent but the improvements are very obvious already. Owner was wandering about amongst the cherry trees and he delighted in a conversation as he is an outgoing and friendly chap who obviously has great plans ahead. The crops were great and easy to access. As we departed the premises the 'real cherry' icecream machine was appreciated! The only bottleneck was at the weigh station which needs more of a 'checkout' type arrangement to dodge the many stragglers who were not purchasing and just perusing the wares.
Written 14 January 2020
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Thank you for your review and we have lots of ideas for the upcoming season to make visits more enjoyable and less congested.
Written 22 January 2020
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Darryl W
3 contributions
Dec 2023 • Family
Our welcome consisted of being told off for disposing a coffee cup in their bin - that's fine but the way it was rudely conveyed shocked our visitors from the USA. We were told there were dark and white cherries but the white cherries were almost non existent but nevertheless we had to pick 4 kgs for our group of 4.
While paying , we overheard the supervisor telling a pakeha family that there was better picking at their other plot 200m away. As an asian family this smacked of at the least unconscious bias or worse.
This is my 3rd visit here during holidays but will definitely be my last.
While paying , we overheard the supervisor telling a pakeha family that there was better picking at their other plot 200m away. As an asian family this smacked of at the least unconscious bias or worse.
This is my 3rd visit here during holidays but will definitely be my last.
Written 14 January 2024
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Wanaka Kids Club
Wanaka, New Zealand5 contributions
Jan 2020
Martin and his partner were amazing. We brought 30 kids over to enjoy the day and they absolutely loved it. We fully recommend.
The orchard is beautiful and clearly very well managed and, even whilst busy at the tills, the staff made us feel very welcome! 100% get a real fruit ice cream too.
Please don't listen to any of the google reviews, it was evident that some customers believe it's a buffet and were even breaking branches from the trees whilst picking, Martin does his very best to maintain this orchard and it was a shame to see people be rather disrespectful.
The orchard is beautiful and clearly very well managed and, even whilst busy at the tills, the staff made us feel very welcome! 100% get a real fruit ice cream too.
Please don't listen to any of the google reviews, it was evident that some customers believe it's a buffet and were even breaking branches from the trees whilst picking, Martin does his very best to maintain this orchard and it was a shame to see people be rather disrespectful.
Written 20 January 2020
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Great review and thank you for visiting us, always great to get the kids off a gadget and out learning about orchard life.
Written 22 January 2020
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Paul L
New Zealand156 contributions
Jan 2022
Actually we picked cherries in January 2022 and did a takeaway...but reason for this review is the REALLY amazingly quick courier service...Son Nick picked them just a day ago and we had them delivered to our front door 18 hours later ..Cromwell to Paihia in Northland. Well done on choosing a great courier company !!
Paul
Paul
Written 20 December 2022
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mrs1avocet
Stafford, UK29 contributions
Jan 2023
Sure this is an excellent place if you want 1 or 2 kilos plus of cherries.We were 4 adults and a baby on holiday from the UK so didn't want 4 kgs. Staff were polite and friendly but we couldn't pick a small bucket and experience a walk in the cherry orchard.
Written 14 January 2023
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HahnTravels
Liverpool, Australia1,290 contributions
Dec 2022 • Couples
Arrived and was welcomed warmly. Quick instruction on how to pick the fruit. 1kg minimum per person, $17 per kilo. Great value and fun. We grabbed 2.5 kilo and enjoyed a fruit ice cream.
Worth a visit
Worth a visit
Written 13 December 2022
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KarenK
5 contributions
Dec 2020
These are the most amazing NZ cherries. They can be ordered online and delivered directly to your door. I've been ordering for 2 years now and I keep coming back for more! I've tried other cherry suppliers and these are THE BEST. Owners are super helpful and responsive. I cannot recommend these highly enough.
Written 22 December 2020
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Thank you for your review and we appreciate your comments, have a lovely xmas.
Regards
The Cheeki team
Written 22 December 2020
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Paul
5 contributions
Jan 2020
We went to Cheeki cherries today with 6 yo, 11yo and 13 yo. We all had a blast. Explanation was good, lots of picking of cherries, nectarines and apricots. Also lots of eating and no problems with that. Finished off with great ice creams and
Written 15 January 2020
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Great to see your family enjoying yourself at Cheeki cherries
Written 22 January 2020
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Trip03256914698
Wellington, New Zealand
Can I eat while picking cherries?
Are you still open on 1 Jan 2021?
Thanks!
Written 11 December 2020
We would like to pick the cherry at dec 11, will here be open on that day?
Written 9 December 2019
Thank you very much as we scheduled another time to pick up in there, and it’s really a helpful response
Written 13 December 2019
We would like to try cherry picking on 14 Dec 2019 morning (while on the way from Mt. Cook to Wanaka). Kindly advise if it is available then.
Thanks n regards
Written 8 December 2019
Hi, no problem just rock up to our PYO orchard at 216 Ripponvale rd Cromwell
Written 8 December 2019
hi could you please let me know the trading hours around Christmas and new year thank you
Written 9 June 2019
closed xmas day and new year's day. should be open all other days from 08.30 until 6pm
Written 13 July 2019
Joanne W.
Singapore
Hi, will cherry picking be available on 4 Feb and what are the opening hours pls? Thanks!
Written 18 January 2019
Do we need to book to come and pick cherries. And was wondering about your opening times. Thanks.
Written 10 January 2019
Hi
No need to book just rock on up and we will look after you. We open at 08:30 and close at 6 pm
Written 11 January 2019
Hi, will you be opened on late April for fruit picking?
Written 7 January 2019
Gracexuy
New Zealand
Hello, will you be open for cherry picking on 13th Jan? Thanks.
Written 3 January 2019
Hi Cheeki Cherries! My family and I will be in Queenstown mid-January 2019 onwards. Will there still be cherries for us to pick?
Written 3 January 2019
Hi, yes we will still be open and lots of cherries
Written 5 January 2019
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