How you can visit a ‘dreamy’ sunflower farm to frolick around and pick your own stems – but you’ll have to be quick
- A Central Coast farm is welcoming visitors to pick their own sunflowers
- The popular event will run for a limited time on the 7th and 8th of April
Travellers were delighted to hear a family-run sunflower farm is hosting their wildly popular annual two-day only sunflower picking event in April.
Bloom Barn Farm will let hundreds of nature lovers come onto their 60-acre farm on the Central Coast, NSW, and pick their own bunch of sunflowers on the 7th and 8th of April.
The unique event has become a cult favourite among people of all ages after its launch a couple of years ago.
Kids under five can visit the farm for free, making the sunflower picking day a popular activity for young families. Those aged under 15 can visit for $22, and adult entry costs $27.
Families were delighted to hear a family-run sunflower farm is hosting their annual two-day only sunflower picking event in April
The Sunflower field will be open to the public on the 7th April between 9am to 12pm, and 1pm to 4pm.
The family-friendly event also has activities for children, including face-painting and marshmallow roasting.
A coffee cart will be in operation, and the farm encourages visitors to bring a rug and picnic to relax for the day.
It will also be open between 9am to 12pm on the 8th.
The farm is located in Peats Ridge, 30 minutes north of Hornsby and one hour south of Newcastle.
Tickets for the even can be purchased on the Bloom Barn Farm website.
Bloom Barn Farm will let hundreds of nature lovers come onto their 60-acre farm on the Central Coast, NSW, and pick their own bunch of sunflowers on the 7th and 8th of April
The farm has been in operation for the past 40 years, and supplies flowers to local farmers markets, florists and weddings.
They grow many other flower variations and have several native Australian flowers like Kangaroo Paw and Christmas Bush.
Previous visitors have raved about the experience, dubbing it a ‘slice of heaven’.
‘A fun morning picking flowers, blowing bubbles, drinking great coffee and watching bees at The Bloom Barn Farm,’ one mum said after visiting the farm.
Another said she couldn’t wait to visit again and had ‘two very pleased kiddos with their hand picked flowers.’
‘Today we went along to the bloom barn farm at Peats Ridge. We spent the morning picking flowers, making magic wands and flower crowns while relaxing in the beautiful sunshine,’ another wrote.
Others were impressed with the ‘amazing photo opportunities’ on the farm and in the sunflower fields.
Many families are keen to visit this year, and Bloom Barn Farm has warned that tickets are selling fast.
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