🍓 We're open from Monday 13 October 2025 — Every day 9am–5pm until end of April | 313 State Highway 3, Whanganui

Whanganui, New Zealand

Fresh Berries,
Farm to Fork

5 minutes north of Whanganui on State Highway 3. Growing berry fruit and produce for over 50 years — come enjoy the café, pick your own, and meet the alpacas.

🍓 Strawberries 🫐 Blueberries ☕ Café 🦙 Alpacas

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🍓Pick Your Own

☕Farm Café

🍦Berry Ice Cream

🥞Famous Pancakes

🦙Alpaca Feeding

🍷Fruit Wines

50+Years

Welcome to Windermere

Whanganui's Favourite Berry Farm

Our high-tech farm features a produce store and café overlooking the strawberry tunnel houses. Come out for freshly picked berries, a range of frozen berries, or delight the children with a visit to the alpacas.

Whanganui's milder summers mean a longer growing season — from mid October through to May. You'll be tempted by our world-famous berry pancakes, and can cool off with a real berry ice cream.

🍓 Fresh Berries Daily 🍦 Real Fruit Ice Cream 🥞 Famous Pancakes 🦙 Meet the Alpacas

What's Happening at the Farm

Season Opening

We're Open from 13th October 2025!

We're delighted to get the new season underway and to welcome you back. The café is open every day (except Christmas Day). Our fruit, wines and café are all looking amazing this season.

In The News

Ryan Bridge: "Best Strawberries in New Zealand!"

Radio Live 'Magic Drive' host Ryan Bridge announced on air: "Windermere Farms strawberries are the best in New Zealand! You've got to go there…"

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What to Look Forward To

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Famous Berry Pancakes

Buttermilk pancakes with crispy bacon, caramelised banana, maple syrup and fresh berries. A Windermere institution.

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Real Berry Ice Cream

Made with our own fresh-picked berries. Choose from waffle cones, plain cones or tubs — in regular, large or kids sizes.

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Meet the Alpacas

Say hello to Nugget and Mars — our super-friendly alpacas. Free feeding during opening hours, just ask staff for strawberries!

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Find Us

Come Out to the Farm

Just 5 minutes north of Whanganui on the Whanganui–New Plymouth main highway (State Highway 3). Look for us on the left after the Cobham Bridge.

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Opening Hours

Season opens	Monday 13 October 2025
Open daily	9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Closed	Christmas Day
Season closes	End of April 2026
Grill closes	2:00 pm daily

Address

313 State Highway 3, Whanganui 4574

enquiries@windermerefarms.co.nz

Farm Café

Café & Menu

Open every day 9am–5pm during season (October to end of April). No bookings needed for groups under 8. Grill closes 2pm.

☀️ Seasonal café — open from 13 October until end of April. Grill (pancakes & Eggs Benedict) closes at 2:00 pm daily.

Café Info

Windermere's café features an all-day brunch and lunch menu, freshly baked muffins and scones, and gluten free options.

Open daily 9am – 5pm
Season: Oct – end of April
Grill closes at 2:00 pm
No bookings needed (<8 people)
Groups 8+ text: 0274 222 333
Gluten free options available
Coffee to take away
Farm shop in store

Also in our shop

Farm-grown berries · Jams · Fruit wines · Honey · St. Andrews Limes · L'affare coffee · Gifts & accessories

Our Produce

Products

Grown on our farm in Whanganui — fresh, frozen and preserved berry fruit, wines, jams and honey. Over 50 years of growing excellence.

Berry Fruit

Grown Here, Picked Fresh Daily

Windermere Farms is well known for its berry fruit — principally strawberries and raspberries, but also blackberries and blueberries. Whanganui's milder summers are conducive to a longer strawberry-growing season from mid October to May.

We develop a better taste profile by leaving our fruit on the plant for as long as possible before harvest, allowing for more natural ripening. We then pick, pack and deliver our berry fruit fresh on a daily basis.

Fresh Daily Frozen Available Wholesale Supply

Our Berries

What We Grow

🍓 Seasonal Oct–May

Strawberries

The most popular berry fruit in the world, very rich in vitamin C. We produce a prolific crop from October through to May. Pick and pack to order, delivered daily. Wide range of sizes available — including stem berries for dipping in chocolate.

🫐 Two Crops / Year

Raspberries

Especially suited to the Whanganui climate. Rich in vitamin C and dietary fibre, high in anti-oxidants. Two crops per season — November to early January, and March to April. Best consumed fresh.

🫐 In Season

Blackberries & Blueberries

We produce the most wonderful tasting blueberries and blackberries. Available fresh in season and frozen year-round through our IQF (Individual Quick Frozen) process, preserving peak flavour and quality.

Frozen Range

Fresh & Frozen — All Year Round

We have a full range of free-flow frozen berry fruit available all year round including strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries — suitable for desserts, toppings, smoothies and jam. These berries are picked when fully-ripened and the flavour and quality is preserved through our IQF process.

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Frozen Strawberries

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Frozen Raspberries

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Frozen Blueberries

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Frozen Blackberries

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Berry Jams

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Clover Honey

Estate Wines

Award-Winning Fruit Wines

Our fruit wines are a highlight of the farm shop. Just 1 litre of our award-winning raspberry wine requires over 1 kg of raspberries — that's flavour you can taste.

Best served cold as a dessert wine, but wonderful on any occasion. Our range includes:

✦Raspberry Wine & Liqueur
✦Strawberry Wine & Liqueur
✦Blackberry Nip (a blast from the past!)

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Come Out

Visit the Farm

Open from 13 October every day 9am–5pm until end of April. Just 5 minutes north of Whanganui on State Highway 3 — on the left after Cobham Bridge.

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Farm Café

You'll love our sunny café — simply have a coffee or a full brunch. Famous buttermilk pancakes, Eggs Benedict, cabinet food, muffins, scones, and gluten free options. Coffee to take away for travellers passing through.

Open 9am – 5pm · Grill until 2pm

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Fresh Fruit Ice Creams

Will you be able to resist our wonderful fresh fruit ice creams? Made with our own berries — delicious! Available in waffle cones, plain cones or tubs in three sizes. Add yogurt or try a gluten free waffle cone.

Made with our own berries

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Buy or Pick Your Own

A wonderful range of freshly picked berries, frozen berries, and wines for sale in our shop. Or delight the children with Pick Your Own strawberries — available over the holiday period. Watch our Facebook page for dates.

PYO available holiday period

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Alpaca Feeding

We have alpacas on the farm — they are a delight to see, so friendly, and the kids will just love feeding them! Alpaca feeding is FREE for the public during opening hours 9am–5pm. Just ask staff for strawberries for Nugget and Mars.

FREE — daily 9am–5pm

Getting Here

How to Find Us

We are located just 5 minutes north of Whanganui on the Whanganui–New Plymouth main highway (State Highway 3). When you cross the Cobham Bridge arriving or departing the city, look for us on the left — we'll be two minutes away.

Windermere Berry Farm

313 State Highway 3
R D 4, Westmere
Whanganui 4574

Text for groups 8+: 027 422 2333
Email: enquiries@windermerefarms.co.nz

Opening Hours

When We're Open

2025 / 2026 Season

Opens	Monday 13 October 2025
Daily hours	9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Grill (pancakes)	Closes 2:00 pm
Closed	Christmas Day
Season ends	End of April 2026

Work With Us

Employment

Join our team at Windermere Berry Farm. We offer seasonal and permanent positions in picking, packing, farm maintenance and café service.

● Fully Staffed 25/26

🍓 Picking & Packing

Seasonal berry picking and packing employment. We are currently fully staffed with seasonal picking employees for the 25/26 season.

Check back before the next season opens, or send your details to manager@windermerefarms.co.nz to be considered for future seasons.

● Currently Hiring

🔨 Permanent Roles

Currently looking for people with a combination of leadership and practical skills:

Building and maintenance work during off-season
Leading seasonal harvest teams during harvest
Training available for high-energy individuals

● Fully Staffed 25/26

☕ Café Employment

Café open from 13 October 2025 until approximately end of April 2026. The 25/26 season is currently fully staffed, but positions can change.

September is the best time to put in applications for café roles.

How to Apply

Download and complete the Windermere Employment Application Form and email it to the relevant address below. The form needs to be printed to complete by hand.

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Café Applications

sutherdaveland@gmail.com

All Other Applications

manager@windermerefarms.co.nz

General Enquiries

manager@windermerefarms.co.nz

Trade

Wholesale

We supply quality berry fruit, frozen berries, jams, honey and wines to retailers and businesses throughout New Zealand.

What We Supply

Wholesale Products

We provide the following products on a wholesale basis throughout New Zealand. All products are grown and produced on our Whanganui farm.

Fresh strawberries and raspberries
Frozen free-flow strawberries
Frozen raspberries
Frozen blueberries
Frozen blackberries
Frozen mixed berries
Strawberry and raspberry jam
Clover blend honey
Strawberry and raspberry wine

Contact Grant Davis

Please contact Grant Davis at manager@windermerefarms.co.nz if you have any questions or are interested in retailing our products. We'd love to discuss how we can work together.

Photos

Gallery

A taste of life at Windermere Berry Farm — from the fields to the café.

Get in Touch

Contact Us

Thank you for your interest in Windermere Farms. We welcome your enquiry and will respond shortly. We primarily use email and text.

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📱 We are not well set up for phone calls. For fastest response please email or text. For group café bookings (8+) text 0274 222 333.

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Contact Details

Address

313 State Highway 3, R D 4
Westmere, Whanganui 4574

Café Groups (8+)

Text: 027 422 2333
Include name, number of people, date, time & special requirements

General & Wholesale

manager@windermerefarms.co.nz

General Enquiries

enquiries@windermerefarms.co.nz

Phone

Not well set up for calls — please text 027 384 9063 with a detailed message and request a callback.

Opening Hours

Daily 9am–5pm · Oct–end April
Closed Christmas Day

Fresh Berries,
Farm to Fork

Whanganui's Favourite Berry Farm

What's Happening at the Farm

What to Look Forward To

Come Out to the Farm

Café & Menu

🥞 Grill

🍰 Cabinet Baking

🍦 Ice Creams