Bilpin Fruit Bowl
A Tadrosse family orchard since 1985, home to a giant roadside fruit bowl and nearly 100,000 pick-your-own strawberry plants.
About this market
Bilpin Fruit Bowl has been run by the Tadrosse family since 1985, growing apples, stone fruit and berries on their property in Bilpin, in the Blue Mountains foothills known locally as the Hawkesbury district's fruit-growing heartland. Four decades on, the business has become a genuinely multi-generational operation, with the Tadrosse daughters now running the shop and baking full time and a grandson pitching in on the farm.
A roadside icon built around pick-your-own fruit
The property is home to the World's Largest Fruit Bowl, a big roadside attraction that has made Bilpin Fruit Bowl a recognisable stop for anyone driving the Bells Line of Road. Alongside the novelty structure, the real draw for many visitors is the working farm itself: close to 100,000 strawberry plants growing in covered hothouses mean pick-your-own strawberries are available year-round, on top of seasonal apple, cherry and stone fruit picking.
Market at a glance
Beyond the strawberries and the novelty bowl, the shop bakes its own apple and meat pies daily and sells local honey, jam and soft-serve made from farm-grown strawberries, keeping most of what's on the shelves tied directly back to the property out the back.
Bilpin Fruit Bowl is home to the World's Largest Fruit Bowl, a giant roadside structure that has made the farm a landmark stop along the Bells Line of Road for decades.
Good to know before you go
The shop is open every day of the year except Christmas Day, but the pick-your-own farm side currently runs weekends only, so plan a Saturday or Sunday visit if picking your own fruit is the main goal. The soft-serve ice cream, made from the farm's own strawberries, is worth timing a stop around on a warm day.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What are the trading hours at Bilpin Fruit Bowl?
- The shop trades seven days a week from 8am to 5pm, closed only on Christmas Day.
- How long has the Tadrosse family run it?
- Simon and Margaret Tadrosse have owned and operated Bilpin Fruit Bowl since 1985, and their children and grandchildren now work across the shop and farm as well.
- What can visitors pick themselves?
- The property has close to 100,000 strawberry plants in covered hothouses, available for pick-your-own visits year-round, alongside seasonal apple and stone fruit picking.