Our Timeline
1925
Founded
- A group settlers home is constructed, which will later become the home of Margaret River’s Berry Farm
1946-1949
Start of Thornhill Farm
- Vera Vinall creates the cottage gardens at the property, known then as Thornhill Farm
1984
The Berry Farm is born
- The Lindsay family purchases the property and the Berry Farm is born
1986
Cottage Café opens
- Offering delicious morning and afternoon teas, and country-style lunches. The café began to sell small batches of home-made jams
1986
Commercial kitchen built
- Providing an opportunity to scale up production on the current selection of homemade jams and to introduce additional jams and condiments
1987
Cellar door opens
- Offering the first fruit wines and traditional fruit wine vinegars alongside tastings of jams and condiments
2006
The Berry Farm is sold
- The Lindsay family decide to retire and put the Berry Farm up for sale. The Skivinis family purchases the property
2016 - 2010
TripAdvisor’s Certificate of Excellence Award
- The Cottage Café and the Cellar Door and Tasting Room both receive TripAdvisor’s Certificate of Excellence for seven consecutive years
2019
WA Countrywide Cafe of the Year Award
- The Cottage Café wins WA Region Countrywide Cafe of the Year Award
2020
TripAdvisor’s Travellers’ Choice Award
- The Berry Farm receives TripAdvisor’s Travellers’ Choice Award
