Manjimup

From Busselton
about 1 hr 35 by car
From Margaret River
about 1 hr 50 by car
Makers based here
1

Drive times from the OSRM router, rounded to 5 minutes. Road data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Manjimup truffles grow out of sight, underground beside the hazelnut and oak trees they live with. Tourism WA calls Manjimup and Pemberton the leading black truffle producer in the southern hemisphere. Depending on conditions, the harvest runs from early June into September.

In 1997, Truffle Hill planted its first hazelnut and oak trees at Manjimup, inoculated with black Périgord truffle. It chose the site for its cool climate and soils, then waited six years for the first truffle. The estate now covers 52 hectares among the karri, with more than 55 km of hazel and oak rows. During the winter harvest, trained dogs find the truffles.

A fresh truffle belongs to a few cold months. A jar doesn't, and that's the point of the pantry range: truffle oil, truffle honey, truffle mustard and truffle sea salt flakes. Start with the 60 g jar of salt, a pinch at a time over eggs or hot chips. Our Southern Forests day trip pairs Manjimup with the Gloucester Tree near Pemberton.

One maker based here, five products, one category and one guide.

See Manjimup on the mapQuestions

What can I buy in Manjimup?

Pantry, from 1 maker. One of them sells in person here.

Where to buy in Manjimup

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Visit in Manjimup 1 maker

Shops, tasting rooms, farm gates and market stalls. Days change, so check the maker's own site before you go.

  • Truffle Hill

    Tasting roomPantry

    A black truffle estate planted at Manjimup in 1997, with a pantry range that carries its truffle into oil, honey, mustard and sea salt.

Where can I watch it being made in Manjimup?

Nowhere in Manjimup that we know of yet. The nearest is in Pemberton, about 28 km away:

What's made here

No prices here, because we don't sell these. Tap a label for the story, or Visit to go straight to the maker's own shop.

In the journal

Guides that take you through Manjimup or call in on its makers.

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Questions

When is truffle season in Manjimup?

From early June into September, depending on conditions, according to Tourism WA. Outside the harvest the fresh truffles are gone, but truffle oils, salts and condiments keep all year.

Where can I buy Manjimup truffle products?

Truffle Hill, the black truffle estate at Manjimup, sells its truffle oil, truffle honey, truffle mustard and truffle sea salt flakes on its own website.

What was Australia's first black truffle farm?

Truffle Hill describes itself as Australia's first black truffle farm. It planted truffle-inoculated hazelnut and oak trees at Manjimup in 1997 and harvested its first truffle in 2003.

Nearby

Other towns with makers or guides, nearest first, as the crow flies.

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