East Anglia Pick Your Own (PYO) Farms - Find Fresh Fruit and Veg Near You!

This page provides listings of pick- your- own (PYO) farms in East Anglia. Just scroll down the page!

Click on the feedback link if you want to tell your experience (good or bad) with a farm, ask a question, or comment on the website.  I'm always looking for more farms to add, so click on the suggest a farm link if you know of a farm that I haven't listed!  And if you have a farm and want to add it or correct the information, just click on Add My Farm.

If you want simple instructions how to make jam or how to make applesauce or pickles and/or many other home-preserved goods, just click on the links. For tips on picking click here!  We also have a harvest time calendar to tell when various fruit and vegetables will be available to pick.

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PYO Farms and Orchards, sorted by county

Remember: ALWAYS call (or follow the link to the farm's own website, if the name is a blue link) to confirm the information before you go! They may close, run out or change events, times, etc. without notifying me!

Bedfordshire

  • Edible Ornamentals - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, broccoli, corn (sweet), courgettes, peppers, other vegetables, Other fruit or veg,
    Cherwood Nursery Blue Bells, Chawston, MK44 3BL. Phone: 01480 405663. Email: info@edibleornamentals.co.uk. Open: May to October. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Chillies from May to October. We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals. Payment: Cash, Cheque, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. Click here for our Facebook page. Chillies. (ADDED: July 07, 2010)
  • Grove Farm PYO - over 30 different fruits and vegetables during the season.
    Ivinghoe, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. Phone: 01296 668175, email: enquiries@grovefarmpyo.co.uk. There is a wide range of produce on offer to pick, with over 30 different fruits and vegetables during the season.  Our Pick Your Own enables you to select your product fresh from the field and at a very low cost. We provide baskets and bags free of charge and wheelbarrows and forks to assist you in your picking. There is ample parking and we are open every day for you to come and pick.
  • Pell's Farm Shop - Pick Your Own Strawberries, Raspberries, Gooseberries and red and black currants (when in season) Christmas Trees
    Renhold Road, Wilden, MK44 2PT. Phone: 01234 771834. Email: chris.pell@hotmail.co.uk. Credit cards accepted. Open 7 days a week all year round.. - Geese and a few chickens for you to look at. Range includes traditional and Nordmann's. Also cakes, breads, home produced veg, flowers, plants, trees etc. (UPDATED: May 19, 2011)
    A visitor writes: "Very low prices. Fantastic farm shop and nursery. Definitely worth a visit."
  • Woodside Eggs Ltd - PYO eggs? Call before you go to verify.
    Mancroft Road, Aley Green, Luton, Bedfordshire, England, LU14DG. Phone: 01582 841044. (This is an animal farm and leisure/amusement park, but apparently they have pyo eggs.

Cambridgeshire

  • Chaplans Farm - PYO: strawberries, raspberries, range of vegetables
    Babraham Road, Fulborn Cambridge. Phone: 01223 880722. Directions: Exit to Newmarket on A11 then 2.5m to Fulbourn. Farm signposted. The farm shop has soft fruits and vegetables, eggs. Facilities: Plants & shrubs, donkey rides, caravan site with WC and shower, golf driving range, farmhouse cooking to order.
  • J F B Ivens - Strawberries, Raspberries, Gooseberries, Black / Red Currants,  Tayberries, Blackberries. Summer vegetables including Broad Beans, Spinach, Courgettes, Sweet Corn, Pumpkins and Squash
    Peterborough Chesterton, Peterborough. Phone: 01 733 233270. Directions: On Oundle Road 200 yards West of Alwalton / A1 flyover.  If approaching from A1 Northbound carriageway, turn off Left 1 mile North of junction 17.  From A1 Southbound, turn off into Alwalton and follow signs to Chesterton.  Open: June to October, 6 days a week during the season, from 9 am to 6 pm on Tuesday to Friday; Saturday and Sunday from 9 am to 5 pm; and closed on Mondays.(UPDATED: July 21, 2009)
  • Rectory Farm Shop - Christmas trees, corn (sweet), strawberries
    A10 Milton Bypass Milton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 6DA. Phone: 01223 860374. Email us at: mail@rectoryfarmshop.co.uk. We are open June, July, August, September, October. Our hours are: The Farm Shop is open 7 days Monday to Saturday from  9.30 - 17.00 Sun 10.00 - 16.00 We are a Farm Shop situated one mile North of Cambridge. We stock an array of locally produced fruit and vegetables as well as free range poultry and locally made preserves and ice cream. Each Summer we are home to The Milton Maize Maze and host a Halloween Half Term Fun event in the Autumn. Also on the site is The Old Dairy Cafe, Pets' Paddock and a small farm trail. Ample parking.
  • Sunclose Farm - PYO: Gooseberries, strawberries, raspberries,  black and  redcurrants, Christmas trees
    Butt Lane, Milton. Phone:  01223 860522. Directions: A10 Ely Road N from A14/A10 interchange. Turn left at footbridge up Butt Lane . Farm 0.5m on right. Farm four miles from centre of Cambridge . Fruit picking within 100 yards of car park.  Approved by Nature's Choice, Assured Produce. The farm shop also has  our own cherries and asparagus. Cream, honey, preserves, potatoes. Facilities: Toilets, ample parking.

Essex

  • Calcott Hall Farm - PYO: strawberries, raspberries UPDATE: a visitor reports "unfortunately, I've just gone to their website to check for strawberry picking and they have a note saying that are not doing pick yr own after 33 yrs. Shame it was a good place to go (UPDATED: June 02, 2010)
    Ongar Road, South Weald, Brentwood, Essex CM15 9HS. Phone: 01277 215279. Directions: One mile N of Brentwood town centre, on A128, adjacent to the A12 bridge (no access from A12). Farm shop in converted Essex barn, over 30 crops grown for farm shop, PYO offered in summer. Friendly, family run farm with an excellent reputation for superb customer service.
  • Cammas Hall Fruit Farm - blackberries, blueberries, broad beans, corn (sweet), currants (red and black), gooseberries, raspberries, strawberries, other vegetables
    Needham Green Hatfield Broad Oak, Bishops Stortford, Essex, CM22 7JT. Phone: 01279718777. Fax: 01279718662. Email us at: paula@jmlukies.co.uk. Directions: see our website. We are open June, July, August, September. Our hours are: 9am to 6pm every day except Mondays: when closed go to our website.
  • Carpenter's Farm Shop (and PYO) - asparagus and soft fruit
    St Mary's Road, Aingers Green, Great Bentley, Colchester, Essex CO7 8NJ. Phone: 01206 251741. They also have a reservoir for fishing and quarterly wine-tasting evenings. (ADDED: August 2, 2008)
  • Cramps Farm - I haven't yet found out what they have; write to me, if you know!
    Little Wakering Road, Great Wakering, Southend-On-Sea, Essex SS3 0LG. Phone: 01702 219314.
  • Craner Produce Soft Fruit Farm - Blackberries, strawberries, tayberries, loganberries, Black currants, Red currants, Gooseberries,  runner beans
    Merryleas, Common Road, Broadley Common, Waltham Abbey, Essex EN9 2DF. Phone: 01992 892862. Open: They sometimes open late in the season (June). In June, they have Strawberries, Raspberries and Broad beans, plus more in the shop (UPDATED: June 25, 2009)
    A visitor writes: "Extremely friendly owners, very tidy picking areas, suitable for children, tea room available in afternoon, best to phone to see what is selling, information updated daily."
  • Daymens Hill Orchard - Apples, pears, already-picked produce (of the pyo crop)
    Brick House Road, Tolleshunt Major, Maldon, CM9 8JZ. Phone: 01621 815327. Open: Starts Saturday 11th September 2010 Every Day for 4 weeks 10am to 4pm. Directions: Take Grove Farm Road (off B1022 towards Tiptree) Turn Right at Mini junction, Daymens Hill Orchard is ahead. Payment: Cash, only. All of our Apples and Pears and Quinces (plus our potatoes and other seasonal produce)are available from our Farm Shop in Goldhanger Road, Heybridge, Maldon, Essex CM9 4QS Open every day 9am to 6pm Sunday 10am to 2pm. Coxes Orange Pippin, Bramley, Ida Red, Conference, Comice plus many more. (ADDED: September 08, 2010)
  • East Mersea Nursery and Pick Your Own -
    see Jarmen's, below
  • Graces Fruit Farm - PYO: Apples, plums, blackberries, blackcurrants, strawberries, raspberries, loganberries, Tayberries, asparagus, broad beans, runner beans
    Causeway End, Thaxted Road, Wimbish, Saffron, Walden. Tel.01371 830387. Directions: On B184 Saffron Walden/Thaxted rd 4 miles S of Saffron Walden on R. Clearly signposted. PYO large range soft fruits, apples plums plus summer vegetables. PYO Asparagus in April/May (call to check when ready). Farm shop with range of produce. Tea room, childrens play area, picnic area. Facilities: Ample parking, children's play area, nearby pub, picnic area, tea room, plants and shrubs, easy access for disabled, toilets, caravan club.
  • Hilltop Farm - They have some PYO - but I haven't heard just what!
    Hilltop Avenue, Benfleet, Essex SS7 1PH. Phone: Phone: 01268 752734.
  • Jarman's East Mersea Nursery - blackberries, broad beans, currants (red and black), flowers, green beans, raspberries (red), strawberries, other vegetables,
    East Road East Mersea, Colchester, CO58TQ. Phone: 01206 386387. Email: info@jarmansnursery.co.uk. Open: Monday to Saturday, from 9;30 am to 4 pm, Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm, November 1st to February 28th Monday to Saturday, from 9 am to 5 pm, Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm March 1st to October 31st. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Coming on to Mersea Island take the left hand fork and continue until the sign for Jarman's Nursery and PYO on the left hand side, the entrance to the nursery and car park are the next on the left. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cheque, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, AmEx. We have table-top Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackberries, Blackcurrants, Runner Beans, Broad Beans, Sweetcorn and Flowers are available either to pick yourself or freshly picked, also tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers. Our Farm Shop is open throughout the year and is stocked with our freshly picked seasonal produce. We also grow a wide range of bedding plants, perennials and grasses on site and fill hanging baskets and containers. (UPDATED: January 07, 2011)
  • Lathcoats Farm - blackberries, boysenberries, cherries, currants (red and black), gooseberries, plums, raspberries (red), strawberries,
    Beehive Lane Galleywood, Chelmsford, CM2 8LX. Phone: 01245 353021. Email: info@eapples.co.uk. Open: every day from 9 am to 6 pm, during the season. Directions: A12 Galleywood exit. Take B1007 towards Galleywood for one mile, at traffic lights straight over. After 200 meters, Turn right just past Helix Garage, into Beehive La, B1009. Farm is less than 1 mile on L.  Click here for their page with a link to a map and directions. The season usually starts about mid June and goes on until the end of July. Payment: Cash, Cheque. Farm shop open throughout the year with top quality food from local and regional producers.  The Farm Shop is open all year round. Our specialty is English apples - we grow 40 varieties in our orchards. The apple season begins in August. Other pyo crops:
    June - Strawberries, Gooseberries & Raspberries;
    July - Strawberries, Raspberries, Cherries, Currants, Blackberries & Gooseberries
    August - Blackberries & Plums
    September - Plums.
    A Saturday in October is our annual Apple Day and Farmers' Market when you will be able to sample 30 varieties of apple grown at Lathcoates and enjoy many other attractions. They have 45 hectares of apples, 40 varieties grown, also 3 hectares strawberries and other soft fruit, plus cherries, plums, asparagus. You can rent a range of different apple varieties and get to keep all the apples at harvest time. (UPDATED: September 04, 2009)
  • Little Baddow Hall Fruit Farms Ltd - strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, tayberries, blackberries, apples, pears, plums and currants. Also Christmas trees.
    Church Road, Little Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex CM3 4BE. Phone: 01245 222827.
  • McLauchlans of Boxted Pick Your Own Berry Farm - berries, broad beans and sweet corn
    53, Straight Road, Boxted, Colchester, Essex CO4 5RB. They have all type of berries, broad beans and sweet corn. Directions: The farm is half way down Boxted Straight Road, near Colchester in Essex. They are only ten minutes drive from Colchester North Station, Highwoods and the A12. Click here to send them an email. Click here to view a map of Boxted and Colchester.
  • Mill Farm Strawberries - strawberries
    Brightlingsea Road Thorrington, Colchester, Essex, CO7 8JJ. Phone: 01206 303007Directions: Turn Right at Thorrington Cross for Brightlingsea. Farm 1/2 mile on Right hand side. We are open June, July. Our hours are: 7 am to 7 pm 7 days a week Strawberries : beginning of June till mid July; See the website for updated information!
  • Pearce's Farm Shop - PYO: Strawberries and raspberries
    Hamels Park Farm, Buntingford. Phone: 01920 821246. The farm shop has strawberries, raspberries, runner beans, pumpkins, gourds, squash.  Veg, fruit, bread, cakes, frozen foods, chutneys, jams, dairy, smoked salmon, dried goods, animal foods, plants, flowers
  • Spencers Farm Shop - Wickham Fruit Farm - Strawberries, Raspberries, Gooseberries, Red & Blackcurrants, Blackberries,  Loganberries, Tayberries, Cherries, Plums, 18 Varieties of Apples Asparagus, Runner Beans,  Courgettes, Pumpkins
    Wickham St Pauls, Halstead, CO9 2PX. Phone: 01787 269476. Fax: 01787 269476. Email: info@spencersfarmshop.co.uk.   [Directions and map].
  • Sunnybrook Farm - UPDATE: June 30, 2008: The owner tells me they are now permanently closed: "Thank you for putting our farm on your website but we are no longer open for Pick Your Own. "
    blackberries, currants (red and black), gooseberries, loganberries, raspberries, rhubarb
    Well Lane, Stock, Essex, CM4 9LX. Phone: 07710 178588. Email us at:     lesleychamberlain@hotmail.com. . Our hours are: Varying times - we would prefer people called for times on 07710 178588. Rhubarb and Gooseberries May - July Raspberries June - October (Three different varieties) Blackcurrants and Redcurrants June - August Blackberries August - September.  
  • The Christmas Tree Farm at Hawkwell - Christmas trees
    Rectory Road,  Hawkwell, Hockley. Christmas trees throughout December

Norfolk

  • Fairgreen Farms - blueberries, prepicked produce
    Middleton, King's Lynn, PE32 1RN. Phone: 07928533846. Directions: The farm is located approximately 2 miles from the Hardwich roundabout just outside King's Lynn. The Hardwick roundabout is the junction between the A10, A149 and A47. From the roundabout traveling on the A47 towards Swaffham, Norwich direction after approximately 1 mile you will see the first road off to the left. Take this road and after 1/2 mile the farm entrance is on your left. During the picking season there will be signs visible from the A47 showing the way. If you are using satellite navigation you can enter the post code PE32 1RN or Hill road, Middleton, Norfolk. Click here for a map and directions. Open: Monday to Saturday 9 to 5;30 pm. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Mid July to end of first week in September; Check our website to see if picking has started. Click here for picking updates. Payment: Cash, only. No smoking on fields. Containers are provided. Morning dew on grass on field (bring wellington boots). We welcome children if accompanied by a responsible adult, unfortunately we cannot have dogs or other pets on the farm (except guide dogs). Toilet facilities are provided at the field for your convenience. The farm is not open to the public outside the picking season. We only accept payment by cash or cheques with a valid banker's card. (ADDED: August 07, 2008).
  • Garden Farm
    Old Yarmouth Road, Blofield Norwich. Phone: 01603 715034. Directions: A47 from Norwich/Great Yarmouth, at roundabout (Fina garage & Little Chef) take road to Blofield village, str. over traffic lights (by Kings Head ph), then 0.5miles to farm, rhs.
    Farm Shop, PYO and Garden Centre
    Large range of PYO fruits and vegetables inc plums, apples. Farm shop with meat, poultry & produce. Garden Centre, 'The Coffee Pot' serves light refreshments.
  • The Grange - asparagus, beetroot, corn (sweet), courgettes, cucumbers, gooseberries, onions, potatoes, raspberries (red), strawberries, tomatoes,
    Fleggburgh Road Rollesby, Great Yarmouth, NR295HH. Phone: 01493 740236. Email: thetacons@hotmail.co.uk. Directions: Farm Shop just off A149, behind Horse & Groom pub. PYO field next to A149. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in May, June, July. Open: Farm shop: seven days a week, 8am to 6pm PYO: 10am to 6pm weekdays, 9am to 6pm weekends. Asparagus: May to June Soft Fruit: June to July Onions: September onwards Potatoes: New potatoes June onwards; Main crop October onwards. Payment: Cash, only. (ADDED: February 28, 2009)
  • Plumbe & Maufe Farming (a.k.a., Leith House Farm)- Plums, damsons, greengages, apples
    Burnham Overy Town, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE31 8JL. Phone: 01328 738311. Email: pmfarming@tiscali.co.uk. Open: July, August, September. Their website doesn't explicitly say "PYO", so call before you go!
  • Swafield Fruit Centre - blackberries, currants (red and black), gooseberries, loganberries, raspberries (red), raspberries (Spring, red), strawberries, tayberries,
    Swafield Fruit Centre Swafield, North Walsham, NR28 0PG. Phone: 07760107357. Email: enquiries@swafield-fruit-centre.co.uk. Open: In season fruits to be advised and updated on our web site. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Cheque. All fruit is naturally sun ripened i.e. not grown under poly tunnels. (ADDED: March 04, 2011)
  • The White House - Soft fruits range and vegetables
    Blue Boar Lane, Sprowston, Norwich. Phone: 01603 419357. Open June-October 09.00-18.00. Own pork and other foods sold locally.
  • Wiveton Hall - PYO: Soft fruits range and vegetables
    Holt near Cromer. Phone: 01263 740525. Directions: Off A149 between Cley and Blakeney. Own pork and other foods sold locally.

Suffolk

  • Alder Carr Farm - Uses natural growing practices, blackberries, broad beans, corn (sweet), currants (red and black), gooseberries, raspberries (red), rhubarb, winter squash, strawberries, tayberries, other vegetables, Honey from hives on the farm, Fresh eggs, U-pick and already picked, gift shop, concessions / refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
    Alder Carr Farm Creeting St. Mary, Ipswich, IP6 8LX. Phone: 01449 720820. Email: farmshop@aldercarrfarm.co.uk. Open: Monday and Tuesday: from 9am to 5:00pm; Sundays and Bank Holidays from 10am to 4pm. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Directions: Alder Carr Farm is situated between the village of Creeting Street Mary, and the market town of Needham Market in Suffolk. The farm is within 5 minutes drive of the A14. From Creeting Street Mary, take Saint Mary's Road and turn left just before the river. From Needham Market, take Hawks Mill Street and turn right just after the river. Click here for a map and directions. March: Rhubarb (available for 18 weeks) June: Strawberries (for 16 weeks), Gooseberries (for 4 weeks), Broad beans (for 6 weeks) July: Raspberries (for 6 weeks), Currants (for 5 weeks), Tayberries (3 weeks) August: Autumn raspberries (for 8 weeks), Runner beans (for 5 weeks), Blackberries (for 4 weeks) September: Sweetcorn (for 5 weeks), Pumpkins and Squash (for 4 weeks). We use natural practices, but are not seeking organic certification. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. Click here for our Facebook page. Our award-winning farm shop & deli is overflowing with lovely produce. You will find our own highland beef, free-range eggs and award-winning fruit ice cream as well as locally produced food and of course pick your own fruit and vegetables in season. There's lots going on - see our website for a full list of our seasonal food events! Or why not browse the craft shops, visit our play area or farm animals? Our very natural Farm Nature Trail is very popular too, but make sure you bring your wellies!. (UPDATED: July 23, 2011)
  • Friday Street Farm Shop -Strawberries, Raspberries. 
    Farnham, Saxmundham. Phone: 01728 602783. Long established farm shop with an excellent local reputation for good foods. 
  • Goslings Farm Shop and PYO - berries and vegetables
    Trimley, St Martin, Ipswich. Phone: 01394 273361. Directions: A14 dir Felixstowe. L to Trimley villages. Follow signs to Trimley St Martin. At 2nd roundabout follow signs for farm. PYO offers Blackberries, black/redcurrants, raspberries, strawberries, gooseberries, Tayberries, beetroot, broad beans, courgettes, French beans, peas, runner beans, spinach
  • Wheldons Pick Your Own - Apples, pears, strawberries, raspberries, loganberries, asparagus, plums, etc
    Newton Leys, Newton, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 0QE. Phone: 01787 374322. Call for current offering to pick.  A visitor writes on May 26, 2009: "You name it you can pick it if it's in season. Apples, pears, strawberries, raspberries, loganberries, asparagus, plums, etc. Can buy already picked and shop sells homemade cakes, desserts, chutneys, jams. Recommended."

Farmshops, Farmer's Markets and Roadside Stands, Etc. (NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)

Essex

  • Calcott Hall Farm - farmshop with much produce grown onsite or local
    Ongar Road, South Weald, Brentwood, Essex CM15 9HS. Phone: 01277 264164. Email: info@calcotthall.com. Open: See their website for current hours. Directions: One mile N of Brentwood town centre, on A128, adjacent to the A12 bridge (no access from A12). Farm shop in converted Essex barn. Friendly, family run farm with an excellent reputation for superb customer service. With over 30 different crops grown on the farm the emphasis is on freshness and quality. Produce we don’t grow on the farm is sourced locally where possible, such as our English apples from Chelmsford and fresh herbs from a nursery just down the road.