PickYourOwnFarms.org.uk

Greater London and SE England Pick Your Own (PYO) Farms - Find Fresh Fruit and Veg Near You!

This page provides listings of pick- your- own (PYO) farms in South East England, London and the Isle of Wight. 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.

Scroll down this page for South East England farms or click here to locate pick-your-own farms in other areas

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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!

Berkshire

• Calves Lane Farm (Cookham), (aka Copas Farms)- Apples, asparagus, beans, beets, blackberries, broad beans, Christmas trees, cherries, corn (sweet), currants (red and black), gooseberries, peas, plums, raspberries, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables
  Lower Mount Farm, Long Lane, Cookham, Berkshire, SL6 9EE. Phone:  01753 652727. Email: copasfarms@copasfarms.co.uk. or fruit@copasfarms.co.uk. Copas Farms operates two Pick Your Own farms which collectively extend to 83 acres. Directions: One is located on the outskirts of Cookham in Berkshire and the other at Iver, near Slough in Buckinghamshire. Directions to Lower Mount Farm Cookham. Open: A wide range of fruit and vegetables are grown, the season beginning with asparagus in late April/early May and finishing with apples in September. Before you set out for it is advisable to telephone the 24-Hour in-season Message Line (outgoing message only)
  Tel: (01628) 529511. The Message Line will give up-to-date information, taking into account any variants on the standard Opening Times due to weather etc. Last entry for picking is ONE HOUR before closing.  A minimum charge of £2 for Adults and £1 for Children(depending on availability of crops) is made to enter the PYO fields. This is only refundable off produce you pick yourself.
• Dorney Court - UPDATE: They stopped allowing PYO in 2003
  Dorney Court, Windsor.Phone: +44 (0) 1628 604147, email: palmer@dorneycourt.co.uk
  Also has a Berkshire manor house which is open to the public and a plant centre. Open: Saturdays & Sundays, June/July/August, Phone for opening times  
• Gray of Wokingham - strawberries, raspberries, red and blackcurrants, gooseberries, beetroot, broccoli, broad beans, carrots, cauliflowers, courgettes, marrows, onions, peas, potatoes, runner beans, sprouts, tomatoes, rhubarb
  Heathlands Road, Wokingham, RG40 3AN. Phone: 01189 785386.  Directions: Leave Peach St Wokingham by Easthampstead Road At White Horse PH Turn right into Heathlands Road. Farm is 0.3m on R. Or leave Nine Mile Ride (B3430) opposite Ravenswood Centre. Farm 1 mile on Left. Open: Opening times May - October, Mon to Sat from 9am to 6pm, until 8pm on Friday in June and July - CLOSED SUNDAYS  (Check their websites for updates to hours. Grays Farm is a family-run Pick Your Own farm with 65 acres of fruit and vegetables, all grown for flavour. Especially strawberries, raspberries and runner beans. The farm shop has  farm grown soft fruits and vegetables, cream, free range eggs, cakes, preserves, pure fruit juices, honey, ices. Facilities: Plenty of parking, picnic area, easy access for disabled, toilets.
• Hamstead Growers Ltd - They no longer offer PYO to the public
  Red Hill, Hamstead Marshall, Newbury, Berkshire RG20 0JL. Phone: 01635 254091
• Highclose Farmshop - Strawberries, Gooseberries, Raspberries, Redcurrants, Black currants, Tayberries, Blackberries, Runner Beans, Broad Beans, Sweetcorn
  A4 Bath Road, Hungerford, Berkshire RG17 0SP. Phone: 01488 686770. Email orders@thefarmshop.co.uk or ring 01488 686770 for all enquiries about the farm shop, pick your own or coffee shop.  Typical harvest calendar (Please check the Ripeness Report for up-to-date details of produce availability)
  Strawberries: June - Sept; 
  Gooseberries: July
  Raspberries: July - October
  Redcurrants: July - Aug
  Black currants: July - Aug
  Tayberries: July - Aug
  Blackberries: Aug - Sep
  Runner Beans: July - Aug
  Broad Beans: June - July
  Sweetcorn: Sep - Oct
• Hildred's PYO - asparagus, strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, currants and flowers.
  Spring Leys, Wallingford Road, Goring-on-Thames, Reading.  RG8 0HP, Phone: 01491 874471 E-mail: george@hildredg.fsnet.co.uk,
• The Christmas Tree Farm - Christmas Trees
  Amersham Road,  Chesham. Phone:  01494 794031. Directions: Located at the bottom of the hill on the main road (A416) between Amersham and Chesham. Farm growing and selling Christmas Trees.  Open: 2 December - 24 December.

Buckinghamshire (Bucks)

• Calves Lane Farm (Iver), (aka Copas Farms)- Apples, asparagus, beans, beets, blackberries, broad beans, Christmas trees, cherries, corn (sweet), currants (red and black), gooseberries, peas, plums, raspberries, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables
  Billet Lane, Iver, Buckinghamshire, SL0 0LU. Phone:  01753 652727.Email: copasfarms@copasfarms.co.uk. or fruit@copasfarms.co.uk. Copas Farms operates two Pick Your Own farms which collectively extend to 83 acres. Directions: One is located on the outskirts of Cookham in Berkshire and the other at Iver, near Slough in Buckinghamshire. Directions to Calves lane farm Iver. Open: A wide range of fruit and vegetables are grown, the season beginning with asparagus in late April/early May and finishing with apples in September. Before you set out for it is advisable to telephone the  24-Hour in-season Message Line (outgoing message only) Tel: (01753) 652727. The Message Line will give up-to-date information, taking into account any variants on the standard Opening Times due to weather etc. Last entry for picking is ONE HOUR before closing.  A minimum charge of £2 for Adults and £1 for Children(depending on availability of crops) is made to enter the PYO fields. This is only refundable off produce you pick yourself. School visits by appointment welcomed.
• G Stevens and Sons - Soft fruit in season plus asparagus
  Telephone: 01234 711464. PYO and Farm shop. Honey. Other shops on site include Bacchus wines. Open 7 days a week 9.30am-7.30pm. Other shops on site include wines and kitchwareshop.
• Home Cottage Farm Shop  - apples, pears, plums. Soft fruit - raspberries, blackberries, blackcurrants
  Bangors Road South, Iver, SL0  0BB. Telephone: 01753 653064. Good range of less common varieties of apples. Apples are sold from the Farm Shop loose or in prepared 5kg bags. Plums can also be picked and sold to order. open: Opening hours are for June, July, Aug, Sept: Tuesday and Thursday 2pm-5pm and Saturday and Sunday 11am-5p, From late September 7 days a week 11am-5pm or dusk if earlier.
• Lower Mount Farm - Asparagus, apples, plums, gooseberries, red and blackcurrants, strawberries, raspberries, broad beans, potatoes (bagged only), runner beans, sweetcorn
  Long Lane, Cookham, Maidenhead. Phone: 01628 529511. Directions: Off B4447 Maidenhead/Cookham Road, follow signs on Long Lane, Buckinghamshire. PYO fruit and vegetables farm. Open: Tues-Fri:10.00-19.00. Sat/Sun:10.00-17.00. Phone to check opening in May, September & Oct. Ample parking, picnic area, pub nearby. School visits by appointment welcomed

• Manor Farm  - NO LONGER DOING PYO strawberries and other soft fruits in season.
  Chearsley, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP18 0DH. Telephone: 01844 208303,  

• Peterley Manor Farm - PYO Apples, plums, cherries, blackberries, red and blackcurrants, raspberries, strawberries, Tayberries, gooseberries, beetroot, broad beans, French beans, mange-tout, peas, runner beans, spinach
  Peterley Lane, Prestwood, Great Missenden. Phone: 01494 863566. Directions: A4128 High Wycombe/Grt Missenden Road; turn right before Prestwood signed Little Missenden/Amersham. Family run farm shop & PYO. Xmas trees grown on the farm. The farm shop has orchard fruits, soft fruits, vegetables, free range eggs, preserves, honey, pure fruit juices. Facilities: Ample parking, picnic area, plants and shrubs for sale.

Hampshire

• Arturi's Fruit Farm - I haven't yet found out what they have - write me, if you know! (I'd like to add their complete list)
  Allington Lane, Fair Oak, Eastleigh, Hampshire SO50 7DE. Phone: 023 8069 3463. There's a recorded message telling you what they currently have to offer.
• Avon Valley Nurseries - I haven't yet found out what they have - write me, if you know!
  South Gorley, Fordingbridge, Hampshire SP6 2PP. Phone: 01425 653001.
• Bedhampton Fruit Farm / Forty Acre Farm - UPDATE: June 20, 2009: A visitor tells me they are now permanently closed
  Havant Road,  Farlington.
• Bourne Valley PYO - strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, black, red and white currants and broad beans
  Breach Farm, Egbury Road, St. Mary Bourne, Andover, Hampshire SP11 6DQ. Phone: 01264 738214. Directions:  5 miles from Andover in the triangle between Andover , Newbury and Basingstoke . Please call for further directions. The farm shop has strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, black, red and white currants, new potatoes, broad beans, carrots, cabbage, calabrese, courgettes, onions. In the autumn -  sweetcorn and pumpkins
• Country Market - Malthouse & Osborne Farms - Blackberries, Blackcurrants, Gooseberries, Plums, Raspberries, Redcurrants, Rhubarb, Strawberries, tayberries, Broad Beans, Beetroot, Carrots, Cauliflowers, Courgettes, Lettuce, Peas, Potatoes, Pumpkin, Runner Beans, Spinach, Sweetcorn
  Kingsley, Bordon, Hants. GU35 9LW. Phone: 01420 477582. E-mail: digin@countrymarket.co.uk.  Call, email or visit the website to find out what's currently available. Directions: Signposted 6 miles south of Farnham on the A325 between Farnham and Borden. (2 miles N Borden on A325, signposted.) Also: fruit, veg, meat and a garden centre. The farm shop has the same selection as the PYO,  including broccoli, broad/runner beans, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, courgette, marrow, potatoes, pumpkin, spinach, sweetcorn, asparagus, rhubarb, curly kale, parsnips, bread, cakes, pies, delicatessen.  Beef, lamb, pork, poultry, turkey, sausages, bacon, cheese, milk, free range and organic eggs, game, pure fruit juice, prepared dishes, fresh fish, preserves, confectionery, honey, organic section. Facilities: Ample parking, scenic walks, restaurant, nearby pub, garden centre, easy access for disabled, toilets, disabled facilities, car boot sales (Wed and Sunday mornings), Function room for weddings and dinner dances
• Cranborne Fruit Farm - I haven't yet found out what they have - write me, if you know!
  Daggons Road, Alderholt, Fordingbridge, Hampshire SP6 3DN. Phone: 01425 655003.
• Durleighmarsh Farm Shop - asparagus, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and pumpkins
  Telephone: 01730 821236 E-mail: grange@ukgateway.net Open: 9 am to 5.30pm every day. (9 am to 7pm June-August; 9 am to 1pm Sunday in winter). Directions: Call for directions. A family-run farm shop and Pick Your Own (PYO) farm offering a wide range of fruits and vegetable crops. The farm shop offers wide range of high quality local produce including ice cream, cream cakes, preserves, local wines and ciders.
• Hazelcopse Farm Shop County - asparagus and strawberries
  Hatchet Lane, Beaulieu, Brockenhurst. Telephone: 01590 612107. Open: daily, 09.00-17.00. Directions: On the road from Beaulieu to Brockenhurst. Farm shop with home grown fruit and vegetables. Pick your own (PYO) in season and Bakery.
• Meon Bye Farm - Strawberries, raspberries, broadbeans, sweetcorn
  Triangle Lane, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire PO14 4HB. Phone: 01329-843-377.
• Pickwell Farm - Strawberries, raspberries, broad beans
  Grange Road Old, Netley Bursledon, Southampton. Phone: 023 8040 4616. Directions: Off Portsmouth Road, 1 mile E Woolston. The farm shop has a full greengrocery, orchard fruits, soft fruits, fresh vegetables, preserves, dairy produce. Bedding plants and nursery. Hanging baskets.  
• West Green Fruits - Strawberries, gooseberries, rhubarb, raspberries, tayberries, tummel berries, red and black currants, blackberries, new potatoes and a selection of other summer veg.
  West Green Road, Hartley Wintney, Hook, Hants. Open: We are open 10am to 6pm Tuesday through to Sunday from around mid June to September every year. From June 1st each year our message service (01252 845772) has up to date info re when we anticipate opening and then also what is available at the time. We are also able to pick orders etc by arrangement.

Hertfordshire

• Bullscroft Farm -Strawberries, raspberries and other soft fruit
  Chenies Road, Chorleywood. Phone: 07719 252000. Open: June-Sept, Mon-Sunday 09.30-18.00. Directions: From M25, Junction 18, take A404 dir Amersham. Straight ahead at traffic lights, farm entrance one mile from M25 opposite St Clement Dane’s School.  Family run farm, offering PYO since 1988. Located in Chilterns AONB.  PYO and as ready picked. (UPDATED: June 29, 2009)
• Cammas Hall Fruit Farm - Strawberries , Raspberries, Gooseberries, Blackberries, Blackcurrants, Sweetcorn, Blueberries, Broadbeans, French Beans
  Needham Green, Hatfield Broad Oak, NA, CM22 7JT. Phone: 01279 718 777. Open: Tuesday to Sunday from 9am to 6pm. Only portaloos in the car park and no other facilities. Strawberries: June - October.  Raspberries:  July - October. Gooseberries: June - July.  Blackberries: July. Blackcurrants: July. Sweetcorn: End of August. Blueberries: July - August. Broadbeans: June. French Beans: July. They also have fruit/veg that is already picked and ready to go..
• Graveley Fruit Farms - PYO strawberries, raspberries, currants, and broad beans.
  Graveley Hall Farm, Graveley, Hitchin, Hertfordshire SG4 7LY. Phone: 01438 727709. Directions: Located on the B197 north of Stevenage.
• Hawkswick Fruit Farm - currants (red and black), gooseberries, raspberries, strawberries
  Harpenden Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 6JG. Phone: 01727 831224. Email: info@hawkswickfruit.co.uk. Directions: From north Exit M1 junc 9. Left at roundabout onto A5183. At next roundabout take 1st exit left up hill on Redbourn lane (B487). At next roundabout take 3rd exit onto A1081. Follow along for approx 2 miles. Fruit farm signposted on right. >From south exit M1 at junc 6. go underneath motorway onto north orbital >road. Go over the M 25 and at next island take 1st exit left onto the B4630 Watford road. Continue along passing 1 mini roundabout and at next roundabout turn left onto King Harry lane. At end of that road turn right at mini island onto Hemel Hempstead road A4147. Straight over island into Batchwood drive. At main set of traffic lights at Ancient Briton pup turn left onto A1081. Go past Texaco garage on right then second turning on left. M25 take exit 21A then follow M1 south directions. Our hours are: Tuesday to Friday from 10 am to 6 pm; Weekends 9 am to 6 pm; Closed Mondays. Strawberries: End of June, July and Early August; Raspberries: July and August; Gooseberries: July; Red and black currants in July and August. (UPDATED: 20, July 2008)
• Pearce's Farm Shop - PYO: Strawberries and raspberries
  Buntingford. Phone: 01920 821246. Open: Call for days and hours. Directions: call for directions. The farm shop has their own Strawberries, raspberries, runner beans, pumpkins, gourds, squash.  Veg, fruit, bread, cakes, frozen foods, chutneys, jams, dairy, smoked salmon, dried goods, animal foods, plants, flowers.

Isle of Wight

• Does anyone know of any PYO's on the Isle of Wight? Write me: Feedback

Kent

• Allens Farm Organic  - Organic, but not a pick-your-own!
  Telephone: 01732 812212 E-mail: inof@allensfarm.co.uk
• The Barn Yard Farm Shops and Gore Farm - UPDATE May 24, 2008: A visitor reports "Gore Farm now seems to be a Tesco apple farm. No longer a PYO fruit farm."
  apples, strawberries, raspberries, red & black currants, gooseberries, runner beans, sweetcorn, daffodils, blackberries
  Gore Farm, Upchurch, Sittingbourne, Kent, England, UK. Phone: 01634 388856 / 235059. Directions: M2/j4 or j5, cross to A2. Farm is 0.25m north of A2, between Rainham and Newington , turn N opposite Little Chef, signposted Gore Farm Trail.  The farm also has crops that are picked for you:  asparagus, pumpkins. Award-winning farm shop, delicatessen and restaurant in reconstructed ancient timber barns arranged around gravel courtyard. Toilets, wild flower meadow and walks. Every year we grow a 5 acre maze in a field of maize to explore during the summer holidays!
• Barons Place Farm - raspberries, strawberries
  Mereworth Roundabout, Mereworth, Kent, ME18 5NF. Phone: 01622 812229. Email us at: jon.regan@hlf.co.uk. Directions: The PYO unit is located on the Mereworth roundabout on the A228 from Maidstone or Tonbridge and the B2016, A20 to Tunbridge Wells. We are open June, July. Our hours are: 0900-1800 Tuesday to Sunday.
• Broomfield Farm (Foxendown Fruit Farms)
  Ifield Road, Meopham, Gravesend, Kent DA13 0QH. Phone: 01474 815080.
• Chilton Manor Farm - Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, black and red currants, gooseberries, apples, pears
  Highstead Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, England, UK. Phone:  01795 425963. Open: June - October. The farm shop is only open during PYO season selling pre-picked fruit and own vegetables. Facilities: Ample parking, nearby pub, easy access for disabled, toilets.
• Farmers Farm Shop - Raspberries
  Little Court Lodge Farm, Tonbridge Road, Teston near Maidstone. Phone: 01622 813950. Directions: On the A26 (Tunbridge to Maidstone Road) in Teston close to the Teston Country Park. The farm shop also has raspberries, apple, plums, sweetcorn, runnerbeans, blackberries.  Locally produced fruit and vegetables, free range eggs, pure fruit juice, cakes, sweet pies, preserves, confectionery and Christmas Trees. Facilities: Ample parking, nearby pub, easy access for disabled, Halloween and Christmas promotions, opposite Teston Country Park.
• Felderland Farm - strawberries, gooseberries, cherries and apples
  Felderland Lane, Worth, Deal, Kent CT14 0BW. Phone: 01304 615322. Can also buy cakes, ice cream dairy products etc
• Forstal Farm (Hawkins & Turner Ltd) - I haven't yet found out what they have - write me, if you know!
  Goudhurst Road, Lamberhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN3 8AG. Phone: 01892 890960.
• Garden House Orchards - Strawberries, Gooseberries, Raspberries, Loganberries, Blackberries, Blackcurrants, Redcurrants, Rhubarb, Victoria Plums, and a variety of apples, although Cox are our main crop.
  Castle Road, Saltwood, Hythe, Kent CT21 4EH. Phone: 01303 260163. You can also pick your own Christmas tree in December (althought we will dig it up for you)!
• Hewitts Farm - Strawberries, Gooseberries, Spinach, Raspberries, Broad Beans, Peas, Cabbage, Beetroot, French Beans, Cauliflower, Broccolli, Various Plums and Apples
  Hewitts Road, Orpington, Kent BR6 7QR. Phone: 01959 534666 (answerphone). Direct line to staff is a mobile +44 (0) 7768 105669. According to a visitor: Hewitts was up to 20 years ago the largest farm in Europe. Now much of it is golf courses but they still grow Strawberries, Gooseberries, Spinach, Raspberries, Broad Beans, Peas, Cabbage, Beetroot, French Beans, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Various Plums and Apples etc. (all in roughly chronological order). They are only 1 minute away from the nearest M25 junction (number 4). Sundays is always immensely busy! They also have a BBQ area
• Lower Hardres Farm Shop - I haven't yet found out what they have - write me, if you know!
  13 Butts Court, Lower Hardres, Canterbury, Kent CT4 5NT. Phone: 01227 700357.
• Perry Court Farm Shop - UPDATE June 8, 2008: No longer a pick your own!
  red and blackcurrants, strawberries, raspberries
  Bilting, Ashford, Kent, England, UK. Phone: 01233 812302. Directions: A28 Canterbury Road. From Ashford farm on R
  Large mixed fruit, veg and arable farm, with farm shop complex and PYO. Over 100 different varieties of apples. The farm shop has orchard fruits, soft fruits, fresh vegetables inc asparagus in season, cheeses, fresh herbs, dairy produce, free range eggs, meat, poultry, game, locally baked bread, cakes, pastries, preserves, honey, traditional and pure fruit drinks. Facilities: Ample parking, children's play area, adventure playground, garden centre, farm animals, easy access for disabled, toilets.
• Pippins Fruit Farm - May not have any pyo now - write me, if you know!
  Stonecourt Lane, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 4AB. Phone: 01892 824569.
  A visitor writes: "I am not 100% certain, but I believe they are not doing PYO any more.  Up until about 5 years ago, they did most fruit.  Then they grubbed out all the soft fruit, replacing with apples.  This year (to our intense annoyance) they've removed the only (true) damsons, and best victoria's for miles around, planting apples again.   Their Bramley's & Cox are were excellent."
• Stanhill Farm - Strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, red gooseberries, red currants, black currants, blackberries
  Birchwood Road, Wilmington, Dartford, Kent DA2 7HD. Phone: 01322 669711. Stanhill Farm also has prepicked veg, as well: asparagus, rhubarb, cabbage, broad beans, runner beans, helda beans, courgettes, calabrese, spring greens, marrows. We're trying to expand our range this year any enquiries please feel free to ring us on 07766733181.
• Stonepitts Farm - strawberries, raspberries and Christmas trees
  Seal Chart, Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 0ER. Phone:01732 763123. Email: info@stonepitts.com. Directions: Click here for directions. Open: every day during the summer season in the months of June, July, and August, from 9am to 6pm. 2006 makes 50 years of PYO at Stonepitts  and have 3 further Strawberry varieties in the pipeline for this major celebration.
• Valley Arch PYO - strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, gooseberries, black/redcurrants, apples, pears, peas, broad beans, french beans, runner beans, cauliflowers, cabbage, marrows, courgettes, tomatoes, cucumber, peppers, herbs
  Next to Millbrook Garden Centre, Station Road, Southfleet. Phone: 01474 832207. Directions: A2, take exit for Gravesend West, follow B262 to Millbrook Garden Centre. PYO Open: May-September.   
• White Mill Farm - asparagus, strawberries and Christmas trees.
  Badgers Brook, Weddington, Ash (near Canterbury) Kent, CT13 9JB. Phone: 01304 617576. Open: in June and July on Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 6 pm, Saturday from 9:00 am to 5 pm and  Sunday from 9 am to 4 pm.
• Yew Tree Farm - Gooseberries, black/red currants, raspberries, plums
  Located on the B2046, Chillenden, Canterbury, Kent, England, UK. Phone: 0214. Directions: Take the A2 to the B2046 towards Wingham. Family farm growing a large range of fruit and vegetables and livestock. Farm shop opened in 1970.  The farm shop also has their own potatoes, apples, pears, plums, raspberries, strawberries, French/runner beans, carrots, lettuce, courgette, pumpkin, squash, celeriac, calabrese, cauliflower, cabbage, purple sprouting broccoli, parsley, asparagus, rhubarb, spinach, sweetcorn.  Fruit and veg, free range eggs, pure fruit juice, preserves, confectionery. Ample parking, nearby pub, easy access for disabled, toilets, Florest shop, calor gas.

Middlesex

• Parkside Farm - beetroot, blackberries, broad beans, corn (sweet), courgettes, cucumbers, currants (red and black), green beans, onions, plums, raspberries, winter squash, strawberries, tayberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, Honey from hives on the farm, restrooms, picnic area
  Hadley Road, Enfield, EN2 8LA. Phone: 020 8367 2035. Fax: 020 8367 2035. Directions: Junction J24/M25, Take A1005 towards Enfield, Turn right after Royal Chase Hotel into Oak Avenue, Right again at T junction into Hadley Road and Parkside Farm is 1/4 mile on right. Click here for a map and directions. Open: June to September; Six Days 9am to 5;30pm Closed Mondays October; Times May vary Ring 020 8367 2035 to check. Season starts sometime in early June (depending on weather!) with strawberries carrying on until the middle of October with a wide range of soft fruit and vegetable crops. Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Payment: Cash, Cheque, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. Other Vegetables; Spinach, Swiss Chard. Parkside Farm has just won the FARMA National Pick Your Own of the Year Award for 2009. Most of our strawberries are now grown on "Table-Tops" (ie at waist height) which saves all that bending!  (UPDATED: January 19, 2009)

Oxfordshire

• Banbury Self Pick - I haven't yet found out what they have - write me, if you know!
  Broughton Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire OX16 9UL. Phone: 01295 261406.
• Buscot Park Fruit Farm - Permanently closed (UPDATED: June 09, 2008)
  raspberries, strawberries, tayberries, gooseberries, blackberries, jostaberries and currants
  Estate Office, Buscot Park, Faringdon, Oxfordshire SN7 8BU. Phone: 01367 245705. E-mail: estbuscot@aol.com. Directions: Located in Buscot Park between Faringdon and Lechlade.  Open: Mid June to mid August daily, 10am to 6pm. We now offer vegetables and flowers; and have planted strawberry and raspberry varieties which should extend the season into September.
• Medley Manor Farm - PYO: Asparagus, followed by Broad Beans, followed by Strawberries.
  Binsey Lane, off Botley Road, Oxford, UK. Phone: 01865 241251. 
• Millets Farm -  Apples, plums, blackberries, blackcurrants, redcurrants, raspberries, strawberries, gooseberries, Tayberries, loganberries, broad beans, courgettes, French beans, runner beans, spinach, mange-tout, peas
  Kingston Road, Frilford, near Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 5HB. Phone: 01865 391555. Email: enquiries@milletsfarm.co.ukOpen: May to October. Millets Farm has over 50 acres of crops exclusively for pick-your-own harvesting. A choice of over 30 different fruits and vegetables can be picked throughout the warmer months and many new varieties of certain crops mean that they are available for a greatly extended season. Pick your own, meet farmyard animals, buy plants and have a go at the jungle maze. The Pick Your Own fields are open daily from 9am to 5.30pm. NOTE: I've visited this farm several times, and found them to be well-organised, neat, and clean! They also have a very extensive garden centre. Blake
• Peach Croft Farm - PYO: Blackberries, gooseberries, loganberries, strawberries, raspberries, Tayberries, black/redcurrants, broad beans, mange-tout, peas, sugar-snap peas, potatoes, asparagus. Christmas free-range turkeys & geese a speciality
  Whites Lane, Radley, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 2HP.  Phone: 01235 520094.  Directions: From S:A4183 Abingdon north to Radley. Keep on peripheral rd - farm on R. From N: leave A34 at first Abingdon North exit. L to roundabout & L into 12 Acre Dr - farm 400yds on Left.  Farm shop open May-August.
• Q Gardens Farm Shop & PYO - Apples, blackberries, cherries, currants (red and black), gooseberries, loganberries, pears, plums, raspberries, strawberries, tayberries, Other fruit or veg
  Milton Hill Steventon, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 6AB. Phone: 01235 820988 Directions: We are on the A4130 between the Milton Interchange of the A34 and the Rowstock Roundabout. We are open All year. Our hours are: 9am - 6pm (5pm at weekends in winter), 7 days a week. PYO 9am - 5pm. In addition white currants, damsons and greengages also grown. All the produce is available ready-picked in our farm shop; we also attend a number of local farmers markets. If you require a specific product please phone in advance for availability.
• Rectory Farm - PYO: Blackcurrants, redcurrants, strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, Tayberries, beetroot, asparagus, lettuce, broad beans, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, French beans, mange-tout, peas, sugar-snap peas, potato, pumpkins.
  Pound Lane, Stanton St. John, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX33 1HF. Phone: 01865 351677. Directions: Off B4027 Islip/ Wheatley rd on outskirts of Stanton St.John. From Oxford A40 Headington roundabout take N dir signed Stanton St. John 2miles. Follow farm signs after 0.75m. Ready picked available.
• Sotwell Manor Fruit Farm - PYO strawberries
  Sotwell Manor, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 0PX. Phone: Phone: 01491 836375. Open: from 10:00 to 17:00. Directions: call for directions. (UPDATED: May 31, 2009)
• The Old Farm Shop - PYO: Blackberries, black/redcurrants, gooseberries, raspberries, strawberries, tayberries, broad beans, cabbage, cauliflower, marrow, peas, pumpkins, runner beans, spinach, sweetcorn, asparagus
  Milton Hill, Harwell, Abingdon. Phone: 01235 831247. Free delivery of local orders.

Surrey

• Avalon Pick Your Own Farm - strawberries, raspberries, Pick Your Own soft fruit.
  Tilford Road, Churt, Farnham, Surrey GU10 2LL. Tel: 01428 605161. Email: avalon@beeb.net. Open: 7 days a week: 9 am to 5 pm. Their, store sells farm fruit, Surrey milk, cheese, eggs, yoghurt, ice cream and cream. Our main season is June to September.
• Crockford Bridge Farm Shop and Pick Your Own - asparagus, beans, broad beans, carrots, Christmas trees, corn (sweet), currants (red and black), gooseberries, other berries, peas, pumpkins, raspberries, rhubarb, summer squash, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables
  New Haw Road, Addlestone, Nr. Weybridge, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 2BU. Phone: 01932 853 886 . Email us at: info@crockfordbridgefarm.co.uk. Directions: Grid ref: TQ055638.  From the A3: Exit the A3 at the Cobham (Painshill) junction and take the A245 towards Byfleet. You will soon come to traffic lights, which you cross staying on the A245. Go straight across the first roundabout (don't head towards Weybridge on Brooklands Rd). When you come to the 2nd roundabout you turn right into Sopwith Drive heading towards the Brooklands Shopping Centre. At the 3rd roundabout turn left and go past M&S and Tesco. Go straight across the 4th roundabout towards Addlestone & Chertsey on the A318. Continue on A318 and you will see the signs for the farm on your right. Directions From Woking & M25 Exit M25 at junction 11, take the A317 towards Chertsey. Take the 3rd exit at the next roundabout, down the A318. Cross 2 sets of traffic lights and look for the signs for the farm on your left (shortly after Lance Owen Vauxhall garage). Our hours are: Monday 9.00 - 5.30 Tuesday 9.00 - 5.30 Wednesday 9.00 - 5.30 Thursday 9.00 - 6.00 Friday 9.00 - 6.00 Saturday 9.00 - 6.00 Sunday 10.00 - 5.00.
  Typical Harvest dates:
  (Weather and other conditions affect many crops, so be sure to call before you come to confirm that they'll have what you want!
  Rhubarb April May June July
  Asparagus April May June
  Strawberries June July August September
  Gooseberries June July
  Redcurrants June July
  Blackcurrants June July
  Raspberries June July August September
  Spinach June July August
  Mangetout June July
  Carrots June July August
  Broad Beans June July
  Courgettes June July Peas June July
  Marrows July August
  Tomatoes July August
  French Beans July August
  Runner Beans July August
  Sweetcorn August September
  Squashes August September
  Pumpkins August September October
  Christmas Trees Nov Dec
  Other crops are Spinach, Mangetout, Courgettes, Marrows, French Beans, Runner Beans
   
• East Bysshe P.Y.O Fruit Farm - I haven't yet found out what they have - write me, if you know!
  Eastbourne Road, Blindley Heath, Lingfield, Surrey RH7 6LQ. Tel: 01342 833225.
• Fanny's Farm Shop - PYO vegetables and pumpkins
  Markedge Lane, Off Gatton Bottom, Merstham, Redhill, Surrey RH1 3AW. Phone: 01737 554444. Email: fanny@fannysfarmshop.co.uk. Open: 9.00 am to 7 pm, 7 days/week. Fanny's Farm Shop has its own bee hives. The bees are managed by British Bee Keepers. The farm shop has fresh vegetables, pork sausage, ham, bacon, organic cream and cheese, apple juice, locally baked bread, fruit pies, preserves pickle, mustards, seasonal items, and handmade gifts. We've had a report that they have the following PYO crops: Runner beans, courgettes, marrows, lettuce, spinach, pumpkins - but it doesn't mention this on their website, so call before you go, to verify! They also have a children's play area, scenic walks, nearby pub, tea room , plant nursery, easy access for disabled, farm animals.
• Flower Farm PYO - various fruits and veg such as corn beans strawberries, raspberries apples etc
  Oxted Road A25, Godstone, Surrey RH9 8DE. Phone: 01883 742288.  Email: info@flowerfarmshop.co.uk. Directions: 0.5 miles south of J6/M25, situated on A25 0.5 miles east of Godstone 25 acres of PYO, established 1970. PYO season: Rhubarb from April to September; Asparagus in May; Strawberries  from June to July; Raspberries  from June to August; Blackberries  from June to August; Runner Beans in September; Corn on the cob in September; Victoria Plums from September to October.
  A visitor writes on June 21, 2009: "I Picked strawberries today that were very nice. Good, well-stocked farm shop with butcher too. "
• Garson Farm - Huge selection of fruit and vegetables for PYO
  West End Lane, Esher, County: Surrey Telephone: 01372 464389/464778 Web: E-mail:  info@garsons.co.uk.  The largest ´pick your own´ farm in the UK, which also has an extensive shop/grocery store and a plant centre (nursery) . Easy to reach from the A3 and M25. As well as having the largest and most comprehensive Pick Your Own Farm in the UK, Garsons has a modern Garden Centre with Restaurant and a Farm Shop selling local and speciality foods.
  Notes: I used to live just down the street (West End Lane). This is one I used to visit quite often! Blake
• Oxenford Farm  - Christmas trees, logs, wreaths, stands, foliage
  Milford Road, Elstead, Godalming, England. Phone: 01252 702109. From Guildford A3 south to Milford junction, turn right at roundabout dir Elstead - straight over second roundabout. Oxenford Farm is 0.25 miles on right, behind the lake. British Christmas tree grower. The farm shop has Christmas trees, logs, wreaths, stands, foliage, willow baskets, Christmas decorations and lights. Ample parking, nearby pub, farm animals, easy access for disabled. Open every day December 1 -  24, 9 am to 5.30 pm.
• Priory Farm - Apples, beans, plums, pumpkins, raspberries, strawberries
  Sandy Lane Nutfield, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 4EJ. Phone: 01737 823304. Email us at: shop@prioryfarm.co.uk. Directions: Priory Farm is just off the A25 between Redhill and Godstone. Follow the brown information signs from Nutfield. We are open May, June, July, August, September, October. Our hours are: subject to crop availability. Please do check before setting out. Please visit our website for up-to-date picking information, or ring our Pick Your Own Hotline 07754 188824. The first crop to be available is strawberries - the last is pumpkins. The rest become available between June and September. Availability is limited so please check before coming. Our brand new Discovery Walk opens on 22nd June 2007 - enjoy a walk through our beautiful countryside and take in some of our Pick Your Own Fields as you go. Children's Nature Trail available. Entry Fee applies.
• Secretts - many soft fruits and vegetables
  Whitmore Lane, Sutton Green, Guildford, GU4 7QA. Phone: 01483 232366. Directons: Secrett's is located just off the A3 at the Milford Junction; click here for a map. Open: Daily from 9 am to 5:30 pm. For up-to-date information on crop availability call the PYO information line on 01483 520556 or main reception on 01483 520500. Prices and crops for pyo in 2008 (always see their website for the most current prices and information!):
  Strawberries - £3.75/kg, Raspberries - £5.95/kg, Loganberries - £5.95/kg, Rhubarb - £1.65/kg,
  Redcurrants -£3.75/kg, Blackcurrants - £3.75/kg, Blackberries - £3.75/kg, Cherry Tomatoes - £3.25/kg,
  Peas - £1.95/kg, French Beans - £2.95/kg, Broad Beans - £1.75/kg, Runner Beans - £2.75/kg,
  Courgettes - £2.25/kg, Sugar Snaps - £3.95/kg, Mange Tout - £3.95/kg, Sunflowers - 85p each, Gladioli.
  (ADDED: August 2, 2008.

Sussex

East Sussex

• Kent & Sussex Apple Juice and Cider Centre - PYO: Apples, plums, blackberries, blackcurrants, gooseberries
  Perryhill Orchard, Edenbridge Road, Hartfield. Phone: 01892 770595. Directions: Equidistant (5m) Tunbridge Wells & E Grinstead. On B2026 1 mile N of Hartfield village. Commercial fruit farm with farm shop and PYO; home deliveries possible; also at local farmers' markets. The farm shop has Orchard & soft fruits, fresh vegetables, free range eggs, preserves, honey, local and other wines, fruit juices. Facilities: Ample parking, scenic walks, easy access for disabled.
• Maynards PYO - PYO: Apples, cherries, plums, damsons, strawberries, blackcurrants, blackberries, raspberries, loganberries, tayberries, rhubarb, cobnuts
  Windmill Hill Farm, Cross Lane, Ticehurst near Wadhurst. Phone: 01580 200394. The farm shop has a small shop open only during the PYO season with pre-picked items only. Facilities: Ample parking, toilets, easy access for disabled, nearby pub
• Sharnfold Farm (Stone Cross Nursuries) -PYO: Blackberries, black & redcurrants, gooseberries, loganberries, raspberries, strawberries, Tayberries, beetroot, broad beans, courgettes, carrots, French beans, mange-tout, onions, marrows, peas, spinach, sweetcorn, Christmas trees
  Hailsham Road, Stone Cross, Pevensey. Phone: 01323 768490. Directions: On B2104 Stone Cross/Hailsham Rd next to Coopers ph. Open: from early May to end September. 40 acres of PYO crops providing activity for customers. Coarse fishing lake for anglers (Tench, Roach, Perch). The farm shop has Asparagus. Orchard & soft fruits, fresh vegetables, fresh herbs, cream, free range eggs, preserves, fruit juices, honey. Also Christmas trees

West Sussex

• Paternosters Fruit Farm - raspberries, blackcurrants, redcurrants, gooseberries, tayberries, apples, plums possibly more, write me, if I missed any!
  Slough Green Lane, Warninglid, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH17 5SL. Phone: 01444 461474
• Grange Farm, Funtington, Farm Shop And Pyo - Apples, beans, currants (red and black), gooseberries, other berries, pears, plums, pumpkins, raspberries, rhubarb, winter squash, strawberries, other vegetables, and prepicked produce, gift shop
  Funtington, Near Chichester, PO18 9LN. Phone: 01243 575372. Email: enquiries@grangefarmshop.com. Directions: Grange Farm is 5 miles north west of Chichester on the B2146. It is 100 yards west of the Fox and Hounds Pub in Funtington Village. Open: Monday to Saturday 9 am to 4 pm Sundays in July and August. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard. (ADDED: May 22, 2008) (UPDATED: June 26, 2008)
• Roundstone Farm - Fruit and vegetables
  Littlehampton Road, Ferring (near Worthing), West Sussex BN12 6PW.  Map: click here.  Phone: 01903 783817/PYO 770670 or 501663. Directions: A259 north side, between Worthing and Littlehampton at Ferring. Farm offers fruit and vegetables for PYO and in farm shop. Extensive PYO range.  PYO: Apples, plums, blackberries, gooseberries, red & blackcurrants, strawberries, raspberries, loganberries, beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, broad beans, courgette, cauliflower, French beans, runner beans, mange tout, pumpkins, sweetcorn, spinach, onions, peas. The farm shop has orchard & soft fruits, fresh vegetables, fresh herbs, dairy produce, free range eggs, locally baked bread, preserves, cakes, fruit juices, honey. Ample parking, picnic area, plants & shrubs, toilets, tractor rides, easy access for disabled, car boot sales  
• Sewards Strawberries - strawberries
  Stairbridge Lane, Bolney, West Sussex, RH17 5PA. Phone: 01444 881368. Fax: 01444 881829. Email us at: sewardsstrawberries@hotmail.co.uk. We are open June, July. Our hours are: Monday to Friday 10-7pm Saturday 10-6pm Sunday 10-5pm. Directions: From Burgess Hill, The Triangle Leisure Centre, take the A2300 toward Hickstead. Just before (100 metres) the Hickstead junction there is a right hand - Stairbridge Lane. Follow this lane for approximately 1 mile - Sewards Strawberries shall be signposted and the entrance is on the left hand side. From Haywards Heath go to Ansty, from here take second exit off roundabout (A23). Follow this road approximately 1 mile, Stairbridge Lane is the second lane on the left. Follow Stairbridge Lane approximately 1 mile Sewards Strawberries shall be signposted and the entrance is on the right hand side. Click here for a map.
• South Ecclesden Fruit Farm - See Roundstone Farm, above (this must have been a previous name for the farm)
  Littlehampton Road, Ferring, Worthing, West Sussex BN12 6PW. Phone: 01903 501663.
• Thornhouse - plums, apples and pears
  Near the small village of Kirdford, West Sussex, only 30 minutes from Guildford and Chichester, and 20 minutes from Haslemere is Thornhouse Farm, one of the oldest fruit farms in this well known fruit growing area. At Thornhouse Farm you may select your own fruit right off the tree. We have many varieties of plums, apples and pears. Plums starting in July, then Apples and Pears. See the calendar for exact varieties and picking dates.  Email: mcgw@aol.com . Open from 10am to 4:30pm every day during the season which starts in late July and finishes in early October.
• Tulleys Farm - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, blackberries, currants (red and black), plums, raspberries (red), strawberries, tayberries, Other fruit or veg, already-picked produce (of the pyo crop), farm market, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  Turners Hill, Crawley, RH10 4PE. Phone: 01903 715365. Fax: 01903 718473. Email: shop@tulleysfarm.com. Open: Depending on crops available, our opening hours between June and October are Monday to Sunday 9;30am to 6pm; See website or call 01342 715365 for up to date information. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Directions: On the Turners Hill Road between East Grinstead and Crawley. From Junction 10 of the M23, follow brown direction signs. Click here for a map and directions. Strawberries: June - July, Blackberries and Tayberries: July - August, Blackcurrants mid-July - mid-August, Raspberries: July - mid-October, Plums: late July - August, Sunflowers: August. We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals. Payment: Cash, Cheque, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. Our farm shop, with in-house deli, sells fresh fruit and vegetables, bread and cakes, pies, free-range meat, fruit juice, wine, beer, cider, cheese and dairy products, honey, jam, chutney and preserves, fresh chocolates, confectionery, quality ready meals and frozen produce, plants, pet and garden products and quality giftware. We try to source locally whenever possible. Regular food festivals and tastings. Seasonal family entertainment, including summer Maize Maze, Halloween Festival and Christmas Magic and other school-holiday events. (UPDATED: June 23, 2009)
• Weston Fruit Farm - strawberries, raspberries, tayberries, black and white currants, gooseberries
  Main Road, Nutbourne, Chichester, West Sussex PO18 8RR. Phone: 01243 371514. A visitor writes in July 2006: "Just been to this farm. Its great ! Fab tasting strawberries and raspberries. other fruit include gooseberries. Farm also has PYO vegetables eg. runner beans/broadbeans"