Find a local pick your own farm here!

Looking for a local, pick-your-own farm in Northwest England?  Scroll down this page and you will see the U-Pick farms in Northwest England, sorted by county. Those that offer organic or sustainably grown produce are identified by the words "organic" and/or "sustainable" in Green, next to their name  . The U-pick crops they offer follow the name of the farm. To search the page for a specific crop, use Ctrl-F (or on an ipad or Mac, use their "search on this page" function) If they have a website, the name will be in blue and underlined; click on it and it will open their website. Beware of copycat websites; they just copied my website a few years ago, and do not update their information as I do, so theirs are usually out-of-date -and often copied incorrectly! I put dates to indicate when we last received an update from each farm, and I make updates weekly (and whenever I hear from a farm or visitor with new info). See the customer and farmer menus at the top menu bar to submit updates and corrections and help me keep each current!

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What's in season in March 2024, and other timely information:

Notes for March 2024: Summer crops are still going; don't miss the brambleberry season. Autumn is upon us and the first apples start ripening in mid August, and are all ready in September and October.  See our English apple varieties guide to pick that meets your needs best.  Maize mazes are still open! Usually best in August and early September.
See this page for a harvest calendar to know when each crop is typically available.

Strawberry festivals, fetes and fayres are still happening, although most are  in June and July ! We also have home preserving, bottling, drying and freezing directions. You can access recipes and other resources from the drop down menus at the top of the page or the site search. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to write me!

Northwest England U-Pick Farms and Orchards, by county

Click on the resources drop-down above, if you need a county map

Cheshire

  • Church Farm Organics - UPDATE: June 22, 2017: The owner tells me they are now permanently closed PYO: Strawberries, raspberries, beetroot, carrots, pumpkins, potatoes, asparagus
    Church Lane, Thurstaston, Wirral, Cheshire, UK. Phone: 0151 648 7838. Email: thefamily@churchfarm.org.uk. Directions: A540 Chester to Heswall. Then Thurstaston 2nd L down Station Rd L at T-jn farm on RHS. (M53/J4 Clattacadge. Follow signs to Bamstage to next rbt. A540 to Heswall - continue A540 to Thurstaston.) Small 70 acre working farm with views over the Dee , excellent walking. Soil Association certified organic, growing wide range of own fresh produce inc salads; organic PYO strawberries. Box scheme, please call for details.  The farm shop has Fresh vegetables, fresh herbs, cream, free-range eggs, meat, Organic selection.
    Facilities: Ample parking, scenic walks/tractor rides, pub nearby, plants and shrubs for sale, fishing, boating, camping, farm animals, easy access for disabled, toilets. Children's farm parties offered.  Farm-grown Xmas trees.
  • Claremont Farm Limited - Pick Your Own Strawberries, Raspberries, Tayberries, Red & Blackcurrants, Green, Red and Golden Gooseberries, Hayrides
    Old Clatterbridge Road, Bebington, Wirral, Cheshire, UK CH63 4JB. Phone: 151 334 1133.  Open: 10 am to 6 pm daily.  Directions: By car: From either Liverpool or Chester on the M53, leave at junction 4 (signposted Bebington, Bromborough, Clatterbridge, Neston), then, at the roundabout take the exit heading towards Bebington / Bromborough. Take the first right onto Old Clatterbridge Road, go past the old farm lane on the left and it’s just a little further down on the left hand side. By public transport: The nearest train station is Spital Station. We also have a bus stop at the end of Old Clatterbridge Road at the junction with Brimstage Road, or we’re just a short walk from Clatterbridge Hospital. Payment: Cash, Cheque. In 2018, the Strawberries were £3.50/kg. The Gooseberries are  £2.75/kg. The rest of the fruit will ripen a couple of weeks after the strawberries (which makes it mid July) , so keep an eye on our Instagram or FB page for updates.  Click here for a link to our Facebook page. On the weekends we offer a FREE tractor ride to the best picking spots!  Pick Your Own (PYO) is seasonal and usually runs from the middle of June to nearly the end of July. We do not accept cards in the field. And if all that fruit and open space isn’t enough, then on the weekends we offer a FREE tractor ride to the best picking spots!  There are no toilet facilities in the field. We have access along the headland to the fruit for disabled pickers, although this can become tricky in wet weather. Dogs are welcome in the fields, but they must be kept out of the fruit areas at all time and kept on a lead. (UPDATED: May 14 2019, JBS)
  • Eddisbury Fruit Farm - Apples, other berries, plums, raspberries (Autumn, red), Cider mill (fresh apple cider made on the premises)
    Eddisbury Fruit Farm, Yeld Lane, Kelsall, Cheshire, UK CW60TE. Phone: 0795 5073024. Email: info@eddisbury.co.uk. Open: 10am till 4pm every day from the 25th August till 25th of September. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Eddisbury fruit farm is just a few minutes walk from delemere forrest, and situated at the bottom of yeld lane. For a map to our farm, click here. All available from 25th of August- 25th September: -Eating apples (Katy, James Grieve, discovery) -Cooking apples (bramley, howgate) -Victoria plums -Damsons -Blackberries -Redcurrants. Payment: Cash, only. Apples, plums, damsons, blackberries and redcurrant available to pick. We also sell apple juice and cider which is made on the farm from the apples on the farm. (ADDED: September 03, 2016)  (UPDATED: June 13, 2014, from their website) (UPDATED: April 14, 2009)
  • Kenyon Hall Farm - blackberries, broad beans, corn (sweet), currants (red and black), gooseberries, green beans, onions, other berries, peas, pumpkins, raspberries (red), raspberries (Spring, red), raspberries (Autumn, red), raspberries (yellow), raspberries (Spring, yellow), raspberries (Autumn, yellow), raspberries (black), raspberries (Spring, black), raspberries (Autumn, black), strawberries, tayberries,
    Kenyon Hall Farm, Winwick Lane Croft, Warrington, Cheshire, UK WA3 7ED. Phone: 01925 763646. Email: theshop@kenyonhall.co.uk . Open: June to October, every day from 9;38 am to 5;30. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Directions: We're just off J22 of the M6. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. Click here for our Facebook page.  U-pick fruit, vegetables and flowers. The Pick Your Own farm shop is after August for the summer and open again in the last week of October for Pumpkins and Squashes, and then at Easter for Asparagus and on for the summer. (UPDATED: May 14, 2019, JBS)  (UPDATED: April 01, 2016)
  • Malpas Pick Your Own Strawberries and Pumpkins Libbys Patch - strawberries, Pumpkin patch,  Corn mazes,
    Ivy House Farm, Dodds Lane, Malpas, Cheshire SY14 7JN. Phone: 07973919333. Alternate phone: 01948 860326. Email: malpaspumpkins@gmail.com. Open: see their website for current year's dates. We have a field full of pumpkins, small to large. Find the one you want and its yours, make soup, pie or just for carving! Enter the field through our monstrous maize maze! Choose your perfect pumpkin, but will you find your way out to our spooky goings on? Fancy dress is fun and welcome. BEST BRING YOUR WELLIES. Join us for our spooky field fun days everyday during half term Will you find the way out of our monstrous maze? Come in fancy dress. Children's crafts and games available at pocket money prices! Lucky dip, creepy crafts, revolting refreshments, scary sweeties, ghastly games! Click here for a link to our Facebook page
  • Pikelow Farm - Raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, possibly other berries
    School Lane, Marton, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 9HD. Phone: 01260 224231.
  • Poynton Fruit Farm - Uses integrated pest management practices, blackberries, currants (red and black), gooseberries, loganberries, potatoes, raspberries (Spring, black), rhubarb, strawberries, Turkeys, Fresh eggs, restrooms
    Coppice Road,, Poynton, SK12 1SW. Phone: 0125 879401. Email: ffarm@treeworkers.com. Open: Mid June - end of July, Wednesday from 1 pm to 6 pm; Weekends from 10 am to 2 pm, opening times may vary depending on the availability of the fruits. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: From the roundabout in the centre of Poynton proceed up Park Lane and as the road splits take the right hand road (this is a continuation of the road you are on), we are approximately half a mile on the right hand side. For a map to our farm, click here. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. We are a family run pick your own fruit farm, we use as little herbicide as possible to ensure you get the best tasting fruit available. There is a 391 bus from Stockport which stops very close to the entrance.   Click here for our Facebook page. (UPDATED: June 28, 2019)
  • Woore Fruit Farm - Apples, beets, blackberries, broad beans, carrots, currants (red and black), gooseberries, onions, pears, peas, plums, raspberries, rhubarb, strawberries, tayberries, picnic area
    Newcastle Road Woore, Crewe, Cheshire, UK CW3 9RE. Phone: 01630 647042. Open: Open every Day 9;30 to 7pm. Strawberries, from June to September, under cover at table top height. Payment: Cash, Check. (UPDATED: July 10, 2015, JBS) (UPDATED: May 26, 2008)

Greater Manchester

Lancashire

  • The Farm Shop at Claytons Strawberry Farm - strawberries, gooseberries, raspberries, black currants, red currants and pea pods
    Course Lane, Newburgh, Wigan, Lancashire WN8 7UB. Phone: 01257 462695. They also do hanging baskets and flowers and there new potatoes at the Farm Shop. Ask for peter or David for the tip of the day
    A visitor writes on August 25, 2008:
    "I think it closed for good last Thursday. We called a last Tuesday and were told this by the shop. It would be well to check"
  • Greenbank Farm - Gooseberries, Raspberries, Redcurrants, Blackcurrants and Potatoes
    Over Kellet, Carnforth, Lancashire LA6 IBS UK. Phone: +44 (0)1524 733296. Email: fruit@greenbankfarm.co.uk. Open: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm every day; usually for seven weeks from the end of June. Gooseberries in late June. Raspberries, Redcurrants, Blackcurrants and Potatoes will be ready in early July. Check back closer to the time for updates.  Free entry to pick-your-own, just pay for what you pick. Payment: cash, cheque only. Light refreshments, picnic area and toilet available. We at Greenbank Farm are specialist producers of fresh, healthy fruit and vegetables. Available for you to select direct from the plants, produce doesn't get any fresher than that! We have been supplying the freshest produce to the discerning consumer for over 30 years. If you don't fancy the idea of picking your own, we will be more than happy to pick your fruit for you, and have it waiting for you on your visit. Enjoy a great day out in the beautiful Lancashire countryside, pick your own fruit, enjoy a cup of tea at our snack bar and come back soon. We are open every day in the PYO season, we closed last year on Thursday 20 August. We grow rhubarb, broad beans, strawberries, blackcurrants, pears, raspberries, redcurrants, plums, gooseberries, jostaberries, apples. A.k.A, Green Bank Farm.  (UPDATED: October 14, 2021, JBS)  (UPDATED: August 06, 2008)
  • Leapers Rock Orchard - UPDATE:  2September 2020: A visitor tells me they are now permanently closed
    Carnforth, LA6 1BP. Closed due to ill health and retirement of the owners.. 27th October 2019 was our last day of  PICK YOUR OWN Fruits business. Due to health problem, we have decided we are closing.

Merseyside

  • Claremont Farm - blackberries, raspberries (black), strawberries, tayberries, Other fruit or veg,
    Old Clatterbridge Road, Bebington, Wirral, ch634jb. Phone: 01513341906. Email: thefamily@claremontfarm.co.uk. Open: June and July 7 days a week 10am to 6pm. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Directions: From either Liverpool or Chester on the M53, leave at junction 4 (signposted Bebington, Bromborough, Clatterbridge, Neston), then at the roundabout take exit heading towards Bebington / Bromborough, take the first right onto Old Clatterbridge Road, then first left up Farm Lane. Click here for a map and directions. Soft fruit picking June and July early strawberries available in the farm shop from late Mid May asparagus End April - June 21st Wirral Food and Drink festival August bank holiday weekend Chef n farmer evenings, cookery workshops available all year. Payment: Cash, Cheque, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. Other Pick Your Own Fruit-red and blackcurrants Gooseberries (green, golden and red) Vegetables-Potatoes, Sprouts, Carrots, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cabbage ( savoy,  drumhead, summer and red),Kale, Beetroot Specialty Crops, Asparagus, Indoor Strawberries, Rhubarb, Pumpkins, Sweetcorn, Courgettes and Courgettes flowers.  (UPDATED: June 13, 2014, from their website) (ADDED: February 20,  2010)
  • Sandhill Strawberry Farm - strawberries, raspberries
    Warrington road, Rainhill, Prescot, Merseyside L35 6PG. Phone 0151 493 2022. Open: 7 days per week: May 'till early August from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm. (*For information on crops ready to pick, ring us). Direc tions: next to Junction 7 M62 - at Rainhill Stoops.  (ADDED: July 10, 2015, JBS)

Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)


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

Click here for farmshops in this area.


Local Honey Sources:

Merseyside

  • Claremont Farm - Honey (retail), Honey from hives on the farm, already-picked produce (of the pyo crop), farm market, school tours
    Old Clatterbridge Road bebington, Wirral, ch634jb. Phone: 01513341906. Email: thefamily@claremontfarm.co.uk. Open: Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Picking updates: Click here for updates. Directions: From either Liverpool or Chester on the M53, leave at junction 4 (signposted Bebington, Bromborough, Clatterbridge, Neston), then at the roundabout take exit heading towards Bebington / Bromborough, take the first right onto Old Clatterbridge Road, then first left up Farm Lane. Click here for a map and directions. Soft fruit picking June and July early strawberries available in the farm shop from late Mid May; asparagus End April - June 21st Wirral Food and Drink festival August bank holiday weekend Chef n farmer evenings, cookery workshops available all year. Payment: Cash, Cheque, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. Other Pick Your Own Fruit-red and blackcurrants Gooseberries (green, golden and red) Vegetables-Potatoes,Sprouts,Carrots,Broccoli,Cauliflower,Cabbage ( savoy, drumhead, summer and red),Kale,Beetroot Specialty Crops,Asparagus,Indoor Strawberries,Rhubarb,Pumpkins,Sweetcorn,Courgettes and Courgettes flowers. (ADDED: February 20, 2010)


Farm Venues for Events, Activities, Parties and Meetings:

Merseyside

  • Claremont Farm - Lighting, Cooking Facilities, Wedding Reception, Birthday parties, Business meetings, Business outings, Corporate events, PR or Marketing events, Filming or photo shoots, Classes, lectures or Speakers, School and educational groups, Other Private Parties, Kitchen facilities available, Catering available, You may bring your own food, Tables and chairs are Provided , Some Tables and chairs are provided, Linens and table silverware are provided, Some Linens and table silverware are provided, BYO alcohol, B&B nearby, Hotel nearby, Motel nearby, Vegetables, or bush fruit, other animals, Fishing onsite, Free Onsite Lot parking lot, children welcome, Pets welcome, Vegetarian meals available, Honey from hives on the farm, already-picked produce (of the pyo crop), farm market, school tours
    Old Clatterbridge Road bebington, Wirral, ch634jb. Phone: 01513341906. Email: thefamily@claremontfarm.co.uk. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Picking updates: Click here for updates. Directions: From either Liverpool or Chester on the M53, leave at junction 4 (signposted Bebington, Bromborough, Clatterbridge, Neston), then at the roundabout take exit heading towards Bebington / Bromborough, take the first right onto Old Clatterbridge Road, then first left up Farm Lane. Click here for a map and directions. Soft fruit picking June and July early strawberries available in the farm shop from late Mid May asparagus End April - June 21st Wirral Food and Drink festival August bank holiday weekend Chef n farmer evenings, cookery workshops available all year;. Payment: Cash, Cheque, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. Other Pick Your Own Fruit-red and blackcurrants Gooseberries (green, golden and red) Vegetables-Potatoes,Sprouts,Carrots,Broccoli,Cauliflower,Cabbage ( savoy, drumhead, summer and red),Kale,Beetroot Specialty Crops,Asparagus,Indoor Strawberries,Rhubarb,Pumpkins,Sweetcorn,Courgettes and Courgettes flowers. We have a cookery school offering different cookery workshops. (ADDED: February 20, 2010)

Meats, Milk and Eggs (Not PYO):

Cheshire

  • Poynton Fruit Farm - Uses integrated pest management practices, Eggs (free range), Turkeys, Fresh eggs, restrooms
    Coppice Road, Poynton, SK12 1SW. Phone: 01625 850320. Fax: 01625 879401. Email: ffarm@treeworkers.com. Open: see their website for hours. Directions: From Poynton traffic lights head up Park Lane as road splits keep to the right which becomes Coppice Road, the fruit farm is on the right hand side after approximately 3/4 mile. Click here for a map and directions. We use integrated pest management practices. Payment: Cash, Cheque. There is a 391 bus from Stockport which stops very close to the entrance. (UPDATED: August 12, 2016) (ADDED: December 31, 2009)

Winery, Brewery and Distillery Tours and Tastings:

Lancashire

  • Dove Syke Nursery - Cider mill, Tours of the actual production facility, Group tours, Free tastings/sampling, Tasting/sampling for a fee, Beautiful rural setting, Hiking trails, Fishing nearby, hunting nearby, horse riding, golf nearby, Within an easy drive to an Interstate road, children welcome, Pets welcome, Cider mill (fresh apple cider made on the premises)
    Eaves Hall Lane West Bradford, Clitheroe, BB7 3JG. Phone: 01200 428 471. Email: enquiries@dovesykenursery.co.uk. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. We hold three cider festivals throughout the year 2014 dates to follow;. Payment: Cash, Cheque, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. . (ADDED: December 03, 2013)

Horse Rides and More:


Farm Bed And Breakfasts