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

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

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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!

North Yorkshire

  • The Balloon Tree Farmshop and Cafe - broad beans, currants (red and black), gooseberries, peas, raspberries (red), strawberries,
    Stamford Bridge Road, Gate Helmsley, York, YO41 1NB. Phone: 01759 373023. Fax: 01759 373644. Email: info@theballoontree.co.uk. Open: Farmshop: 9 am to 6 Monday to Saturday, 10 am to 5 Sunday Cafe: 9;38 am to 4;30 Monday to Saturday, 10;38 am to 4;30 Sun The shop and cafe open later in the summer months - please phone to check. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Directions: Find us on the A166 traveling east of York in the direction of Bridlington. We are on the left hand side of the main road between Gate Helmsley and Stamford Bridge. Click here for a map and directions. We have been growing soft fruit for over 20 years; The season runs from beginning of June to end of August, depending on the crop; We have lots of other homegrown superfresh vegetables too. Payment: Cash, Cheque, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. This multi award winning farmshop and cafe is a great day out for the whole family. It specialises in â€˜superfresh’ homegrown fruit & vegetables and rare breed meats. ‘Superfresh’ means picked from the fields and sold within hours/minutes cutting out the food miles. Both shop and cafe offer the finest homemade food including quiches, scones, soups and seasonal dishes. The cafe sweets trolley comes highly recommended offering various award winning cakes and puddings. Landscaped cafe garden, children's play area and animal corner. PYO. (UPDATED: July 21, 2009)
  • Bluebell Farm PYO ( formly Askham Bryan Strawberries) - beetroot, blackberries, broad beans, carrots, Christmas trees, gooseberries, loganberries, peas, potatoes, raspberries (red), rhubarb, strawberries, tayberries,
    Just Off The Roundabout On The A1237 York towards Askham Bryan, York, N/A. Phone: 01904 798 426. Open: Open 10 until 6 weekdays and 9 until 5 on weekends. Directions: If you are on the A64 towards York. Turn off on the A1237. At the first roundabout take the second exit signposted A1237. At the next roundabout take the 1st exit signposted Askham Bryan. We are 100 yards along this road. Click here for a map and directions. First day open in 2010 will be Monday 21st June. Payment: Cash, Cheque. (UPDATED: June 20, 2010)
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  • Church Lane Farm, A.J Nesom - strawberries, gooseberries, raspberries, and both red and black currents
    Hutton Bonville, Northallerton, North Yorkshire DL7 0NR. Phone: 01609 881266.
    June 21, 2006: A visitor to the farm, Jill writes to say: "The fruit is always delicious and sold at reasonable prices. The friendly staff are always there to help and offer an already picked fruit service for those who want it! I would recommend this pick your own farm to anyone passing, delightful!"
  • Harewood Bridge Pick Your Own - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, beetroot, blackberries, broad beans, carrots, currants (red and black), flowers, gooseberries, onions, other berries, potatoes, raspberries (red), raspberries (Spring, red), raspberries (Autumn, red), raspberries (yellow), raspberries (Spring, yellow), raspberries (Autumn, yellow), raspberries (black), raspberries (Spring, black), raspberries (Autumn, black), rhubarb, summer squash, strawberries, tayberries, other vegetables, Other fruit or veg,
    Wharfedale Grange, Harrogate Road, Dunkeswick,, Harewood , LS17 9LW. Phone: 07745 970039. Fax: 0113 3873313. Email: info@wharfedalegrange.co.uk.  Open: Harewood Bridge pyo is open from July 1st - August 20 Thursday, 7 days a week, 10am to 6pm,weather permitting; We only close with persistent heavy rain, not showers; Bring wellies if in doubt!. Directions: Do not follow sat nav to a tee, you will end up half a mile away in Bridge Court! From Leeds: Follow the A61, once you have crossed Harewood Bridge into North Yorkshire, we are the 1st farm on the left, approx 800 metres after the bridge. From Harrogate: Travel towards Leeds on the A61. We are the last farm on the right before Harewood Bridge. Click here for a map and directions. Strawberries July 1st to July 30th Gooseberries June 26th to July 14th Raspberries, currants (red, black and white) and broad beans July 10th to August 14th Blackberries July 26th to August 30th Rhubarb June 26th to July 30th. We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. We have a contemporary art gallery on site, a seasonal garden shop selling topiary, pots, urns, french style garden furniture and garden ephemera. We are happy for people to bring a picnic, but please take all your rubbish home with you and don't put it in the pyo shop bin!. (ADDED: March 10, 2009) (UPDATED: April 04, 2010) (UPDATED: April 14, 2010)
  • Hillside Nurseries - blackberries, currants (red and black), gooseberries, raspberries (Spring, red), strawberries,
    Barraca, Dishforth Road, Ripon, YO7 3DB. Phone: 07742 966941. Email: hillsidenurseries@hotmail.co.uk. Open: Monday-closed , Tuesday to Saturday from 9:30am to 5pm and Sundays from 10am to 4:30pm. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. The new farm shop will be fully stocked with a large variety of fruit and veg from end of August, with also a variety of fresh cut flowers and house plants. (UPDATED: July 27, 2010)  (ADDED: July 14, 2010)
  • Pearsons Soft Fruits - I haven't yet found out what they have;  write to me, if you know!
    Strawberry Fields, Friars Hill, Sinnington, York, North Yorkshire YO62 6SL. Phone: 01751 433380.
  • Strawberry Farm, West House Farm - strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, red & black currants, new potatoes, broad beans, peas, and vegetables.
    Birtstwith, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG3 3AW. Phone: 01423 771360. Plus a picnic area, teashop, riverside walks, real fruit ice cream, ready picked fruit in the farm shop and more.

South Yorkshire

  • Birchin Lee Farm & Nurseries - Strawberries, Raspberries, Currants and Gooseberries
    Dronfield Woodhouse, Sheffield, S18 8WS. Phone: 0114 289 0225.  Open: 10am to 6pm Summer,  10am to 5pm Winter.  Directions: We are on the B6054 Sheffield to Holmesfield Road at Dronfield Woodhouse.  Turn right 200 yards past the Tee junction to Dronfield. Both PYO and already picked. Late Summer and Winter vegetables. Spring and Autumn Bedding Plants and Bulbs.
  • Eastfield Farm Soft Fruit - beetroot, blackberries, broad beans, currants (red and black), gooseberries, other berries, raspberries (red), strawberries,
    Tickhill, Doncaster, DN11 9JD. Phone: 01302 751729. Fax: 01302 750838. Email: strawberryj8@aol.com. Open: Seasonal June and July from 10 to 6 pm daily. Directions: We are close to the A1. M18 and M1. five miles south of Doncaster and 20 to 30 minutes from Rotherham and Sheffield. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Cheque. (UPDATED: December 17, 2009)

East Yorkshire

  • Grange Farm Fruits - raspberries (red), strawberries,
    Alison Lane Ulrome, Near Driffield, YO25 8TR. Phone: 07761 108976. Email: mark.jackson5@btconnect.com. Open: 7 days per week from 10am to 6pm. Directions: We are located on the B1242 Skipsea to Hornsea Road. We are open June till August for delicious tasting Strawberries and Raspberries. Payment: Cash, only. We sell Homemade Jam made from our own Strawberries and Raspberries, Home grown New Potatoes along with Local Honey, Chutneys, pickles and Local rapeseed Oil. (ADDED: January 15, 2010) (UPDATED: January 16, 2010)

West Yorkshire

  • Lilac Farm, G & S Kilby - New Potatoes, Asparagus, Strawberries, Raspberries, Gooseberries, Red and Blackcurrnats, and this year we are doing courgettes, (round ones!!)
    Jewitt Lane, Collingham, Wetherby, West Yorkshire LS22 5BA. Phone: 01937 573162.
  • Birkwood Farm - gooseberries, raspberries (red), strawberries,
    Altofts. Normanton., Wakefield, wf6 2je. Phone: 01924 892251. Email: chanslindley@aol.com. Open: 10am to 6:00 pm; 7 days a week. Directions: M62 Junction 30. Head towards Wakefield, turn at Stanley Ferry Lane end and head towards Normanton. The fields can be seen from the roadside. Click here for a map and directions. Strawberries and gooseberries start middle june; Raspberries end of june. Payment: Cash, only. We also have fishing lakes. (ADDED: June 07, 2009) (UPDATED: June 30, 2010)

Yorkshire (not yet categorised)

  • Marton Manor Farm - raspberries, strawberries
    Flamborough Road, Sewerby, Bridlington, Yorkshire, UK, YO15 1DU. Phone: 01262 672522. Email us at: martonmanor@btconnect.com. Directions: on B1255 between Bridlington and Flamborough . We are open June, July, August. Our hours are: every day 10am-5pm
  • Peaks Top Farm - Strawberries, Raspberries, Gooseberries, honey and a B&B
    Hewitts Avenue, New Waltham, Grimsby, DN36 4RS. Phone: 01472 812941. Open: All year round. Email: lmclayton@tinyworld.co.uk. small restaurant A visitor writes on July 15, 2009: "very nice" (Suggested by a visitor, ADDED: July 15, 2009)
  • Sherry Soft Fruit - Strawberries, Raspberries.
    Beechwood, Malton Road, York, YO3 9TD. Phone:  01904 422766. Directions: From the A64 York by-pass, take the A166 in a North-Easterly direction towards Gate Helmsley, for just over a mile.  Take the Right turn to Dunnington, ( Church Balk ) and the entrance to the fruit field is immediately on your Left. Opening times: 9am to 8pm,  7 days a week in season: please check by phoning.
  • Stokesley Soft Fruit -
    Pannierman Lane, Great Ayton, Middlesbrough, Cleveland TS9 6PP. Phone: 01642 723703.
    A visitor writes on June 22, 2009: "We stopped in here today to see what was up, and talked to a nice lady who said they had bought the place last Nov (2008). She says it needs a lot of work, and the fruit fields are full of weeds, but they are hoping to have it back in order for Summer 2010. Watch This Space!"
    When they re-open, please write to me, to let me know!

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

South Yorkshire

  • Eastfield Farm Soft Fruit - Wide variety of seasonal, locally grown fruits and vegetables, Fresh local eggs, Honey from hives on the farm, Fresh eggs
    Tickhill, Doncaster, DN11 9JD. Phone: 01302 751729. Fax: 01302 750838. Email: strawberryj8@aol.com. Open: Seasonal June and July from 10 to 6 pm daily. Directions: We are close to the A1. M18 and M1. five miles south of Doncaster and 20 to 30 minutes from Rotherham and Sheffield. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Cheque. (UPDATED: December 17, 2009)

North Yorkshire

  • Hillside Nurseries - aubergine, blackberries, courgettes, cucumbers, currants (red and black), gooseberries, raspberries (Spring, red), summer squash, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables,
    Barraca, Dishforth Road, Ripon, yo7 3db. Phone: 07742 966941. Email: hillsidenurseries@hotmail.co.uk. Open: March to October. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. (ADDED: July 14, 2010)

Local Honey Sources:

North Yorkshire

  • Harewood Bridge Pick Your Own - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, Honey (retail), Wildflower honey, Honey from hives on the farm, already-picked produce (of the pyo crop), gift shop, picnic area, farm animals
    Wharfedale Grange, Harrogate Road, Dunkeswick,, Harewood , LS17 9LW. Phone: 07745 970039. Fax: 0113 3873313. Email: info@wharfedalegrange.co.uk. Open: We have our honey on sale at the same time as the pyo shop, unless it runs out. Directions: Do not follow sat nav to a tee, you will end up half a mile away in Bridge Court! From Leeds: Follow the A61, once you have crossed Harewood Bridge into North Yorkshire, we are the 1st farm on the left, approx 800 metres after the bridge. From Harrogate: Travel towards Leeds on the A61. We are the last farm on the right before Harewood Bridge. Click here for a map and directions. Strawberries July 1st to July 30th Gooseberries June 26th to July 14th Raspberries, currants (red, black and white) and broad beans July 10th to August 14th Blackberries July 26th to August 30th Rhubarb June 26th to July 30th. We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. We have a contemporary art gallery on site, a seasonal garden shop selling topiary, pots, urns, French style garden furniture and garden ephemera. We are happy for people to bring a picnic, but please take all your rubbish home with you and don't put it in the pyo shop bin!. Yorkshire spring blossom honey, Yorkshire summer blossom honey, Honey with added pollen. (ADDED: April 04, 2010) (UPDATED: April 14, 2010)