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)
  • 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, asparagus, beetroot, blackberries, broad beans, carrots, courgettes, currants (red and black), flowers, gooseberries, loganberries, onions, other berries, peppers, potatoes, raspberries (red), rhubarb, summer squash, strawberries, tayberries, other vegetables, Other fruit or veg, Honey from hives on the farm, prepicked produce
    Wharfedale Grange, Harrogate Road, Dunkeswick, Harewood LS17 9LW. Phone: 0113 2886320. Fax: 0113 3873313. Email: harewoodpyo@tpiz.co.uk. Directions: Do not follow sat nav, you will end up half a mile away in Bridge Court! From Leeds: Follow A61. Once you have crossed Harewood Bridge into North Yorkshire, we are the 1st farm on the left, approximately 800 metres after the bridge. From Harrogate: Travel towards Leeds on the A61. We are the last farm on the right before Harewood Bridge. Crops are usually available in July, August. Open: 7 days a week 10am to 6pm. Picked asparagus, rhubarb, lettuce 1st May to approximately 27th June; Strawberries 1st July for 3 weeks; Raspberries 14th July for 3 weeks; Cultivated blackberries (much larger than hedgerow type) 27th July for 2 weeks; All other fruit, flowers, salads and vegetables available from 1st July for 6 weeks. We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals. Payment: Cash, Cheque. Wheat and corn for hens, pigeons and other birds. We are open for ready picked asparagus/rhubarb/lettuce from May 1st to June 26th. Pick Your Own is only open in July for 6 weeks. Strawberries do not grow in open fields in North Yorkshire in August. August is really for blackberries and late fruiting raspberries only. (ADDED: March 10, 2009)
  • 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)
  • Norton Strawberry Farms - gooseberries, raspberries, strawberries
    Poplar Farm, High Street, Norton, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, dn69el. Phone: 01302 700947. Email us at: partners@nortonstrawberries.com. Directions: on the website. We are open June, July. Our hours are: everyday in season 10am-8pm. Also black & red currants. (UPDATED: June 28, 2009)
    They have multiple locations:
    Whitwell Common - (Near the van Dyke Hotel)
    (Strawberries only)  Opening Sunday 14th June, 2009: Map and directions.
    Sheffield
    (Strawberries only) Opening Friday, June 12th 2009 - Map and directions.
    Swanland
    (Strawberries only) Opening June 14th 2009 - Map and directions.
    Roxby - Near Scunthorpe
    OPENING on Friday 5th June 2009 - Map and directions.
  • Totley Fruit Farm - CLOSED - No more PYO Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackcurrants, Redcurrants, Gooseberries, Blackberries, Tayberries, Potatoes
    Totley Hall Lane, Totley, Sheffield  S17 4AA,     Tel / Fax: 0114 236 4761, Totley Fruit Farm is at the end of Totley Hall Lane. This joins the A621 Sheffield to Bakewell road on the outskirts of Totley. Monday to Saturday, 10am to 8pm.

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: 7 days per week; 9;30am until 7;30pm. Directions: m62 Junctiomn 30. Head towards wakefield, turn at Stanley Ferry Lane end and head towards Normanton. The fields can be seemn 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)

Yorkshire (not otherwise specified)

  • Askham Bryan Produce - beans, blackberries, broad beans, loganberries, peas, raspberries, rhubarb, strawberries, other vegetables
    Nr Askham Bryan off the A1237, York, Yorkshire, Yo23. Phone: 01904 798 426. Email us at: apandje@hotmail.com. Directions: If coming from Leeds or North of York on the A64 turn off at the Askham Bryan A1237 junction. Continue straight over the roundabout and onto the A1237. Take the first exit on the left, which is approx a mile, and the field is directly in front of you. We are open June, July. Our hours are: The PYO is open every day 9 till 6 but this is dependent on the weather. Please see notices at the field for more details when we are open We will be opening mid to late June for Strawberries with other fruit and vegetables following on, especially our delicious new potatoes. Raspberries should be ready early July.
  • The Balloon Tree Farmshop and Cafe - beans, blueberries, broad beans, currants (red and black), gooseberries, raspberries, strawberries
    Stamford Bridge Road, Gate Helmsley, York, Yorkshire, YO41 1NB. Phone: 01759 373023. Email us at: info@theballoontree.co.uk. Directions: A166 travelling east of York, direction Bridlington. We are on the left hand side of the main road between Gate Helmsley and Stamford Bridge. We are open All year. Our hours are: 9am - 6pm (7pm in PYO season) Monday to Saturday, 10am - 5pm Sunday Pick Your Own Strawberries are available from Mid June - end Aug, Raspberries - Mid July - Mid September Gooseberries - June We are a family run farmshop and cafe open all year round. We offer PYO in the summer months. We harvest our fresh homegrown fruit and vegetables daily for sale in the farmshop, as well as our rare breed meats and other locally produced items such as preserves, ice cream etc. We also have a cafe with a beautiful landscaped garden and children's play area. Enjoy light bites and home made specialities made from Gran's recipes. We have ample parking and easy access for disabled. Visit our website! We hope to see you soon!
  • 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!

Farmers Markets, Farm Stands and Farmer's Markets (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)