Looking for a local, pick-your-own farm in Southern East Anglia? Scroll down this page and you will see the U-Pick farms in Southern East Anglia,
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they just copied my website a few years ago, and do not update their information as I do, so theirs are usually out-of-date -and often copied incorrectly!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!
And if you know of any I missed and want to add them or correct the
information, please let me know! There are affiliate links on this page. Read our disclosure policy to learn more.
What's in season in December 2024, and
other timely information:
Notes for December 2024: Spring crops are underway; don't
miss the berry season, strawberries are first, followed by the brambles! Damsons
and other plums, figs, and summer veg are next! See this page for a
harvest calendar to know when each crop is typically available.
Strawberry festivals, fetes and fayres are coming, most in June and July -
see
this page to find a strawberry festival near you! 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!
Southern East Anglia U-Pick Farms and Orchards, by
county
Click on the resources drop-down above, if you need a county map
Bedfordshire
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Edible Ornamentals - Minimizes
chemical and pesticide use, broccoli, corn (sweet), courgettes,
peppers, other vegetables, Other fruit or veg,
Cherwood Nursery Blue
Bells, Chawston, Bedfordshire 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)
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Grove
Farm PYO - over 30 different fruits and vegetables during the
season.
Ivinghoe, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. Phone: 01296
668175, email:
enquiries@grovefarmpyo.co.uk. Open:
Monday to Saturday 10 am to 6 pm; last entry 5 pm and Sunday from 9 am to 1
pm, last entry 12 pm. We are now within a 30mph zone which runs back into
Ivinghoe. Payment: Cash and Debit/Credit Cards only. For
prices go to What's in Season. 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. There are signs directing you to
all the different areas and if you have any questions about the Pick Your
Own, any member of the family or staff will be happy to answer them. There
is ample parking and we are open every day for you to come and pick.
Click here for a link to our Facebook page. (UPDATED:
June 19, 2018, JBS)
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Pell's Farm Shop - Pick Your
Own Strawberries, Raspberries, Gooseberries and red and black currants (when
in season) Christmas Trees
Renhold Road, Wilden, Bedfordshire 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: July
30, 2015, JBS) (UPDATED: May
19, 2011)
A visitor
writes: "Very low prices. Fantastic farm shop and nursery. Definitely worth
a visit."
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The Secret Farm - Minimizes chemical and
pesticide use, asparagus, carrots, Christmas trees, corn (sweet),
flowers, lavender, onions, peppers, potatoes, pumpkins, raspberries (red),
rhubarb, summer squash, winter squash, strawberries, tomatoes, U-pick and
already picked, gift shop, concessions or refreshment stand, WiFi is
available, Cell service cell phones work here, restrooms, picnic area,
picnic area you may bring your own food, Inflatables or Bounce house, barrel
train, pedal kart track
Blunham Road, Moggerhanger , MK44 3RA. Email:
hello@thesecret.farm.
Open: Hours vary considerably; please see our website or Facebook page for
current availability and hours. Directions:
Click here for a map and directions. We minimize use of pesticides and
other chemicals. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, All credit cards, AndroidPay,
ApplePay.
Click here for our Facebook page.
(UPDATED: June 29, 2023) (ADDED: June 13, 2022)
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Woodside
Animal Farm Ltd - Animal farm
Mancroft Road, Aley Green, Luton, Bedfordshire LU14DG. Phone: 01582
841044. (This is an animal farm and leisure/amusement park, but apparently
they have pyo eggs. You can get up close and personal with our animals at
Woodside Animal Farm. Feed them, pet them and even cuddle them during our
'Cuddly Encounters' hands on sessions. As well as our wide range of farm,
zoo and exotic animals there are tractor and trailer rides, animal
demonstrations, a mini fun fair, crazy golf and lots of outdoor play fun.
For rainy days and when the kids just want to run wild there’s the heated
indoor soft play centre and cafe serving hot meals and snacks, a selection
of rich and warming coffees and a tempting range of delicious cakes and
treats. Our well stocked gift shop has a good range of gifts, toys and
pocket money treats. Our award winning poultry centre stocks a vast range of
livestock, feed and accessories, and our friendly helpful staff are on hand
to give you all the advice you need! (UPDATED: 02 April 2016, JBS)
Essex
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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. Email:
info@carpentersfarmshop.co.uk. UPDATE for 2021, Their website is gone and there's nothing else about them that is current on the internet - I
presume they have closed. Does anyone have current information, are they still offering pick your own or are even open? If so,
please write me.
Here's what's really odd: there's a new website for the same location here,
Carpenter's Farm Shop that says "The Barn Cafe, Farm Shop and Craft Studios Luxury Accommodation with onsite café, fishing lakes and artisan crafts" but
nothing about fruit or anything related to an actual farm. I guess they've converted to a self-catering rental accommodation now. They used to also have a reservoir for fishing and quarterly
wine-tasting evenings. Strawberries - pick your own in mid June and July;
Raspberries - ready picked and PYO in July- August; Gooseberries - ready
picked and PYO in mid June-early July. (UPDATED: 02 April 2016, JBS) (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.
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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. Email: email:
sales@cranerproduce.co.uk. Open: They sometimes open late in the season (June). In June,
they have Strawberries, Raspberries and Broad beans, plus more in the shop.
They grow PYO strawberries, raspberries, black currants, red currants,
blackberries, plums,damsons,apples and gooseberries, but only in season.
Today all our strawberries are grown on the “table top system” but this year
we have reduced the amount we will produce, as the time has come for us to
take life somewhat more easily. Our gooseberries are superb and all are
grown on a multi-cordon system so they can be picked from a comfortable
standing position - we do not know of another farm where this is on offer,
but no doubt someone will tell us! Each year we produce more than we can get
picked , so please come and help us, you may be surprised not to get too
scratched in the process. Please remember they may start the last weekend in
May. We try to make the fruit-picking experience a happy and enjoyable one
with easy access to all our different fruits and plenty of green space all
around. Regular visitors will notice that there is more green space this
summer. (UPDATED: 02 April 2016, JBS)
(UPDATED: July 9, 2015, JBS) (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)
- 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.
Open: Call for hours and availability. 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. 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. PYO
Asparagus in April/May (call to check when ready). (UPDATED: 02 April 2016,
JBS)
- Hilltop Farm - They have some PYO - but I haven't heard just what!
Hilltop Avenue, Benfleet, Essex SS7 1PH. Phone: Phone: 01268 752734.
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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:
UPDATE for 2018-2021- Their website is gone; Does anyone have current information,
are they still offering pick your own or are even open? If so,
please write me, (note, the other copycat websites and
mommy bloggers, just copy from us; if they are reporting Jarmen's is open,
they're outdated); their last reported hours were 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. Formerly known as
East Mersea Nursery and Pick Your Own. (UPDATED: January 07, 2011)
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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: Monday
to Thursday & Saturday 9 to 5, Friday 9 to 6, Sunday 10 to 4 BUT please make
sure you are at the shop well before closing time.
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: 02 April 2016, JBS) (UPDATED: June 27, 2014, from their website) (UPDATED: September 04, 2009)
- Little Baddow Hall Fruit Farms Ltd
- plums and Christmas trees.
Church Road, Little Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex CM3 4BE. Phone: 01245 222827.
There's not much online about them. They have a campsite, and that
appears to be their primary business. One person reports they only
have Plums for picking on site nowadays in August. Best
to call ahead and ask. (UPDATED: 02 April 2016, JBS)
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McLauchlans of
Boxted Pick Your Own Berry Farm - berries, broad beans and sweet
corn
53, Straight Road, Boxted, Colchester, Essex CO4 5RB.
Phone: 01206 272275. Open: 9am to 6pm Monday to Saturday, and 9am to 4pm on Sundays.; NOTE: in 2020, 9 am to 10am daily is reserved for over 60 year
olds (no reservation required); You need to BOOK A TICKET to pick strawberries as we’re limiting the number of people on the strawberry field; No
reservation needed to pick raspberries, gooseberries, or other crops. The Farm shop has freshly picked fruit is available in high season, for those who are
short of time. Arrive early to ensure you don’t miss out! Alternatively, contact the farm shop to check availability and place an order. The farm shop
stocks local produce including local potatoes, cream and ice cream. Freshly frozen fruit is also available throughout the year. Payment: We prefer
payment by debit and credit cards. 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. The fruit season will start in late
May, or early June:
Strawberries Late May - July
Gooseberries Late
May
Jam strawberries June - July
Broad beans June - July
Redcurrants July - August
Raspberries July - August
Dessert
gooseberries July - August
Blackcurrants July - August
Sweetcorn late
August. (UPDATED: July 12, 2020, JBS)
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Mill Farm Strawberries - UPDATE for 2018 - Permanently
closed - As some of you are aware this has been our last proper
season growing and selling strawberries after 40 years in the business. We
would sincerely like to thank those of you who have supported us over this
time, especially our regular local customers. Many families have said it is
indeed the end of an era.
Brightlingsea Road Thorrington, Colchester,
Essex, CO7 8JJ. (UPDATED: June 21, 2018, JBS)
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Park Fruit Farm
- apples, blackberries, plums, damsons, pears, raspberries
Pork Lane,
Great Holland, Nr Frinton-on-sea, Essex. CO13 0ES. Phone: 01255 674621.
Open: All Year; From August to Christmas we are open 7 days a week,
9.00am-5.00pm Mon to Sat, 10.00am-4.00pm Sunday; From New Year to July we
are open 6 days a week, Mon to Sat, 9.00am-5.00pm; We are closed between
Christmas Day and New Year's Day; Bank Holidays 10.00am-4.00pm
(9.00am-5.00pm on August Bank Holiday). We grow 39 varieties of apples, 10
varieties of plums and damsons, 4 varieties of pears, 3 varieties of
raspberries and 1 variety of blackberry. We are a small family run farm
which is now into the third generation. We are very well known locally since
we have a busy farm shop, where we sell the majority of all the fruit grown
on the farm and many other farm products. We press our own apple juice which
is available straight from the press, it is pure and untreated, unlike any
other apple juice you will find in the shops. When you visit the farm, you
may try the different apple juices that has recently been pressed. You are
also welcome to see the pressing. The Plum Orchards are generally open from
mid/late July through to October, for Pick Your Own and the cane fruit
orchard is open from mid June through to November. It is always best to
phone before coming to check on the availability of the crops and when
picking always go to the far end of the rows first as usually the fruit is
more plentiful and of better quality. (UPDATED: 02 April 2016, JBS) (ADDED: June 27, 2014, JBS)
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Spencers Farm Shop, Cox's, Wickham Fruit Farm - Strawberries, Raspberries,
Gooseberries, Red & Blackcurrants, Blackberries, Loganberries,
Cherries, Plums, 18 Varieties of Apples Asparagus, Runner Beans, Courgettes,
Pumpkins.
Wickham St Pauls, Halstead, CO9 2PX. Phone: 01787 269476. Fax: 01787 269476. Email:
office@spencersfarmshop.com. Open:
See their website for hours. Directions:Directions
and map. Strawberries, Raspberries, Gooseberries, Red & Blackcurrants,
Blackberries, Loganberries, Tayberries, Cherries, Plums, 18 Varieties of
Apples Asparagus, Runner Beans, Courgettes, Pumpkins.Since first
growing "Pick Your Own" fruit in 1973, our range of PYO fruit and vegetables
has grown considerably. We are particularly proud of our "Table Top
Strawberries" grown at waist height for ease of picking! If you would like
to pick your own, simply call in at the shop (opening times here), but feel
free to phone us on (UK) 01787 269 476, or email us if you have any queries.
.
Click here for a link to our Facebook page.
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(UPDATED:
June 21, 2018, JBS)
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Wash Farm -
asparagus, blackberries, boysenberries, currants (red and
black), gooseberries, raspberries (red), strawberries, tayberries,
Queen
Street Sible Hedingham, Halstead, CO9 3RH. Phone: (01787) 461208. Email:
shirley@washfarm.co.uk. Open:
Weekdays 9am until 6pm. Saturdays 9am until 5pm. Sundays 10am until 4pm; June
until August.
Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions:
Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Cheque.
Apart from ourselves there are plenty of local attractions such as:
Hedingham Castle and the Colne Valley Railways (always a hit with the
younger children). The picturesque and historic villages of Castle
Hedingham, Finchingfield, Bardfield, Thaxted and Saffron Walden are just a
stone’s throw away from the farm. If you stop off at Wash farm first you’ll
still have enough money in your pocket for the rest of the day! PLEASE BRING
YOUR OWN CONTAINERS TO PICK INTO. HELP SAVE PLANET EARTH AND YOURSELF SOME
MONEY!!
Click here for a link to our Facebook page.
(UPDATED: June 21, 2018, JBS) (ADDED: July
04, 2012)
- West Hyde - raspberries (red), strawberries,
West Hyde St Lawrence Road, Tillingham, CM0 7SB. Phone: 01621 779507.
Email:
mick.garwood@btinternet.com. Open: Every day during the season 9am to
5pm. Directions: We are located near to Street Lawrence Bay follow signs
from Steeple Road.
Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. (ADDED: June
23, 2012)
- The Christmas Tree Farm at Hawkwell - Christmas trees
Rectory Road, Hawkwell,
Hockley.
Christmas
trees throughout December
Hertfordshire
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Bullscroft Farm - Strawberries, raspberries,
tayberries, gooseberries, worcesterberries, redcurrants, backcurrants
Chenies Road,
Chorleywood. Phone:
07719 252000.
Open: June-Sept, Mon-Sunday 09.30 to 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.
Strawberries - May and June, Tayberries - From July. Gooseberries - June.
Worcesterberries - July. Redcurrants - July. Blackcurrants - July. and more!
(UPDATED: June 21, 2018, JBS)
(UPDATED: June 29, 2009)
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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.
Email:
helen@jmlukies.co.uk. Open:
Tuesday to Sunday from 9am to 6pm. Directions:
Click here for a map and directions. Only portaloos in the car park and no
other facilities. Strawberries: June to October. Raspberries: July to
October. Gooseberries: June to July. Blackberries: July. Blackcurrants:
July. Sweetcorn: End of August. Blueberries: July to August. Broadbeans:
June. French Beans: July. They also have fruit/veg that is already picked
and ready to go. Pick your own Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries,
blackberries, gooseberries, blackcurrants, sweetcorn & onions. Our own
sunflowers and cherries are available ready picked. They have a Tea
Barn for Breakfasts, paninis, salads, sandwiches, jacket potatoes, cream
teas, ice creams, delicious homemade cakes and a great selection of hot and
cold drinks. There is also a Farm Shop with a wide range of local produce
including fresh fruit and vegetables, meats and cheeses, meringues, our jam
and honey, eggs, chutneys, pickles and much more. For further updates and to
find out about our summer opening schedule please keep checking back here or
follow us
Click here for our Facebook page or Twitter.
(UPDATED: 02 April 2016, JBS) (UPDATED: July
31, 2015)
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Church Farm, Ardeley - .apples, damsons, carrots, potatoes,
beetroot, onions, more, Farm experience, restrooms, gift shop, concession
stand (drinks, snacks and/or food), picnic area, pumpkin patch (pick in the
field where they grow), pumpkins (harvested and laid out on the ground or
lawn), pumpkins (in a market, stand or shop), pony rides, farm animals,
birthday parties, group tours
Ardeley, Stevenage, Stevenage , SG2 7AH.
Phone: 01438 861 447. Email:
info@churchfarmardeley.co.uk. Open: PYO every weekend in September 2020
from 10am-4pm; farm is open 364 days a year. 9am - 5pm. Directions: See
their website for directions.
Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards,
Visa/MasterCard . Commencing 12th September and running for every weekend of
the month farm visitors who have purchased a Farm Day Pass can help us
harvest. Help with the harvest, only pay for what you take away. Enjoy
meeting and feeding the animals too! Pick apples & damsons in Vicars
Orchards; collect windfalls to feed to our pigs whilst walking to Great
Field to harvest field veg. Pull carrots, dig potatoes, lift onions,
beetroot and more. Dig your own potatoes, harvest beetroot & pick
apples from our orchard…ready to take from our fields to your table!
Ecologically grown delicious fruit & veg with no SPRAYS! Children love
getting hands on harvesting, plenty of fresh air and social distancing.
Pick apples and damsons in Vicars Orchards; collect windfalls to feed to our
pigs whilst walking to Great Field to harvest field veggies. Pull carrots,
dig potatoes, lift onions, beetroot and more. Only pay for what you want to
take away. A great activity for all ages. Church Farm Ardeley is a community
interest, not-for-profit social enterprise, set up by its founders in order
to innovate and create, replicable and sustainable small farm enterprises
Throughout the year we offer a variety of activities and events to the
public and there are also a range of meeting and events spaces, camping and
glamping areas, that can be hired for parties and corporate events too. As
not-for-profit community interest company, we invest any surplus back into
improving the farm and Rural Care to ensure its sustainability for future
generations to enjoy.
Click here for our Facebook page. (ADDED: September 15, 2020, Suggested
by a visitor)
A visitor writes on September 15, 2020: "An all
round splendid day out in the farm, feeding the animals and then picking
fruit and veggies in the fields. Had an amazing lunch in the Farm Cafe,
amazing cakes and the best ham, egg and chips I have ever had. "
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Graveley Fruit Farms
- PYO strawberries, raspberries, currants, and broad beans.
Graveley Hall Farm, Graveley, Hitchin, Hertfordshire SG4 7LY. Phone: 01438
727709. Email :
Graveleyfruitfarm@hotmail.com. Directions: Located on the B197 north of
Stevenage. All our fruit is available as Pick Your Own or you can buy it
ready picked in our cafe. The cafe serves teas, coffees and light snacks and
ice cream. We have a large children’s adventure play area including a zip
wire and a haystack, and the play area is overlooked from the cafe. So Mum
and Dad can relax with a cup of tea while the kids let off steam. Tractor
and trailer rides are available most weekends and include a trip over the
'off road' bumps at the back of the farm. Loads of fun in an adventure
filled ride. There are also some pet pigs to look at and feed, pig food is
available to feed them. (UPDATED: May 14, 2019, JBS)
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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. Open: Tuesday to Friday: 10:00 - 18:00;
Saturday and Sunday: 09:00 - 18:00; Monday: Closed all day. 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. 20% Pensioner discount on
Tuesday afternoons. MINIMUM CHARGE, ADULT: £2.00 PER PERSON, CHILD (5+):
£0.50 PER CHILD. Free Parking. Strawberries: End of June, July and Early August; Raspberries: July and August; Gooseberries: July; Red and black currants
in July and August.(UPDATED: 02 April 2016, JBS) (UPDATED: 20, July 2008)
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Pearce's Farm Shop - PYO: Strawberries, raspberries,
pumpkins
Hamels Park Farm,
Buntingford.
Phone: 01920 821246.
Email:
info@pearcesfarmshop.com. Open: starting in May or June. We have been growing strawberries since 1978
and with the raspberries also have an excellent pick your own that makes a
fun family activity. Asparagus, is another of our specialities and when in
season during May and June it is much sought after by our customers for the
excellent flavour. We also grow a great range of pumpkins and squash
available from October, in time for Halloween and also ornamental gourds
that make interesting autumnal decoration. Looking to offer something
different we have planted the Hippophae rhamnoides berry, or sea buckthorn,
which is one of the superfoods that is full of vitamins and not that common
in the UK, as well blueberries, another very healthy fruit.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. Strawberry & Raspberry PYO open - ring for up-to-date availability.
We have a large area of soft fruit at Pearce’s, available for visitors
either to pick themselves, a popular activity with families, or to buy in
the shop. Our café also uses them to make delicious puddings, tarts and
crumbles. (UPDATED: May 14, 2019, JBS) (UPDATED: July 11, 2015, JBS)
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