Find out where to pick your own fruit this summer with our handy guide.

There’s something wonderfully nostalgic about picking your own fruit and vegetables.

Here’s our directory of ‘pick your own’ locations across the UK. They vary in size and scope from small strawberry fields to large sites with maize mazes, cafes, trails and play areas. Why not make a day of it and pay a visit to a farm near you this summer?

Timing matters more than anything. Asparagus traditionally runs from St George’s Day on 23 April to the summer solstice; gooseberries have a picking window of barely three weeks in late June and early July; strawberries peak from mid June through July; and autumn brings apples, late raspberries and pumpkins. Most growers agree June is the sweet spot for the biggest, juiciest berries, before the summer heat arrives.

London and the South East

Garsons Farm, Esher, Surrey is one of the largest sites in the country at 155 acres, farmed by the same family since 1871, with around 30 crops across the season. It was named Pick Your Own of the Year at the 2025 Farm Retail Association Awards.

Crockford Bridge Farm, Addlestone, Surrey covers 80 acres of green belt and gets a mention in the Domesday Book, with something to pick from June right through to December.

Parkside Farm, Enfield does tabletop strawberry picking, so no bending required, which makes it a good bet with small children or anyone with a bad back.

Cammas Hall Farm, Essex is the award winner in that county, with fruit through the summer and a well regarded farm shop and cafe.

The South West and Wessex

Bourne Valley PYO, St Mary Bourne, Hampshire has been family run for more than 25 years, with raised strawberry beds that make picking easy for all ages, plus raspberries, rhubarb, gooseberries and asparagus in season. Pony rides, a woodland walk and a sand play area keep children busy.

Trevaskis Farm, near Hayle, Cornwall spreads across 28 acres, has been in the same family for over forty years, and grows more than a hundred crops through the season, backed up by a substantial farm shop and butchery.

The Midlands

Essington Farm, Wolverhampton is among the best known in the region, combining PYO fields with a restaurant, butcher and farm shop, so lunch is sorted.

Manor Farm Fruits, Staffordshire is the other Midlands standby, straightforward and reliably good for summer berries.

Oxfordshire and the Cotswolds

Rectory Farm, Stanton St John runs 45 acres of pick your own crops, with a further 60 acres of asparagus fields nearby. Few places in England do asparagus on that scale.

The North West

Kenyon Hall Farm, Warrington and Claremont Farm, Bebington on the Wirral are the two to know, the latter offering strawberries, raspberries, tayberries, currants and three colours of gooseberry, plus hayrides.

Eddisbury Fruit Farm, Kelsall, Cheshire is worth timing for late summer, when the apples come in and the on site cider mill gets going.

Scotland

Craigie’s Farm, near Edinburgh runs from June to October and goes well beyond strawberries, with raspberries, blackcurrants, gooseberries, apples and, come October, a field turned orange with pumpkins.

Please note:

Many farms operate by advance booking only, with limited hours or restrictions on party sizes. Crops and conditions can change overnight, so we strongly advise that you call ahead or check the farm’s social media before visiting for full information, including ensuring that there is fruit available to pick. Wear sensible shoes, since this is a working farm and the ground will be uneven, and take sun cream and a hat.