If you’re looking for a wholesome family experience this summer then fruit picking has got to be it! Whether it’s classic strawberries, pumpkins or even sunflowers – we’ve got it covered!
There are a few different places dotted about on the outskirts of Nottinghamshire and beyond so depending on whereabouts you are in Nottingham there will be definitely be somewhere within a 45 minute drive on this list!
I update this post annually but please check the social media page of each location linked on the day to check that fruit is available. The dates given are a rough guide and vary each year.
PICK YOUR OWN:
Strawberries – June to August (dependant on weather)
Sunflowers – June – August
Pumpkins – October
ALSO:
Tea room and farm shop
Maize Maze
Farm animals
PICK YOUR OWN:
Strawberries – June to August (dependant on weather)
Sunflowers – June – August
Wildflowers – July – August
Pumpkins – October
ALSO:
Tea room and farm shop
Maize Maze (august onwards)
Wymeswold Fruit Farm
Wide Ln, Wymeswold, Loughborough LE12 6SE
£3 entry (15+) redeemable against fruit purchases, free parking, no booking required
PICK YOUR OWN:
Strawberries – June to august
Gooseberries – June
Rhubarb – June to August
Raspberries – July to August
Red, white and black currants – July
Pumpkins – October
ALSO:
Free tractor rides at the weekends
Inflatable Slide (peak days)
Café and ice creams
Nottinghamshire Pick Your Own Pumpkins
Oaks Lane, Oxton, Southwell, NG25 0RH
£5pp entry (includes a punnet of strawberries), free parking, no booking required
Pick Your Own:
Strawberries
Sunflowers, Potatoes, Corguettes and Gladioli – From end of July/early August
Pumpkins – October
Also:
Maize maze, sunflower fields
Food and Drink by Little Schnauzer Coffee Company
Goachers
Wood Lane, North Wheatley, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 9BG
Free entry, free parking, no booking required, minimum spend of £2pp
Pick Your Own:
Strawberries – June/July
Gooseberries – June
Redcurrants & Blackcurrants – late June and July.
Raspberries – June until late September. The peak time for raspberries is July.
Tayberries – A Raspberry cross Blackberry – July.
Cherries – early July.
Worcesterberries – mid-July to August.
Plums, Damsons and Greengages –August to late September.
Blackberries – August to September.
Apples and pears – From September
Pumpkins – October
ALSO:
Picnic area and toilets
Farm shop, ice cream and drinks
Cattows Farm
Swepstone Road, Heather, Leicestershire, LE67 2RF
Free entry, free parking, no booking required
PICK YOUR OWN:
Strawberries, gooseberries – mid June
Raspberries, red currants, blackcurrants – early July
Sunflowers – mid July
Pumpkins – from 1st October
ALSO:
Restaurant on site, takeaway drinks and ice creams,
Inflatables on selected weekends, play area and animals
PICK YOUR OWN:
Strawberries – From June
Gooseberries – from June
Raspberries – From July
Blackcurrant and redcurrants – from July
ALSO:
Café, Farm shop and ice creams
Tips
Dates and timings are all approximate!
Check Facebook pages or other social media of your chosen location daily for updates regarding fruit availability as this is very changeable with the unpredictability of our great British weather! It is difficult to plan this kind of trip too far in advance.
Check opening times as some places run shorter times when fruit is in low supply. Go as early as possible in the day if you want a quieter experience or if you are going at the weekend. You also get the best pick of fruit for the day.
Toilet facilities are very variable so bare that in mind for children in nappies or who are potty training.
Dress appropriately knowing you will be in an open field on a working farm.
Take advantage of this very wholesome experience to get some nice family pictures – and be unapologetic about getting those shots! I’m down on the ground, phone at all angles, candid shots, posed shots – portrait mode is on! Sorry it’s just got to be done. Our strawberry and pumpkin picking photos are always so lovely and will be treasured for many years.
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