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Strawberry U-Pick Orchards in Wales in 2024, by county
Below are the PYO orchards and farms for strawberries that we know of in this area. Not all areas have strawberries orchards or farms that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using the add a farm form!
Remember to always check with the farm's own website or Facebook page before you go - or call or email them if they don't have a website or Facebook page. Conditions at the farms and crops can change literally overnight, so if you want to avoid a wasted trip out there - check with the farm directly before you go! If I cannot reach them, I DON'T GO!
PLEASE report closed farms, broken links and incorrect info using the "Report Corrections" form below.
Hooton’s Homegrown PYO - strawberries,
gooseberries, blackcurrants and rhubarb Ffingar, Ffordd
Brynsiencyn, Llanedwen LL61 6EQ, UK. Phone: 01248 430322. Email:
info@hootonshomegrown.co.uk. Open: Pick Your Own
(seasonal) daily from 10 am to 4:30 pm; from Saturday in mid
June, please check our social media for any updates; Farm
Shops from 9.30am to 5.30pm (Monday-Sunday), (Fron Goch 10am to
4.30pm Sunday) and the Café (Brynsiencyn) from 10am to 5pm; PYO
is seasonal.
Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Picking updates:
Click here for picking updates.
Directions: Directions just one mile from Menai Bridge in the direction of
Pentraeth.
PYO - on the A5025, one
mile from Menai Bridge in the direction of Pentraeth (look out for our
signs) Farm Shop LL61 6HQ - On the A4080, less than 4 miles from
Llanfairpwll. Farm Shop LL54 5RL (within Fron Goch Garden Centre).
Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards,
Visa/MasterCard.
Click here for our Facebook page.
(UPDATED: 14 May 2019, JBS) (UPDATED: May 03, 2013)
Bellis
Country Market - PYO: strawberries, Raspberries, Gooseberries,
Tayberries, Loganberries, Redcurrants, Blackcurrants, Rhubarb, Peas and
Beans, pumpkins, Maize maze in August Wrexham Road,
Farm Holt near Wrexham, Clywd. Phone: 01829 270304. Email:
info@bellisbrothers.co.uk. Open: Monday to Thursday 09:00 to 17:00;
Friday and Saturday 09:00 to 17:30; Sunday 10:00 to 16:00. expected to
start in June. Crops available through the season include strawberries,
Raspberries, Gooseberries, Tayberries, Loganberries, Redcurrants,
Blackcurrants, Rhubarb, Peas and Beans. We also grow a huge field full of
fruit in time for spooky Halloween Pick Your Own pumpkins. Fruit and
vegetables from a family farm. Other locally produce foods and bakery. The
farm shop has the same selection as the PYO, including broad beans,
cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, courgettes, marrow, onions, peas, potatoes,
pumpkin, asparagus. Cheese milk, cream, free range eggs, pure fruit juice,
locally baked bread, cakes, pies, frozen veg, preserves, honey, candles.
Facilities: Ample parking, children's play area, scenic walks, garden
centre, tea room, easy access for disabled, toilets, disabled facilities.
Crops available through the season: strawberries, Raspberries, Gooseberries,
Tayberries, Loganberries, Redcurrants, Blackcurrants, Rhubarb, Peas and
Beans. We also grow a huge field full of fruit in time for spooky Halloween
Pick Your Own pumpkins. We started Pick Your Own Strawberries here in
Holt in 1967 and since then many more crops have been made available. Ever
since Charles Bellis planted his first strawberry plant ‘Black Prince’ here
in 1860 we have been crazy about strawberries and it is not just Pick Your
Own that is strawberry related at Bellis’! Maize Maze open in August daily
from 10 am to 4 pm. The Maze is suitable for Children aged 12 years and
under. In 2018, prices were Adults £1.50; Children £1.50 and Under 3’s FREE.
Click here for a link to our Facebook page.
(UPDATED: 21 May 2019, JBS)
Hawarden Estate Farm Shop - currants (red and black),
raspberries (red), strawberries, Chester Road Castle Grounds,
Hawarden, CH5 3FB. Phone: 01244 533442. Email:
manager@hawardenestate.co.uk. Open: PYO from May to July.
Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions:
Click here for a map and directions. Strawberries: Mid-May to
mid-July. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard.
Click here for our Facebook page. For five months or so during
summer and early autumn (June to October), if the weather has been good
to us, our orchards and fields are abundant with beautiful fruit. This
is when we invite you to come in and pick-your-own: a lovely family
activity, and a great value way of buying nutritious fresh fruit. First
up, we have rows of gooseberries, redcurrants and blackcurrants. Later
on, you will find English apples, pears and plums, both for eating and
cooking, and of course our famous Hawarden Estate Pumpkins. Pick up a
pot or punnet at the Farm Shop, and then come back for weighing. Over
the summer at our Smoke Shack we have our barbecue fired up with
delicious wood-fired street food; we also serve delicious Plas Farm ice
cream. (UPDATED: 21 May 2019, JBS) (ADDED: May 24, 2011)
Brooksgrove Farm - gooseberries, raspberries (red),
strawberries, pumpkins Brooksgrove Lane, Haverfordwest, SA61 1XR. Phone:
07854212945. Email:
enquiries@brooksgrove.co.uk. Open: We are open seasonally, Please
check our website for opening times, typically May and June for PYO
fruit, then October for pumpkins.
Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions:
Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only.
Click here for our Facebook page. At Brooksgrove Farm we also run a
Daffodils by Post service giving you the chance to send a unique gift of
our Pembrokeshire Daffodils to someone special. Take a look at our
website for more information. The Strawberry Field at Brooksgrove Farm
first opened for PYO in 2013 and has become increasingly popular. In
2015 we added raspberries, gooseberries and even more strawberries. It
doesn’t get any fresher than this and the taste of our field grown fruit
is second to none. (UPDATED: 21 May 2019, JBS) (ADDED: February 09, 2016)
The Fruit Garden - PYO: Blackberries, jostaberries, tummelberries,
strawberries, raspberries, black & redcurrants, Groesfaen Road,
Peterston-Super-Ely, Cardiff, S Glamorgan. Phone: 01446 760358. Directions:
At Peterston Super Ely off J34 on M4, or A48 at 'Five Mile Lane', 'Sycamore
Cross'. Small farm with 2.5 acres of covered, table top strawberries, potted
cane raspberries, blueberries, currants, gooseberries, tayberries,
tummelberries, blackberries, jostaberries - all superb quality. Luxury ice
cream made on the farm. Attends farmers' markets. Also, asparagus (not PYO).
Please remember we work with the seasons and our crops are dependent on the
weather. Please call to see what is available to pick.The farm shop has
home-made ice cream, soft fruits, free range eggs, honey. Also called Wild
Fig Farm, they make ice cream, too. (UPDATED: 21 May 2019, JBS)
Gowers Scurlage Farm - strawberries, Raspberries, Reynoldston,
Scurlage, Swansea SA3 1BA. Email: info@gowerpickyourown.wales. Open: 11am -6pm, Please always check our facebook page page before heading down - we will give an hrs notice before shutting.
Operating a DRIVE THROUGH system temporarily, whereby you can drive to buy our pre picked strawberries and raspberries, jammers and broad beans
(picked fresh this morning), proper coffee, cake, and Jam. We also have our onsite cafe serving hot and cold drinks, ice cream, and scrumptious homemade
cakes - BUT these will be delivered to your car for you to enjoy. You’re welcome to get out your car and have a PICNIC by your car (2 metres apart).
Payment: credit cards, debit cards, We are asking that you pay by card, to prevent cross contamination. To avoid contamination, we are NOT accepting
your own containers, so please don’t bring them. We have decided to continue this “drive through” approach to keep our staff and customers safe and well -
we’re in constant talks about how we can open the PYO safely (bear with us)! Our picnic area will be open Tuesday onwards. Strawberry and Raspberry
picking through the summer months. Our fruit is grown above the ground in a coir substrate, which is a waste product of the coconut growing industry. We
irrigate our crop, which is undercover for all weather picking, using just enough water. Our electricity is made on site from our own Photovoltaic (solar)
cells, and we use cardboard baskets for our strawberries, as well as biodegradable cups and plates in our cafe. Around the site we are busy planting a host
of wild flowers, and encouraging bees and other wildlife.
Click here for a link to our Facebook page.
(ADDED: July 12, 2020, JBS)
Aberbran Fawr Farm - PYO broad beans, courgettes, currants (red and
black), gooseberries, peas, potatoes, raspberries (red), strawberries, pumpkins
Aberbran Fawr Farm, Aberbran,, Brecon, LD3 9NG. Phone: 01874 623301. Email:
anandy@aberbranfawr.co.uk. Open: Monday to Sunday 10am to 5:30 pm.
Directions: Located on the A40 Swansea road, approximately 4 miles from the
town of Brecon. Strawberries and Gooseberries ready mid June Raspberries,
Black and Red Currants, Broadbeans, Peas and Potatoes ready July; Free Range
eggs available June to August; Homemade jams available also. Payment: Cash,
Cheque. (Being based in the Brecon Beacons National Park we are ideally
situated for going on scenic walks. We are also within easy driving distance
of local supermarkets, play barns for children and Dan Y Ogof show caves.
From mid June through to August we open for Pick your Own fruit and
vegetables including strawberries, raspberries, redcurrants, blackcurrants,
gooseberries, broad-beans, peas and potatoes along with free range eggs and
home made jams(when available). Aberbran Fawr Farm - PYO Strawberry fields and Camping. (UPDATED: 9 October 2020 JBS) (ADDED: June 28, 2010)
Strawberry Picking Tips, Recipes and Information
Strawberries typically begin from mid- May in the south and central England, and a couple of weeks later in the north and Scotland. They typically
continue through June and into July. Beyond that, some farms plant later bearing varieties, day neutral varieties and "everbearers, so they may have
strawberries to pick until frost. But to be sure of a good harvest, go early in the season, from mid May through June.
Of course, it highly depends upon microclimates (earlier in warmer western coastal areas) and the varieties planted by each farm. The timing,
quality and quantity of the strawberry crop varies considerably, so always check with the farm's website or Facebook page - or even call them before
you go to the farm.
Before you leave to go to the farm:
Always call before you go to the farm - strawberries are affected by weather
(both rain and cooler temperature) more than most crops. And when they are
in season, a large turnout can pick a field clean before noon, so CALL
first!
Leave
early. On weekends, then fields may be picked clean by NOON!
Most growers furnish picking containers designed
for strawberries, but they may charge you for them; be sure to call before you go to see if you need to bring
containers.
If you use your own containers, remember that heaping
strawberries more than 5 inches deep will bruise the lower berries.
Plastic
dishpans, metal oven pans with 3 inch tall sides and large pots make good
containers. I like the Glad storage containers like the one at right.
Bring something to drink and a few snacks; you'd be surprised how you can
work up a thirst and appetite! And don't forget hats and sunscreen for the
sun. Bugs usually aren't a problem, but some deet might be good to bring
along if it has been rainy.
Tips on How to Pick Strawberries
Grasp the stem just above the berry between the
forefinger and the thumbnail and pull with a slight twisting motion.
With the stem broken about one-half inch from
the berry, allow it to roll into the palm of your hand.
Repeat these operations using both hands until
each holds 3 or 4 berries.
Carefully place - don't throw - the fruit into
your containers. Repeat the picking process with both hands.
Don't overfill your containers or try to pack
the berries down.
General Picking Tips
Whether you pick strawberries from your garden or at
a Pick-Your-Own farm, here are a few tips to keep in mind:
Be careful that your feet and knees do not
damage plants or fruit in or along the edge of the row.
Pick only the berries that are fully red. Part
the leaves with your hands to look for hidden berries ready for harvest.
To help the farmers, also remove from the plants
berries showing rot, sunburn, insect injury or other defects and place them
between the rows behind you. If they are left in the plants, the rot will
quickly spread to other berries.
Berries to be used immediately may be picked any
time, but if you plan to hold the fruit for a few days, try to pick in the
early morning or on cool, cloudy days. Berries picked during the heat of the
day become soft, are easily bruised and will not keep well.
Avoid placing the picked berries in the sunshine any
longer than necessary. It is better to put them in the shade of a tree or
shed than in the car trunk or on the car seat. Cool them as soon as possible
after picking. Strawberries may be kept fresh in the refrigerator for two or three, depending upon the initial quality of the berry. After a few
days in storage, however, the fruit loses its bright colour and fresh flavor
and tends to shrivel.
For interesting and fun strawberry facts and
trivia from the California Strawberry Commission,
click
here!
When you get home
DON'T wash the berries until you are ready to use them. Washing
makes them more prone to spoiling.
Pour them out into shallow pans and remove any mushed, soft or rotting
berries
Put a couple of days supply into the fridge, wash and cut the caps
(green tops) off the others and freeze them up! (Unless you're going to make
jam right away) See this
page about how to freeze strawberries.
If you like the strawberries you picked, ask the farm what variety they
planted, and not the weather conditions the week or two before. The flavor
of a strawberry is affected by the variety, the weather and the degree of
ripeness when picked.
Picking the best strawberries:
Select firm, fully red berries. Strawberries DO NOT continue ripen after
they are picked! In the photo, only the berry on the far right is
completely ripe.
Strawberry festivals: Most areas that grow strawberries have a strawberry festival, at which you
can taste all kinds of fresh strawberry foods, pies, jams, cakes - and most
commonly, fresh strawberry shortcake. To find out where and when there
is one near you, see this
page for a list of strawberry festivals in the UK!
Strawberries measurements: government agriculture
websites tell us that 1 quart = 2 pints = 4 cups and is about the
same as 1 liter and 1 quart of fresh strawberries weighs 1 lbs to 1.25 lbs (or
450 to 600 g).
Of course, the weight
varies on variety and weather conditions. 1 quart is normally
enough for 4
servings, although I'll admit my son can eat 1 pint by himself!
How much to pick? In general, 1 quart of fresh, whole, just-picked strawberries =
approximately 3.5 cups (828 g) hulled, whole berries. In other words, removing
the caps/hulls and the occasional mushy berry means you lose 1/4 cup to 1/2 (60 g to 120 g))(it depends how much fruit you remove with the hull) or
about 7 to 12% of every quart you pick.
One cup of strawberries contains only about 50 calories
U-pick strawberries are much healthier than store-bought. Consumer
reports says store bought strawberries have so many pesticide and fungicide
residues on they, that they don't recommend you eat them at all!
U-pick strawberry farms typically sell berries by the
pound. 1 lbs (450 g) of fresh strawberries is about 2/3 of a quart/liter.
It takes about 10 to 15 minutes to pick a quart, if the berries
are reasonably plentiful
The strawberry plant adapts to wide variety of soil conditions, but does
not tolerate drought well, and the berries quickly rot if the weather is
rainy. For this reason, the plants are usually grown on raised beds through
plastic mulch!
Cultivation of strawberries began in Europe in the 1300's, but the berry
only became very popular in the early 1900's in California.
Do the math and be careful not to over-purchase
as strawberries quickly mold when left at room temperature, and only last a
couple of days in the refrigerator.
You can easily freeze berries that you cannot use right away - just
wash, cut the hulls off and pop them into a ziplock bag, removing as much
air as possible. Those vacuum food sealers REALLY do a good job of
this! The berries will keep for many months frozen without air.
Strawberries are the only fruit with seeds on the outside.
Strawberries were originally called strewberries because the fruit was
'strewn' amongst the leaves of the plant.
More conversions
1 pint (2 cups) of fresh whole strawberries
= about 8 oz (1/2 lb, 225 g) of strawberries
= 2.25 cups of sliced strawberries
= 1
cup pureed strawberries
= 12-14 large strawberries
2 quarts of fresh strawberries are needed for a 9" pie
A 10 oz / 280gpackage of frozen berries is about the same as 1 cup of sliced
fresh strawberries
Strawberries - Average 2024 (most recent ) retail price per pound and per cup equivalent,
Form
Average retail price
Preparation yield factor
Size of a cup equivalent
Unit
Average price per cup equivalent
Fresh *1
per kilogram
0.94
0.320
Kg
Frozen *2
per kilogram
1
0.331
Kg
1 - Includes regular strawberries. Excludes jumbo and long-stemmed varieties. The Standard Reference (SR) reports that inedible caps and stems account for 6 percent of the retail weight,
implying a preparation yield of 94 percent, when strawberries are eaten raw.
2 - Excludes strawberries with added sugar or other sweeteners. Includes unsweetened
strawberries. Consumers are assumed to eat the berries in frozen form without further preparation.
Source: USDA, Economic Research Service calculations from 2020 Circana (formerly Information Resources, Inc. [IRI]) OmniMarket Core Outlets
(formerly InfoScan) data; the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference (SR), Legacy Release; and the Food Patterns Equivalents
Database (FPED) 201718 as well as the FPED's accompanying Methodology and User Guide.
Gweryd Lakes - 3 total rooms, Price range from $£29 to $£60,
Microwave in rooms, Small fridge in rooms, Small fridge in rooms, Small
fridge in rooms, Small fridge in rooms, Fresh farm breakfasts, Lunches
offered, Farm dinners, Fresh eggs, Beautiful rural setting, Mountain
views, Hiking trails, Fishing onsite, washer and dryer available,
children welcome, Pets welcome, No smoking allowed, Vegetarian meals
available, sheep, horses, chickens, gift shop, restrooms, birthday
parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours, events at your
location (call for info) Llanarmon-yn-ial, Mold, ch7 4qj. Phone:
01824 780230. Fax: 01824 780593. Email:
info@gwerydlakes.co.uk.
Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: From
the north take the A494 from the A55 signed Mold. From Mold follow A494
to Ruthin direction and then take B5430 to Llanarmon-yn-ial. Gweryd
Lakes is 1 mile from and signed from the village shop. From the south
from Wrexham take A525 to Ruthin then take B5430 at Moors Inn to
Llanarmon and follow signs from the village.
Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Cheque, Debit
cards, Visa/MasterCard. Your can bring your horse on holiday with you to
stay in our livery barn and ride to beautiful mountain scenery. (ADDED:
November 19, 2009)
Powys
Capel Xmas Trees - 3 total rooms, Price
range from £40 to £80, Large beds, Large rooms, TV in rooms, Wireless
internet available (no fee), Coffee/tea maker in rooms, Fresh farm
breakfasts, Farm dinners, Capel Berriew, Welshpool, SY21 8AB. Phone:
01686640237. Email:
nickiecord@hotmail.com. Directions: From Welshpool towards Newtown
on A483 after 3 miles you will pass the Horse Shoes pub on your right
hand side. After 200 yards you will see the first B & B sign followed
after 100 yards by the Green sign and entrance to Capel on your right.
Traveling north on the A483 from Newtown when you pass the turning for
the B4390 and the little slip road 20 yards beyond,after a slight s
bend, you will see Capel on your left approximately 300 yards beyond the
Berriew turn.
Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Cheque. Wood
fired hot tub and Sauna available for guests use, ample parking space,
access to the Montgomery canal, walking distance of 5 excellent food
pubs, ( within 10-20 mins ). Photos:
Click here for photos of the rooms and farmhouse. (ADDED: November
01, 2012)
Local Honey Sources:
South Glamorgan
Hendrewennol Fruit Garden - Honey (retail), Honey from hives
on the farm, U-pick and already picked, gift shop, picnic area Heol Y
March, Near Bonvilston, Cardiff, CF5 6TS. Phone: 01446781670. Email:
farm@hendrewennol.com. Open: Every day during fruit season May
through August, 10:00 am to 6 pm; then weekends in September and
October 10:00 am to 4:00pm; see our website for exact start and end of
fruit availability.
Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Map
on website. Payment: Cash, Cheque, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard.
Click here for our Facebook page. (ADDED: September 21, 2013)
Farm Venues for Events, Activities, Parties and Meetings:
Denbighshire
Gweryd Lakes - Birthday parties, Business meetings, Business
outings, Corporate events, Classes, lectures or Speakers, School and
educational groups, Catering available, Tables and chairs are Provided ,
Some Linens and table silverware are provided, BYO alcohol, Corkage Fee
Charged for alcohol, Bed & Breakfast onsite, Motel nearby, sheep, Lake
views, Beautiful rural setting, Mountain views, Hiking trails, Fishing
onsite, Fax, Internet (Wireless), TV available, children welcome, Pets
welcome, No smoking allowed, Vegetarian meals available, handicap
accessible, meeting room available, gift shop, restrooms, birthday
parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours, events at your
location (call for info) Llanarmon-yn-ial, Mold, ch7 4qj. Phone:
01824 780230. Fax: 01824 780593. Email:
info@gwerydlakes.co.uk. Open: Our coarse and trout fishery is open
daily all year from 8am till 9pm high season and low season 8am to 5pm
dark; 24hour stays with night carp fishing is available all year.
Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: From
the north take the A494 from the A55 signed Mold. From Mold follow A494
to Ruthin direction and then take B5430 to Llanarmon-yn-ial. Gweryd
Lakes is 1 mile from and signed from the village shop. From the south
from Wrexham take A525 to Ruthin then take B5430 at Moors Inn to
Llanarmon and follow signs from the village.
Click here for a map and directions. Open for Pick your own
Christmas tree from 1st December please pre book your visit; Halloween
activities for the week leading up to Halloween see our website.
Payment: Cash, Cheque, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. (ADDED: November
19, 2009)
South Glamorgan
Hendrewennol Fruit Garden - Wedding Reception, Birthday
parties, Classes, lectures or Speakers, School and educational groups,
Other Private Parties, You may bring your own food, Tables and chairs
are Provided , Bring your own linens and table silverware, BYO alcohol,
B&B nearby, Vegetables, or bush fruit, Corn maze, Beautiful rural
setting, Internet (Ethernet), Internet (Wireless), Free Onsite Lot
parking lot, children welcome, Honey from hives on the farm, U-pick and
already picked, gift shop, picnic area Heol Y March, Near Bonvilston,
Cardiff, CF5 6TS. Phone: 01446781670. Email:
farm@hendrewennol.com. Open: Every day during fruit season May
through August, 10:00 am to 6 pm; then weekends in September and
October 10:00 am to 4:00pm; see our website for exact start and end of
fruit availability.
Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Map
on website. Payment: Cash, Cheque, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard.
Click here for our Facebook page. (ADDED: September 21, 2013)