PickYourOwn.org
Where you can find a pick-your-own farm near you!
Where to find pick-your-own (PYO) fruit and vegetable farms in the East Midlands
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This page provides listings of pick- your- own (PYO) farms in the East Midlands. Just scroll down the page or click here!

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U-Pick Farms and Orchards, sorted by county

Derbyshire

• Donington Nurseries - beans, beets, broad beans, pumpkins, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, raspberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, and prepicked produce, events at your location (call for info)
  Kings Mills, Park Lane Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2RS. Phone: 01332 853004. Open: Daily 9am to 5pm (summer) 9am to 4;30pm (winter). Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard, Debit. selection of herbaceous & bedding plants, herb & veg plants & shrubs grown at the Nursery. Historic, walled 4 acre Nursery/market garden. From the traffic lights in Castle Donington turn onto Park Lane (follow brown tourist signs for Priest House Hotel)The Nursery is approx 1 mile from the traffic lights. (Added: 2008-03-26)
• Scaddows Farm -  Strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries and black currants.
  Derby, Ticknall, Derbyshire, DE73 7JP. Phone: 01332 694523. Directions: (Click here for a Map). Open: 9:30 am to 8 pm, June and July. Containers available. Free parking.

Leicestershire

• Heather PYO Fruit Farm - Strawberries, Raspberries, Gooseberries, Red, White and Black Currants.
  Coalville, Leicestershire  LE67 2RF. Phone:  01 530 260287. Directions: On the main Measham to Heather Road, 10 mins from M (A) 42. Also, prepicked Broad Beans, New Potatoes. Asparagus cut to order April to June.  Open: Daily during the season, Mid June to August, 10am to 7pm.
• Mill House - strawberries
  Leicester Road Melton Mowbray, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE13 0DB. Phone: 01664c 500601. Fax: 01664 500601. Email us at: millhouse01@btinternet.com. Directions: A607 Leicester Road. Leicester Bound. 400 yards past the Focus do it All roundabout. Turn right on the apex of the first sharp left hand bend. Open all year. PYO thru late Spring and Summer. We are open May, June, July, August. Our hours are: 10am to 2pm Tuesday to Sunday inclusive. Often open until 5pm, call to enquire. Home Grown strawberries. GM free Free Range Pork. Free-Range Eggs. Plants, Reclamation, Livery, Haylage, Timber, Railway Sleepers, Reclaimed Bricks and Tiles, Doors, Hay & Straw. Hens also available for sale.
• Rutland water golf course - asparagus, raspberries, strawberries
  Lodge Farm, Oakham, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE15 8HB. Phone: +44 (0) 15727. Directions: The course is situated between Edith Weston and Manton along the southern shores of Rutland Water. We are open May, June, July. Our hours are: 9 am to 6pm, 7 days a week. May: Asparagus.  15th June: Strawberries. 25th June: Raspberries. We are located at the same place as the golf course.
• Whetstone Pastures Farm - blackberries, currants (red and black), gooseberries, raspberries, strawberries, snacks and refreshment stand, picnic area, birthday parties, school tours
  Whetstone Gorse Lane Whetstone, Leicester , LE8 6LX. Phone: 0116 2774 627. Email: anthonyherbert@btconnect.com. Directions: between Junctions 20 21 of M1 Motorway Just off A426 2 miles south Blaby. Open: Tuesday - Sunday 10 to 6. Payment: Cash, Check. Arts and crafts activities with HANDCRAFTED creative arts linked in with farm food and environment. Suit groups, schools Special activities during season including African weekends, bird watching. CEVAS accredited for school visits.
• Wymswold Fruit Farm - Strawberries, Raspberries, Gooseberries, Red, White and Black Currants,  Blackberries
  Leicestershire  LE12 6SE. Fruit Availability Phone:   01 509 880 230, Farm Shop Phone:   01 509 881 885. Open: every day during the season 10am to 7pm.

Lincolnshire County

• Willows Farm Fruit - blackberries, blueberries, currants (red and black), gooseberries, loganberries, plums, raspberries, rhubarb, strawberries, tayberries
  A52 Chapel St Leonards, Skegness, Lincolnshire, PE24 5UB. Phone: 07771 696001. Email us at: david@willows-farm.com. Directions: From Skegness take the A52 north towards Mablethorpe. We are situated approximately 1 mile north of Ingoldmells just before reaching Chapel St Leonards. We are open June, July, August. Our hours are: 7 Days a week, 9 am to 6 p.m. As well as PYO crops we always have ready picked fruit available. We welcome orders for large quantities or special occasions. In the farm shop we also sell our own grown new potatoes, cauliflowers, cabbage, beetroot, carrots, peas, broad beans, sweetcorn and salads and pumpkins (October time)

Northamptonshire

• Hardwick Soft Fruit Farm - currants (red and black), raspberries, strawberries
  Hardwick Village, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN9 5AL. Phone: 01933 678785. Email us at: enquiries@hardwick-softfruit.co.uk. Directions: See our website. We are open June, July. Our hours are: See our website for current hours. Strawberries from early June through to late July, Raspberries through July & Blackcurrants in late June/ early July. Throughout the season we stock ready picked Fruits and Fresh Vegetables for sale in our farm shop. Picnic Area & Bouncy Castle.
• Wakefield Farm Shop - Strawberries Raspberries Gooseberries Blackcurrants Redcurrants Plums
  Wakefield Lodge Estate, Potterspury, NA, NN12 7QX. Phone: 013-278-11493. Email us at: wakefield.farmshop@farming.co.uk. Opening Times: Tuesdays to Fridays from 10 am to 5 pm;  Saturday from 9 am to 5:30 pm; Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm; Closed Mondays except Bank Holiday Mondays: 10 am to 4 pm. Each punnet holds around 1kg. Free parking. Farmshop Bakery, Cheese Counter, Butchers Delicatessen, Country Courtyard Shops around the estate, La Luna Interiors stepping stones, Jilly Sanders Mooch Appletree Gifts, White Orchid Weddings, Fields Furniture & Glenn Designs Just 4 You, Beauty Studio, The Tea Room and Woodland Walk.

Nottinghamshire

• Hills Farm Shop - currants (red and black), raspberries, strawberries
  Kirklington Village, near Newark, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG22 8BU. Phone: 01623 882664. Email us at: info@hillsfarmshop.co.uk. Directions: 617 between Mansfield and Newark . We are open June, July. Our hours are: Daily 10am to 5pm.  also Farm Shop at Edingley selling fresh home grown produce and plants
• Sherwood Soft Fruits, Nottingham - Strawberries, Raspberries, Peas, Broad and French Beans
  Big Tithe Farm, Old Rufford Road, Calverton, NG14  6NW. Phone:  0776 143 0704. Directions: From Nottingham (A60 / A614 roundabout) travel 3miles North along the A614, pass under the railway bridge and turn immediately left down Longdale Lane. The car park is 300yds on your right. Open: Monday to Friday 1pm to 6pm; Saturday 9am to 5pm; Sunday 1pm to 4pm.