Pick your own farms in North West England 2024

You can’t beat picking your own summer fruit on a sunny day. It’s a great activity for all ages. Below you will find all Pick your own farms in North West England 2023. Visiting a PYO farm is a great family day out, find more ideas here family days out North West England. So read on if you are looking for places to go strawberry picking in the North West or any other fruit or vegetables.

There are some areas where I haven’t found any PYO farms. I’ll be updating these pages all through the summer so please do email me if you know a farm I need to include. I can be contacted at info@northwestforkids.co.uk

Pick your own farms in Cheshire

I’ve found quite a few pick your own farms in Cheshire so I’ve written a full guide to them.

It includes Kenyon Hall farm, Poynton fruit farm, Woore fruit farm, Malpas PYO farm, Bearstone fruit farm, Claremont Farm and Bellis Brothers.

Pick your own farms in Lancashire

So far I have only found 1 place to pick your own in Lancashire.

Greenbank Farm – open from 24th June 2024

Location: Over Kellet, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA6 1BS

Fruit and vegetables available:

• Gooseberries
• Raspberries,
• Red currants,
• Black currants,
• Rhubarb,
• broad beans
• whitecurrants
• plums
• apples

There is no admission fee and you only pay for what you pick, this is another smaller pick-your-own farm that has a great selection of berries as well as other produce like broad beans. Opening in July for the picking season to start and it usually lasts 6 weeks. A great location for families to enjoy picking some delicious berries and could open up your kid’s taste buds to try new things. They don’t accept debit or credit cards, so remember to bring cash with you if you head here. There is also a small cafe where you can enjoy a nice warm drink. The ideal day out for the whole family. 

Find full details on their website here – Pick Your Own Fruit at Greenbank Farm

Pick your own farms in Manchester

I haven’t found any pick your own farms in Greater Manchester.

Pick your own farms in Lake District

I haven’t found any pick your own farms in Cumbria yet.

Pick your own farms in Liverpool

I have found a couple of pick your own farm in Liverpool. There is also one on the Wirral that you will find in the Cheshire guide above.

Sandhill Strawberry Farm

Location: Warrington Road, Rainhill, Widnes, Prescot L35 6PG

Fruit and vegetables available:

• Strawberries
• raspberries
• blackberries
• pumpkins

This is a smaller pick your own that specialises in strawberries and raspberries. Closed until June when the strawberry picking season can start, this is a lovely location to take the family. Especially if they love all things strawberries and raspberries, they also host a pumpkin event in October where you can pick your own pumpkin, and even sell Christmas trees and wreaths in the lead up to Christmas.

This is a great little spot to consider if you are local. Check the website nearer the time to get an exact opening day and time. You don’t need to pay to enter and you pay for what you pick. 

Find their website here – Sandhill Strawberry Farm

Benty farm tea rooms – open now for 2024

Location – 3a School Lane, Thurstaston, CH61 0HH

Strawberry and raspberry picking

When – open now for 2024

Keep an eye on their Instagram page here – Benty farm tea rooms

Tips for visiting PYO farms

If you are visiting a PYO farm then here are a few tips to make your trip enjoyable.

• Wear sensible shoes. Remember you are on a working farm so the ground will be uneven and it may even be muddy especially if there has been a lot of rain recently.
• Check the weather forecast before you leave. It’s no fun picking fruit in heavy rain!
• Wear suncream. If you are lucky to get a sunny day, don’t forget to protect everyone from the sun with hats, sunglasses and suncream.
• Think about the clothes you and your children are wearing. For instance, white might not be a good idea as you may get berry juice on them.
• Visit your chosen farms’ social media pages to check their opening times and that they still have crops left for picking.
• Leave the pushchair at home. Fruit-picking fields are rarely suitable for pushchairs (unless your chosen farm says otherwise).
• Most farms do not allow dogs so I’d recommend you check if you need to take yours with you.
• Check if you need to pay by cash or card. Some farms may not have the ability to take card payments out in the fields.

More places to go strawberry picking just outside the North West

If you fancy travelling a little further, find the Best Strawberry Picking Shropshire Has To offer here.

More great family days out across the North West

Find all the Family events in the North West in June here.

Find all the Outdoor paddling pools and splash parks in the North West here.

Find some great Outdoor theatre North West here.

Fancy getting lost in a maze? Find loads of ideas here – Maize maze North West

Fancy an ice cream? Find all the Ice cream parlours Lancashire here.

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