PYO - pick your own

The 2011 PYO season is now over.

We have two PYO sites: behind the farm shop and across the road. If you are not sure where to go please check into the shop where the staff will be happy to give you directions.

Remember that you are required to pay for the fruit before eating it. We patrol the orchards and monitor pickers' behaviour. Please do not allow your children, or anyone else in your party, to eat the fruit prior to purchase.

We do not offer apples or pears for PYO.

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PYO raspberries & blackberries

PYO plums & damsons

PYO cherries & morello cherries:

PYO gooseberries:

PYO strawberries:

PYO currants:

Please note that because of the difficult growing season there are weeds including thistles and nettles, and although the harvest is not the heaviest the fruit quality is good. It's a good idea to wear long sleeves and full length trousers.

Remember the PYO order: pick, pay, eat. We know that you are likely to try a small sample of the fruit, but this is NOT a free lunch!

Do not allow your children to play with the fruit - we work hard to grow it and don't enjoy seeing it wasted.

Dogs are not allowed in the orchards or fields.

We do not accept credit cards in the PYO hut - cash only.

Our PYO season gets up and running with strawberries, cherries & gooseberries and generally runs through until September without a break so you will always be able to pick something. Here's our guide about what is in season when. ‘Picking your own’ is a great experience – you may be having a party and want to serve fresh strawberries for the dessert, you may want a quantity of raspberries for jam-making or simply want to enjoy spending some time in the cherry orchard picking a rare treat – the Harwell cherry. It’s a particularly popular activity for children – so many of whom don’t know where their food comes from – this is a great way of letting them know!