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

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If you want simple instructions how to make jam or how to make applesauce or pickles and/or many other home-preserved goods, just click on the links. For tips on picking click here!  We also have a harvest time calendar to tell when various fruit and vegetables will be available to pick.

Scroll down this page for North East England farms or click a region in the list below to locate pick-your-own farms in other areas:


U-Pick Farms and Orchards, sorted by county

Remember: ALWAYS call (or follow the link to the farm's own website, if the name is a blue link) to confirm the information before you go! They may close, run out or change events, times, etc. without notifying me!

Durham

  • Castle Eden Fruit Farm - strawberries,
    Wynyard Road Thorpe Thewles, Stockton On Tees, TS21 3JG. Phone: 07802910255. Directions: Wynyard Woodland Park and Planetarium, first right after carpark entrance. Open: Daily 10am to 6pm every day including weekends throughout the season, weather permitting Please call for later opening times or for any other information. Payment: Cash, only. (UPDATED: June 13, 2008)
  • Lanchester Fruit, Co. - Soft Fruit, Vegetables, Apple Juice, Geese and Ducks
    Durham Road, Lanchester, Durham, DH7 0TQ. Phone: 01207- 528805. Open: 10am to 6pm, 7 days a week from June 20 until September 1.
  • Plawsworth Hall Farm - Strawberries, Raspberries, Gooseberries, Red and Black Currants
    Chester-le-Street, Durham,  DH2 3LD. Phone: 0191 3710251.  Directions: Plawsworth village lies midway between Durham and Chester-le-Street, just off the A167 (the old A1).  Look out for signs and our 3 miles high strawberry. Open: 10am to 7pm every day of the season.
  • F W Elgey - raspberries, strawberries, broad beans, onions
    Low Fields, Piercebidge, Darlington, UK. Telephone: 01325-374-341.  Mobil No. 0771-072-8651

Northumberland

  • Brocksbushes Fruit Farm - Blackberries, strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, blackcurrants, redcurrants, Tayberries, pumpkins, squash, asparagus
    Corbridge, Phone: 01434 633100. 16m W of Newcastle-upon-Tyne . N side of Styford rndbt - Jn of A68/A69 - 2 miles E of Corbridge.  PYO farm, farm shop includes speciality & locally produced foods, plus soups and gourmet ready meals (fresh & frozen) made on the farm. Tea room with paved terrace opened 1995. Farm shop: Orchard fruits, soft fruits, fresh & frozen vegetables, speciality vegetables, fresh herbs, cheese, dairy produce, free range eggs, farm-produced meat, poultry, fresh fish, locally baked bread, preserves, cakes, pastries, honey, fruit juices. Facilities: Ample parking, children's play area, picnic area, tea room, plants & shrubs for sale, easy access for disabled, toilets, facilities for disabled. Tea room open all year. Home made frozen meals, logs and kindling sticks and garden furniture also available.
  • Milbourne Farm Fruit - strawberries
    East Town Farm, Milbourne, Ponteland, Northumberland, England. Phone: 01661 881278. Scottish-bred berries. Small, family-run farm.
  • Oxford Farm - Strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, black currants
    Ancroft, Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, UK. Phone: 01289 387253. www.oxfordfarmshop.co.uk  Farm selling home baking, preserves made on the premises, gift ware, vegetables. Quality tea-room/bistro. The farm shop has the same selection as the PYO,  including specialty sauces, drinks, prepared dishes, fruit pies, cakes, meringues, honey, apple juice, cordials, local ice cream, jams.

Remember to ALWAYS call the farm or orchard BEFORE you go - weather, heavy picking and business conditions can always affect their hours and crops!

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