5 places to pick strawberries around Wakefield

With the warm weather I’m expecting that we’ll have plenty of strawberries to pick in 2021! We have checked out all of our family favourite PYO’s as it’s such a lovely family activity to do and we wouldn’t want you to miss out!

So here are my top 5 places to pick strawberries around Wakefield! If you have any more places please do share on the Wakefield Mumbler chat group!

Post updated 20th June 2021. Please do check individual contact pages for up to date opening dates and timings before travelling.

Wondering what to do with you strawberries? Check out some easy baking ideas here 

1) Farmer Copleys PYO Strawberry Experience, Pontefract

The popular Farmer Copleys has fields of strawberries and raspberries to choose from.  Alongside the farm shop, there is the Moo Cafe which will also be celebrating the strawberry in its desserts and cakes, salads, drinks, juices, cocktails and Pimms.

Opening Dates:

12th June 2021

Table top strawberries. Socially distanced picking with a ticketing system to control the number of pickers

Open daily 10am – 4pm

Other Details:

• 2m social distancing guidelines in place with one way system
• Takes cash or card
• Plenty of parking available
• Cafe and toilets available onsite
• Small animal farm

Prices:

Admission £2.50 per person (under 2’s free)

Punnets £6.99 / kg or buckets £12.99 for as many as you can fit in!

Ravensknowle Farm, Pontefract Road, Pontefract, WF7 5AF

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2) Redwood Farm, Ardsley Reservoir

Locally owned, friendly farm selling strawberries and situated at the side of the reservoir!

Opening Dates:

Open 26th June 2021

Open daily 10am – 5pm (check their facebook page for opening days)

Other Details:

• 2m social distancing guidelines in place with one way system in place for  entering, picking, paying and exiting Redwood Farm.
• Cash only
• Cream, soft drinks & snacks available
• Parking in the field below
• Bus 117 drops directly outside and 212 drops at bottom of the road

Prices:

Strawberry cost – £4.50 / kg

Haigh Moor Road, Tingley, WF3 1EE

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3) Strawberry Fields, Morley

Family owned strawberry fields at Thorn Farm in Morley has a large patch with a variety of different berries to choose from.  You have the choice of a small basket (approx 1 kilo worth) or a larger basket.

Opening Dates:

Opening Saturday 19th June 2021, next open Tuesday 22nd June

Open intermittently at start of season 12pm -5.00pm, (check their facebook page for opening days)

Other Details:

• Cash only.
• Large free car park (There is a short walk to the strawberry field)
• No toilets or dogs allowed onsite
• Cream available to buy!

Prices:

Strawberry cost – Small Basket (1kg), Large Basket (2.5kg) – pay for what you pick

£6.50 / kg

You can bring your own basket which will be weighed on arrival

Thorn Farm, Morley, LS27 0LX, Based on the main A650 road opposite the Toby Carvery

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4) Bentley Grange, Emley

Bentley Grange grow a range of soft fruits including Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackcurrants, Redcurrants and Gooseberries. Strawberries often start around Wimbledon week and last approximately six weeks. Gooseberries start a little earlier and raspberries and currants a little later but each year is different, depending on the weather.

Opening Dates:

Tuesday 22nd June 2021, 10am

Please check the website for opening days & times as they do not open every day

Other Details:

• Sell Longley Farm Cream, local honey and fresh farm eggs

Prices:

£4.40 / kg

Bentley Grange, Woodhouse Lane, Emley, HD8 9QX

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5) Kemps: Horsforth Pick Your Own

Recommended by North Leeds Mumbler is their local PYO Kemps in Horsforth.  Farming in Horsforth for over 60 years the Kemp family started the popular outdoor pick your own in 1984. The pick your own concentrates on strawberries and raspberries, with a number of varieties of each to enable as long a picking season as possible.

No dates released yet but usually mid June 2021

(Please check Facebook Page for updates on opening before travelling)

Other Details:

• Pre-purchased entry ticket/voucher required to limit visitor numbers at any one time, so the farm does not get overwhelmed. 
• To pre-purchase your ticket/slot visit kemps.merlintickets.co.uk/  (Slots will be released daily based on fruit availability). Ticket price: £2 adult, £1 child,  under 3 free.
• Social distancing at all times
• Use of hand sanitiser
• One way system around the picking fields
• Contactless payments will be the preferred payment option
• Large car park
• No toilets

Horsforth Pick Your Own, West End Lane, Horsforth LS18 5ES.

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For ideas and activities for families to enjoy in the Wakefield area this summer, take a look around the Wakefield Mumbler website