The ten best places to pick your own produce are:

Millets Farm, Oxfordshire
Sopley Farm PYO, Dorset
Kenyan Hall Farm, Cheshire
Cairnie Farming, Fife
Crockford Bridge, Surrey
Durleighmarsh Farm, Hampshire
Farmer Copleys, Yorkshire
Sandringham Estate, Norfolk
Cattows Farm, Leicestershire
Parkside Farm, London
We have also named the top 5 places to pick fruit, the top 5 places to pick vegetables, the top 5 places to pick flowers and the best place in the UK to pick popular items like berries, apples, plums, asparagus, pumpkins and broad beans.

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Julie

Revealed: The ten best places to PYO produce

These days we are all trying to choose local, seasonal produce and one way we can do this is by picking fresh fruit and vegetables straight from the ground at a local PYO farm.

To crown the best places to pick your own produce Kett Country Cottages have looked at Google ratings, Instagram hashtags, the varieties of produce that can be picked and what other things are available at the site such as cafes, farm shops and activities.

The top ten places to pick your own produce:

Millets Farm, Oxfordshire
Sopley Farm PYO, Dorset
Kenyan Hall Farm, Cheshire
Cairnie Farming, Fife
Crockford Bridge, Surrey
Durleighmarsh Farm, Hampshire
Farmer Copleys, Yorkshire
Sandringham Estate, Norfolk
Cattows Farm, Leicestershire
Parkside Farm, London
Millets Farm, Oxfordshire
Why it made the top 10: Lots of types of fruits and vegetables plus animal experiences, woodland walks and a maize maze challenge to solve.

Sopley Farm PYO, Dorset
Why it made the top 10: An idyllic location at the edge of the New Forest with 8 different types of berries along with other fruits, vegetables and flowers.

Kenyan Hall Farm, Cheshire
Why it made the top 10: It’s a great option for kids as there are lots of hands-on farming experiences and the chance for little ones to grow their own produce.

Cairnie Farming, Fife
Why it made the top 10: Pick cherries, berries and brambles at this 120-acre fruit farm in Fife. There’s sunflowers in September, pumpkins in October, rides for kids and even a play area for dogs.

Crockford Bridge, Surrey
Why it made the top 10: You can start the season in May picking rhubarb and asparagus and finish the year off by picking a Christmas Tree with lots of events and PYO produce in between.

Durleighmarsh Farm, Hampshire
Why it made the top 10: This family-run pick your own farm has a beautiful location in the Hampshire countryside, a wide variety of PYO fruit and vegetables and a farm shop full of local produce.

Farmer Copleys, Yorkshire
Why it made the top 10: It’s famous for a fabulous pumpkin festival with more than 20 varieties of them to pick and there’s also strawberry picking in the summer and a fabulous farm shop.

Sandringham Estate, Norfolk
Why it made the top 10: I mean where else can you pick produce from the Queen’s own estate? The orchards here were started by King George VI and are used to produce cider and apple juice.

Cattows Farm, Leicestershire
Why it made the top 10: Pick your own options include a variety of berries along with pumpkins and sunflowers and you’ll also find woodland walks, a maze and daily afternoon teas.

Parkside Farm, London
Why it made the top 10: This 400-acre farm has been run by the same family since 1938 and along with the large selection of PYO options, there are walking trails and a popular petting zoo.

We have also named the top 5 places to pick fruit, the top 5 places to pick vegetables, the top 5 places to pick flowers and the best place in the UK to pick popular items like berries, apples, plums, asparagus, pumpkins and broad beans.

Research has also revealed the percentage of farms growing popular PYO items such as strawberries and apples for an ultimate top ten:

Strawberries – 80%
Raspberries – 70%
Blackcurrants – 43%
Redcurrants – 36%
Pumpkins – 28%
Blackberries – 27%
Broad beans – 21%
Plums – 19%
Apples – 16%
Rhubarb – 12%