Pick Your Own Strawberries Somerset: Fruit Farms & Flower Fields

Being able to pick your own flowers, fruit and vegetables in the sunshine makes a glorious, wholesome day out, is a brilliant way to keep kids entertained (and educated on where produce comes from), far more fun than traipsing around a supermarket and an excellent way of boosting your eco credentials by picking up groceries without all the plastic.

There’s no taste that evokes the English Summer quite like a succulent strawb that was still clinging to its runner five minutes earlier. Sweeter, redder, and unspeakably better than anything that’s travelled 2,000 miles to sit under a supermarket spotlight, a Somerset-grown strawberry in the height of summer is a simple pleasure that’s hard to beat.

Likewise, no supermarket apple can compare to the crunch and satisfaction of picking one straight from an orchard and no greater joy than wandering through a sea of sunflowers to select a bouquet of your own.

From blueberries above Exmoor to table-top raspberries at a historic abbey, some of Somerset’s fruit farms offer picking from early summer right through to October. Whether you’re after summer-ripe berries, vibrant blooms or autumnal apples, this is your guide to the best pick your own fruit farms in Somerset, plus a few flower fields worth seeking out too.

For more brilliant days out in the county, check out our full guide to things to do in Somerset.

Pick Your Own Strawberries in Somerset

Strawberry season in Somerset typically runs from late June into August, though it’s heavily dependent on the weather. Always check a farm’s website or social media before you travel, as crops can come and go quickly.

Thurloxton Pick Your Own, near Taunton

Not far from Taunton, Thurloxton fruit-growing farm is run by the Quick family who have farmed on the foothills of the beautiful Quantocks for much of the last century. They grow several varieties of PYO strawberries throughout the season, plus gooseberries, raspberries, loganberries, redcurrants, blackcurrants, rhubarb, broad beans and potatoes.

Once you’ve collected your haul, there are picnic benches outside (and more in a sheltered barn) to gobble them up. Grab some cream or ice cream from the kiosk for maximum scrumptiousness.

Check their website before you go, as fruit availability is subject to the whims of the English season.

Forde Abbey Fruit Gardens, near Chard

Historic Forde Abbey’s fruit farm sits about a mile from the mansion house and in beautiful grounds (address TA20 4NA). Strawberries, gooseberries and raspberries are all grown here using a table top system until the end of July, so you can save your back and little ones can still reach the low-hanging berries.

Blackcurrants and redcurrants follow later in the season. Bring your own container to fill it with delicious fruit!

Check their Facebook page for the latest updates on their Somerset fruit picking.

Warren’s Fruit Farm, Draycott

Fresh Cheddar Valley strawberries, fruit, vegetables and dairy available to click and collect from Warren’s Farm Shop in Draycott, Somerset. PYO season starts towards the end of June.

Warren’s Fruit Farm, Draycott

Cheddar Valley strawberries are so good they have their own (former) railway line which used to transport them named after them. During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the Cheddar Valley Line (a Great Western Railway branch line) was nicknamed The Strawberry Line. Its primary job was to rush crates of sun-ripened Cheddar strawberries out of the Somerset fields and straight to the bustling markets of London and Birmingham.

While the steam trains are long gone, the route has been beautifully preserved. Today, The Strawberry Line is one of Somerset’s most popular family-friendly cycle path.

To get your mitts on some, Warren’s Farm Shop in Draycott is one of the best places to pick your own. They tend to open during school holidays, so are now closed until the summer holidays.

More Fruit Picking in Somerset

Exmoor Blueberries, Exford, TA24 7QQ

High above the valley in the heart of Exmoor, surrounded by idyllic scenery, Exmoor Blueberries grows some of the freshest, tastiest blueberries in the land. Twelve acres of organic blueberry plants are left to do their thing: pollinated by bees and butterflies, untouched by synthetic nasties, and producing fruit that’s nothing like the stuff in the supermarket.

The crop of blueberries is estimated to be ripe for picking around the second week in August, but keep an eye on their website and social media channels to check if this is the case. They also recommend you check the weather before coming as wet blueberries don’t last very long, even in the fridge.

If you can’t bear to drag yourself away from this heavenly spot, you can camp right next to the blueberry fields, listening to the sound of birds and bleating sheep, and stargazing at night. This area was one of the first Dark Skies reserves, so on a clear night, you’re in for a twinkly spectacle.

Pick your own apples in Somerset

North Perrott Fruit Farm, Crewkerne

North Perrott Fruit Farm is your pick your own destination for apples and pears, with PYO available from mid-July through to October. Come to harvest fruit for eating, cooking, juicing or cider-making, then stock up at the farm shop on locally grown veg and freshly pressed juice, or pick up some blooms from the Plant Centre. The onsite cafe is worth a visit for a post-picking refuel.

Pick Your Own Flowers in Somerset

Farrington’s Farm, Farrington Gurney

Farrington’s Farm makes for a brilliant family day out in North Somerset, not least because there’s enough to do here to fill a solid few hours. PYO tulips are available in April and May, followed by four acres of sunflower fields from mid-July to August. Alongside the flower picking, there’s a play barn, a straw pool, an outdoor farm park with animals, a cracking farm shop heaving with homegrown produce, and an onsite cafe.

Come back in October for their seriously good pumpkin picking too.

Somerset Orchard Garden, near Chewton Mendip

Somerset Orchard Garden is not running PYO flowers for the 2026 season, but their field of fleurs near Radstock is set to reopen from 2027. It’s one to bookmark: bouquets of blooms are £12 for 18 stems (including 6 dahlias and 12 from the summer flower meadow) and tickets are limited to just 6 per session, so advance booking will be essential.

Somerset Lavender, Faulkland

Somerset Lavender at Horsepond Farm in Faulkland (BA3 5WA) is well worth a day trip. The farm grows over twenty varieties of lavender across two fields (English in one, fragrant French in the other), and you can wander freely through the purple rows and cut your own bunches. Later in summer, 6.5 acres of sunflowers come into bloom and PYO sunflowers are available too.
Entry is free. There’s a farm shop, cafe, and plant nursery on site. Open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm from May to September. Check their website or social media for the latest on what’s in bloom before you visit.

Yalham Hayes Cutting Garden, near Taunton

Yalham Hayes in the Blackdown Hills is a blooming lovely option. Run by Aizel Finch, an award-winning floral designer and RHS Chelsea 2026 exhibitor, this cutting garden opens for PYO flower days on Fridays and Saturdays throughout summer. There’s also a Wednesday evening Flower Club where Aizel helps you arrange your chosen stems after picking, and on selected dates they run PYO flowers and cocktails evenings, which makes for a fab outing with friends.

Booking is required for all sessions. Check their website for dates and availability.

Tips for Visiting Somerset Fruit Farms

Check before you go. Fruiting seasons are weather-dependent, and what’s ripe one week can be gone the next. Sunny weekends especially are very popular and if some places have been busy for the entire weekend, you might not find many berries on a Sunday afternoon. Every farm listed here has social media channels or a website with current availability updates: always check before you make the journey.

Come prepared. Sun cream, water, a container if the farm asks you to bring your own, and something to eat your strawberries with. Cream is the correct answer.

Go early in the season for strawberries. The first flush is always the sweetest.

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