Pick Your Own
OUR PICK YOUR OWN FIELDS ARE OPEN APRIL – OCTOBER, GROWING FRUIT, VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS. EXPLORE OUR FARM AND HAND-PICK DELICIOUS PRODUCE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO ENJOY AT HOME.
OPENING HOURS | MONDAYS: CLOSED | TUESDAY - SATURDAY: 9.30AM - 5.30PM | SUNDAYS: 9.30AM - 4PM
asparagus & rhubarb pyo open. strawberry pyo starts mid-may
check when our fruit, vegetables and flowers are in season for picking
We grow over thirty different types of fruit, vegetables and flowers at Rectory Farm for you to pick – all with their own specific season. Check what’s ready to pick before you visit and and check out our individual crop pages where we share our favourite recipes, details on the varieties we grow and how we grow each crop, plus tips on how to pick.
This year we have launched a brand-new vegetable patch where you can pick family favourites such as carrots, beetroot, green beans, sweetcorn and more during the summer months. We are also growing pumpkins again for autumn 2022 after the success of our first pumpkin patch in 2021 – plus lots of new PYO flower varieties.
All our crops are weather-dependent and occasionally we close the PYO fields early, so please keep an eye on our social media channels for regular updates.
There is no need to book.
Pick YOur own STEPS
- Please try wherever possible to bring your own containers and carrier bags when you visit our Farm Shop and PYO. Lots of small containers for PYO are better than one large one, as soft fruit will easily bruise and squash at the bottom of a deep container. We now offer a discount for all PYO fruit & vegetables when you pick into your own containers – save money and do good! Don’t worry if you forget, we have some you can use on the day and save for your next trip!
- Pop into the shop before you start picking so we can weigh your containers for you – we can then deduct these from the weight of your fruit when you come to pay at the end.
- Follow farm signage directing you to the crops you’d like to pick.
- Try one or two strawberries or raspberries as you pick, to check the taste. Be careful not to overfill your containers as squashed and bruised fruit won’t last as long at home.
- Follow signs to the pay stations once you have finished picking. The amount you pay for most of our crops is based on weight, so feel free to bring lots of small containers for your fruit – it won’t cost any more!
- Anyone who does not pay for their produce or who is found eating (rather than tasting one or two berries) in the fields will be asked to leave.
- All of our crops are subject to the weather and occasionally we have to close the fields at short notice, we update our social media when this happens and put signs on the road.
Artichokes
Available: Back in 2022
Pick your own globe artichokes from our fields now until the end of summer, perfect steamed with melted butter. Read more
Asparagus
Available: In Shop - PYO Open
Our PYO Asparagus fields are now open and you can pick up ready picked from the shop Tuesday-Sunday. Read more
Blackberries
Available: July - August
Enjoy the first taste of in season blackberries in mid-July picking our Silvan blackberries, perfect fresh or frozen for a later date. Read more
Blackcurrants
Available: July - August
Our blackcurrants are best picked in mid-July, eat fresh or turn into beautiful jam for toast or porridge. Read more
Broad Beans
Available: Mid June - August
Pick our early summer broad beans from 9th July, eat them raw, cooked or even freeze to eat them all year round. Read more
Courgettes
Available: Late June - July
Ambassador courgettes, a dark green small variety will be available to pick from the fields from early- July. Read more
Gladioli
Available: Late June - August
Just a few gladioli make a statement bunch of flowers in the house or as we gift, available from July. Read more
Gooseberries
Available: Back in 2022
Pick your own Invicta gooseberries from 11th June. Delicious and sharp, and perfect for jams. Read more
Gourds
Available: Back in 2022
Pick your own gourds this autumn, use our small pumpkins to decorate your house and then cook with them. Read more
Potatoes
Available: From the farm yard
Our white potatoes, Jelly and Saxon are harvested in late-August with availability until the following Spring. Read more
Potatoes (new)
Available: In Shop 6th July
Maris Bard potatoes available from the end 6th July in the farm shop, grab a 5kg bag or just a few to keep you going. Read more
Pumpkins
Available: September - October
Our pumpkin patch has now closed for the 2021 season, back in October 2022. Read more
Raspberries
Available: Mid June - September
Pick your own raspberries from June, perfect for eating on the day or freezing to eat all year round. Read more
Redcurrants
Available: Late June - August
Redcurrants are in season from the 9th July, enjoy on your breakfast, in a tasty summer pudding or as a jam. Read more
Rhubarb
Available: PYO open 22nd April
Come and pick your own Ruby Red Rhubarb now, plus ready-picked stalks available in the Farm Shop. Read more
Strawberries
Available: PYO open now - September
We grow several varieties of English strawberries. Our Pick Your Own strawberries are now open and ready to pick. Read more
Sunflowers
Available: PYO Open - September
Rectory Farm's first ever sunflower patch is now open for pick your own. Read more
Please help us to reduce waste
Please try wherever possible to bring your own containers and carrier bags when you visit our Farm Shop and PYO. We offer a discount on all our PYO fruit and vegetables when you bring your own container - do good and save money!
Lots of small containers for PYO are better than one large one, as soft fruit will easily bruise and squash at the bottom of a deep container.
Pop into the shop before you start picking so we can weigh your containers for you – we can then deduct these from the weight of your fruit when you come to pay at the end.
Homegrown
We have been growing strawberries at Rectory Farm since 1981, we started with just one acre and a three week season. Now you can pick your own strawberries from May-September across 20 acres. We grow over 20 different crops from PYO fruit, vegetables and flowers.
Quantity discount
Picking more saves you money! Our quantity discounts start at eight full punnets of fruit, this can be a mixture of any of our produce or just one. It’s a really affordable way to pick a lot for making homemade jam. Mix and match with our vegetables as well, one full bag of vegetables plus four punnets of fruit qualifies or just two full bags of vegetables if you are really into your broad beans – remember a fresh crop can be picked and frozen to be eaten all year round.
new this year
We are always looking for new crops to grow, this year in 2021 we have our very first PYO pumpkin patch. We are planting the standard orange pumpkins plus a variety of smaller ones – all of which are great for eating and decoration. This year we launch our veg patch, with courgettes, beetroot, carrots, radishes and green beans, ready from the middle of June a small pick goes a long way!
Growing Principles
Just like in our shop we want to grow the very best fruit and vegetable possible. We adopt modern techniques, such as growing strawberries on table-tops and in tunnels. This reduces the need for pesticides, shields them from the harshest of the weather and produces a really consistent higher quality crop for you to pick. We choose the very best varieties for pick your own based on flavour, you won’t see this in the supermarket. We irrigate all our crops using a fertigation system, this precise technique minimises water waste, pollution and use of additional fertilisers.
Flowers
Starting this year we will be offering PYO flowers, these will be supervised picking slots that you can book in advance. We have planted Nigella, Cosmos, Strawflowers, Zinnias, Pinks, Gladioli and Sunflowers. More information on this to come.
Outdoor Escape
With over 45 acres on our site to explore you can spend hours picking with no interruption from the outside world. There is no greater satisfaction than picking your own produce then cooking and eating it that same day.
More at Rectory Farm
PYO Opening
We will open for the 2022 season on Thursday 31st March. First up in April our famous Pick Your Own Asparagus fields will open alongside our Rhubarb, followed by our Strawberries in May, Raspberries in June, by July we will have almost all our fruit and vegetables ready to pick. We finish our PYO year with our October pumpkins.
Plan your visit
Enjoy a family day out at Rectory Farm picking all your favourite fruit and vegetables to take home and enjoy. Remember to bring your own punnets and carrier bags to help us reduce plastic use. Visit the shop anytime to stock up on local kitchen essentials and all our ready-picked fruit and vegetables if you’re short on time.
Pick Your Own Pumpkins
Our first ever Pumpkin Patch was a huge success, we have sold out so now closed the patch and farm. We will open again for Christmas on the 26th November and for the summer season in April 2022.