The best places for strawberry picking in Surrey

Welcome to our guide to the best places for strawberry picking in Surrey and nearby.  Discover all the best pick-your-own farms in Surrey and where to go for fruit picking.

If you’re anything like me, the slightest glimpse of sunshine and I optimistically turn my thoughts to picnics, barbecues, Wimbledon, and of course strawberries.  And, although you can buy these tasty berries year-round in the supermarket, strawberries are never quite as scrumptious as on a summer’s day.  Without a doubt, strawberries are the quintessential summer fruit in Britain.  And what better way to get your strawberries, than to pick them yourself?

Firstly, you might ask why would you pick your own strawberries when it’s so easy to buy them in the shops?  Quite simply, it’s a lot of fun.  It’s one of the many enjoyable days out I can still remember from my own childhood – many moons ago!

Plus, as well as being a memorable trip for the family, fruit-picking helps kids learn where their food comes from.  Strawberry picking is also a superb activity to gets kids outside and in the fresh air.  And it doesn’t need to cost a bomb!

Obviously for parents, picking your own fruit is the perfect way to guarantee that your food is fresh.  It’s also a positive way to support independent, local fruit farms.

The strawberry season in the UK is weather-dependant and varies slightly each year.  Generally, you can pick your own strawberries from as early as May up until September.

However, the prime strawberry-picking season in Britain is normally between June and July.

However, many of the pick your own farms near me offer other fruit picking too, so check with them before you go.

We are lucky to have several large fruit picking farms in Surrey, so you can choose the nearest to you.  Read on for the best places for strawberry picking in Surrey.

One popular place for strawberry picking in Surrey is at Crockford Bridge Farm, near Weybridge.  This large fruit farm has an abundance of Pick-your-Own fruit, which are available throughout the summer.

As well as pick-your-own strawberries, Crockford Bridge Farm grows blackcurrants, raspberries, gooseberries and redcurrants, all of which are available for picking.   In addition to fruit, they also have a good variety of pick-your-own vegetables.

Click here for more details on pick-your-own fruit at Crockford Bridge Farm.

Another popular location for picking strawberries in Surrey is the award-winning Secretts in Milford, near Godalming.

This family-run farm has a choice of fruits to pick, a farm shop and its own café.

Click here for more details of pick-your-own-fruit at Secretts.

Flower Farm grows a wide range of pick your own crops and is another of the best places to go strawberry-picking in Surrey.  It is a family-run farm that has opened its fields to visitors since 1974.

As well as strawberries, you can also pick your own raspberries, blackberries, cherries and plums.  Located at the base of the North Downs, it is easy to get to the farm on the A25.

Click here for more details of pick-your-own-fruit at Flower Farm.

With a choice of over 40 crops, Garsons Farm in Esher is one of the best places for strawberry picking and pick-your-own fruit in Surrey.  With 155 acres of land, it is an enormous farm, with a choice of seasonal (pyo) crops from early summer to October.

As well as strawberries, you can pick raspberries, gooseberries and a variety of vegetables.

After picking fruit, you can head to the farm shop or garden centre, which sells a range of plants and gifts.  Or you could stop for longer at the Orangery Tea House.

Click here for more details of fruit picking at Garsons of Esher.

Situated near the Surrey village of Nutfield, Priory Farm is a great place to get strawberries with children.  Although they no longer offer pick-your-own, they do have a brilliant farm shop with a range of summer fruit.  They also have a garden centre and gift shop.

If you’re visiting with kids, they will love the family nature trail.  Discovery Land is set amongst 40 acres of land on the Priory Estate and takes the children through woodland, pastures and around the lakes.

Click here for more details of the Priory Farm Estate.

If you live nearer to Berkshire, head to these fruit farms for some strawberry picking in Berkshire.

• Gray’s Farm, Wokingham
• Copas Farm, Cookham, Berkshire

If you are closer to Hampshire, try these PYO farms.

• Bourne Valley PYO, Andover
• Durleighmarsh Farm, Petersfield

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