Wondering where to go strawberry picking in Essex this season, there are some great strawberry picking farms to choose from, and if you don’t have time to pick your own strawberries, some of these places have them already picked, one of them is even in a vending machine for you to stop off and purchase!
7 Places to go Strawberry Picking Essex
Cammas Hall Fruit Farm
Location : Cammas Hall Farm Needham Green, Hatfield Broad Oak CM22 7JT
Cammas Hall Fruit Farm is a great family day out on the Hertfordshire/Essex borders where you can pick your own fresh fruit (ready picked also available), then come into the Tea Barn for some refreshments or lunch before browsing the local produce in the shop.
They offer good teas, coffees and a selection of other drinks plus sandwiches, light lunches and homemade cakes. The Farm Shop is full of goodies from local producers and suppliers.
As well as a wide selection of ‘pick your own‘ fruit and vegetables (June to October only – pre-booking required) they also have a tea barn, farm shop, maize maze, (August to October), nature trail and children’s play area.
They currently have strawberries and gooseberries available and they will be joined by raspberries, cherries, blueberries, blackberries, blackcurrants, sunflowers and sweetcorn as the season progresses.
Check out all the latest information on their website and facebook page
McLauchlans of Boxted Fruit Farm
Location : 53 Straight Road, Boxted, near Colchester, Essex CO4 5RB.
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The strawberry and gooseberry picking are both really easy at the moment. No booking necessary – just come on down!
Whether it’s your first time picking your own fruit or you go every year, they hope to make your visit to the farm a staple of your summer.
The farm shop is open year-round, stocked with freshly frozen fruit and homemade jam. In the fruit season, the farm shop also offers fresh local produce including new potatoes, cream and ice cream
Check out all the latest information on their website and facebook page
Lathcoats Farm
Location : Beehive Lane, Galleywood, CM2 8LX
Family run fruit farm providing quality local produce at the heart of the community since 1912. The Farm Shop is open 9-5 Mon-Sat. The Bee Shed is open 9.30-3.30 Mon-Fri and 9-3.30 Sat. The whole farm is shut on Sundays
The aim is to provide the farm shop and PYO customers with their own delicious fruit together with the best food from other producers around the region.
Now in, ‘ready picked’ Lathcoats own strawberries! Picked from the greenhouse daily for the farm shop, subject to availability.
The PYO is not yet open – it is likely to be mid to late June. They will update the website as the date approaches
Check out all the latest information on their website and facebook page
Spencer’s Farm Shop
Location : Park Road, Halstead, CO9 2PX
Spencer’s Farm Shop is a family run business which was taken over by the Cox family in 2021. They specialise in fruit and veg. On the back of a fruit farm and pick your own business that was set up in the 1970’s.
At Spencer’s Farm Shop they aim to provide you with a great selection of locally sourced, great quality products at a competitive price.
Their fruit and veg is supplied by the Cox family, fresh produce daily, with seasonal products arriving in store each week. Some of the home grown seasonal fruit is nurtured on the fruit farm behind the shop and during the summer customers can ‘pick your own’ to experience the true meaning of locally sourced!
Add to that the home made produce and meals from the farm shop kitchen that you can take home and enjoy in your own time with a locally brewed beer!
The weather is looking 
so we have the bouncy castle again this weekend, along with the crazy golf, the garden is opening for you to sit outside and enjoy the food and drinks from the cafe. We also have the children’s play area open.
The farm shop is fully stocked and has all our lovely plants for sale from the front.
Pick your own isn’t available just yet but keep your eyes peeled on our posts as we’ll let you know as soon as it starts.
Check out all the latest information on their facebook page
Fiveways Fruit Farm
Location : Warren Lane, Stanway, CO3 0NN
A family farming business who have been growing since the 1930s. They produce asparagus, soft fruit and Christmas trees on a seasonal basis and supply to local supermarkets, food outlets and farmers markets, in addition to their on-site farm shop.
Fiveways Fruit Farm is a local farm situated in Stanway selling Strawberries, Raspberries, Blueberries, Cherries, Apples, Pears, Plums, Asparagus & Christmas Trees.
They are not a PYO Farm, however they offer a great range of fresh produce (described above) in the farm shop on site from April through to late October.
Check out all the latest information on their website and facebook page
Little Mountains Farm
Location : Mountains Road, Great Totham, Maldon, Essex, CM9 8BY
On the farm they grow the following soft fruits for people to come along and pick their own:- Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackberries
How it works- You pay for your basket (which holds approx 1.2kg) on entry and fill it with fruit (you can mix the different fruits).
Please note that Little Mountains is a working farm with machinery and livestock, therefore No Dogs Permitted.
Check out all the latest information on their website and facebook page
Olivers Nurseries
Location : Maldon Road, Witham, Essex, CM8 3HY
Olivers Nurseries in Witham have pick your own strawberries and raspberries. Entrance is free and fruit cost is calculated by weight.
You can bring your own container (don’t forget to get it weighed before filling it up!) or punnets can be purchased within the shop.
Check the website before leaving to see the current fruit picking status. If there have been a lot of visitors, they sometimes have to close the pick your own fruit to give the new fruit time to ripen.
Check out all the latest information on their website and facebook page
Heading across the border, don’t forget to check out Strawberry Picking in Norfolk and Strawberry Picking in Suffolk