ONLINE PRE-BOOKED TICKETS REQUIRED for pumpkin picking – scroll down to select the booking icon below
Strawberry picking - our summer fruit picking season has finished and the farm is now CLOSED. We would like to thank all our customers for their support this summer and look forward to seeing you again soon.
Pumpkin picking - tickets are now available, with early bird tickets available from 1st October up to the 14th October and peak tickets from 15th October. All dates and times are detailed on the booking site, please click on the book a ticket icon below in the pumpkin picking section for details. More dates and tickets will be added as we get closer to Halloween.
We have planted over 18 different varieties of pumpkins this year, giving you plenty of choice whether you wish white, blue, orange, pink, green, warty, big or small one.
On peak days a tractor ride will take you to and from the picking fields, which is included in the ticket price. On off peak days we will be picking from fields that are within walking distance from the entrance, but if you wish a tractor ride around the farm these will be available for an additional cost (subject to weather conditions).
There will be lots of photo opportunities around the farm to get you in the mood for Halloween, our brilliant face-painters will be on site to transform you and don't be shy if you wish to come in your halloween costumes, you'll be very welcome.
We have onsite car parking, a takeaway cafe selling drinks, ice creams and snacks a small play area and toilets.
West End Lane,
Horsforth,
Leeds
LS18 5ES
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Summer strawberry & raspberry picking has now finished.
To book tickets for pumpkin pumpkin click here
We provide punnets to pick your fruit into. These either hold approximately 1Kg or 3Kg of fruit when full and can be recycled at home after use.
We have a number of different varieties of fruit which are ripe and ready for picking at different times over the summer. You will be advised on arrival the best places to pick. Just follow the map. Staff members will be on hand to help.
Please only pick ripe fruit – it does not ripen when it is removed from the plant and picking under ripe fruit is a waste of our crop and your money! Only pick the fruit you are prepared to pay for. Prices are displayed at the entrance.
Strawberries are best picked via the stalk, when red all over with a small length of stalk still attached. Raspberries should just fall into your hand when gently pulled without their stalk.
Please bring your basket(s) to be weighed. The fruit is charged by weight, per Kg. You pay for all that you pick.
We accept card payments and cash.
We recommend washing your fruit and hulling your strawberries (removing the green calyx on the top of the strawberry) just prior to eating, as the fruit will deteriorate more quickly once hulled and washed. Eat on their own, in a smoothie or in a dessert and enjoy!
We have a shop selling refreshments – hot and cold drinks, ice cream and snacks etc. Also available is our Kemps Farm Jam made from our own fruit.
Portable loos are available on site.
A small children’s play area is available with parental supervision only.
Some animals from our farm are available to see. Please do not feed them as some foods can make them very poorly.
Tractor and trailer rides around the farm are available, subject to government Covid guidelines, for an additional fee
Facebook – please visit our facebook page Horsforthpickyourown – daily updates are posted during the picking season with information about fruit availability, weather conditions etc
Online purchase of tickets is essential so we can limit visitor numbers over the course of a day. This helps with car parking availability and reduces queuing. Tickets must be shown on arrival for admission to the picking fields, either printed out or on your phone. More tickets will be released on the run up to Halloween. Dates and times are all detailed on the booking site, please click here
We provide wheelbarrows to make it easier for you to carry your selected pumpkin(s) around the fields and back to the shop.
We have a number of different varieties of pumpkins so you can choose which size, colour etc you prefer. The map shows their original location but some people do move them around a bit so they might have moved!
Select the pumpkin(s) you wish.
Please do not drop, throw, sit or stand on the pumpkins – they are actually more delicate than they look.
Size – we charge for the pumpkins depending on their size – from mini munchkins up to Jumbo. A price guide is displayed at the entrance and shop.
We accept card payments and cash.
If you would like to carve your pumpkin at the farm, please purchase a carving kit from the shop and we will direct you to the carving area – subject to Covid restrictions at the time. Or take home to cook and carve at your leisure.
We have a takeaway cafe selling refreshments – hot and cold drinks, ice cream and snacks etc. Also available is our Kemps Farm Jam made from our own fruit.
Parking and toilets are available on site.
A small children’s play area is available with parental supervision only.
There are lots of photo opportunities around the pumpkin fields so don’t forget your camera.
Tractor and trailer rides to the pumpkin field are included in the ticket price on peak days.
Facebook – please visit our facebook page Horsforthpickyourown – daily updates are posted during the picking season with information about fruit availability, weather conditions etc
Pick your own fruit is a fun activity for all the family. The children learn where their food comes from whilst foraging amongst the plants looking for the biggest juiciest strawberry or raspberry they can find, at the same time enjoying the fresh air with the bonus of going home with fabulous tasty fruit.
Pumpkin picking in the Autumn for Halloween carving and eating is a must. We have lots to choose from, from the Giants to the minis, warts and all! Halloween witches and skeletons can be found around the fields too, so don’t forget to bring your camera.
For the festive season, we reopen selling Yorkshire grown Christmas trees to help decorate your home and for Christmas Dinner our farm reared free range bronze turkeys are simply delicious.
The Kemp family have been growing fruit for the PYO season since 1984, selecting varieties for flavour rather than shelf life, as no food miles are involved. We now specialise in strawberries, grown both in the ground and at table top height, and raspberries for the summer season and pumpkins in October.
All the fruit is grown outdoors exposed to the unpredictability of the Yorkshire weather, ripening in natural sunshine and so ready for picking in its natural season, which we think adds to the flavour of the fruit. Come and see for yourselves.
