Cat & Fiddle Pick Your Own
WHERE
Christchurch
What it’s like
Wander the fields filling a basket with your own fruit, veg and pumpkins, then browse the farm shop and café.
The whole point here is getting your hands on the produce yourself. You walk out into the fields and pick fruit, vegetables and flowers, and when the season turns, it's pumpkins, with the farm laying on rides, treats and activities to go with them. There's no set list of what's ready when, so a summer visit and an autumn one will look completely different.
Once you're done picking, the farm shop is there for anything you didn't get to, and the on-site café does proper coffee and cold drinks if the picking's taken longer than planned. It's an easy one to stretch into a half day rather than a quick stop, especially once a pumpkin trolley gets involved.
Parking's free and there's plenty of it, which takes one thing off the list before you've even started. Hours shift through the week, with Saturdays the long day if you want to make a proper morning of it and Sundays wrapping up earlier at 4pm.
If you fancy making more of a trip out of it, camping is available at the farm in season, so a pick-your-own morning could turn into an overnight stay without much extra planning.
Facilities
Need to know
- Parking
- Plenty of on-site parking available, free
- Food
- On-site café serving local produce, great coffee, cold drinks and treats
- Saturdays are the long day, open 8am to 8pm
- Pumpkin season brings extra rides and family fun days on top of the picking
- Camping is available at the farm in season if you want to stay over
Plan your visit
What can you actually pick?
Fruit, vegetables and flowers through the main season, then pumpkins when autumn comes round, alongside family fun days with rides and activities.
Do we need to book ahead?
There's nothing to suggest you need to book, so it's a turn up and start picking sort of visit.
Is there parking?
Plenty of it, and it's free.
What are the opening hours?
Weekdays it's 9am to 5pm, Saturdays stretch from 8am to 8pm, and Sunday it's 9am to 4pm.
Is there food on site?
A café serving local produce, good coffee and cold drinks, plus treats. There's also a farm shop for anything else you fancy.
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