Essington Farm
WHERE
Wolverhampton
What it’s like
Pick your own strawberries or pumpkins, ride the tractor trailer out to the field, then eat at the farm restaurant afterwards.
The main event is picking your own, and what's ripe depends on when you turn up. Strawberries lead the season, then blueberries, plums, raspberries, blackberries and sweetcorn as summer rolls on, before pumpkins take over in October. A tractor trailer takes you out to the picking field, which is half the fun before you've even picked anything.
Pumpkin season is the big date in the diary, running weekends across October (10th-11th, 17th-18th, 24th-31st, including half-term) from 9:30am to 3pm. Booking is essential for all Pick Your Own events, and the farm's honest about why: tickets are released according to how much fruit is actually ripe, which means fewer disappointed families turning up to bare bushes. There's also an Easter trail with puzzles and treats if you time a visit for spring.
Once you've picked your haul, the farm shop, butchery and deli are open every day from 9am to 5pm for the things you didn't grow yourself, and the restaurant runs 8:30am to 4:30pm for farm-to-table meals, with vegetarian options and allergy awareness on the menu. It's the kind of setup where a morning of picking naturally turns into lunch without having to go anywhere else.
Parking's free and on-site, the premises are wheelchair accessible with accessible toilets, and well-behaved dogs are welcome in the outdoor seating area. Birthday parties, group bookings and school visits are all catered for, so it's not just a one-off summer trip.
Facilities
Need to know
- Booking
- Essential for Pick Your Own events
- Food
- Farm shop, butchery, deli with home-baked goods and on-site restaurant serving farm-to-table meals
- Dogs
- Well-behaved dogs welcome in outdoor seating area
- Book Pick Your Own ahead, tickets depend on how much fruit is ripe that week
- Pumpkin weekends run right through October 2026 including half-term
- The tractor trailer ride out to the field is part of the experience, not just transport
- Shop and restaurant keep different hours, so check which one you're aiming for
Plan your visit
Do we need to book?
Yes for anything Pick Your Own, whether that's strawberries or pumpkins. Tickets are released according to how much fruit is ripe, so it's not just a formality.
When's pumpkin picking?
Weekends across October 2026: 10th-11th, 17th-18th and 24th-31st, which covers half-term. Sessions run 9:30am to 3pm.
What can we actually pick?
Strawberries, blueberries, plums, raspberries, blackberries and sweetcorn depending on the time of year, then pumpkins in October.
Is there parking?
Free on-site parking for everyone.
What's there to eat?
A farm shop, butchery and deli for home-baked goods and produce, plus a restaurant serving farm-to-table meals with vegetarian options.
Can we bring the dog?
Well-behaved dogs are welcome in the outdoor seating area.
Is it accessible for wheelchairs or pushchairs?
The premises are wheelchair accessible, with accessible parking and toilets.
Can you book a birthday party or school trip?
They do birthday parties, group bookings and school visits.
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