The best places in Scotland to pick strawberries this summer
A day out to pick your own strawberries is fun for all the family, especially over the summer holidays.
Thankfully the strawberry and soft fruit season is in full swing in Scotland, and we produce some of the best in the country.
Here are a range of places across Scotland where you can pick your own strawberries.
Where to pick your own Strawberries in Scotland
Every region has pick your own farms, but as Fife and Angus produce a large amount of soft fruits, it's here where you'll find the most.
Usually you can visit the farm during opening times, grab a basket and get picking.
Some places may require you to book in advance given the ongoing restrictions.
Fruit is weighed at the end and paid for.
A lot of these farms will also have cafes or fun activities to keep kids entertained.
Borders
Picture: Walter Baxter/Geogrpah
One of Scotland’s oldest, family-run fruit farms in the heart of the Scottish Borders, Border Berries grow all of their fruit outside with no heating or polytunnels.
Situated on the A699, midway between St Boswells and Kelso, the farm also offers a café and picnic area.
Fruits on offer:
Strawberries, raspberries, blackcurrants, redcurrants, gooseberries and tayberries. You can also pick your own peas from late July onwards.
Opening times
Fruit field: open 7 days from 10am - 7pm
Cafe: open 7 days from 11am - 4pm
Pick your own available from early July onwards, fruit availability dependent on season.
Dundee and Angus
Picture: Charlton Farm
Charleton Farm has been a family run business since 1946, when Robert (Findlay) McQuistan bought the farm. In 2021 Graeme and Lisa McColl took over the business.
Situated about a mile north of Montrose, the farm offers a coffee shop and fresh vegetables as well as fruit. There's also options to buy containers for picking, if you forget your own.
Opening times
Open every day from 10am to 4pm.
Fruits on offer:
Raspberries, strawberries, redcurrants, blackcurrants, pumpkins, gooseberries, brambles, tayberries, apples, plums, damsons, yellow raspberries, purple raspberries and blueberries.
Pick your own available from the end of June through to August, fruit availability dependent on season.
Edinburgh and the Lothians
Picture: Craigie Farm
Generations of kids and their parents have made a visit to West Craigie to pick their own fruit as part of their summer calendar, the farm is very popular and you'll generally find it quite busy.
The farm offers a cafe and deli and plenty of activities to keeps kids - big and small - happy.
Craigie's also has a Little Farmers adventure farm park where visitors can meet animals and play inside and out.
Opening times
Open Monday-Sunday, 9-4pm
Cafe: 9am - 4pm
Little Farmers:
Mon – Tue: 9am – 3pm
Wed – Thu: 10am – 4pm
Fri – Sun: 9am – 5pm
Fruits on offer:
Strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, blackcurrants, redcurrants, brambles, tayberries and Victoria plums. There are also peas available to pick from July.
Pick your own available from the end of June through to August, fruit availability dependent on season.
Fife
Picture: Cairnie
A popular local landmark, Cairnie Farm offers a mega maze, farm activities, a farm shop, a tea room and a holiday cottage.
Opening times
Open seven days from July, and Wednesday to Sunday from June, The Farmshop, Tearoom and Funyard are open from 10am-4.30pm, with tickets for the Funyard available to book online.
The Mega Maze opens from mid July to October.
Fruits on offer:
Strawberries, raspberries, red/blackcurrants, gooseberries, tayberries, cherries and brambles.
Pick your own available from July, fruit availability dependent on season.
(Dairsie, by Cupar, KY15 4SW , 01334 870233)
Pittormie Fruit Farm is a small intensive family run farm situated in the heart of North East Fife.
Pittormie also Heather Ales range of fruit beers and Cairn O Mohr’s range of fruit wines as well its own free range eggs. The farm also has a nursery with bedding plants available to buy.
Opening times
Open daily from 8am - 8pm
Fruits on offer:
Raspberries, strawberries, blackcurrants, redcurrants, tayberries, brambles, gooseberries (red and green), loganberries and blueberries. Also plums, apples, pears, rhubarb.
Pick your own available from June to October, fruit availability dependent on season.
Perthshire and Tayside
Picture: Martin Ragg/Geograph
Broadslap is a small family run fruit farm nestling within the Earn valley in the shelter of the Ochil hills in rural Perthshire.
Renowned for their raspberries, Broadslap also offers a great selection of vegetables.
Opening times
Broadslap fruit farm is closed Mondays and Tuesdays but open 9.30am – 5.00pm Wednesday through to Sunday.
To book the playbarn, call 01738 730776 and pick your own strawberries are available now, with bookings being taken online.
Fruits on offer:
Strawberries, raspberries, redcurrants, blackcurrants and gooseberries
Pick your own available during July and August, fruit availability dependent on season.
(Mill of Montague, Balbeggie, PH2 7PR)
It's no surprise that Perth is home to some of the country's best Pick Your Own farms and experienced fruit grower Jamie Watson has been growing soft fruits on his farm in Central Scotland for over 25 years.
Fruits on offer:
Strawberries, Blackcurrants, Gooseberries and Redcurrants. There's also farm vegetables; new potatoes, broccoli, cabbages, cauliflowers and peas.
Pick your own available between 9am to 5pm every day during the berry picking season
Glasgow and the surrounding area
Picture: Yonderton Farm
This is an excellent little family run soft fruit farm found just beside Glasgow Airport.
Located near near Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, East Yonderton has been growing soft fruit since 1926.
Opening times
The farm is open Monday to Friday 10am till 8pm and Saturday and Sunday 9am till 5pm for Pick Your Own.
Fruits on offer:
Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackcurrants, Gooseberries and Redcurrants.
Highlands
Picture: Wester Hardmuir Fruit Farm Facebook
This family-run fruit farm and shop has been serving the local community since 1978 with ready to buy soft fruit as well as pick your own.
The farm shop also sells a range of homegrown vegetables, picked fresh each morning as well as other local produce.
Opening times
The farm shop is open seven days 9am to 5pm until the end of December.
Fruits on offer:
Raspberries, black and red currents, brambles, strawberries, apples, plums, gooseberries, blueberries and cherries.