‘Delectable and ripe’: readers’ favourite pick-your-own farms

There’s more to these farms than lovely berries, flowers and veg: some have brilliant cafes, live music, supper clubs and film screenings, our tipsters tell us

On a cycling tour of Scotland last year, the alluring aroma of fragrant fields full of strawberries, drifting up a hill, caused me to pause my pedalling and follow my nose. It was an excellent decision. The well-signposted Craigie’s Farm, at South Queensferry near Edinburgh, beckoned me towards an array of fruits as sustenance for my cycling. I filled up on raspberries and cherries and took veg too for the camp later. There’s also a lovely farm shop and little cafe where I sat sipping tea, contemplating which of my picks to eat first – almost reluctant to get back on the saddle.
Nigel Williams