Find places to pick-your-own strawberries, sunflowers and more during summer 2026
Is there anything more wholesome than a day spent at a Pick-Your-Own farm? You'll find strawberries taste sweeter when you've picked them yourself, while a vase of flowers is all the more pleasing when you've hand-selected each stem from a field of bobbing blooms. Luckily there are plenty of places to get your pick on in and around Winchester, whether you're after strawberries, apples and gooseberries or sunflowers, sweet peas and dahlias.
These PYO places are in and near Winchester, as well as further afield in the countryside that surrounds the city and district. Most Pick-Your-Own places in Winchester open from June onwards, when flower fields and strawberries are ready to go, with different crops becoming available at different points throughout the summer and into the autumn.
You'll find a mix of PYO experiences, from family-friendly sunflower farm trails to grown-up evenings learning the skills of floristry. Some you have to book in advance, while other places you can swing by when the need for a freshly-picked strawberry hits. Time to get picking! 🌻🍓🍏
Curated by the Visit Winchester team.
Created: 12 June 2026.
Stem & Green
A friendly flower farm just outside Winchester city, Stem & Green are open every Wednesday - Saturday from June 2026 until mid-October. There's no need to book, just turn up and fill a bucket with blooms. Dogs and picnics are welcome, while a small on-site café will be open on Fridays and Saturdays selling teas, coffees, cakes and ice cream. Look out for workshops taking place on the farm too, from flower pressing to watercolour courses.
📍Headbourne Worthy, near Winchester city
Lower Norton Flower Farm
You need to book a spot on selected dates to browse Lower Norton Flower Farm's PYO field. It's £36 to book on (under 16s go free), which includes up to 30 stems from the flower field as well as tips and guidance on how to ensure your flowers have a long vase life. You can finish your visit with tea and cake at The Potting Shed.
📍Sutton Scotney, near Winchester city
Hampshire Pantry
A great place for browsing the farm shop and enjoying the café year round, Hampshire Pantry, which is on the outskirts of Winchester city, also transforms into a PYO sunflowers spot in summer and a PYO pumpkins patch in autumn. There's no need to book for either.
📍Winchester city
The Real Flower Co
While not typically open to the public, The Real Flower Co's flower farm in Hinton Ampner near Alresford is open for events. During summer 2026 you can book onto hand-tied bouquet workshops that include guided tours of the flower paddock to select your blooms.
📍Hinton Ampner, near Alresford
Silkstead Sunflowers
Silkstead Sunflowers is typically open during August for PYO sunflowers as well as fun in the sunflower fields, from photo opportunities to picnic areas, bubbles and a trail to follow for families. They're set to host their Sunflower Festival again this year on Sunday 30 August 2026.
📍near Winchester city
Corhampton Lane Farm
An arable farm in the Meon Valley, Corhampton Lane Farm opens to the public in the summer for their Pick & Pose days, where you can enjoy wandering among vibrant sunflower blooms before picking your own to take home with you.
📍near Meonstoke
Bourne Valley PYO
You can hand-pick your own strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, pumpkins and sunflowers at Bourne Valley PYO. Check before you travel to find out what's ripe and in season. As well as the PYO fields, you'll also find a farm shop, café, playpark, and woodland walk.
📍near Andover
Pickwell Farm Shop
Head to Pickwell Farm to pick your own strawberries, peas and broad beans throughout the summer months. Check their social media accounts for up to date info on what's ripe and ready to be picked before you go.
📍Bursledon, near Southampton
Durleighmarsh Farm Shop
This PYO spot, which grows strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, pumpkins, herbs, flowers and more, will be open throughout the summer, depending on crop availability. There's a £2 admission fee per person to pick and fruit is charged separately by weight.
📍near Petersfield
Blackmore Estate
Apples, pears, cherries and more are grown on the Blackmoor Estate, and the public are invited to a select number of Pick-Your-Own apple days a year. They usually take place in September and October. You can also buy their fresh produce, alongside jam, cider, juice and chutney, from their on-site farm shop. Stick around to sample the cider at the Blackmoor Taproom.
📍near Selbourne
Places to buy flowers in Winchester
After a bunch of pre-cut blooms? Try The Original Flower Stall at Winchester Street Market - it's found under St Maurice's Covert on market days. Catkin & Pussywillow are a florists by Winchester train station, while Wildbunch florists have shops in Headbourne Worthy and Alresford. Try Hampshire Flower Barn, just outside Bishop's Waltham, or Flowers by Rachel in Wickham.
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