?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 usOn 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 Continue reading...