Where Can I Pick Blueberries & Strawberries in NH?

It's well-known that New Hampshire offers many great patches to select your own pumpkins and orchards to pick your own apples in the fall.

Of course, it's now summertime, so most people are probably craving strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and other seasonally-appropriate fruit.

You're in luck! As it just so happens, the Granite State offers dozens of pick-your-own fruit locations, including many in Rockingham County.

The following is a list of places you can go, without having to take a long drive, to find these sweet summer treats (listings obtained from PickYourOwn.org):

• Apple Annie - apples
  66 Rowell Road, Brentwood, NH 03833. Phone: 603-778-8881. Open: 9 am to 6pm, daily, September-November (apple season) Low spray apples. Special Events: School tours by appointment; picnic area. A visitor added photos and more description is his Blog here.
• Apple Acres, LLC - Apples, pumpkins, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, and prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, tractor-pulled hay rides
  52 Searles Road, Windham, NH 03087. Phone: 603-893-8596. Email us at: windfall@appleacres.com. Directions: Route 93 to New Hampshire exit 3 in Windham, bear right off exit proceed to top of hill where Mobil Gas and McDonald's are on right. From that intersection turn left, go 1/4 mile to Searles Road, turn left on Searles rd and proceed up the hill 3/4 mile the farm is on the right. Looks like "Currier and Ives" picture. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in August, September, October, November. Open: "Open every day 9 am to 6 pm from Late August till Thanksgiving" Apples Pyo and prepicked. Peaches late August thru September prepicked only, On farm bakery every day Hot Pies a specialty, Hot donuts every morning, farm pressed cider September thru November. Very popular school tours for preschoolers to 1st grade by appointment Payment: Cash, Check. Apple Acres is a small friendly full time farm that is just a little off the beaten path. Our customers are repeat customers. The setting is classic white Victorian farm Buildings in excellent condition and very neatly kept, no animals to cause flies, soil the grounds or otherwise distract from the orchard experience.
• Applecrest Farm Orchards, Inc. - Apples, vegetables, peaches and nectarines, make your own cider, and hayrides
  133 Exeter Road, Hampton Falls, NH 03844. Phone: 603-926-3721. Fax: 926-0006.. Open: 8am-6pm. Pick your own apples or pumpkins, make your own cider, and hayrides thru the orchards in the fall. We even offer a storybook hayride!
• Blueberry Bay Farm - Blueberries; cut flowers 
  38 Depot Road, Stratham, NH 03885. Phone: 603-580-1612 Email: info@blueberrybayfarm.org. Open: Early July-September, 8am-5pm, daily
• Elwood Orchards - Apples, strawberries, raspberries & variety of vegetables 
  54 Elwood Road, Londonderry, NH 03053-3126. Phone: 603-434-6017. Open: June-October 15. Special Events: Hayrides, call for information.
• Goudreault Farm Greenhouse, Inc. - Cut & dried flowers 
  82 Newton Road, Plaistow, NH 03865-2409. Phone: 603-382-8298/3081 Fax: 382-1857 Email: gfarm@mediaone.net.
• Hazelton Orchards - Apples 
  Route 102, Harantis Lake Road, Chester, NH 03036. Phone: 603-867- 5926. Email: Hackleboro@aol.com. Open: 10am-6pm, weekends, Labor Day-Columbus Day. Special Events: Farmstand featuring bagged apples, pumpkins, cookbooks, honey & maple products & more. Picnic area.
• Heron Pond Farm - blueberries, flowers, and prepicked produce
  299 Main Avenue, South Hampton , NH 03827. Phone: 603-394-0129. Email: heronpondfarm@adelphia.net. Directions: We are located on Route 107A between South Hampton and Amesbury town centers. Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September, October. Open: Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 6:00pm Sunday 12:00 to 5:00pm Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard.
• Inkwell Farm - ORGANIC, Organic blueberries
  106 Hedding Road, Epping, NH 03042. Phone: (603) 734-2117. Open: almost every day, closed some Mondays;  Check our website for details; we opened on July 1st for 2012. Directions: Take 101 to Exit 7 in Epping, then take the Calef Highway (Route 125) north to Old Hedding Road. (There will be a Napa Auto Parts store on the corner.) Turn right. Follow Old Hedding to the stop sign at Hedding Road. Turn right. We're the big pink farm house on the left. Pass the farmhouse and turn into the driveway. Park on the lawn by the blueberries, then pick up a bucket in the screened porch you passed on your way in. If you're coming from Newfields or Exeter, you can take Route 85 to Route 87. Route 87 is called Piscassic in Newfields. It becomes Hedding Road in Epping. Crops are usually available in July, August. Payment: Cash, only. Formerly called Dimond Hill Farm.
• J & F Farms - eggplant, pumpkins, strawberries, tomatoes, Other fruit or veg, Fresh eggs, porta-potties, picnic area, Jumping pillow, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties
  124 Chester Rd, Derry, NH 03038. Phone: 603 437-0535. Fax: 603 432-4921. Email: jandffarms@gmail.com. Open: Strawberries mid June - July 1st 8:30am to 6:30pm. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard.
• Little Pond Farm LLC - No pesticides are used, U-pick blueberries, already-picked blueberries, snacks and refreshment stand
  53 Depot Road (route 107), East Kingston, NH 03827. Phone: 603-642-8471. Email: kjill@yahoo.com. Open: Thursday thru Sunday 8A - 5P. Directions: On Route 107 in East Kingston 1.7 miles East of Route 127, 6.7 miles West of I-95 on Route 107. Click here for a map and directions. July 4 pm to August 15. We do not use pesticides on the crops. Payment: Cash, only.
• Mack’s Apples - Apples & pumpkins 
  230 Mammoth Road, Londonderry, NH 03053. Phone: 603-434-7619. Alternate phone: 603-432-3456.(Hotline). Fax: 603-437-6025. Email: mackappl@bitnet-.com
• Monahan Farm - Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, peaches, green beans, corn, and squash.
  2 South Road, East Kingston, NH 03827. Phone: 603-642-8186, operational during farm season. Open: mid-June-September, call for hours.
• Saltbox Farm - Blueberries, raspberries & flowers 
  Route 33, 321 Portsmouth Avenue, Stratham, NH 03885. Phone: 603-436-7978 Fax: 436-7978 Email: saltbox@thepipeline.net. Open: 8am-6pm, Tuesday-Friday; 8am-5pm, Saturday & Sunday; July-September, closed Mondays. Special Events: NH Agriculture Day, August 18.
• Sunnycrest Farm Inc. - apples, blueberries, cherries, flowers, grapes, pumpkins, raspberries, rhubarb, strawberries, Cider mill (fresh apple cider made on the premises), prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals
  59 High Range Road, Londonderry, NH 03053. Phone: 603-432-9652. Email: sunnycrestfarm43@msn.com. Directions: Exit 4 off of I-93, west on Route 102 (4 miles), turn right at Sunncrest sign (1 mile). Follow the signs. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September, October, November, December. Open: Everyday from 9am to 6pm, June through Thanksgiving. Strawberries: June 15 pm to July 10, 7am to Noon; Blueberries: July 10 to September 15, Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 7am to Noon; Flowers: August 'til frost; Raspberries: July 10 to August 10th; Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 7am to Noon; Apples: September-October 15, 9am to 6pm; Pumpkins: October; Cider: Fall; Bakery: Fresh on the weekends; All dates approximate. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard. In our store front, we also carry local Maple Syrup, Honey, Jams and Jellies, and other local products. (UPDATED: July 31, 2008)
• Sweet Core Farm - Apples: McIntosh & Cortland 
  Route 126, Center Strafford, NH 03815. Phone: 603-767-7081 Email: krice@ewsnh.net. Open: September & October. Special Events: Community Supported Agriculture Appreciation Day, third Saturday in September.
• Willow Pond Community Farm - Certified Organic, beans, cucumbers, flowers, herbs/spices, peas, peppers, rhubarb, tomatoes, other vegetables, honey from hives on the farm
  350 Middle Road, Brentwood, NH 03833. Phone: 603-778-8881. Email: info@willowpondfarm.org. Open: Any day during the season (June - October) for our CSA members, which additional picking after the season through the end of the year. Directions: From Route 125, take Route 111A East to 350 Middle Road - the farm is on the right just after Swazey School. From Route 101, take Exit 8 onto North Road, then a left onto Deer Hill Road, then at the end a Right onto Route 111A (Middle Rd) to 350 Middle Road, the farm is on the left just before Swazey School. Click here for a map and directions. We are certified organic for all crops! Payment: Cash, Check. Click here for our Facebook page. (ADDED: February 25, 2013)

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