🌿Scottish Farm Stays
Charleton Fruit Farm
Howe of the Mearns · Aberdeenshire

Charleton Fruit Farm

Graeme and Lisa McColl

"13 crops to pick across the season. No booking. Just arrive."

Charleton has the widest pick-your-own selection in the region — thirteen crops across the season: strawberries, yellow raspberries, raspberries, gooseberries, blackcurrants, cherries, plums, tayberries, pears, apples, blueberries, brambles, and pumpkins. No booking needed. Arrive during the season, pick, weigh, pay.

The café serves breakfast and lunch — soups, paninis, cakes, coffee. The play area has trampolines, a go-kart track, zip line, maze tunnel, and a play fort. In October the pumpkin patch turns the whole farm orange. From June to late summer the fruit fields are open seven days a week. This is the farm people drive 45 minutes for and come back to every single year. Operated by Graeme and Lisa McColl since 2021.

What you can do here

Strawberry picking
Raspberry picking
Blueberry picking
Pumpkin picking (October)
Apple & pear picking (September)
Gooseberry, blackcurrant & tayberry picking
Cherry & plum picking
Christmas tree cutting (November–December)
Farm café (breakfast & lunch)
Kids play area with trampolines, go-karts & zip line
Farm shop

Visitor testimonials

An Unforgettable Family Experience

You can tell he loves what he does, and it shows in the way he brings the whole farm to life.

C
Christina K
TripAdvisor

Seasonal highlights

  • June–August: strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, blackcurrants, cherries, plums, tayberries, peas
  • September: pears, apples, blueberries, brambles
  • October: pumpkins
  • November–December: Christmas trees
Farm Logistics
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Capacity
Day visit
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On-farm experiences
Strawberry picking, Raspberry picking, Blueberry picking
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Mud factor
High — wellies essential
🐶 Dogs welcome
👨‍👩‍👧 Family friendly
Location
📍Hillside, near Montrose, Angus
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