About Cairnie Fruit Farm
Cairnie Fruit Farm, near Cupar in north Fife, is a family farm that has welcomed pickers for generations. Its fields grow strawberries (Ava, Magnum and Allure, some on raised table-tops), Glen Fyne raspberries, cherries, blackcurrants, redcurrants, Invictus gooseberries and sunflowers, and its pick-your-own pumpkin patch is now in its 27th year.
Strawberries are usually picked from May into September, with raspberries, cherries, currants and gooseberries in July and sunflowers in August. Passes are booked online (2026: £2 for pick-your-own entry), the kiosk hands out punnets, and fruit is paid for by weight. The six-acre maize maze opens in mid-July and runs through October. In October the pumpkin patch opens with more than 20,000 pre-cut pumpkins; in 2026 it ran from 7 October, Wednesday to Sunday 10am to 4:30pm plus four half-term weekdays, with a £1.50 pass and pumpkins paid for by size.
The Kids Funyard play area is open March to October, and the large indoor and outdoor café serves home baking and hot food all day, with a farm shop selling ready-picked fruit. The Halloween Torchlight Maze (29–31 October 2026, ages 8 and up) sells out early. Dogs on leads are welcome around the farm and have their own play areas, but they aren't allowed in the picking fields, pumpkin patch or maze. Groups of 20 or more book by email.
Scottish Lavender Oils near Kinross is roughly 35 minutes southwest, so a summer day can pair strawberry or cherry picking with a visit to the lavender.
What to do
- Pick strawberries, usually May to September
- Pick raspberries, cherries, currants and gooseberries in July
- Cut sunflowers in August
- Get lost in the six-acre maize maze, mid-July to October
- Choose from 20,000 pumpkins in October
- Let the kids loose in the Funyard play area (March to October)
Season, hours and prices
- Season
- Funyard March–October; pick-your-own strawberries May–September, other fruit in July; maze mid-July–October; pumpkins in October; 2026 season ends 31 October
- Hours
- October 2026: Wednesday–Sunday 10am–4:30pm, plus Monday–Tuesday 12–13 and 19–20 October; last pick-your-own entry 3:45pm
- Admission
- 2026: pick-your-own pass £2; pumpkin pass £1.50; Funyard plus picking £7.50 adult, £8.50 child; under-3s free with a pass; fruit and pumpkins paid for separately
Good to know
- Dogs
- Leashed (not in picking areas, pumpkin patch or maze)
- Accessibility
- Strawberry lanes are table-height but about 800mm wide and paths are rough, so they may not suit all wheelchairs
- Reservations
- Required (book passes online)
- Payment
- Cash or card at the pumpkin patch
Tips for your visit
- Book passes online; weekends and school holidays sell out
- Wear boots or wellies: the ground is uneven and often wet
- Picking can stop at short notice to protect the crop, so check before you travel
- Torchlight Maze tickets go early; high-powered torches are held at the door
Pair it with a lavender farm
Scottish Lavender Oils · about 35 minutes away
Scottish Lavender Oils near Kinross is about 35 minutes southwest, a good match for a summer fruit-picking day at Cairnie.
Getting there
Questions
Do I need to book?
Yes. Pick-your-own and pumpkin passes are booked online, and weekends and holidays can sell out.
Can I bring my dog?
Yes, on a lead, but dogs can't go into the picking fields, pumpkin patch or maze.
When does the 2026 season end?
Saturday 31 October 2026.
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