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Open 9-5
Mon-Thu & Sat
9-6 Fri
10-4 Sundays
Closed Bank Holidays
Galleywood
Chelmsford Essex UK
CM2 8LX
Lathcoats Farm - Essex Fruit Growers
We are a specialist family fruit farm, one of the last remaining in Essex . Our renowned farm shop offers over 40 varieties of apples from our own orchards available in their season, ready picked.
Check seasons.
Visit us from June for mouth-watering pick-your-own summer fruits.
Check seasons.
A wide range of food from specialist producers around our region is available throughout the year in our farm shop.
Fresh fish is available on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
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Friday 15th August
Please note the PYO is now closed and will re-open for a short period when the victoria plums are ready. This will probably be some time next week - check this site for confirmation.
In the farm shop we now have the following ready picked apple varieties from our own orchards:
Grenadier
Discovery
Tydeman's Early
Festival
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Saturday 9th August
Discovery apples, ready picked, in the shop now
only 90p per kg
Many other varieties to follow over the next weeks and months
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Tuesday 5th August
The first apple variety of the new season (Grenadier - an early cooker) is now available ready picked in the farm shop now. Other varieties will follow over the next weeks and months starting with Discovery very soon.
Please note we do not do PYO apples.
Those customers who are registered for rent a tree can collect their tree allocation sheets from the farm shop now.
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Pick Your Own Monday 31st July
The main PYO season is now over.
It is still possible to pick blackcurrants at £1.95/kg
Blackberries are also available in small numbers at £2.95/kg, becoming more plentiful as we go through August .
Victoria plums are usually ready towards the end of August and into September.
Opening times are Mon-Thu & Sat 9-5
Fri 9-6
Sun 10-4