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Giant model strawberries on the grass outside the farm shop and cafe at Cairnie Fruit Farm, with a sign pointing to the Funyard and Mega Maze.
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Cairnie Fruit Farm

A family fruit farm outside Cupar with pick-your-own in summer, a six-acre maize maze from mid-July, a pumpkin patch in October and a cafe known for its baking.

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Cairnie Fruit Farm, in the Fife countryside just west of Cupar, is one of the great family days out of the summer.

The family has grown fruit here for over 55 years, and the farm calls itself the original pick-your-own farm in Scotland. Through the summer you can pick strawberries, raspberries, currants, gooseberries, cherries and brambles, with a small pass booked online and the fruit paid for by weight. From mid-July the Mega Maze opens, six acres of maize cut to a new design every year, and the Funyard is packed with outdoor adventures for children from March. October brings the pumpkin patch, with over 20,000 pumpkins and booked morning or afternoon slots. The cafe bakes everything on the premises, from scones and shortbread to its strawberry Mega Tarts. Dogs on a lead are welcome, though not in the picking fields, the Funyard or the cafe. It's open every day from ten until half past four, from March to the end of October.

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Before you go

Book Funyard, maze, picking and pumpkin passes online before you go; the cafe takes no bookings.

Where
Cairnie, just west of Cupar, KY15 4QD.
Open
Every day, 10am to 4.30pm, from mid-March to 31 October.
Picking
Strawberries, raspberries, currants, gooseberries, cherries and brambles through the summer; last entry 3.45pm; fruit priced by weight.
Maze
The Mega Maze, six acres of maize, from mid-July to the end of October, with the Funyard pass.
Pumpkins
From early October, in booked morning or afternoon slots.
Dogs
On a lead, with an area of their own; not in the Funyard, the maze, the picking fields or inside the cafe.
Access
Level access to the cafe, toilets, shop and Funyard; the maze and fields in part.
Phone
01334 655610

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
10am–4.30pm
Tuesday
10am–4.30pm
Wednesday
10am–4.30pm
Thursday
10am–4.30pm
Friday
10am–4.30pm
Saturday
10am–4.30pm
Sunday
10am–4.30pm

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Where it is

At Cairnie, in the Fife countryside just west of Cupar, KY15 4QD.

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Places to stay near the farm, and when each is next free.

The black timber cabin's exterior, with a chimney above the roofline and a freestanding bath standing on the decking below.Bracken Treehouse at Airdit
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Balmullo
  • 3 miles from Cairnie
Free 25–27 OctA stone and timber house with a dark slated roof and roof windows sits on a lawn, a hot tub and picnic table on the patio.Lindores Lodge
  • Sleeps 8
  • In Newburgh
  • 7 miles from Cairnie
Free 2–5 NovThe long timber-clad side of the house runs under a slate roof with solar panels, white chairs on the terrace and a clear blue sky.The Glasshouse
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Newburgh
  • 7 miles from Cairnie
Free 16–19 NovTwo arched glazed doors in a stone wall open onto a paved patio, a rattan table with daffodils and mugs to the right.The Arches
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Newburgh
  • 7 miles from Cairnie
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