Breda occupies a special spot in Noord-Brabant, where the Brabant sandy soils transition into the escarpment of the Brabantse Wal — a unique landscape feature that gives the region its character. The light, well-drained sandy soils are ideal for strawberries, raspberries and asparagus, and the area has many pick-your-own farms open throughout the summer season. Along the Wal and towards Bergen op Zoom you’ll also find beautiful orchards with apples, pears and plums. The green farming landscape surrounding Breda makes a visit to a pick-your-own farm a complete day out.
U-Pick Farms in and around Breda
Around Breda, Etten-Leur, Roosendaal, Oosterhout and Zundert you’ll find a variety of pick-your-own farms and fruit gardens where you are very welcome. You can pick strawberries, apples and seasonal flowers while enjoying the rustic Brabant countryside. You can also browse u-pick farms in North Brabant .
The best u-pick farms near Breda: our picks
Breda has a slow side that reveals itself the moment you leave the city: the fabric of forests, heathland and small farm yards of the Brabant sandy soils surrounds the city on every side. And on those soils, strawberries grow in a way they rarely manage elsewhere: sweet, large and ripe in a month that begins here as nowhere else does in May.
One and a half kilometres from the city centre, Pop-up Plukweide Breda is the most accessible option: vegetables and flowers in a pop-up format that returns each picking season at a location remarkably close to the inner city.
In Rijsbergen, ten kilometres away, Het Aardbeienterras is a specialist in one thing: the Breda summer strawberries that begin ripening in late May, with a playground for children alongside. Simple, delicious and a perfect outing for a Saturday in June when the sun shines just long enough.
At the same distance, also in Rijsbergen, Pluktuin Gewoon Buiten offers the opposite of specialisation: an ecological picking garden with Jerusalem artichoke, potatoes, chicory, aubergine and pepper — broadly assorted, organic and seasonal from April to October.
Towards Bosschenhoofd, sixteen kilometres from Breda, De Plukkerij is a flower specialist: cosmos, zinnias, sunflowers, marigolds and ornamental grasses that you combine into your own bouquet, followed by a drink and a tasting of home-made products.
In Dongen, fifteen kilometres away, ’t Fazantje carries the picking season through with seasonal flowers, a corn maze and Christmas trees — a farm yard that stays in motion all year long.
Tip: plan visits to Het Aardbeienterras and Pluktuin Gewoon Buiten on the same day — both are in Rijsbergen and complement each other perfectly.