Eindhoven lies in the southern Kempen region, a varied landscape of heathland, forests and fertile sandy soils that lend themselves perfectly to growing soft fruits and vegetables. The region has been famous for generations for its asparagus, which is harvested as white gold from the loose Brabant sandy soil each early spring. Strawberry pickers will find plenty to enjoy on the many pick-your-own farms surrounding the city. From Dommelen to De Peel: the rural Brabant surroundings of Eindhoven offer delicious picking opportunities throughout the entire season.
U-Pick Farms in and around Eindhoven
Around Eindhoven, Veldhoven, Geldrop, Nuenen and Waalre you’ll find a variety of pick-your-own farms and fruit gardens where you are very welcome. You can pick strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and sometimes even asparagus, and take home freshly harvested produce from the farm. You can also search among all u-pick farms in North-Brabant .
The best u-pick farms near Eindhoven: our picks
Eindhoven is the city of technology and design — but twelve minutes from the ring road lie the Brabant sandy soils that have produced fruit and vegetables here for centuries. The light soil, mild climate and agricultural tradition of the Kempenland give the region a character far removed from the innovation hubs in the city centre.
Four kilometres from the centre, Landwinkel Philips Fruittuin proves that Eindhoven has an agricultural past worth knowing: the historic orchard on the former Philips estate offers organic apples and pears for self-picking in September. The orchard opens its doors for pickers on one day per year — rare, and therefore well worth attending.
Nine kilometres away, in Breugel, Rianne’s Pluktuin offers the warmth of an organic family flower garden: assemble your own bouquet from organically grown blooms. Quiet, personal and different from the large commercial picking farms.
In Sint-Oedenrode, fifteen kilometres to the north, Van MOES Oogstpluktuin works its organic plots from May to November. Spinach, tomato, courgette, leek, beans — the list is long and the quality is demonstrable through a pesticide-free approach.
Pluktuin Mooy in Aarle-Rixtel offers seasonal flowers in a relaxed atmosphere in summer: yoga, workshops and a quiet moment outside are not the exception here but the norm.
In Heeswijk-Dinther, Op het Erf combines an organic orchard with flower picking in a setting of nut trees and fruit trees — a garden that feels like a countryside oasis north of the city.
Tip: the Philips Fruittuin opens for pickers on one day per year only. Follow the farm shop’s social media for the exact date.