Drenthe is famous for its potato cultivation and offers visitors the unique experience of harvesting potatoes themselves at pick-your-own farms in the region. Besides vegetables like pumpkins, cabbage, and beans, you’ll find delicious strawberries, blackberries, and berries at Drenthe’s fruit picking farms. The herb gardens offer fresh mint, thyme, and sage, perfect for those who love fresh herbs straight from the field.
The best u-pick farms in Drenthe
Drenthe is the quietest province in the Netherlands — and that is precisely its appeal. The open heath, the forest around the hunebedden megalith tombs, and the unhurried pace give picking here a different dimension than anywhere in the crowded Randstad. You turn down a gravel path, park between the birches, and suddenly the world feels very small and very green.
Oogstland is the most comprehensive pick-your-own farm in Drenthe with thirty-five-plus varieties — from carrot and lettuce to beans, courgettes, and pumpkin. One parking spot covers an entire basket’s worth of variety.
Tuinderij Mooi Weerdinge near Emmen offers comparable breadth and attracts visitors who deliberately choose to step off-schedule for a day. The range spans over fifty varieties of vegetables, fruit, and herbs.
Pluk Drenthe stands out for its blueberry harvest supplemented by mushrooms and green asparagus — products few other pick-your-own farms offer anywhere, and which thrive in Drenthe’s sandy, forest-edged landscape.
Fruitkwekerij Berkenbroek focuses on blueberries in peak season — July and August. Small, specialised, and with the warm atmosphere of a family business that has stood on the same spot for decades.
Bloem’n Lokaal closes the list with tulips and summer flowers: a Drenthe flower farm proving you don’t need to travel to Noord-Holland for colour.
Tip: pair a Drenthe farm visit with a cycling route past the hunebedden. Take an e-bike, pick, eat — in that order.