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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:40 am    Post subject: Pick your own fruit Reply with quote

Have any of the local pick your own places opened yet?
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

not over this way....but then i havnt seen many this way!!....used to go to a farm down south where you could pick your own fruit and veg.....was a lovely place to take my son when he was small(under 6ft ) nothing like that up here
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, we used to go to a place where you could pick/dig dozens of types of fruit and veg - one of the fondest memories from my childhood/youth. And you were take round on the tractor trailer  
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 7:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gosh, that brings back memories. I always thought these places should weigh you upon entry and again upon exit, because the fruit you paid for out of your basket was nowhere near what you had eaten!
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

the one we went to used to do all sorts of seasoned veg, fruit  and the orchard! wow it was beautiful....they also had their own honey and meat, and their ice cream was to die for...its still going i believe...only problem is its down in sussex and i am up here!!
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

kimmie wrote:
the one we went to used to do all sorts of seasoned veg, fruit  and the orchard! wow it was beautiful....they also had their own honey and meat, and their ice cream was to die for...its still going i believe...only problem is its down in sussex and i am up here!!


Sussex is a bit far to go for an ice cream Kimmie!!
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

kimmie wrote:
the one we went to used to do all sorts of seasoned veg, fruit  and the orchard! wow it was beautiful....they also had their own honey and meat, and their ice cream was to die for...its still going i believe...only problem is its down in sussex and i am up here!!


Roundstone near Worthing?
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 1:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nope this was between Petersfield and Midhurst. Although I went to that one near worthing sometimes, it was also lovely but on a bigger scale
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