Lathcoats Farm
Chelmsford, Essex · CM2 8LX
Essex fruit farm with pick-your-own summer fruit from June to August, apples and pumpkins in autumn, and a Christmas tree rental scheme from November where visitors choose and tag a living tree. The daily update page lists apples as currently available, with pumpkins due in October. A farm shop and coffee house are on site, and apple picking requires a ticket on some days.
- PYO summer fruit, apples and pumpkins
- Rent-a-tree scheme with on-farm tree choosing
- Farm shop and Bee Shed Coffee House
- Alpaca treks and animal experiences
Christmas trees
- Choose your tree on the farm
- Potted trees
From the farm’s website:
“Choose your rented Christmas Tree!”
- Dates and times
- “Christmas Trees from November” The farm’s website doesn’t say which year this applies to. Source
- Prices
- “✅ – Christmas Trees – From £20 – Choose your rented Christmas Tree!” As shown on the farm’s website when we checked; may relate to a previous season. Source
- Booking
- “Click here to book your tree - after booking make sure you visit us before your collection date to tag your preferred tree!” Source
Pumpkin picking
From the farm’s website:
“Apples & Pumpkins in Autumn and Christmas Trees from November”
- Dates and times
- Check with the farm before visiting.
- Prices
- “❌ – Pumpkins – From £1.75 – October” As shown on the farm’s website when we checked; may relate to a previous season. Source
- Booking
- Check with the farm before visiting.
Pick your own
Crops the farm mentions: apples, pumpkins, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blackcurrants, redcurrants, gooseberries, cherries, plums, sunflowers, runner beans
From the farm’s website:
“Collect your branded Lathcoats Farm bag from the farm shop and fill to the top with a mixture of delicious apples from our dedicated PYO Orchard.”
- Dates and times
- “Explore the wonders of English summer fruits at Lathcoats PYO from June to August” The farm’s website doesn’t say which year this applies to. Source
- Prices
- Check with the farm before visiting.
- Booking
- Check with the farm before visiting.
Facilities the farm mentions
- Café or refreshments
- Yes (“is open for dining in with plenty of indoor and outdoor seating available”)
Anything not listed here wasn’t mentioned on the pages we checked. Ask the farm.
What visitors often mention
- cafe
- fruit picking
- alpacas
- play area
- donkeys
Common topics in public visitor reviews, summarised by us. We haven’t checked these and they may refer to past seasons.
Contact and location
- Address
- Beehive Ln, Great Baddow, Chelmsford CM2 8LX
- Phone
- +441245353021
- Website
- eapples.co.uk
Other Christmas tree farms nearby
- Hurleys Pumpkin Forest · Chelmsford, Essex · 7 miles
- Christmas Wrapped Up · Uttlesford, Essex · 9 miles
- Slamseys · Braintree, Essex · 10 miles
- Leigh Trees · Southend-on-Sea, Essex · 13 miles
- West Hyde Christmas Trees · Maldon, Essex · 16 miles
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Last checked: 4 October 2026. Facts on this page come from eapples.co.uk; descriptions are written by us.