From the pumpkin picking to the truffle hunt

Put the ubiquitous revival of the 1970s, the gourmets, the homesteaders, the North Americans that are observed. But whatever or whoever drives the Russet mood, autumn, Pyo (Pick-your-your-feur), are back with a bang.

And while PYO fruits and vegetables have certain family-friendly connotations, it is not just * parents with berry-loving toddlers who come to the fields to collect a self-harvesting bounty. The hottest accessories of the season for cool dinks (this is a double income, no children) and solo travelers from plump -colored pumpkins to crispy apple wines are a niche variety of rare products that are harvested in a bucolian environment (preferably the biodynamic terrain of a luxurious historical estate).

These are the best breaks in Great Britain and abroad. Whatever you choose, experience brings you closer to your food, closer to the country and closer to the people who tend to. The most important thing is that it is guaranteed that a delicious food is part of your stay.

Pumpkin picking in southwales

Nothing says #fallvibes like an elaborate front door bite cape, a decorative accumulation of colorful pumpkins outdoors, from perfect orange and spherical to the knotted, knob and goods. And for the perfection of the pumpkin selection, the opportunity to go into the wilderness and the fresh air to breathe-delivered with 2,500 hectares of Penllyn near Cowbridge.

In the middle of a huge landscape that is crowned by a castle, the feed farm is not only at home to rich spots of orange-colored roundels, in which you can choose the content of your heart, but also other autumn fun such as a corn maid, tractor trailer and a Rodeo style ‘Buckkin’ for Little. There are meet-and-greets with pygmy goats and children and also with the face. £ 10 per car. penlynestate.co.uk

While you are there … Go to the award -winning feed farm and kitchens and sell your own beef, the lamb and the pork from Penlllyn Estate.

Remain: Cowbridge huts on the property have hobbit style pods with wooden accents and kitchen numbers that sleep a four to six family from £ 100 per night (Cowbridgecabins.co.uk). Together together and practicing your pumpkin carver for Halloween.

Or why not try … Down Hall Estate in Essex runs pumpkin patch stays from 17th to 19th and 21st to October 31st, including pumpkin picking in Cammas Hall. From £ 269, Downhall.co.uk

Finding mushroom feed in Deeside

‘Food search’ sounds pretty chic, but it’s really only with a wilder spin. The autumn moisture brings with it a flood of seasonal mushrooms – the perfect food feed – but to get involved, you need instructions from an expert leader who can show you who are safe to pick and eat. The experienced natural scientist David Winnard is just the man, and in Hawardan Estate in Deeside – home of an extensive garden, farm shops, pubs, bakery and historical buildings – he guides master classes on this topic.

Over a half-day course on October 19 (£ 45) you will learn how to tell your turkey and shaggy parasols from your hairy curtain crusts and Oakbug milk caps. thewalledgardenschool.co.uk

While you are there … Pop in Estate Pub The Glynne Arms, a 200-year-old drinking hole, for a pint of the Estate Pale Ale, brewed by Landudnos Wild Horse Brewing Co.

Remain: The picturesque (and dog-friendly) beekeeper hut sleeps two with a view of the hairpillars and old fruit trees, embedded on the property of the Victorian garden. Use the outdoor cooker to whip the Knobles mushrooms on toast (approved by David) before putting yourself from the farm business into a S’Mores basket.

Or why not try … The feeding courses organized hundreds of mushroom courses per year in the counties that range from Cambridgeshire to Worcestershire. FESTAGING COURECOMPANY.CO.UK

Apples in Devon

There are supermarket apples and then there are FowlesCombe farm apples that were planted from orchards of the 16th century to accompany the manor house from 450 hectares to September and October in September and October in a selection of ripe fruit aids. There can even be an Appletini or cider for adults. In the meantime, all children can decorate their own Toffee apples. Regardless of your age, you can also collect some to feed the delightful Tamworth pigs.

While you are there … Take a garden trip with the chief gardener in Shelly to choose culinary delicacies for soaking, be it cucamelon, rose book or fennel.

Remain: The 10-room hotel mixes wooden beam-like ceilings with granular natural forests, room-high windows with a view of green and sink seats in stony fabrics that are calm and calm. Mattresses contain wool from her own herd Manx Loaghtan sheep. From £ 410 including meals and activities. Fowlescombe.com

Try it too: A “Cyder” workshop that covers the basics from the selection to squeezing – in the Luxury Farm Hotel The Newt in Somerset on October 1st or 9 (£ 150, thenewinsomerset.com). Make sure you took into account in time to hike through the Schaf-Tat-Obstgarten.

Grapes in Kent

The grape picking does not work like standard pick-your-down, as you usually have to leave it in the vines at the end of the day. The good news? When you come back, you can enjoy them as a completely different form: as a delicious English wine.

Let yourself be recorded in the great British voter for Wayfarer-Winen in family-owned in Woodchurch, where you can help you choose grapes for your vino for a few hours before enjoying lunch of a free plougan. From 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on September 20, you can help with the harvest of the vines, then you will return as a VIP in spring to sip the bottles you have helped. Wayfarerwines.com

While you are there … Tour other wineries in Kent. You may not always be able to help with the harvest, but if the grapes arrive for shredding, it is still a thrill. Gusbourne, Chapel Down and Balfour are all nearby.

Remain: The nearby Oxney -Bio -Bio -Bio -Windut in High Weald Aonb has Shepherd’s Huts and converted barns for rent with a view of her own vineyards. From £ 320, oxneyestate.com

Or why not try … A full -fledged home in Douro Valley and stamps grapes from the scenic vineyards that will go into the production of paved wine port. You spend the night in the family-run Quinta da Pacheca and can sleep in a Wine-Fass style suite. Seven nights with flights of £ 919 per person, sunvil.co.uk

Truffle in Wiltshire

While you may be more synonymous for Italy or France, truffles can be found here in Great Britain-and in the counties such as Dorset, Surrey or Wiltshire, you can join one of experts that you can use to uncover the black culinary diamonds. The autumn expeditions of The English truffle company include an introductory chat about the estimated mushroom, a two-hour search by Woods with an estimated truffle dog and a slap-up lunch with truffle delicacies.

Plan a private truffle hunt in your secret place in Somerset to get an even more exclusive experience – and to follow in the footsteps of the culinary queen Mary Berry. £ 195 ,, Englishhtufffles.co.uk

While you are there … Plump for the Wiltshire location near Salisbury, and you can extend your stay to a wonderful autumn weekend in New Forest. Take the spectacular walking leaves on the ornamental drive in Rhinefield and see strong ponies that rustle through pile of gold leaves.

Remain: The Montagu arms coded wonderfully with its wooden embarking room, classic furniture and delicate afternoon teas. From £ 200. Montaguarmhotel.co.uk

Or why not try … The Burgundy & Provence River Cruise from UNIWOWLD includes a visit to a family -owned truffle farm, on which they join a farmer and truffle dogs in search of the precious foods. The seven-night-all-inclusive cruise route costs from 2,999 GBP per person. UniWorld.com