One of the things on our autumn activities list was to go blackberry picking. As it was a little late in the season for blackberries, we went to a local farm where we could pick raspberries instead – although as it turned out, they had plenty of blackberries still left on their bushes so it was back to the original plan!
Jessica quickly got the message that she should only pick the berries that were black and not the unripe red or green ones. Naturally one or two got eaten before any made it into the basket! There were lots of berries at just the right height for her and with Grandma focusing on the blackberries found higher up and Jessica focusing on the ones lower down, we soon managed to fill our basket.
Sophie enjoyed being carried in the sling and having snuggles with Mummy whilst Grandma and Jessica were picking blackberries.
Once we’d finished our blackberry picking, we went to see the chickens which Jessica enjoyed. They all came running over to say hello – I suspect they thought we were bringing food so it must have been quite disappointing for them when we didn’t have any!
Back home, the berries were washed and mixed with some apple to make some yummy apple and blackberry crumble which we all enjoyed very much.
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Ah, looks like you had a great day! We like blackberry picking, too, and a crumble’s always my favourite way to use them up 🙂 x
Thanks – we did have a great time and the crumble was very yummy! 🙂
snap on the activities this week, so much fun and your crumble looks scrummy! Aren’t the blackberries just wonderful this year. Thank you for sharing with me on Country Kids
Lovely to join in again – glad you had fun with your blackberry picking at Coombe Mill too! 🙂
Fab! Picking your own is so much fun, and then making something yummy at the end is even better 🙂 #CountryKids
Oh yes, it was lots of fun and the crumble was very yummy! 🙂
I love fruit picking with the children-something I remember fondly doing as a child too. So much fun and that crumble looks lovely 🙂
We had a lot of fun picking the berries and the crumble was very yummy! 🙂
Your crumble looks yummy. I always intend to make something more exciting than blackberry and apple crumble with my berries – thing is it just tastes too good!
Thank you – liked the recipe for blackberry muffins on the Coombe Mill blog – might try them next time 🙂