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Visit Braehead Farm

Spring through Fall hours are Sunday through Monday 9am-6pm.  (Winter hours are 9am-5pm.)  We are open rain or shine.  NEVER NEED A RESERVATION!  There is no admission fee to the front pick your own fields, just pay for what you pick! 

9/18/23 – We have Raspberries!   
Variety of leafy greens and veggies.  Flowers and SUNFLOWERS!  

We also have leafy greens and veggies that ARE available to pick and are in the market which are $3.99 per pound.  Go to our crops page:  Pick Your Own – Braehead Farm

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Sep
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Farm Roasts

Gather with friends for a farm roast! Here at Braehead Farm we have fire pits, with picnic tables under shade trees in the Family Playgrounds!  These fire pits and tables can be reserved for your special group!   Each fire pit and picnic table (table seats about 10 adults) area is $55.00 and includes the wood for the fire, our staff will get the fire going and will extinguish the fire when finished.   This firepit fee does not include our daily admission fee to the Family Playgrounds of $6.00 per person, age 2 and under free.  Also, during an event such as Fall Festival or the Santa Event, there is an event fee to enter into the event.

Available “Farm Roasting”  times:

9:30 AM – 12:15 Noon | 12:30 PM – 3:15 PM

3:30 PM – 6:15 in Spring/Summer/Fall

Check in at our Farm Market for your reserved pit area and head to your designated fire pit!

To reserve your space, call Braehead Farm at 540-899-9848.  A reservation with a $20.00 deposit is required to hold your date and time.

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Our Market

Braehead Farm is open YEAR ROUND! Shop, play and stay for lunch! 

Spring through Fall hours are 9am-6pm.  Winter hours are 9am-5pm

Our lunch kitchen is open year round from 11-4 on weekends and 11-2 weekdays.  Call ahead for a pickup!  540-899-9848. Check out our Lunch menu page…click link…

Braehead Farm Lunch Kitchen | Braehead Farm

Located at 1130 Tyler Street, Fredericksburg, VA  22401.  540-899-9848

Stop into the market for all of your farm fresh items and local made gifts!

  • Fresh seasonal produce
  •  White potatoes and sweet potatoes, apples in the market.
  • Beef, pork, shrimp
  • Homemade pot pies, chicken and beef
  • Fresh Free range chicken eggs
  • Dairy fresh milks, creams, ice cream, cheeses
  • Jams, pickled items, sauces, ketchup, mustard, hot sauce, BBQ sauces, ciders, syrups
  • Local made peanut butters 
  • We have fresh baked pies, cookies, muffins and loaf cakes! 
  • baking mixes, gourmet popcorns, and more
  • Gluten free items

10lb FRESH slab of sliced Kunzler bacon.   Order by 12:00 Noon on Wednesdays for Thursday pickup.  Call the market for current pricing.  540-899-9848

Most of our produce that grows in our fields, is also in our market.  You can either “Pick-Your-Own” or purchase already picked in the Market! 
The Family Play-Grounds is also open ($6.00 per person, age 2 and under free.  So come on down to pick, shop and play!  Picnic with your family! Check out the indoor glass beehive!  We also offer a Season Pass to the Family Playgrounds ($25.00 per person, age 2 and under free.)  Visit the animals, play in the playgrounds, the hay barn, picnic, play tether ball, volleyball, walk on the slack line, rope the steer heads, and more! 

CALL AHEAD FOR YOUR SPECIAL ORDER BAKERY  ITEMS OR STOP IN

  • Feel free to call the Market and pre-order for pies, cakes, muffins, cookies, dairy items,  for a pickup!  Let us make that special occasion dinner PIE or sliceable LOAF CAKE for you!  Call the Braehead Market at 540-899-984805481bakenjoy
  • PIES: $18.99 each  Apple, Dutch Apple, Caramel Apple Nut, Blackberry, Blueberry, Cherry, Peach,  Fruits of the Forest, Strawberry Rhubarb and Coconut Custard.  Seasonal pies: Pecan, Pumpkin, and Sweet Potato.
  • LOAVES: $8.49 each Apple Caramel, Blueberry, Cinnamon Burst, Cranberry Orange Nut, French Vanilla, Zucchini Nut, Pumpkin, Triple Berry, Banana chocolate chip, Banana Nut, Lemon, Peach Melba.
  • COOKIES: Chocolate Chunk, Double Chocolate Chunk, Sugar Cookie, Oatmeal Raisin,  M & M, and Ginger Molasses.
  • MUFFINS: Peach, Cranberry Orange Nut, Chocolate Chip, Cinnamon Apple, Double Chocolate with chips, Pumpkin, Blueberry, Banana Nut, Red Velvet, Rum Butter and corn muffin.

The Market accepts cash, local check with ID or credit card  Be sure to see the OBSERVATION BEE HIVE!  It is a glass, working bee hive.  It is sure to captivate the children while you shop! .

 

 

 

2023 Summer Equestrian Camp WILL BE HELD AT WOODPECKER FARM IN CAROLINE COUNTY.  See information below for camp held at Woodpecker Farm.

Woodpecker Farm has many well trained ponies for horse camp.  Braehead Farm will not be hosting horse camp this year.

REGISTER FOR CAMP          https://woodpeckerfarm.com/summer-camp/

(Additional camp details are included below)

What Campers Need to Bring:

  1. ASTM Approved riding helmet
  2. Jodhpur type boots – with ½” to 1” heel
  3. Lunch (water and snack provided)
  4. One change of clothes
  5. Extra shoes for hiking and playing
  6. Sun screen

SUMMER CAMP

These camps are scheduled for all levels of riders.  The focus will be on teaching young equestrians proper and safe riding techniques and care for horses and equipment.

Advanced levels excel in perfecting riding skills and expanding their horse knowledge.

Each day, weather permitting, there will be lessons on horseback and off. A typical day would have a lesson, unmounted instruction, and mounted games or a trail ride.

ADVANCED CAMP

Great opportunities are in store for those advanced campers who are accepted.  They will benefit from having instruction every day and guest professionals.

Emphasis will put on each individual’s skills that may need attention both on and off horses.  In addition, they will be trained in course designing, horse show management and produce our Tuesday evening horse show.

Of course, there is always time for fun and games.

Advanced campers must be able to jump a 2’ course and know their leads and diagonals.

 OPEN DAILY!  SPRING, SUMMER AND FALL HOURS ARE 9AM-6PM.  WINTER HOURS ARE 9AM-5PM  

Admission: The Family Playgrounds is a  $6.00 (+tax) per person admission area of the farm. Age 2 and under are free.    This admission gives you unlimited hours of same day play during business hours and includes:

**PLEASE NOTE: DURING SPECIAL EVENTS BRAHEAD FARM MAY HAVE AN ADDITIONAL EVENT FEE TO GO INTO THE EVENT  IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE.  (Spring-Easter Event, Fall-Harvest Festival Weekends, December-Santa Clause Christmas Event)

  • Play barn with rope swings
  • “steer heads” to rope!
  • Swings and slides!
  • Sand piles with trucks and toys!
  • A tree deck with slide!
  • Corn pit!
  • Trikes and push tractors for the little ones!
  • slack line to walk across!
  • FARM ANIMAL RESCUE MISSION!  Braehead Farm has many animals for you to see!  These animals are all rescues from various situations and have been brought to Braehead Farm to live!   Our farm animals include….chickens, cows, pigs, goats, alpacas, sheep, horses, donkeys, rabbits…and honey bees to watch in their visual hive!
  • Picnic tables!  Bring your own picnic or enjoy our Braehead Farm Kitchen offerings from 11-4 open on weekends and weekdays 11-2 March-December.  Delicious BBQ, hamburgers, hotdogs, chicken salad and more.
  • Fire pits with picnic tables to rent!
  • Age 2 and under are free!
  • The Family Playgrounds also offers two barns – “The Red Shed” and “The Block Shed”,  for hosting your own events and birthday parties.

Season Passes!  Enjoy unlimited, daily play in the Family Playgrounds during operating hours with a Season’s Pass.  A Seasonal Pass is $25.00 per person, age 2 and under free.   The Spring Summer Season Pass starts for use on February 20, 2023 and goes through Labor Day, September 4, 2023.  We then start our Fall Winter Season Pass from September through February. (6 months)  See cashier for details!

Note: Some special events will  not be included in the pass or will have a  separate or additional fee.  Season Passes are non transferrable to other people and is non-refundable.  The pass does not include staff led farm educational field trips and tours.   They also are not for use of the barn rentals.  Barn rentals are a separate fee with counted wristbands.  The pass is for entry to the Family Playgrounds only and is not related to rental barns or field trips or special event fees.

Contact Us

Phone: 540-899-9848
Fax: 540-899-9847
Email: info@braeheadfarm.com
1130 Tyler Street
Fredericksburg, VA22401
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