Braehead Farm is open year round! Late Fall and Winter hours are 9am-5pm from November 2, 2025 to March 7, 2026, due to daylight savings time and early darkness. Spring, Summer and early Fall hours are 9am-6pm. Closed on Thanksgiving Day November 27th and Friday November 28th.
Visit Braehead Farm year round! There are three parts to our farm:
- Front Pick-Your-Own Fields. There is no admission fee, just pay for any fruits, veggies, or flowers that you pick. Available to pick or purchase in the market: Pumpkins and gourds, butternut squash, millionaire spaghetti squash, acorn squash, cabbage, beets, carrots, tomatoes, Roma tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, cauliflower, kale, collards, swiss chard. Also a variety of flowers and sunflowers!
- Farm Market, Lunch Kitchen and Bakery. The Braehead Farm Lunch Kitchen is open weekdays from 11am-2pm and weekends from 11am-3pm. You can picnic beside the market or in the Family Playgrounds if you have paid admission. We do have limited table spaces inside the market for lunch and ice cream. View our current menu: Braehead Farm Lunch Kitchen | Braehead Farm
- Behind the Farm Market is our Family Playgrounds. *Daily Play in The Family Playgrounds (where the animals are!) – no reservation needed.
The daily admission is $6.00 per person, children and adults. Age 2 and under are always free. You pay this admission in the market when you arrive. You can visit the farm animals, play in the hay barn, play equipment and picnic. We also offer a Seasonal Pass for unlimited visits during the 6 month pass dates. It is $25.00 per person, age 2 and under free. Rental Barns for parties and events! Go to our party page! Parties! – Braehead Farm : Braehead Farm
Braehead Farm Market: Purchase fresh baked cookies, pies, and loaf cakes! The Market is full of jams, ciders, honey, elderberry syrup, bakery items, fresh free range chicken eggs, fresh dairy, fresh meat and more! There is also fresh prepicked produce!
Let us do the baking for you! Call ahead to order your Thanksgiving and Christmas pies, cookies and cakes!
- 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 dessert PIE or sliceable LOAF CAKE for you! Call the Braehead Market at 540-899-9848
- PIES: Apple, Dutch Apple, Caramel Apple Nut, Blackberry, Blueberry, Cherry, Coconut Custard, Peach, Fruits of the Forest, Strawberry Rhubarb. Seasonal pies: Pecan, Pumpkin, and Sweet Potato.
- SLICEABLE LOAF CAKES: Apple Caramel, Blueberry, Cinnamon Burst, Banana Nut, Cranberry Orange Nut, Zucchini Nut, Pumpkin, Triple Berry, Peach Melba, Triple Berry Loaf and French Vanilla!
- COOKIES: Chocolate Chunk, Double Chocolate Chunk, Sugar Cookie, Oatmeal Raisin, Ginger Molasses, Smore’s, snickerdoodle, coconut pecan.
- MUFFINS: Peach, Cranberry Orange Nut, Chocolate Chip, Double Chocolate with chips, Pumpkin, Blueberry, Banana Nut, Lemon Poppyseed, Red Velvet, Rum Butter.
SANTA IS COMING TO BRAEHEAD FARM… the first two weekends in December!
DECEMBER 6, 7, and 13, 14th
9:30 am-12:30 pm AND 1:30 pm-4:30 pm
Farm open 9am-5pm daily
Santa will be in The Red Shed sitting on his BIG HAY CHAIR, waiting for you to visit him From 9:30 am -12:30 pm…breaking for lunch and then from…1:30 pm- 4:30 pm. No waiting in line! Purchase entry on arrival and get a guest number. Go play until your guest number is shown on the LED sign on the Red Shed barn!
*Enter into the Red Shed and visit with Santa!*
*Make Snowman Soup with the elves!*
*Make and decorate a marshmallow snowman!*
*Roast marshmallows on the fire pits!*
*Play in the Family Playgrounds and visit the animals!*
Bring your cameras! (Santa’s helper can help you take photos!)
$15.00 per person, age 2 & under free! (The $15.00 fee includes our everyday Family Playgrounds fee of $6.00, plus the Santa event fee of $9.00 per person, age 2 & under free). Anyone adding on the event fee to the Family Playgrounds fee will receive an event wristband to enter. If you arrive close to the break time of 12:30pm and we have several numbers ahead of you, you may be among the first to start at the 1:30pm afternoon session. You can go play or enjoy some lunch while you wait during the break!
Fall/Winter Season Pass holders only pay event fee of $9.00!
Shop in the Market for Christmas! Purchase fresh baked cookies, gingerbread men, coffee & cocoa! Order lunch from the Braehead Farm Kitchen.
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Contact Us
Phone: 540-899-9848
Fax: 540-899-9847
Email: info@braeheadfarm.com
1130 Tyler Street
Fredericksburg, VA22401
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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.
Braehead Farm reserves the right to cancel a fire during high wind.
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.
Braehead Farm is open YEAR ROUND! Shop, play and stay for lunch!
late Fall and Winter hours are 9am-5pm beginning on Sunday, November 2, 2025. Spring through early Fall hours are 9am-6pm.
Our lunch kitchen is open from 11-3 on weekends and 11-2 weekdays. Call ahead for a pickup! 540-899-9848. We will not be offering lunch during January and February 2026. 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! See our CROPS page. Crop Schedule – Braehead Farm
- White potatoes and sweet potatoes, and apples in the market.
- Beef and pork
- 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
- Locally 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 Tuesday for Thursday pickup. Call the market for current pricing. 540-899-9848
Most of our produce that grows in our fields is also available in our market. You can either “Pick-Your-Own” or purchase already picked in the Market!
The Family Play-Ground 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 540-899-9848
- PIES: $19.99 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: $8.99 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, 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 BEEHIVE! It is a glass, working beehive. It is sure to captivate the children while you shop!
You can rent a half a barn, or a whole barn. (If you rent a half, the other side may be rented to another party.) See pricing details below for THE RED SHED AND THE BLOCK SHED!
At Braehead Farm we welcome the young…and the young at heart…to come and have a fun filled birthday on the farm! Reserve The Red Shed or The Block Shed in the Family Play-Grounds! Each barn rental includes the rental space AND access for your guests to the admission area of the farm called The Family Playgrounds! This area is tons of fun and includes a hay barn, corn pit, farm animals, sand piles, slides, a tree deck with slide, and more! (For the general public, this admission area is $6.00 per person, age 2 & under free!)
Any special events at the farm are not included in the party rental price. The Fall Festival, and our Santa event are an additional $9.00 per person age 2 and under free for included party hosts and party guests, for those wanting to attend. (The general public will pay $6.00 for the Family Playgrounds and $9.00 for the event for a total of $15.00)
Spring, Summer and Fall party time slots are 10 AM – 12:00 Noon | 1 PM – 3 PM | 4 PM – 6 PM (in Winter we close at 5:00 pm so we lose that last party time slot.) Plus you can arrive a half hour earlier to set up and get a half hour after for cleanup for a total of 3 hours for your party! The barn is to be left broom clean and trash in the trash cans. After your 3 hour party, you are welcome to stay as long as you like in the Play-Grounds or on the rest of the farm! (You must vacate on time so that the next party may start on time.)
RESERVATION PROCEDURE: We require a deposit to hold and reserve your party date and time. This deposit is non-refundable within 72 hours prior to the reserved party time. Please contact the Braehead Farm Office at 540-899-9848, or stop in to reserve your party. (We will require a $50.00 deposit for half a barn rental and $100.00 deposit for a full barn rental. The remaining balance is due upon arrival.) Your party is NOT reserved until the deposit is received. This can be done over the phone with a credit card or in person in the Braehead Farm Market. We do NOT hold dates without a deposit. Emailing your request and inquiring about a date does not reserve a party. Emails will be responded to and available dates will be given at the time of the email. To ensure your date at the time of request, you must place a deposit to hold and reserve it. Please note: Not all staff cashiers can book reservations, please ask for a party coordinator. Reservations are best to be made during the weekdays of 9-5 with office administrative staff. If you call on the weekend and an administrative staff member is not available, you can leave a message for a return call for the first bookings on the next weekday business day. Office/Market 540-899-9848.
The Red Shed is a 1000 sqft enclosed barn with heating and AC. (The AC is in a non-insulated barn, with ceiling fans. On a very hot humid day with the doors consistently opened and full of guests, it may have difficulty keeping a cool AC temp.) It has eight, 8′ picnic tables that will seat a total of 80 guests, plus four benches. It has a front porch overhang area with additional picnic table seating. The seating is separated by the four benches for each side to seat 40 guests (full capacity) and each side has its own entrance for a half barn rental. If you feel you will go over the 40 person capacity, you will need a whole barn for capacity limit.
Half of The Red Shed – Rents for $150.00 for each side, for the 3 hour time slot. You are allowed up to 30 guests for the $150.00 (adults and children over age 2) for access to the barn and Family Playgrounds. The capacity for a half a barn is 40 guests. Each additional guest over the 30 (up to 40 person capacity limit) is $6.00 plus tax per person. (There is no refund for any guests under the 30 count.)
Whole Red Shed – Rents for $300.00 for the 3 hour time slot. You are allowed up to 60 guests for the $300.00 (adults and children over age 2) for access to the barn and Family Playgrounds. The capacity for a whole barn is 60 guests. Each additional guest over the 60 (up to 80 person capacity limit) is $6.00 plus tax per person. (There is no refund for any guests under the 60 count.)
The Block Shed – is a 1000 sqft 3 sided barn like a pavilion. It has a mulched floor, lighting, ceiling fans and outlets. It has eight, 8′ picnic tables that will seat a total of 80 guests, plus four benches. The seating is separated by benches for each side to seat 40 guests and each side has its own entrance for a half barn rental. If you feel you will go over the 40 person capacity, you will need a whole barn for capacity limit.
Half of The Block Shed – Rents for $125.00 for each side, for the 3 hour time slot. You are allowed up to 30 guests for the $125.00 (adults and children over age 2) for access to the barn and Family Playgrounds. The CAPACITY for a half a barn is 40 guests. Each additional guest over the 30 (up to 40 person capacity limit) is $6.00 plus tax per person. (There is no refund for any guests under the 30 count.)
Whole Block Shed – Rents for $250.00 for the 3 hour time slot. You are allowed up to 60 guests for the $250.00 (adults and children over age 2) for access to the barn and Family Playgrounds. The capacity for a whole barn is 60 guests. Each additional guest over the 60 (up to 80 person capacity limit) is $6.00 plus tax per person. (There is no refund for any guests under the 60 count.)
All parties must register with Braehead Farm and parties are not permitted at Braehead Farm without reservation.
NOTE: PARTIES MUST VACATE ON TIME. LOITERING AFTER HOURS IS NOT ALLOWED. THE LAST BIRTHDAY PARTY TIME SLOT MUST VACATE THE FARM NO ATER THAN 6:30 pm during our 9-6 operating hours.
- Parties are not allowed alcohol without Braehead Farm permission and a one day ABC banquet license. This can be purchased online. Get a Virginia ABC Banquet License
- Only a WHOLE BARN rental will be allowed to serve alcohol. A half barn rental will not be approved for alcohol. Alcohol must stay in the barn.
- MUSIC: Only a whole barn rental will be allowed music. Any music in a whole barn is to be complementary to the barn. It is not to be loud enough to go beyond the barn and over the farm as other visiting guests are enjoying a day at the farm.
- Please, no balloons, silly string or anything else the animals or chickens could eat, outside on the grounds for the safety of our animals and the chickens. Balloons are allowed inside the barn and MUST be cleaned up/swept after the party. Bounce houses are prohibited.
- All children must be monitored on the grounds during the parties. Please do not allow children to chase, throw things, shoot nerf guns, feed or pickup the free range chickens.
- All dogs MUST stay on a leash. By law, animals are not allowed in the produce fields.
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PARY FOOD: We are currently not providing food from our kitchen for parties. You can bring in your own food, or have food dropped off to your party by a delivery business. Any onsite caterers are required to have prior approval and a certificate of insurance to serve food on the farm for your event.
