Review The Balloon Tree - Gate Helmsley

Awesome experience 😃. We visited this place with some friends and we all had a great time. We went for strawberries and gooseberries picking. They have got a plenty of areas for picking for strawberries. For gooseberries place is small but they have got a plenty of plants so you would still be able to pick. Main thing to consider is timing. It is better if you can reach there early. Also better to go when summer starts. There is 1.5 pounds per person entry fee. They have enough parking space too. Overall our experience was great and I recommend going there with family and friends 😀.

This Farm shop is superb, on the left hand side of the building is a lovely cafe with ample seating area and good for kids and dogs. On the right hand side of the building is the farm shop with excellent selection of groceries and plenty of top quality meat. They also sell hot sandwiches and the pork sandwiches are to die for with the crackling, apple sauce and stuffing on you can't go wrong. Then outside of the farm shop there is a field, during the summer picking berries etc.. then come October time pumpkin time, great place to go with your kid and get them to pick the Halloween pumpkin. A lovely place with friendly staff and decent prices for the quality of the food etc.. Will be going back to this place.

Safe, clean, yummy, fresh, lovely staff. Loved my coffee, food. Love my veg and fruit and all purchased things from farm shop. My girl rode with hubby on little track, £3. I love this place and always come back 💗

Excellent farm shop. The restaurant is fantastic. Food is outstanding. We have had the sandwiches and the Sunday roast dinner. We had the apple and rhubarb crumble. Delicious. Good prices.

Kids loved the outdoor play area. Food and drink is ok - we ordered teacakes, would have been be nice to be offered jam with them as an option, would personally prefer a stronger coffee too.

Friendly staff and efficient service. Relaxed atmosphere with lovely lunch menu yorkshire produce. Farm shop good selection

We came here to pick strawberries and raspberries with my 1 year old son and the sheer vastness of the fields was a pleasant surprise. Plenty of beautiful berries to be picked despite the obvious popularity of the place. The fruit was absolutely delicious and a glorious colour! We paid just over £12 for a large punnet of strawberries and a small raspberries which is more than supermarket prices but the price was definitely worth it and on par with the quality, as well as the experience of picking your own. If you go to the tea room be prepared to spend money. We had 1 kid’s sandwich, 1 toasty, 1 chips and 2 coffees and it was close to £30 which although the food was nice, it was a little too expensive for the portions given. The farm shop is absolutely beautiful and have a range of unique and interesting produce and lovely gifts. The range of preserves was amazing and the deli was extremely appealing.

Fun place to go check out in summer or autumn. Get to pick the fruits or veggies ready to harvest at the time and buy them fresh. Or simply spend some quiet time in a farm scenery seated in or out, with a good meal and drink at the farm's cafe. Well maintained, cute and perfect!

Great experience. Unplanned visit on the way to Flamborough. The strawberry and raspberry picking experience was lovely 😍

Great fun picking a wide variety of fruits. A long wait for a table to eat even though lots of empty tables

Pumpkin picking, cakes and coffee: brilliant morning spent at The Balloon Tree. We got there straight after 9:00 when hardly anybody was out yet. Got ourselves a wheelbarrow and onto the field for picking some pumpkins. It's october and an open field, so wellies are recommended. Our daughter had lots of fun walking up and down and choosing the right pumpkins. We changed our shoes back and managed to have a seat in the cafe right before the big wave of guests started arriving. Lovely morning overall, our daughter loved it as well. Recommended to arrive really early as later there were queues for everything, especially the cafe. Friendly staff, nice food and drinks as well

Best farm in York for picing fruit pumpkins! 1.50 to enter.. Strawberries are very nice and sweet