Browse the siteWelcome! From bumps to teens we have it covered.
This is your one-stop site for everything you need to know about living in Romford with children.
One of our favourite things to do in the summer is to go fruit picking. Although we don't have any PYO farms in Romford, there are some that aren't so far away - perfect for a day out!
Don't forget...
Lathcoats Farm - Great Baddow, Chelmsford. CM2 8LX (approximately 30 - 35 minutes from Romford)
Lathcoats have a great selection of fruit to pick at various times. You'll find strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, cherries, tummelberries, currants and more. Visit the website for daily updates on ripe fruit available for picking (it's best to check later in the day when the staff have assessed what will be available for the following day). Booking essential. The The Bee Shed Coffee House is open for dining in with plenty of indoor and outdoor seating available, open Monday to Saturday 9-4. You can also book an alpaca trek with All Things Alpaca at Lathcoats!
Cammas Hall Farm - Hatfield Broad Oak. CM22 7JT (approximately 45 - 50 minutes from Romford)
Cammas Hall is a very popular destination and you must prebook to visit the PYO fields. There are daily updates on their Facebook page with information about fruit availability. Booking slots are released a day or two in advance and must be booked on the website. You can check what produce is available here. The Tea Barn will be open for breakfast butties, light lunches, homemade cake and sausage rolls, cream teas and refreshments. On selected dates there will be a BBQ, pizza oven, beer tent and cocktail bar. (Check website for more info) There is plenty of covered outdoor seating area to shelter you from the sun and plenty of ice cream and cold drinks to help you keep cool. Farm shop, play area, sandpits, maize maze, footgolf and nature trail are also open daily (closed on Monday). Booking essential.
Parkside Farm - Enfield EN2 8LA (approximately 50 minutes from Romford)
Parkside has a great range of berries and some vegetables available at various times. You can check availability on their website. There is a farm shop on site selling local produce - honey, fruit and ice creams. Open Tuesday - Sunday, closed on Monday. Booking essential.
McLauchlans of Boxted - Boxted Berries - CO4 5RB (approximately 1 hour from Romford)
The is a selection of fruit available to pick - strawberries, raspberries, redcurrants, blackcurrants, dessert gooseberries, broad beans & gooseberries. Check the 'Pickometre' on the website for information on what's available. There is a shop on site selling produce. There is no need to pre book.
Bloomfield Farm - Chipping Ongar, CM5 0NB (approximately 35 - 40 minutes from Romford)
Known for their Czar plums! For opening times check Facebook page for up to date info.
Updated June 2025
Please bear with us while we update the information held on Mum's guide to Romford.
There are over 1100 business listed in our directory and it will take considerable time to go through them all and ensure that all of these listings are up to date.
There will also be updates coming for Easter! Watch this space!
Endangered Brick Trail
(FREE)
27th March
- 13th April
Romford Town Centre, Hertford
Easter Bunny Trail
(FREE)
3rd April
- 26th April
Brentwood, Ingatestone
Parent and Baby Screening of THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE
13th April
Lumiere Cinema Romford, Romford
Parent and Baby Screening of CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN'
13th April
Lumiere Cinema Romford, Romford
Parent and Baby Screening of STAND BY ME
13th April
Lumiere Cinema Romford, Romford
FREE Story & Rhyme Time
(FREE)
14th April
Thames Chase Forest Centre, Upminster
NCT Walk and Talk
(FREE)
15th April
Pulse, Hornchurch
Sublime Science
18th April
Queens Theatre Hornchurch, Hornchurch
Family Fun Day
18th April
Royal Youth Centre, Rainham
Spring Fayre: Bug Bots & Bee Bots
19th April
Thames Chase Forest Centre, Upminster
Thames Chase Spring Fayre
(FREE)
19th April
Thames Chase Forest Centre, Upminster
Lambourne End Open Day
19th April
Lambourne End Education Centre, Lambourne End
The Little Children's Market Brentwood - Baby & Children's Nearly New S
19th April
The Brentwood Centre, Brentwood
Parent and Baby Screening of THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE
13th April
Lumiere Cinema Romford, Romford
Parent and Baby Screening of CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN'
13th April
Lumiere Cinema Romford, Romford
Parent and Baby Screening of STAND BY ME
13th April
Lumiere Cinema Romford, Romford
Parent and Baby Screening of BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY
20th April
Lumiere Cinema Romford, Romford
Parent and Baby Screening of GLENROTHAN
20th April
Lumiere Cinema Romford, Romford
Raphael Park Inflatable Fun Day
29th May
Raphaels Park, Romford
© 2012-2026 Mum's Guide To Limited (All rights reserved)
Registered in England & Wales No.8045592
"Mum's guide to Romford", "Mum's guide to", and the "Mum's guide to" Logo are trade marks of Mum's Guide To Limited
Please be aware that this website uses a mixture of paid-for advertising from local and national businesses, as well as pay-per-click programmes.
