Rainford's Sunflowers - coming Summer 2025
Pumpkin Season
at the Farm
Pumpkin Season
at the Farm
at the Farm
Pumpkin picking, our Autumn Festival, the 'Whodunnit' Trail and a Pumpkin Spice Latte or two
WELCOME TO RAINFORDS Farm and Christmas Trees
We can't wait to open our doors (and fields) again to you all soon for the 2025 season - and this year it will be earlier than ever before with the opening of our BRAND NEW for 2025, Rainford's Sunflowers! 🌻
Each year we continue to grow and invest in the farm and this year is no exception. From our pumpkin picking and Autumn Festival to the 'Whodunnit Trail' and Spooky Picnic in the Trees, Autumn is a fantastic time to visit the farm. Last year we planted over 30,000 pumpkins and we will be doing the same again for 2025.
Then as Autumn turns to Winter, Rainfords Farm becomes so magical, Christmas well and truly in the air. We are a proud Choose and Cut Christmas Tree Farm - members of the British Christmas Tree Growers Association and can proudly say we have been growing Christmas Trees at the farm for over 45 years.
There is nothing like a trip to Rainfords at Christmas time. Whether it's for a Wreath Workshop with our talented, in house floristry teacher. A visit to the Apres Tree Cafe in the barn for delicious hot food, cakes, a hot chocolate or a mulled wine. For beautiful decorations and baubles in the barn or simply to soak up the atmosphere...
This year we are excited to be opening early summer. Sunflowers start to bloom in mid-July and rest assured, we will be on sunflower watch everyday, delighted to be welcoming you all back. We really do have the best customers at Rainfords, and your support of our farm means the world to us.
Now we always say, Christmas starts at Rainfords, but we are delighted to say that this year... Summer does!
Keep an eye on our socials for our summer schedule and the events we have planned during our first ever Sunflower Season!
VISIT THE APRèS TREE CAFE IN THE BARN
Open daily throughout Autumn and the Christmas season. Serving hot drinks, delicious, locally sourced food and seasonal sweet treats. Proud to use a local butcher for our bacon and sausages, a local baker for our bread and pastries, and a local family owned bakery for cakes and gingerbread. Even our hot chocolate is sourced just 13 miles from the farm.
Five generations of farmers 🚜
The Rainford family have been at Catchdale Moss Farm since 1858. Farmers at heart, but diversification has always played a part in our business.
It was fifth generation farmer, Richard Rainford over 47 years ago, who had the idea to plant Christmas trees. Whilst we still farm the land, we now grow tens of thousands of Christmas trees of different varieties and are proud to be the largest home grown tree farm in Merseyside.
The Christmas tree farm has grown over the years. In 2016, the barn went up - Packed full of seasonal decorations, velvet pumpkins, christmas baubles and lights of every colour! The Apres Tree Cafe and Apres Tree Bar both followed. A hot chocolate on the Chesterfield has become a tradition for so many! Or a prosecco before heading out amongst the trees.
Diversifying again, pumpkins were planted on the farm. But with an unique selling point - instead of trapesing through muddy fields, pumpkins were harvested and cleaned and brought over to the picking fields for a unique family experience, without the mud!
2023 was the year we introduced Picnic in the Trees. A way to celebrate the opening of the new field to the public after a decade of growing and nurturing, and the response was absolutely phenomenal! Due to popular demand we're thrilled to be bringing Picnic in the Trees back this season. Keep an eye out for a spooky version this year too!
Christmas trees were interplanted for the very first time in Spring 2024. We are excited to be doing this year on year moving forward. For each tree that is cut, another will be planted the following Spring in its place.
As a family run farm work never stops. Preparing the trees for Christmas really is a year round job and we're always looking ahead to make it the best customer experience. 2025 will be the best season at Rainfords yet!
