Ladang Soon Cheong – Underrated Strawberry Farm
We recommend visiting Ladang Soon Cheong if a visit to more touristy places puts you off. This farm is very simple and much less crowded.
Read more about our experience here below!
Entrance Fees
No entrance fees are required. If you do want to pick strawberries though, the counter is up in front where they also sell pre-packed strawberries.
Exploring The Farm
After parking our car at the side of the road by the farm, we had a quick look around the place. There’s not much to do here other than to look at the flowers and plants in the nursery in front.
We didn’t buy any but there are orchids, hibiscus and even mature herbs (rosemary and thyme) for sale.
They don’t have any of the usual coloful set ups for people to take photos of. Which we find tacky anyways. No staff will bother you either which suits us just fine.
Self-Picking Strawberries
At the back of this nursery are rows and rows of potted strawberry plants. We later decided to pick strawberries here after getting scissors and a basket from the counter up in front.
The price for picking strawberries was average compared to other places. Of course, it’s cheaper to buy pre-packed strawberries at the local markets in Kea Farm or Brinchang.
But the benefit of picking your own strawberries is that you can pick good ones. Some sellers sneak in unappealing strawberries underneath better-looking ones when they pack them in the shell containers.
We really don’t regret picking our own strawberries here! The strawberries here are much larger than what we’ve seen at other strawberry farms. We think this is because there are so few visitors at this farm. There were only two other small groups during our visit.
Additionally, when we ate the strawberries back at home, they were surprisingly very sweet too!
Facilities
As we said, this farm is very simple. There’s no on-site café or prayer room (that we saw anyways). We think that there’s a toilet behind the counter but it’s more for the staff use than for visitors we figure. Since there are no obvious toilets signs around.
Like many other places in this hilly region though, the farm is not wheelchair or stroller friendly. You do have to climb stairs to access the strawberries area. Part of the nursery is also lower than front section and will require you to use stairs.
Conclusion
We’ve been to several strawberry farms and this one is the best for picking strawberries, in our opinion. There’s no crowd so the strawberries get to grow bigger.
The pricing for picking your own strawberries is worth it in our opinion since the strawberries are sweet and big too.
Raju’s Hill Strawberry Farm
If you still want more options besides Ladang Soon Cheong, there’s Raju’s Hill Strawberry Farm by Kea Farm Market. This is the one that most tourists go to.
Big Red Strawberry Farm
Big Red Strawberry Farm is another popular choice, especially among families since there’s a nice arcade section for the kids. And their café is spacious too.
Royal Berry Strawberry Park & Café
For a strawberry farm that’s photogenic, we recommend the one at Royal Berry Strawberry Park & Café. Their scones are pretty good as well!
