College Run Farms

Stumbling on this gem’s strawberry ice cream was hands down the biggest highlight of our most recent trip to the Williamsburg area.

I won’t say much because it can all be summed up succinctly. It’s easy to find, the berries were outstanding, the price is right, the locale is good, the staff was polite and the ice cream was delicious.
I will be back here a lot. 5 stars all the way.

Oh my gurd! Their pumpkin ice cream is to die for. This place is about an hour away from where I live and I am really thinking about driving back out there for some. I am jonesing for their ice cream. Also the pick em yourself pumpkins was a fun thing to do as well, my daughter loved it.

Autumn is my favorite time of year; the temperature drops; the leaves change; and most of all – it’s pumpkin time! I love everything about pumpkin, so when I read about College Run Farm (CRF) serving homemade pumpkin ice cream, I was sold. My boys and I decided to take advantage of a gorgeous fall day and drove to CRF in Surry. If you’ve been to Chippokes State Park, you know how rural that road is and narrow. CRF is right up the road past Chippokes’ entrance. We figured we might be the only customers there; we were shocked to see a full parking lot and many people.
CRF has pumpkins available already picked, but what’s the fun of that? We went to the pumpkin patch with our sheet in hand –I posted a picture– and cutters in order to cut the pumpkin off the vine. My boys decided they wanted Aladdins, and they were in Section 1, easy to find. My youngest picked a small pumpkin ($ 6) and my two older boys wanted bigger ones (regular $ 7). CRF does not weigh pumpkins and you use the honor system. You put down which pumpkins and how much on the sheet; put your pumpkins in your vehicle; and then you take the sheet to inside to pay.
While inside, you can also purchase admission for the corn maze ($ 3 per person – free for 5 and under), which we didn’t do, and homemade pumpkin ice cream, which we DID do – FTW! I thought their ice cream was a pretty good value: big waffle cones with two scoops for $ 3.50 – especially being homemade. They also serve homemade strawberry ice cream in the spring during their strawberry season.
We enjoyed CRF; it had a relaxed feeling, and we loved being able to pick our own pumpkins off the vine. They don’t have lots of fall festival stuff such as a bouncy house or hayride, but that was fine with me. Surry is a bit of a drive from Suffolk, but combining a visit with Chippokes State Park, it could be an awesome day.

This place is awesome. Just left it a few minutes ago, after picking pumpkins from their pumpkin patch for the second year in a row. Family friendly, and affordable.
Also some of the best ice cream I’ve ever had (pumpkin flavored of course) — two scoops for $ 2.50.

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Fun place to go with friends and other to go strawberry picking during strawberry season (April/​May) and definitely something out of the ordinary for a date (by city dweller standards).
Strawberry picking only costs $ 2.25 per quart (small) or $ 8.50 per gallon (large) and they allow you to fill up your basket till it is overflowing. Personally, I found the small to be a better deal as the large really is just two small boxes side by side and also I found that I could really pile up high on the strawberries.
Aside from a larger strawberry picking field, this place also has ample tables (about 8 tables that fit at least 6 a table) under the shade and will apparently even reserve tables for you if you have a large enough group. Moreover, there is a place to wash your newly picked strawberries for you to eat on the spot. In the shop, they also sell vanilla and strawberry ice cream (under $ 3 for two scoops) as well as jam and pre-​picked strawberries — I would recommend getting some vanilla to go with the strawberries, yum!
I would recommend checking this place out on a nice day. Moreover, on the other seasons, there is other pickings available like blueberries and pumpkins. Only drawback of this place is that if you live on the «other» side you need to take a ferry over (or cross near Norfolk) which can be a long wait during peak hours as the ferry on runs on the half and full hour.
PS: If you are coming by ferry, bring some old bread or other small items to feed the birds that will follow the ferry waiting for people to throw them food.