The Balloon Tree Farm Shop & Cafe

The Balloon Tree Farm Shop & Cafe Award Winning Farmshop and Cafe based outside York. (Please note, Cafe closes half an hour before the Shop)
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Food Retailer
Non-food
Deli
Bakery
Rare Breed Meat
Cafe
PYO

09/05/2026

Sometimes nothing beats ABBA and asparagus 🌱

✅ Local
✅ Hand picked
✅ Delicious

Fresh from and available in our Farm Shop & Cafe

08/05/2026

Roast dinners are served…

Join us this Sunday for a proper Yorkshire roast, served from 12pm until 4pm.

The kind of Sunday dinner that feels like home.

🌿 We’re hiring at The Balloon Tree 🌿As we head into our peak season, we’re looking for new team members across our Farm ...
07/05/2026

🌿 We’re hiring at The Balloon Tree 🌿

As we head into our peak season, we’re looking for new team members across our Farm Shop, Café and Kitchen.

If you enjoy working with people, take pride in good service, and like being part of a friendly, fast-paced team — we’d love to hear from you.

We have a range of full-time, part-time and flexible roles available, all with daytime hours and staff perks.

Full details and how to apply can be found here:
https://www.theballoontree.co.uk/about/careers/

*09.05 We are no longer accepting applications for the Weekend Kitchen Assistant vacancy *

04/05/2026

Fresh out of the oven and waiting for their glaze ✨

Our Rhubarb Frangipane Tarts, made in our in-house bakery using rhubarb grown right here on the farm.

Buttery pastry, soft almond frangipane, and that perfectly sharp rhubarb on top…

In the farm shop and ready to take home.

03/05/2026

I’m definitely dreaming of yesterday’s sunshine today 😂

But you can’t have sweet, juicy strawberries without a bit of both — sunshine and rain

Usually our indoor plants are the first to flower…
but this year, the outdoor plants have been absolutely LOVING the warmth

If all goes to plan, PYO strawberries will be ready in around six weeks… and we can almost taste them already 🍓

Who’s counting down with us?

A little note for the long weekend…We’re open exactly as you’d expect us to be — no changes here!Farm Shop🕘 9:00am – 5:0...
30/04/2026

A little note for the long weekend…

We’re open exactly as you’d expect us to be — no changes here!

Farm Shop
🕘 9:00am – 5:00pm

Café
🕘 9:00am – 4:30pm
🍳 Breakfast served until 11:30am
🍽️ Main meals served until 4:00pm

Whether you’re popping in for a browse, a proper breakfast, or a relaxed afternoon bite to eat, we’ll be here and ready to welcome you.

The countdown to strawberry season has begun 🍓 🌱 Our first tunnels are up and the strawberry plants are loving this suns...
28/04/2026

The countdown to strawberry season has begun 🍓 🌱

Our first tunnels are up and the strawberry plants are loving this sunshine. They’re even starting to flower - a sure sign the Pick Your Own days are getting closer 😮

In around 6 weeks, these flowers will be the strawberries you’re picking, tasting, and taking home.

Summer at The Balloon Tree is quietly on its way… and we can’t wait!

A proper scone doesn’t need to wait for the weekend.But that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy one on it either 😉Made from sc...
17/04/2026

A proper scone doesn’t need to wait for the weekend.

But that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy one on it either 😉

Made from scratch in our bakery every morning — just as it should be.

Spring, in one vegetable.Yorkshire asparagus is back on our shelves.Grown locally. Picked at its best. Exactly as it sho...
16/04/2026

Spring, in one vegetable.

Yorkshire asparagus is back on our shelves.

Grown locally. Picked at its best. Exactly as it should be.

Here while the season lasts - although that's never long enough in our opinion 💚

15/04/2026

There’s something about a proper scone…

Made from scratch by our bakery team every morning, ready for jam, cream and a good cup or tea in the cafe - or a little treat to take home from the farm shop.

Disclaimer: I apologise to all those cream-before-jam people out there 🙈

13/04/2026

ITS BACK.

Yorkshire grown asparagus has landed in the Farm Shop for the first time this season 🙌

One of our absolute favourites and yes… it’s every bit as good as you remember.

Get it while it’s here - the season is always too short!

Address

The Balloon Tree
Gate Helmsley
YO411NB

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+441759373023

Website

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