A Guide to the Best Pumpkin Patches in the UK
Updated October 2026
Estimated reading time: 11 minutes
Pumpkin patches across the UK are ready to open their doors once again! Check out Nannytax’s top pumpkin patches to visit ‘near me’ across the UK, each offering pumpkin picking experiences and Halloween fun for children!
Click the locations below to find pumpkin patches ‘near me’!
Pumpkin Patches in London and Home Counties
Lathcoats Farm Pumpkin Festival – Essex
Lathcoats Farm is a fourth generation family fruit farm! During October, visit Lathcoats’ pumpkin patch and take part in their Halloween Hunt.
Cammas Hall Farm Pumpkin Patch – Hertfordshire
During the day, you can expect spooky Tunnels, Halloween Characters, and you can see their erupting pumpkin Volcano! Come night time… over 12s can explore the spooktacular pumpkin patch, watch musical acts performing, and seek out a scare in the spooky tunnels.
Crockford Bridge Farm Pumpkin Festival – Surrey/ Weybridge
From pumpkin picking to fancy dress, fairground games and more, you don’t want to miss out on Crockford Bridge’s Pumpkin Festival!
The Pumpkin Patch, East Bergholt – Colchester
The Pumpkin Patch East Bergholt has a huge range of pumpkins to choose from, with lots of other fun activities to do too. No need to book & kids go free!
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Pumpkin Picking in the South East
Tulleys Farm Pumpkin Festival – Crawley
Visit the UK’s number one pumpkin festival! Grab a wheelbarrow and choose your pumpkin, explore the Pumpkin Valley, and enjoy seasonal street food, live music, and more!
Poynings Pumpkin Patch – Brighton
Visit Poynings Pumpkin Patch and pick a variety of pumpkins for carving and for cooking! Once you’re done picking your pumpkins, you can take them to the ‘weigh and pay’ and pick up your very own pumpkin carving kit. There’s also plenty of food vans, serving drinks, burgers, pumpkin treats, and more.
Westover Farm Pumpkins- Isle of Wight
Pick your own pumpkins in Westover Farm’s 10 acre pumpkin patch! Choose from over 20 varieties of pumpkins, squashes and gourds of all shapes, sizes and colours, and enjoy autumnal refreshments, including toasties & hot chocolates.
Rectory Farm – Oxford
Take a trip to Rectory’s Farm’s Pumpkin Patch and let your children choose from thousands of pumpkins to pick! There’s also face painting, tractor rides, garden games, and food & coffee trucks for a quick snack break.
Pumpkin Patches in the South West
Avon Valley Pumpkin Patch – Bristol
Grab your wellies and a wheelbarrow, and explore the massive home grown pumpkin patch at Avon Valley. Find spooky entertainment and get involved with seasonal activities, like the Big Boo Trail and Apple Slingshot.
Lobbs Farm Autumn Fest – St Austell, Cornwall
Lobbs Farm’s annual Pumpkin Picking event includes a tractor and trailer ride from the farm shop car to the pumpkin field and back, a pumpkin of your choice, and access to a hay bale photo booth for you to take the perfect family photo with your pumpkin!
Jolly Pumpkin – Exeter & Wellington
Pick your own pumpkins at Jolly Pumpkin! With lots of photo opportunities, games, and a Witch-way Maze Trail – there’s plenty to do at this Pumpkin Patch.
Cattle Country Farm Park – Gloucestershire
Discover Cattle Country Farm Park’s all-new Halloween experience! Step into the mysterious Witches’ Wood, enjoy spooky games, and pick up your perfect pumpkin from the Pumpkin Stand.
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Pumpkin Patches in the West Midlands
Hatton Adventure World‘s Halloween Spooktacular – Warwick
Get ready for Hatton Adventure World’s Halloween Spooktacular! Head down to the pumpkin patch and pick your pumpkin, do some pumpkin carving, visit the new Haunted House, and much more.
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Overstone Grange Farm Pumpkin Patch – Northampton
More than just pumpkin picking, Overstone Grange Farm hosts a play patch, jam packed with fun and a Maize Maze to get lost in! There’s face painting, tombola, a vegetable cannon, and refreshments from local businesses, too.
Little Wytheford Farm Pumpkin Patch – Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Enjoy a stroll around Little Wytheford Farm’s Pumpkin Patch, get a photo in front of one of the autumnal displays, explore the safari lodge shop, and warm up with a luxury hot chocolate.
Top Barn Farm Shop’s Pumpkin Patch – Worcester
This Pumpkin Patch is is the perfect Autumnal destination, offering pumpkins and gourds in all shapes and sizes!
Pumpkin Picking in the East Midlands
Mr Pumpkin – Derby
Orange pumpkins, white pumpkins, giant pumpkins, tiny pumpkins, striped pumpkins – whatever your choice of pumpkin, join Mr Pumpkin and pick your pumpkins at his patch!
Cattows Farm – Leicestershire
Visit Cattows Farm’s biggest seasonal attraction – the Halloween Farm! Experience picking your own pumpkins, thrilling attractions, and spooky fun for the whole family.
Bell’s Pumpkin Patch – Lincolnshire
Bell’s Pumpkin Patch is the East of England’s original and largest Pumpkin Patch, with a range of activities guaranteed to keep the whole family entertained!
‘Pick Your Own’ Pumpkins – Nottinghamshire
With 1000s of pumpkins and squashes for you to choose from, Nottinghamshire ‘Pick Your Own’ Pumpkins is one of the most popular pick-your-owns in the Midlands.
Pumpkin Picking in the North West
Libby’s Pumpkin Patch – Cheshire
Pumpkin Picking at Libby’s Patch is a great day out for all the family! With wood-fired pizzas, homemade cakes, hot and cold drinks, and plenty of snacks.
Walby Farm Park – Cumbria
Walby Farm is one of Cumbria’s biggest pumpkin patches! There’s a free pumpkin for every paying child at Walby Farm’s Pumpkin Patch, as well as pumpkin carving on site, a Pumpkin Cannon, and lots of other activities. The Cowshed Café will also be serving up some spooky treats!
Mrs Dowsons Pumpkin Festival – Lancashire
Join Mrs. Dowsons Farm Park for their biggest and best Pumpkin Festival yet! Meet some quirky characters and have a go at the carnival games – there’s something fun for everyone.
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The Pumpkin Patch Hightown – Liverpool
Bring your wellies to this family run farm and pick your very own giant pumpkin!
Pumpkin Patches in the North East
East Grange Pumpkin Patch – Durham
At the East Grange Pumpkin Patch in Durham there will be over 100,000 pumpkins, with 17 varieties of pumpkin and 6 different colours to choose from.
Spilmans Farm Pumpkin Fest – North Yorkshire
There’s plenty to do at Spilmans Farm Pumpkin Festival 2026! Pick your own pumpkins, catch the Wizfords Academy show, dance at the disco with Skelebones, and more.
Brockwell Farm’s Pick Your Own Pumpkins – County Durham
There’s free entry into Brockwell Farm’s Pumpkin Patch, just pay for what you pick. And if you don’t fancy going in the field, there will be pumpkins available to buy in the farm shop!
Brocksbushes – Northumberland
Get ready to pick your own pumpkins at Brocksbushes this year! With Leaf Wand Making, Leaf Crown Making, and pumpkin carving – there’s lots to do.
Pumpkin Patches in Scotland
Cairnie Fruit Farm & Mega Maze – Fife
Now celebrating 27 years, Cairnie Fruit Farm & Mega Maze have over 20,000 pumpkins of all sizes, shapes, and colours for you to pick.
Arnprior Farm – Stirling
Hosting Scotland’s original Pumpkin festival, Arnprior Farm is a great day out for all the family! As well as pumpkins, there’s a quad pod ride, pumpkin cannon, face painting, a bouncy castle, and lots more.
Clyde Valley Family Park Pumpkin Festival – Crossford, South Lanarkshire
Included in your Clyde Valley Family Park tickets are lots of spooktacular free extras! A free pumpkin for every child, carving stations, a fancy dress contest, and a Haunted House.
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Clackmae Farm – Scottish Borders
At Clackmae Farm’s pumpkin patch you can pick your own pumpkins with over 5,000 pumpkins to choose from!
Pumpkin Patches in Wales
Manorafon Farm Park Pumpkin Fest – Abergele, Conwy
Manorafon Farm Park is going pumpkin mad this year! With a free pumpkin for each child, themed activities, a Pumpkin Village show, a slime lab, and walkabout characters for your little ones to meet.
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Clearwell Farm’s Pick Your Own Pumpkins – Cardiff
The return of Clearwell Farm’s Pumpkin Village! Choose from over 50,000 pumpkins, gourds, and squash in every shape, size, and colour.
Windsor Farm Pumpkin Patch – Pembrokeshire
Take a trip to Windsor Farm’s Pumpkin Patch and choose from thousands of pumpkins! Refreshments and local produce are also available.
Pumpkin Patches in Northern Ireland
Streamvale Farm Halloween Pumpkin Patch – Belfast
Pick your perfect pumpkin at the Streamvale Farm Halloween Pumpkin Patch, get your dancing shoes on for the Broomtastic Disco, follow the spooky trail in Hanwood House, and visit the Spooky Sisters’ Sweet Shop!
The Ark Open Farm Halloween Pumpkin Patch – Newtownards
Book your tickets for a fun filled Halloween Pumpkin Patch experience down at the Ark Open Farm this October. Pick your pumpkin, make a pot of slime, enjoy the Halloween Mini Show, explore the Halloween Trail, meet some creepy creatures, and much more!
Laganvale Farm Pumpkin Days – Lisburn
Arrive at Laganvale Farm and start your visit with the pumpkin picking activity – scoop out the insides of your pumpkin, then draw on your designs and let the farm’s friendly team of carvers finish the job for you!
The Jungle NI – Moneymore, Magherafelt
The Jungle NI invites you to join them for pumpkin picking, a haunted hay cart ride where you’ll hear some spooky stories, a dance along Halloween Disco, and lots of other adventure activities.
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