Pumpkin picking has grown in popularity in recent years, and it’s easy to see why!
Local farms and venues are opening their fields for you to choose your own pumpkin, ready for carving over the half-term holidays for Halloween. Remember to dress appropriately for the weather and the fields, and check each venue’s website for pricing and booking details before setting out.
Bury Lane Pumpkin Patch
Grab a wheelbarrow and choose from a wide variety of pumpkins and gourds ready for carving for your Halloween fun. Cafe on site. Booking not required.
When: 1st – 31st October
Where: Bury Lane Farm Shop, A10 Bypass, Melbourn SG8 6GT
Find out more: burylane.co.uk/pick-your-own/pumpkins
Pumpkin Patch, Standalone Farm
A wide selection of pumpkins in various sizes, perfect for picking and picture-taking. Cafe on site. Booking essential.
When: 12th 13th, 19th 20th, 26th-31st October and 1st November, 10.30am-3.30pm
Where: Standalone Farm, Wilbury Rd, Letchworth Garden City SG6 4JN
Find out more: standalonefarm.com
Pumpkin Jim’s, near Saffron Walden
Many different varieties of pumpkins, from big carvers to delicious squashes, plus play area with sandpits, pedal tractors and straw bale pyramids. Food trucks and cafe on site.Booking essential.
When: 19th & 20th October & 25th – 31st October 10am-12pm or 1-3pm time slots
Where: Grange Road, Ickleton, CB10 1TA
Find out more: pumpkinjimspatch.co.uk
Pumpkin Picking at Hatter’s Farm
Over 100,000 home grown pumpkins and squash from over 75 different varieties at this picturesque pumpkin farm. Roaming street actors, hay bale maze plus food and drinks. Booking essential.
When: 5th, 6th, 12th, 13th, 19th & 20th October, 9.30am – 4.30pm
23rd-31st October, 10am-5pm
Where: Hatter’s Farm, Takeley, Bishop’s Stortford, CM22 6NP
Find out more: hattersfarmpumpkins.co.uk
Pumpkin Nights at Hatter’s Farm
Spooky moonlit experience for older children and adults! Booking essential
When: 24th-27th & 29th-31st October, 5-8.30pm
Where: Hatter’s Farm, Takeley, Bishop’s Stortford, CM22 6NP
Find out more: hattersfarmpumpkins.co.uk
The Milton Maze Pumpkin Patch
Over 60,000 pumpkins, including orange ones in a huge range of sizes, white, warty, stripey and even pink pumpkins! Halloween Spectacular Shows and the Field of Fun. Street food vans. Booking essential.
When: 5th, 6th, 12th, 13th, 19th, 20th & 26th-31st October
Where: Rectory Farm, A10 Milton Bypass, Milton, Cambridge, CB24 6AE
Find out more: themiltonmaizemaze.co.uk
