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Pick Your Own Pumpkins

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All information correct at time of publishing.  Tickets WILL SELL OUT!

It's that time of year again when we want to go on the hunt for some pumpkins. We love doing this and last year ended up with a wheelbarrow full!  As is the norm these days, most venues are asking people to pre book. Click the links below to make your booking.

Don't forget there are a lot of other Halloween themed activities on at this time of the year. Check out our what's on page here.

This list will be updated regularly as details are made available - keep checking if your favourite venue hasn't been added yet!

🎃Pumpkin Patch at Foxes Farm - Green Lane, Aldham, Colchester CO6 3PR; Watch House Farm, Wash Road, Basildon SS15 4ER
Open from 30th Sept & 1st Oct, 7th & 8th Oct, 14th - 29th October
Opening Times: 9am- 5pm (last entry 4pm)
Over 30 different pumpkins and squash varieties this year which you can enjoy picking, carving, creating, or cooking with! In addition to pumpkins and squashes, there will be: pick your own pumpkin patch, ready cut pumpkin picking from the field, straw bales sofa, bale mountain, wheelbarrows, lots of exciting new photo opportunities. Field of fun area to include- farm obstacles, slide, hula hoops, throwing games, football goal and sack races and more.
Tickets £5.00 per person. Family group tickets available.

🎃Hurleys Pumpkin Forest - Battlesbridge Woodham Road (Old Road), Battlesbridge, Wickford, Essex, SS11 7QL
Open 7th & 8th, 14th & 15th, 21st - 29th October
Lots going on at Hurleys as always. You only pay for the pumpkins you want to take home and there are lots of activities to do as you go around the farm. Also some great photo opportunities. There are some twilight sessions available too.


🎃Pumpkin Village - Marsh Farm Rd, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford CM3 5WP
Open 28th September - 31st October
There are a range of tickets available including daytime, twilight, dog friendly and SEND sessions. Visit includes the pumpkin picking patch, Halloween photo-ops, haunting Halloween shop, fang-tastic food & drink, spooky squash picking and free parking. Your ticket does not include access to Marsh Farm and does not include a pumpkin. 
Tickets are from £2.99 - £5.99 per person, babies under 6 months free. 

🎃Land of The Dead - Kings Farm, Margaretting Road, Writtle, Chelmsford CM1 3PJ
Open 21st - 29th October
There are lots of options here. Either go along and just choose your pumpkins or for an additional cost there is a spooktacular circus and a fun fair to entertain. Lots of photo opportunities and even some evening sessions available. There is something for everyone at this event!
Tickets are from £7.50

🎃Cammas Hall Farm - Needham Green, Hatfield Broad Oak, Near Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire CM22 7JT
Ticket price is for admission only (you pay for any pumpkins you want to buy) and includes entrance to their biggest pumpkin patch yet with over 60 varieties of pumpkin and squash to choose from, interaction with the fabulous Halloween characters, the Terror Tunnel, the Wicked Walkway with haunting props and surprises (slightly spooky and super scary options to cater for all ages and sensibilities!) Lots of photo opportunities and more. SEND sessions available.
Monster Mayhem show running each weekend and daily during the half term holidays. 
Tickets start from £4. 

🎃Lathcoats Farm - Beehive Lane, Galleywood, CM2 8LX
Lots of sizes and varieties available and there are outdoor games for the whole family to enjoy. Lathcoats also offer the great opportunity to leave the mess with them and carve your pumpkins on site (undercover). There Halloween Hunt recommended age is 8 and under. During your visit you can also pop into the orchard and pick your own apples! Everything tastes better when you pick it yourself!
Tickets from £1 per person

🎃Hasty's Adventure Farm - West Road, Clacton On sea CO15 1AG
Pumpkin Week 21st - 29th October
Info to follow


🎃PYO at Hatter's Farm - Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6NP
Open 1st, 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th, 17th, 18th, and 21st to 29th of October,
Daytime and twilight sessions available. With over 50 varieties, whether you like knobbly ones, giant ones, tiny ones or colourful ones, Hatter's have it all. As well as pumpkin picking, there are plenty of other activities from the Pumpkin Cannons to the Maize Maze.
Tickets released 1st September

🎃Cobbs Farm - Goldhanger, Maldon, Essex, CM9 8BQ
Info to follow

🎃Willows Activity Farm Pumpkin Festival - London Colney, St Albans, Hertfordshire AL4 0PF
Open 15th - 31st October
Your ticket includes all of the activities at Willows Activity Farm; the Peter Rabbit Adventure Playground, funfair rides, shows, meet and greets, adventure play, tractor ride, inflatable fun, Pumpkin Hunt and Gourds Grotto - for one all inclusive price
Tickets start from £24 per person with under 2's free. 

🎃Scotts Pumpkin Barn - Southend SS4 1LQ
Open every day in October (garden centre opening hours apply)
This is a free venue as it operates inside this lovely garden centre. There is no charge to access the pumpkin picking area and there are loads of photo ops to fill your social media with this Halloween. There is free parking, disabled access and a cafe on site. Please note the cafe does get really busy at peak times. If you want even more spooky fun watch out for the Halloween VR Ride, Spooky Twilight Nights & Halloween Afternoon Tea all available to book SOON! The Ghost Busters visiting on the 14th & 21st Oct. Perfect for rainy days as everything is inside!

🎃Farmer Scott's Maize Maze & Pumpkin Patch - Chequers Rd, Brentwood CM14 5RB
Open weekends in October and daily during October half term
This is a new venture from our friends at Scott's Garden Centre in Southend.  It costs just £5 per person which includes entry, car parking, a standard size pumpkin OR hot drink and access to the spooky maize maze. The maize maze is separate and can be booked in addition to pumpkin picking. Children will get an activity pack to help guide them through the 7 acre corn maze.
Cost from £5


If you know of another PYO Pumpkin venue please let us know and we will include it on our list! 




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