There are a number of pick your own farms near London where you can go pumpkin picking this October. In this Pumpkin Patches near London guide updated for 2024, I have listed places for pumpkin picking with kids that we have visited through the years. Also included are several more pumpkin patches near London that are planning fun Halloween events for kids and October half-term family activities.
If you’re heading out into the pumpkin fields this October, make sure to bring your wellies and take along carrier bags to carry your pumpkins. Keep in mind that most pumpkin patches around London will require booking a time slot in advance for pumpkin picking or special family events.
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Halloween for Kids in London 2024 Map
I am also pinning the top places around London for Halloween family events, activities and workshops as well as pumpkin picking near London in my “Halloween in London with Kids 2024” Google Map Guide. For a direct link to the map to bookmark, click here. To explore the map, click on the door sign with an arrow just before the map title.
Hobbledown Heath
Address: Hobbledown Heath, Staines Road, Hounslow, TW14 0HH
Pumpkin Patch
27 September – 3 November 2024, selected dates
Discover the new pumpkin patch at Hobbledown Heath this autumn, located in an expansive meadow on the River Crane. Browse through a wide variety of pumpkins at the brand-new patch and enjoy a whole range of seasonal delights at the street food vendors.
Tickets from £6.50 per person, free for under 2s. Early bird rate currently available for 20% off pumpkin patch entry tickets! Tickets also available to combine your pumpkin patch visit with entry to Hobbledown Heath.
Note: the pumpkin patch is located in a meadow, a short 3-minute woodland walk from the main Hobbledown Heath location and car park.
Book tickets for the Pumpkin Patch at Hobbledown Heath
Tulleys Pumpkin Farm
Address: Turners Hill Road, Turners Hill, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 4PD
Tulleys Pumpkin Festival
28 September – 31 October 2024, selected dates
Tulleys Pumpkin Farm, located in the picturesque West Sussex countryside, offers a huge field for pumpkin picking and autumnal displays with great photo opportunities.
Read more: Tulleys Pumpkin Farm Sussex
One of the largest UK pumpkin festivals, Tulleys Pumpkin Farm has produced over 1 million pumpkins and gourds across 100 acres of farmland this year. There are a hundred varieties of pumpkins and gourds to choose from between the pumpkin patch and marketplace.
Pick Your Own Pumpkin tickets range between £7 to £10 for adults and children ages 2+ and includes daytime access to the pumpkin field, photo opportunities and live roaming entertainment. Under 2s go free.
There is also a Pumpkin Nights experience (booked separately) open from 6pm to 10pm. Pumpkin prices are kept low, they will vary from £1 to £25 for very large ones.
The Pumpkin Village at Tulleys Farm features several food and drink stalls serving burgers, hot dogs, hot donuts, fresh toffee apples and hot and cold refreshments.
Book tickets for Tulleys Pumpkin Festival
Crockford Bridge Farm
Address: New Haw Road, Addlestone, Nr. Weybridge, Surrey KT15 2BU
Crockford Bridge Farm is one of the pumpkin patches closest to West / South-West London. Visitors can pick pumpkins from the Crockfield Bridge Farm fields from 4 to 20 October (closed on Mondays).
Pumpkin Picking
4 – 20 October 2024, excluding Mondays
Pumpkin picking tickets cost £4.50 (plus a booking fee) and booking in advance is required. Unlike the Summer Pick Your Own, the pumpkin picking ticket is an entry fee and not a redeemable token. Pumpkins are chargeable separately at the exit and are not included in the entry price.
Book your Farm Passes and timeslots for pumpkin picking at Crockford Bridge Farm
Pumpkin Boutique
Open 4 October – 1 November, 10am to 5pm (closed 7 Oct and 14 Oct)
A wide range of pumpkins and gourds will also be available for sale at the Pumpkin Boutique, which is open to the public and no booking is required.
Read more: Crockford Bridge Farm Pick Your Own Farm
Pumpkin Festival
25 October – 1 November 2024
Crockford Bridge Farm is also organising fun family activities during October half term at their annual Pumpkin Festival. There are three different timed sessions throughout the day to choose from; 09:30 – 12:00, 12:30 – 15:00 and 15:30 – 18:00.
Tickets cost £14.50 (plus booking fee) per person and are required for adults and children ages 1+; under 1s will require an ‘infant ticket’.
Book tickets for the Pumpkin Festival at Crockford Bridge Farm
Garsons Farm
Address: Winterdown Road, Esher, Surrey, KT10 8LS
Pumpkin Parade
5 October – 1 November 2024
Garsons Farm Pick Your Own Surrey is one of the best pick your own fruit and vegetable farms and pumpkin patches near London. Tickets are now available for Garson Farm’s Pumpkin Parade 2024.
Garsons Farm Esher have their pumpkins for picking arranged in a Pumpkin Parade, a covered area with four tunnels in the Pick Your Own farm.
A Pumpkin Pass, booked online in advance, is required to enter the farm and parade experience. Pumpkin Passes cost £4 per person for adults and children aged 2+. Infants under 2 years old are free of charge and do not require a pass.
Once at the Pumpkin Parade, pick up a wheelbarrow and choose from hundreds of pumpkins and take autumn and Halloween themed photos.
Read more: Garsons Farm Pick Your Own
In previous years, there was also a Children’s Corner with decorated character pumpkins and tables for colouring activities and noughts and crosses games.
The Farm Shop at Garsons Esher has a huge selection of pumpkins and gourds along with food gifts and festive treats for the holidays.
Opening Hours: Monday to Saturday 9am – 6pm; Sunday 11am – 5pm
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Cammas Hall Farm
Address: Cammas Hall Farm Needham Green, Hatfield Broad Oak CM22 7JT
Halloween Pumpkin Patch
5 – 31 October 2024, selected dates
Located on the Hertfordshire / Essex border, Cammas Hall Farm put together a fantastic pumpkin patch each year. Cammas Hall Farm have a large selection of pumpkins and squash of all types and sizes – over 50 varieties altogether.
Tickets cost from £5 per person and include entrance to the expansive Cammas Hall Farm pumpkin patch, interaction with enchanting Halloween characters and a Wicked Walkway with haunting props and surprises. Children under 2 years old are free and do not need a ticket.
Halloween-themed Maize Maze is open from 10am (last entry at 3pm) on selected dates and costs £5 per person.
Each weekend and every day during October half term, Cammas Hall Farm will also be running a Halloween show, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, twice a day. Tickets cost £7.50 per person (plus booking fee), free for under 2s, with a 10% discount if you book with your Halloween Pumpkin Patch tickets.
Book tickets for the Halloween Pumpkin Patch at Cammas Hall Farm
Priory Farm
Address: Sandy Lane, South Nutfield, Redhill, RH1 4EJ
Pick Your Own Pumpkins
5 – 31 October 2024, selected dates
Priory Farm grow over 10,000 pumpkins every year, and there will be range of shapes and sizes for picking in their fields. You’ll also find interactive play features at the pumpkin fields, including a Hay Bale Maze, action-packed Pumpkin games and plenty of Halloween-themed photo opportunities.
There are two options available for pumpkin picking at Priory Farm. The Park and Pick experience costs £6.50 (online) or £7 (on the door) per person, free for under 1s. Park your car in the designated car park and walk the short distance to the pumpkin fields and activities.
The Tractor and Trailer Rides cost £8.50 (online) or £9 (on the door subject to availability) per person, free for under 1s. Climb aboard a tractor and trailer for a ride to the pumpkin fields.
In addition, Priory Farm will have a Halloween Trail in their Discovery Land, with spooky surprises along a nature trail, open on selected dates in October.
Venture along a spooky, Halloween themed walk through ancient woodland and meadows and around their fishing lakes. Halloween trail tickets cost from £8.50 (off peak) to £10.50 (peak) per person, for all aged 2+
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The Pop-Up Farm
Address: M1 junction 9 Flamstead, next to the Harvester. Use postcode AL3 8HT for sat nav.
Pumpkin Picking Event
5 – 31 October 2024, selected dates
The Pop-Up Farm is located in Hertfordshire, 30 miles north of London and near the ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in Dunstable. Pop-Up Farm runs pop-up farming festivals for picking pumpkins in autumn with family-friendly activities for a fun day out.
Day and evening tickets are now available for the Pop-Up Farm Pumpkin Patch. Explore their 12 acres, with lots of varieties of pumpkins and squash to choose from, photo opportunities and huge bales to clamber. Snacks and hot and cold drinks are available at the Pit Stop Café.
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Secretts of Milford
Address: Hurst Farm, Chapel Lane, Milford, Surrey GU8 5HU
PYO Pumpkin Week
19 – 30 October 2024
Secretts of Milford are running a PYO Pumpkin Week event during the October half term break. Tickets cost £5 each, children under 2 go free.
Bookings are required in advance and tickets include entry to pumpkin field, where you can pick from a large variety of pumpkins of all shapes and sizes which are priced according to size and paid for on the field.
There will be photo opportunities around the farm and a PYO enclosure serving BBQ and a pumpkin themed menu. Children’s activities include biscuit decorating, glitter face painting and mini pedal tractor rides.
Book tickets for Pumpkin Week at Secretts of Milford
Stanhill Farm
Address: The Farm House, Birchwood Rd, Dartford DA2 7HD
Pumpkin Patch
October 2024 dates TBA
The pumpkin patch at Stanhill Farm opens again in October 2024. Pre-booking is essential. The ticket booking system will go live in September.
Grab a wheelbarrow and head down to the patch where you will find a huge array of pumpkins in various different sizes. Last year, pumpkin prices were £37.00 for a wheelbarrow full (as many pumpkins as you can fit in) or £1.00 (mini) to £5.50 (large) for individual pumpkins.
Book tickets for the Pumpkin Patch at Stanhill Farm
This post was updated on 7 September 2024 with latest information on where to go pumpkin picking near London for Autumn 2024.