As Halloween approaches, farms across the British Isles will be opening their gates to visitors who come in search of the perfect pumpkin. Although originally an American concept, the popularity of pumpkin patches in the UK has grown rapidly in recent years with many farms offering a range of spook-tacular experiences that make for a fun day out for the whole family.
While pumpkins are best known for carving jack-o’-lanterns, they’re also a wonderfully versatile vegetable, perfect for both savoury and sweet dishes. Try them in soups, curries, and pasta dishes, or purée the flesh to use in pies, breads, and muffins. The seeds can be roasted for a crunchy snack or sprinkled as a topping. Low in calories and high in fibre, pumpkins are also packed with vitamins A and C, as well as essential minerals such as potassium and zinc, making them as nutritious as they are delicious.
If you want to stock up on pumpkins this autumn, here’s our pick of the top pumpkin patches across the UK and Ireland in 2025.
A fourth-generation family run farm, Tulleys pumpkin event covers 100 acres with over a million pumpkins and gourds across 100 varieties to pick. Visitors can enjoy street food, hot doughnuts, toasted marshmallows, and pumpkin spice lattes in the Pumpkin Village with entertainment from live musicians and playful characters.
At Kenyon Hall, visitors can access a huge pumpkin patch with over 20,000 pumpkins grown each year. There’s also an award-winning farm shop, a plant centre, and a café serving freshly prepared local food and drink. Professional photographers are on hand to capture those special memories of your day out.
The pumpkin festival at Cannon Hall Farm has 10,000 pumpkins available for visitors to pick. Visitors are encouraged to wear fancy dress and expert carvers are on site to help create your lantern. You’ll also find indoor and outdoor playgrounds, a fantastic ice cream parlour, and plenty of animals to meet including alpacas, goats, Shetland ponies, horses, and donkeys.
The fields at Millets Farm have plenty of plump pumpkins ready to pick. You’ll also find Halloween themed props and face painters to help you get ready for Insta-worthy photo opportunities. And as the sun goes down, the patch lights up with live entertainment, an enchanted woodland trail, a spook-tacular disco, and a variety of food trucks and brew bar.
Perfect for a fun-filled family day out, the Pumpkin Fest at Strawberry Fields has a fantastic pumpkin patch bursting with thousands of pumpkins in a dazzling array of shapes, colours, and sizes. Wander through the Creepy Carnival maize maze, hop on the barrel train, catch a magic show, and tuck into delicious autumn treats, all accompanied by live performances from folk and country musicians.
The pumpkin patch at Mr Pumpkin at Lime Farm has 90,000 pumpkins and over 50 different varieties to choose from, including star-shaped, giant, warty, striped, and white pumpkins. The neighbouring farm cooks homemade burgers, flavoured sausages, pumpkin pie, and autumnal soups to keep you warm on chilly days, while kids will enjoy the bouncy castle and teacup rides. Join the pumpkin treasure trail with all donations going to support the Air Ambulance.
Each year, Bell’s grow over a million pumpkins with the largest variety available in the UK. Once you’ve picked your perfect pumpkin, head over to the pumpkin carving tent to create your lantern masterpiece, or browse the market where you can find the best in Lincolnshire produce, homeware, art, and pumpkin-themed gifts. The farm also hosts an annual giant pumpkin competition with the prize winners on display throughout October.
With acres of homegrown pumpkins, the pumpkin patch at Walby Farm Park has a variety of pumpkin for everyone. There’s also a pumpkin carving zone, plenty of spots for the perfect snap, and the Cowshed Café serving pumpkin soup and seasonal spooky treats. Pumpkin picking after dark is a kids-free evening with live music, fire pits, marshmallows, and a patch lit by lanterns, perfect for a cosy dressed-down date in your wellies.
Arnprior Farm hosts Scotland’s original pumpkin festival, with over 20,000 pumpkins to choose from. As well as pumpkins, visitors can enjoy a hay bale mountain, face painting, a bouncy castle, and plenty of photo opportunities. A pop-up shop in a polytunnel has plenty of autumn goodies, and for one night only, Date Night Hoedown offers line dancing with music that will keep you moving all night long.
This year, Cairnie Fruit Farm will be celebrating its 26th year of PYO pumpkins. Over 20,000 pumpkins are available for picking throughout October, and on the evenings in the run up to Halloween visitors can explore a 6-acre maze with only a torch to guide them. Watch out for surprises that lurk in the shadows and hear screams around you. For kids, there’s also a fun yard with ride-on pedal tractors, sunken trampolines, and a giant straw bale fortress.
The pumpkin village at Manorafon Farm is bursting with gourds of all shapes and sizes, and as you explore, you’ll bump into cheeky Halloween characters each bringing a little magic and mischief to your visit. There’s plenty to keep little ones entertained including pumpkin carving, slime-making, and a kid-friendly spooky tunnel.
Forage Farm offers a magical autumn day out for the whole family. As well as the pumpkin picking experience, visitors can enjoy a maize maze, tractor trailer rides, fairground fun, balloon modelling, and a pumpkin catapult. There’s also an artisan farm shop and kitchen on site showcasing the best of seasonal Welsh produce for when you fancy a bite to eat.
The Halloween experience at Ark Farm is full of spooky surprises. The pumpkin patch is the perfect backdrop for seasonal snaps, while the Animal Encounters Barn enables you to get up close and personal with creepy crawlies and slithery reptiles if you dare. With marshmallow toasting, pumpkin carving, slime workshops, and an adults-only fright night, there’s something for everyone to enjoy whatever your age.
