Want to make sure that your pumpkin is the biggest and brightest of them all this season? Say no more. There are plenty of places to pick your own in and around York.
1. Bert’s Barrow Farm
1st – 31st Oct
Austfield Farm, Hillam. From a small cart at the side of the road to a family-run farm growing 30,000 pumpkins of all shapes and sizes! Grab your wellies and head down to Bert’s Barrow. For more information www.bertsbarrow.co.uk.
2. Pumpkin Experience
2nd – 31st Oct
Farmer Copleys, Pontefract. 130,000 pumpkins and over 27 varieties! Fun for all the family with tractor rides, bird of prey shows, archery, storytime, Magical Mr. Zen, face painting, plus loads more. Book your tickets at farmercopleys.co.uk.
3. PYO Pumpkins
2nd – 31st Oct
Westfield Farm, Sutton on the Forest. Open Friday, Saturday and Sundays. Be the first to pick the giant pumpkins from the Cinderella patch! No booking or admission fee, just turn up and have fun. Refreshments are available in the shop. Search @popup.patch for more updates.
4. Pumpkin Festival on the Farm
2nd – 31st Oct
Birchfield Farm, Summerbridge, 10am – 5pm. Pumpkin patch, farm animals and a 6-acre maze, bouncy castle, go-karts, pumpkin carving barn, and a giant bale mountain. Visit birchfieldicecream.co.uk.
5. Williams’s PYO Pumpkins
2nd – 31st Oct
William’s Den, North Cave. Lace up your boots, slip on your gloves and wellies, and head out into the field of rambling vines to pick the perfect pumpkin. Visit www.williamsden.co.uk for more information.
6. Spilmans Pumpkin Festival
2nd, 3rd, 9th, 10th, 16th, 17th, 22nd-31st Oct
Church Farm, Sessay. 80,000 pumpkins for everyone plus a carving barn, corn cannon, pumpkin slingshot and castle, tractor rides, bale mountain, and fairground rides! Be sure to book tickets early, www.spilmans.co.uk.
7. Piglets Pumpkin Festival
2nd, 3rd, 9th, 10th, 16th, 17th, 22nd-31st Oct
Piglets Adventure Farm, Towthorpe. Free homegrown pumpkin for every full-paying child. Enjoy a spooktacular fun at The Magic Hatter Show, find your way through the Mysterious Maize plus loads more. Book tickets online, pigletsadventurefarm.com.
8. Horsforth PYO Pumpkins
8th – 27th October
Kemps Farm, Horsforth. Come prepared with wellies and coats for a fun pumpkin picking experience with a tractor and trailer ride included in your ticket price. Book your tickets here kemps.merlintickets.co.uk.
9. Pumpkin Picking
9th – 31st Oct
Castle Howard, Malton. Pick your own pumpkin then head over to Skelf Island with the kids for some seasonal spooky fun. Visit castlehoward.co.uk.
10. Pumpkin Picking
16th – 31st Oct
Cannon Hall Farm, Cawthorne. Free pumpkin for kids! Decorate your pumpkin, themed activities, and events, soft play centre. Tickets are £10.95 Adults and £12.95 kids. Visit cannonhallfarm.co.uk for more information.
11. Pick Your Own Pumpkins 2021
16th & 17th, 21st – 31st Oct
Yorkshire Pumpkins, Lodge Farm, 10 am – 4 pm. Thousands of pumpkins to choose from and delicious refreshments for the whole family. Tickets are £1 and will be refunded from the price of your pumpkin. Visit www.yorkshirepumpkins.com for more information.
12. Pumpkin Patch
23rd – 30th October
Yorkshire Lavender, Terrington. There’s a free small pumpkin for every entry as well as access to the gardens, free parking and a children’s play area. Visit yorkshirelavender.com.
13. Pumpkin Picking
23rd-31st Oct
Stockeld Park, Wetherby. Free pumpkin for every child ticket! Grab a wheelbarrow and get hunting for your perfect pumpkin. Loads are going on from the Enchanted Forest to the Magical Maze. Visit stockeldpark.co.uk.
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