Considering pumpkin picking in Essex this half term to choose your perfect pumpkin for carving, there are plenty of Pumpkin Patches in Essex to choose from, so if you are wondering if there’s pumpkin picking near me, here are a few for you to check out.
There are a great amount of Pumpkin Picking Essex choices, from Essex Pumpin Patches to Farm Parks with additional Halloween Pumpkins
Pumpkin Picking in Essex
Barleylands Halloween Fest
Location : Barleylands Road, Billericay, Essex, CM11 2UD
Halloween Half Term at Barleylands – 26th October – 3rd November 10am until 4pm daily.
They have a scaretastic line up of entertainment for the whole family to enjoy this October half term:
Skittleman spooky magic shows, Halloween maze, Witch and Cat dance parties, Pumpkin decorating, Pumpkin Paddock – EACH CHILD GETS A FREE PUMPKIN TO TAKE HOME
PLUS all of the daily timetable of activities
Indoor soft play & Outdoor play areas, Bouncy pillow, Meet the goats, Feed the pigs, Bird of prey talks, Serval breakfast, Shooting cannon zone, Indoor sandpit, Wallaby talks, Tractor rides, Barrell rides, Devil’s Sensory Trail in The Craft Village
As well as all the spooky goings on in the Farm Park, take a walk along Devil’s Sensory Trail in The Craft Village. Free fun for all the family, guess what’s in the sensory boxes – will it be a TRICK or will it be a TREAT!?
Check out all of the latest info on their facebook page
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Calcott Hall Pumpkins
Location : Ongar Road, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 9HS
It won’t be long before they get their display of home grown pumpkins ready for Halloween.
Join them for Pumpkin Picking and Carving on Tuesday 29th, Wednesday 30th
& Thursday 31st 10am till 3pm.
Check out all of the latest info on their facebook page
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Cammas Hall Farm
Location : Needham Green, Hatfield Broad Oak, Near Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM22 7JT
Pumpkin Patch (Day) – The 2024 Halloween Pumpkin Patch is bigger, better and has even more surprises than ever before! Spooky Tunnels, Halloween Characters to interact with and of course the giant erupting Pumpcano! Open from 5th October 2024.
They will also have seasonal snacks in the patch as well as 50 varieties of pumpkins and squash!
Pumpkin Patch (night) – Join Cammas Hall for a spooktacular night at Cammas Resurrected! Explore the patch in after dark and brave the spooky tunnels. Each night there will be a different Dead Legend tribute act performing in the patch!
Warning the Terror Tunnel will have scare actors in at night, it’s suitable for 12 year olds and up!
Halloween Maize Maze – Book with the Pumpkin Patch OR RESURRECTED tickets to get 15% OFF.
The dinosaur-themed maze has been enchanted by Halloween magic!
Can you navigate to the centre, climb the mound, and take in the spooktacular views of the maze and the surrounding countryside?
If you’re feeling brave, grab your torch and join them for one of the late-night sessions to experience the maze after dark. They recommend allowing 1 to 2 hours to complete your adventure.
Check out all of the latest info on their facebook page
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Cobbs Farm PYO Pumpkins
Location : Cobbs Farm, Maldon Road, Goldhanger, Essex CM9 8BQ
2024 Opening dates: Fri 18th – Sun 20th Oct & Thurs 24th – Thurs 31st Oct, 10am-4pm
Enjoy the family-friendly event to pick your own pumpkins this half term. Based just outside Maldon in Essex.
They’re a working farm and they open the gates for a few days every year. Make this year the best Halloween ever and find your perfect pumpkins for your display and carving.
Check out all of the latest info on their facebook page
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Daisy May’s Farm
Location : Hall Rd, Bishop’s Stortford CM22 6DN
Tickets now on sale for this years Halloween At The Farm event
From Saturday 26th October – Sunday 3rd November 2024
Check out all of the latest info on their facebook page
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Farmer Scotts Pumpkin Picking
Location : Chequers Rd, Brentwood CM14 5RB
Welcome to Farmer Scotts, South Weald’s charming pumpkin patch in the heart of Brentwood, Essex.
For just £5 per person, you can explore the beautiful countryside patch and you get a FREE standard size pumpkin included!
They grow all the pumpkins right there on the farm, ensuring a truly authentic experience. Open from 25th-31st October 2024.
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Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Fobbing Farm Shop Halloween Pumpkin Palace
Location : Waterworks Ln, Fobbing, Stanford-le-Hope SS17 9HT
Adventure around in the pumpkin picking patch whilst enjoying lots of photo opportunities with the scary Fobbing Ghosts, Ghouls & Witches. Have fun with the singing Pumpkins and look around the Halloween shop.
From Friday 25th October – Friday 1st November 2024
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Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Foxes Farm Basildon
Location : The Pumpkin Patch, Watch House Farm, Wash Road, Basildon, Essex, SS15 4ER
The second site of Foxes Farm offers exactly the same but at a different pumpkin patch in Essex.
Open 5th 6th 12th 13th 18th – 31st October and 1st 2nd November 2024.
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Foxes Farm Colchester
Location : The Pumpkin Patch , Green Lane, Aldham (just off main road Halstead A1124) ,Colchester CO6 3PR
The Pumpkin Patch is the original pick your own patch collection in Essex and has been operating since 2015. We operate the biggest and best pumpkin patches in Essex.
There is an online booking system and everyone visiting the Pumpkin Patch (excluding babies under 1 years old) will require a ticket. To book your ticket, please click the button below.
Please note, regrettably no dogs are allowed.
Open 5th 6th 12th 13th 18th – 31st October and 1st 2nd November 2024.
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Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
The Green Barn Farm Shop Pumpkin Patch
Location : North Benfleet Hall Fishery, Benfleet SS12 9JR
Conveniently located off the A130, they offer thousands of pumpkins for you to choose.
Book your visit online and make the most of your day by exploring the animal barn and getting creative with pumpkin decorating. They can’t wait to see you!
The perfect way to pick your own pumpkin in Essex on this family run farm.
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Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Hasty’s Adventure Farm
Location : West Road, Clacton On sea, Essex, CO15 1AG
Join them at Hasty’s for their famous ‘Pumpkin Week’ 19th/20th October and from 26th – 31st October 2024
They have a ton of family fun planned for you and the kids over Halloween 2024.
The kids will love following the child-friendly Happy Ghost Trail, taking photos in the Pumpkin Selfie Areas and all the many other activities that add up to a whole day of fun for the family.
Check out all of the latest info on their facebook page
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Hatters Farm Pumpkins
Location : Hatter’s Farm, Takeley, Bishop’s Stortford, CM22 6NP
Looking to go Pumpkin Picking in Essex or Hertfordshire? Look no further!
This year the Pumpkin Patch is bigger and better than ever! We have grown thousands of pumpkins and squash at our Pumpkin Patch for you to come and choose from.
NEW this year will be Hatter’s Fun House (included in ticket)! This is a spooky clown themed walkway, at our Pumpkin Nights there may even be some actors lurking in the darkness… We’ll also have live street actors day and night for you to say hello to!
As well as pumpkin picking, we have plenty of other activities from the Pumpkin Cannons to our Maize Maze. So wrap up warm and come and join in the fun!
Hatter’s Farm is super easy to get to, so whether you’re coming from London, Essex, Hertfordshire or Cambridge we are in the perfect spot for your family day out!
The pumpkin picking experience will be open from 9:30 – 4:30 on the 5th, 6th, 12th, 13th, 19th and 20th of October, and from 10:00 – 4:30 on the 23rd-31st of October.
The Pumpkin Nights will be open from 5:00 – 8:30 on the 19th, 20th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 29th, 30th and 31st of October.
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Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Hurleys Pumpkin Forest
Location : Battlesbridge Woodham Road (Old Road), Battlesbridge, Wickford, Essex, SS11 7QL
We really hope to see you at our Hurley’s Family farm this October for the very best pumpkin picking, with thousands upon thousands of lovely pumpkins, squashes & gourds…
And a few more lovely surprises for this year! We can’t wait to see you and your family for pumpkins, fun, photos and a great start to a Happy Halloween.
Our Farm is based in some lovely accessible Essex countryside
Open 5th,6th,12th,13th,19th,20th Oct & then 24th Oct to 31st Oct daily.
Slots 9am-4pm and also Twilight 25th to 30th Oct. Slots 4pm-6pm
Check out all of the latest info on their facebook page
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Lathcoats Farm
Location : Beehive Ln, Great Baddow, Chelmsford CM2 8LX
Visit Lathcoats Farm this October to PYO Pumpkins!
The Pumpkin Festival at Lathcoats Farm starts on October 12th 2024 and runs until the end of October half term.
The undercover pumpkin patch will have lots of sizes and varieties for you to choose from but please bear in mind as they come to the end of the Pumpkin Festival the choice in size and variety will become limited.
They will also have a Halloween Hunt and some outdoor games to play along the exclusive trail near the animal area!
During your visit pop by the orchards and PYO apples too (no additional booking needed)!
Check out all of the latest info on their facebook page
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Marsh Farm Halloween Festival
Location : Marsh Farm Rd, South Woodham, Ferrers, CM3 5WP
Family Halloween Festival
Who will you spot around the farm this Halloween? Witches? Wizards? Vampires? …Maybe even Frankenstein!
Come in fancy dress and creep through the DEVILISHLY decorated farm. Enjoy the FABULOUS funfair rides, go pumpkin picking on the hugely popular patch, tackle the adventure play area, bounce on the GIANT inflatable pillows and 𝘴𝘖𝘰𝘖𝘰𝘰 much more.
NEW for 2024, come face-to-face with DRAMATIC dinosaurs. Walk among JAW-DROPPING Jurassic beasts, in the fun and educational Dinosaur Adventure park.
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Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Old Macdonalds Farm
Location : Weald Road, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 5AY
There’s some spooky goings on down at the Farm at Halloween!
They love Halloween so much at Old MacDonald’s Farm, when they say it is a Halloween Festival….they really do mean it!
Come and visit them between the Sat 26th October and the Sun 3rd Nov 2024 for a free pumpkin per child!
Check out their amazing decorations, props and spooky theming! They have a Haunted House, you can meet and greet the Dragons (check website for dates), enjoy special craft activities, animal encounters including creepy crawly meerkat feeding, pumpkin carving plus so much more!
The roller coaster will be open plus you can ride on the attractions as many times as you like!
The attractions and a pumpkin per paying child are included in the admission price. (see website for full details)
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Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Otto’s Pumpkin Patch
Location : Long Green, Cressing, Braintree, Essex, CM77 8DL
Choose from a variety of pumpkins and squashes of all shapes and sizes. Booking is a must!
Opening Times: 9:30am – 5:00pm on Sunday 29th September, Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th October, Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th October, Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th October and Friday 25th – Thursday 31th October (Half Term).
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Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Pumpkin Jims
Location : Grange Rd, Ickleton, Saffron Walden CB10 1TA
Visit Pumpkin Jim at his patch in Ickleton, Cambridge, for a fun day out for the entire family.
You can spend the day picking your own pumpkins, picking wild flowers, playing in the play area and sampling delicious food from local food trucks.
They are open during October half term for the build up to Halloween.
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Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Sarah Greens Organics Pumpkin Patch
Location : Mark Farm, Tillingham, CM0 7SP
The Pumpkin Patch is in the heart of the organic farm, with lovely views of the surrounding countryside.
It’s open every weekend in October and everyday in the October half term, 10am-4pm. Free entry, no booking required and dogs on leads welcome.
Cash and card payments accepted. Tea, Coffee, Hot Chocolate & homemade cakes available.
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Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Scott’s of Southend Pumpkin Picking Barn
Location : Sutton Rd, Rochford SS4 1LQ
Scott’s Halloween Pumpkin Picking Barn!
Get ready for a spook-tacular time at the Pumpkin Barn, running every day from 1st October to 31st October, 9am to 5pm.
Check out all of the latest info on their facebook page
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Skylark Pumpkin Patch & Spooky Vineyard Trail 2024
Location : Prettyfields Vineyard, Dead Lane, Ardleigh, Essex, CO7 7PF
Pop along to Skylark this Halloween season to pick your favourite pumpkin from the patch in the spookyard.
They’ll have pumpkins of all shapes, sizes and colours to carve, cook, or decorate with!
Take part in the spooky vineyard trail, then enjoy some food and refreshments on the terrace, including halloween themed treats and wood-fired pizza.
Check out all of the latest info on their facebook page
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Essex too far for you to travel ? Check out Pumpkin Patches in Norfolk and Pumpkin Patches in Suffolk