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The 7 Best Pumpkin Patches near London
Mud on your boots, a wheelbarrow full of gourds, and the M25 barely behind you: October's best day out starts in a field.
In short: our top picks are Crockford Bridge Farm, Garsons Pumpkin Parade and Tulleys Farm Pumpkin Festival. 7 places in total, chosen on merit, with the full reasoning below.
Pumpkin picking is now London’s great autumn pilgrimage, and frankly the city has earned the muddy escape. The patches worth driving for are the ones that grow their own crop across proper acreage rather than trucking in pallets, so you actually wander a field and cut your own. Surrey and Kent hold the closest options, Berkshire covers the western side, and the Sussex giants justify a longer run for sheer spectacle. Book ahead, because the good ones sell out half term in hours. Every date and price below was checked against the farm’s own site for the 2026 season.
| Place | Area |
|---|---|
| Crockford Bridge Farm | Addlestone, Surrey |
| Garsons Pumpkin Parade | Esher, Surrey |
| Tulleys Farm Pumpkin Festival | Turners Hill, West Sussex |
| Pumpkin Village | South Woodham Ferrers, Essex |
| Cammas Hall Farm | Hatfield Broad Oak, Hertfordshire |
| Pumpkin Moon | Maidstone, Kent |
| Wasing Estate | Aldermaston, Berkshire |
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Editor’s choice
Crockford Bridge Farm
Why we pick itRoughly 45 minutes from southwest London, this Weybridge farm grows everything from tiny munchkins to Atlantic Giants, then finishes with hand-made gelato. Entry is £7.50 including parking, everyone over one needs a ticket, and none are sold at the gate.
PYO pumpkin field
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Garsons Pumpkin Parade
Why we pick itAbout 40 minutes from central London, the UK's largest PYO farm fields thousands of squash across its acreage alongside a farm shop and garden centre. Tickets go by timed slot, and the farm itself points at weekdays between 5 and 16 October for the best availability.
Large PYO farm
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Tulleys Farm Pumpkin Festival
Why we pick itAn hour south of London, this 100-acre patch with up to a million pumpkins adds an observation wheel, street food and a covered bar. It runs selected dates from 26 September to 1 November, gives 15 October over to dogs, and closes with a fireworks night.
Vast pumpkin festival
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Pumpkin Village
Why we pick itThe eastern run, at Marsh Farm near Chelmsford, and the one to know now that Foxes Farm has stopped growing pumpkins. Selected dates from 26 September to 1 November, tickets from £4.95 with under-twos free, timed arrival slots and free parking.
Worth knowingCashless, and pumpkins are priced at the field rather than in advance.
Essex PYO village
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Cammas Hall Farm
Why we pick itAround an hour northeast of London near Bishop's Stortford, this family farm offers 50 varieties plus spooky tunnels and a seven-acre maize maze. It opens from Saturday 3 October on selected dates, and pre-booking is essential.
PYO with maze
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Pumpkin Moon
Why we pick itJust over an hour from southeast London, this 25-acre original site grows more than 100 varieties of pumpkin, squash and gourd with a mini maze. Entry is £2.75 on weekdays and £3.75 at weekends, under-twos free, and there is no admission without a booking.
100-variety PYO
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Wasing Estate
Why we pick itThe only one of these on the M4 side of the city, an hour or so west in Berkshire, where a woodland trail with a fairytale pumpkin carriage and a witch's apothecary comes before the patch itself. It runs 16 to 18 and 23 to 31 October, entry is £6.50 to £7.50 for anyone over two, and pumpkins are £1 to £6 on top.
Worth knowingCard only, with timed arrival slots, and no dogs beyond assistance dogs.
Berkshire woodland trail
Before you book
Go on a weekday morning in the first two weeks of October for the fullest fields and the smallest queues, since most patches thin out fast by the 25th. Nearly all require a pre-booked timed entry ticket, with pumpkins charged separately at the exit, so reserve online before you set off. Wear wellies, bring a wheelbarrow if they do not supply one, and check train links because several sites are car-only. One change this year: Foxes Farm has stopped growing pumpkins at both its Essex sites, so the eastern run is now Pumpkin Village at South Woodham Ferrers.
Common questions
What are the best pumpkin patches near London?
Crockford Bridge Farm is our editor's choice: Roughly 45 minutes from southwest London, this Weybridge farm grows everything from tiny munchkins to Atlantic Giants, then finishes with hand-made gelato. Entry is £7.50 including parking, everyone over one needs a ticket, and none are sold at the gate. Crockford Bridge Farm, Garsons Pumpkin Parade and Tulleys Farm Pumpkin Festival lead the guide, with 7 places in total, all chosen on merit.
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