Pick your pumpkin patches are huge in North America and we have some great ones around Berkshire too. A great place to buy your Halloween pumpkin, lots also have extra fun activities on for kids.
SPOTLIGHT PUMPKIN PATCH
At the heart of the stunning Wasing Estate near Aldermaston lies a very special pumpkin patch. Follow the enchanting decorated trail through Wasing‘s stunning autumnal woodland then head for the pumpkin patch where a fairytale pumpkin carriage awaits. Choose your perfect pumpkin to take home & carve.
2023 will see a brand new maize maze to navigate too and you can enjoy tasty seasonal snacks and hot & cold drinks under the beautiful stretch tent.
2023 Pick Your Own Pumpkin Patches in Berkshire
Hallcourt Farm – a brand new pumpkin patch to experience and they have a bumper crop with lots of pumpkin varities to choose from. There’s also a Wild Woodland Trail to spot Halloween surprises through the trees with plenty of family photo opportunities. (within easy reach of Woolhampton, Thatcham & Reading)
Berkshire Farm Girl’s Pumpkin Patch – A special pumpkin picking weekend on 21st to 22nd October. Saturday will also have ploughing match, heavy horses and photographer taking family photos in return for a donation to charity. (Curridge, near Newbury/Thatcham)
Newbury Pumpkin Patch – back bigger and better this year. They’ve transformed the little patch they had last year, ready for you to come and rummage through the thousands of pumpkins (Bagnor, near Newbury)
Copas Farm in Cookham will be open for 7th/8th and 14th/15th October and through half term to pick pumpkins in their field. (Iver)
Cobbs Farm Shop usually have pumpkins with details for 2023 not yet announced. (Hungerford)
Wellington Country Park – as part of their October half term event, they’ll have a pumpkin patch and carving as well as lots of other fabulous activities each day. (nr Reading)
The Rotherwick Patch – opening from 14th October, they will be fully stocked with over 20 varieties of pumpkins, squashes and gourds for your picking needs, home grown on the farm. (not far from Reading / Basingstoke)
Parkway Shopping will have a pumpkin patch at the shopping centre on Thursday 25th October. (Newbury)
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Pumpkin Patches Near Berkshire
Pumpkin picking at Crockford Bridge Farm takes place in early October and runs through until 15th. After that pre picked pumpkins are available in the market and they have a pumpkin festival for half term (Addlestone)
Cotswold Farm Park pumpkin patch can be booked with or without farm entry. (Gloucestershire)
High Lodge Farm – after a fantastic first year last year, they’re back for 2023 and opening for selected dates in October, they’ve got thousands of pumpkins of all different shapes and sizes for you to take home. Fill a wheelbarrow and enjoy a spooky woodland trail and Halloween games area. (Culham, near Abingdon)
Earth Trust had a successful first first Pumpkin Patch last year, and they will once again welcoming visitors young and old to the farm. Get your hands dirty and boots muddy as you pick pumpkins and squash direct from the growing field. (Little Wittenham)
Pick your own pumpkins at Millets Farm Open the weekends from 24th & 25th Sept, then daily from 15th-31st Oct. Tickets on sale usually from mid September. (Frilford)
Pumpkin Picking at Carrimers Farm with Ridgeway Adventures. £2 entry to the pumpkin patch then pay for what you pick (Aston Tirrold, near Didcot)
Roves Farm always have lots of great activities over October half term. Take the chance to carve your very own pumpkin. Bonus for the grown ups – leave the mess there! (Wiltshire)
