Pumpkin patches have grown in popularity with an annual PYO pumpkin trip becoming a fun day out with the kids especially during October half term. Find lots of places in Gloucestershire to go pumpkin picking in our handy 2024 guide.
2024 Gloucestershire Pumpkin Patch
Over Farm PYO pumpkin patch ticket includes entry to the 10 acres pumpkin patch with creative displays. Open weekends from 30th Sep then everyday 5th to 31st October 2024 (Over, near Gloucester)
Primrose Vale PYO pumpkin and Halloween trail are back for 2024. Pumpkin picking starts Sunday 6th October and tickets are open for booking now (near Cheltenham and Gloucester)
Fairytale Farm have lots of family friendly Halloween activities and fun this October half term. Head to the Beast’s Kitchen Carving Marquee to pick a pumpkin and carve your own Jack-O-Lantern, or get creative with paints to transform your pumpkin into a scare-beast!
Elm Farm PYO Pumpkin Patch is located in Elmore, if you are coming from the Pilot bridge, head into Elmore and they are on the left hand side before the hill. The pumpkin patch will be open on selection dates from Saturday 5th October (Elmore, near Gloucester)
Cattle Country pumpkin patch opens on 12th October with thousands of home-grown pumpkins and gourds to pick. A farm park ticket includes entry to the pumpkin patch (Berkeley)
Cotswold Farm Park pumpkin patch returns for 2024 with pumpkins, photo opportunities, maize maze and new for this year pumpkin nights.
Country Pumpkins will be ready for picking on Saturday 5h October while stocks last. (Little Marcle, near Ledbury)
Pumpkin Pete’s is back for their 7th year with themed weekends, face painting and entertainment. (Ledbury)
Priory Farm PYO – details tbc
2024 Pumpkin Patch Near Gloucestershire
Worcester Maize Maze will have a pumpkin patch again this year,Open weekends 10am to 5pm and weekday afternoons 3pm to 6pm during October 2024!
The Pumpkin Patch near Hereford are free entry and there is no pre-booking required! Alongside picking pumpkins, they have Halloween themed ‘Scavenger Hunt, play barn and as a working farm,also have animals present, including their own sheep and pigs.
Farmer Mark’s Pumpkin Patch opens Saturday 5th October from 10am, with all the usual Halloween fun and more!!! (West Kennett, Wiltshire)
Head over to Oxfordshire and many of the South Oxfordshire pumpkin patches are within an hours drive.
High Lodge Farm – With a Spooky Trail and big field of pumpkins and lots of photo opportunities, High Lodge Farm will be 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, Halloween games area and NEW for 2024 a barrel train! They even have after dark sessions for a truly spooky Halloween experience.
Millets Farm will be open again this Autumn, packed full of plump pumpkins to pick, spooky props to explore and plenty of fun for the whole family to enjoy. This year they’ve got some NEW optional extras to add-on to your pumpkin picking experience to enhance your day out! Open for weekends only from 28th September, then daily from 18th – 31st October.
Earth Trust had a successful first Pumpkin Patch last year, and they will once again be 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. There’s a maize maze too which we loved last year as well as storytelling for little ones, hands on science in the Earth Lab ‘Discovery Zone and a scarecrow trail around the farm.
