It wouldn’t be Halloween without the perfect pumpkin, so here’s where you can get yours…
Fat ones, thin ones, big ones, small ones, stripy ones or warty ones – however you like your pumpkins, you can find the pick of the patch at these pick-your-own farms in Leeds and Yorkshire.
Grab a wheelbarrow, explore the fields and harvest your favourites to take home or carve up onsite. It’s the perfect Halloween activity to get you in the spooky spirit, so what are you waiting for? Grab your clippers and get ready to go pumpkin picking!
Horsforth Pick Your Own
It’s pumpkins galore at Horsforth Pick Your Own! Over 70,000 were planted earlier in the year, and now it’s time for you to harvest them.
You can spend a good couple of hours exploring the patch at the heart of this Leeds working farm, and you’ll need every minute because there are loads of different colours and varieties to choose from. We’re talking purple ones, striped ones and even warty ones.
Where? Horsforth Pick Your Own, West End Lane, Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS18 5ES.
How much? Entry starts from £4, with pumpkin prices ranging from £2 to £12.50 depending on what you pick.
Do I need to book? Pre-booking is essential.
Castle Howard Pumpkin Picking
The stately surrounds of Castle Howard are the perfect place to go pumpkin picking in Yorkshire. You can have a full run at the whole patch to find your perfect pumpkin to take home.
They have thousands ready to be plucked from their beds, whether you want a small, medium or large one. There are a host of different coloured ones too. Want to get crafty? They’ve got pumpkin carving and decorating classes too!
Where? Castle Howard, York, North Yorkshire, YO60 7DA.
How much? Entry to the pumpkin patch is included with an admission ticket, while pumpkin cost varies depending on the size of the pumpkin you pick.
Do I need to book? Walk-ins are welcome.
Brookleigh Pumpkins
Brookleigh Pumpkins are based in Menston just north of Leeds. After a wildly successful pumpkin picking season last year, they’ve added a Halloween trail to their farm this time around.
It’s got a real country fete vibe, brought to life with all manner of spooky characters. It’s family-friendly through and through, making it the perfect patch if you’ve got little ones in tow. While you’re here, you can grab refreshments from the cafe – because what’s better than a hot chocolate on a cool autumn day?
Where? Brookleigh Pumpkins, Brookleigh Farm, Burley Road, Menston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS29 6NS.
How much? Entry to the patch is free, and it’s £7.75 to enter the Halloween trail. Individual pumpkin prices start from £3.
Do I need to book? Pre-booking is recommended.
Pumpkin Picking at Stockeld Park
Credit: Stockeld Park
Stockeld Park is one of the city’s best family attractions. Every Halloween, you can visit their Enchanted Forest, explore the Magical Maze and pick your own pumpkin.
Their brand new pumpkin field stretches as far as the eye can see and it’s filled with thousands of pumpkins. So, round up the kids and roam around the meadow until you find the most ghoulish-looking one. Pumpkins start at just 80p per Kilo, so grab as many as you can then it’s time to run wild and see the rest of the park’s attraction.
Where? Stockeld Park, Wetherby Road, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS22 4AN.
How much? Entry starts at £13, and pumpkins start at 80p per kilo.
Do I need to book? Pre-booking is essential.
Halloween Pumpkin Patch at Swithens Farm
Every year, Swithens Farm is taken over by ghosts and ghouls. You can take a spooky tractor ride, explore the haunted woods and meet their resident witch as they welcome you to their annual Pumpkin Festival.
So, ready to get your wellies on and prepare to pick the perfect winter squash? Want to get to carving then and there? No problem, they’ll take care of the mess and feed it to the animals. Got time for a terrifying tractor ride? Yes, you do! Quick trip to the play barn? Expect tuckered youngsters on the way home.
Where? Swithens Farm, Swithen’s Lane, Rothwell, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS26 0BT.
How much? Entry is £11 for kids and adults, while pumpkin cost varies depending on the size of the pumpkin you pick.
Do I need to book? Pre-booking is essential.
Spilmans PYO Pumpkins
For a day of pumpkin picking and family fun, head to Spilmans. This Yorkshire farm has a 10-acre patch with over 125,000 ripe beauties of 35 varieties ready for you to inspect, including white ones, as well as gourds and squashes.
Just grab a wheelbarrow, choose your favourite, then carve it in the barn. There’s plenty to keep the little ones entertained too, with tractor rides, corn cannons, potato slingshots, spooky walks and giant pipe rolling.
Where? Spilmans, Church Farm, Sessay, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 3NB.
How much? Entry is £8.11 per person, but you get £5 credit back to spend at the farm when you arrive.
Do I need to book? Pre-booking is essential.
Farmer Copleys Pumpkin Festival & Pumpkin Nights
Farmer Copleys is home to one of the biggest and best pumpkin festivals in Yorkshire. With over 250,000 pumpkins spread across 20 acres of fields, you can spend hours on the hunt for your perfect pumpkin.
They’ve planted 40 different varieties and they come in every shape, size and colour – red, blue or black, stripy or spotty – they’ve got them all. Grown ups can head along to Pumpkin Nights with picking, bars, food, stalls and live entertainment.
Where? Farmer Copleys, Ravensknowle Farm, Pontefract Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 5AF.
How much? Entry starts from £6, with pumpkin prices ranging from £1.50 to £12.
Do I need to book? Pre-booking is essential.
Bert’s Barrow Pumpkin Picking
Bert’s Barrow is a family-run farm in Hillam, just 30 minutes outside of Leeds, and the perfect spot to go pumpkin picking. The patch is free to enter, you simply pay for what you pick, with over 30,000 pumpkins and prices starting from £1.
They also have an activity barn where you can carve or paint your pumpkin. They’ve got everything you need to create your perfect jack o’ lantern, as well as food, drink, rides and a Halloween scarecrow trail, so you can make a day of it and really get into the Halloween spirit.
Where? Bert’s Barrow, Austfield Lane, Hillam, Selby, North Yorkshire, LS25 5NQ.
How much? The pumpkin patch is free to enter, however, for the last weekend of October there’ll be a cost of £5 per car. There’ll be no entry allowed without a car.
Do I need to book? Only for the last weekend.
The Pumpkin Festival at Birchfield Farm
A 6-acre field of pumpkins awaits you at Birchfield Farm’s Pumpkin Festival, so pull on your wellies, grab a wheelbarrow and get picking!
The annual autumn event is always a hit and it’s easy to see why – from a maize maze to bouncy castles, go karts and sandpits, it’s all going on here. Pumpkins cost between £2.50 and £12.50, depending on their size and the pumpkin carving barn offers endless hours of fun – you can even feed your leftovers to the pigs.
Where? Birchfield Farm, Summerbridge, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 4JS.
How much? There’s no charge for entry you just have to pay for the pumpkins you pick.
Do I need to book? No, just turn up.
Pumpkin Picking at Cannon Hall Farm
Cannon Hall Farm is one of the best places to go pumpkin picking with the kids in Yorkshire, with over 10,000 to choose from. They’ve got mini wheelbarrows so the little ones can whizz around the field with their freshly picked pumpkins.
Kids and adults pay the same, but that ticket includes an entire day of Halloween fun, as well as a pumpkin for every child. Soft play, fancy dress and pumpkin decorating are combined with all the cuteness of the petting zoo. Need to load up on pumpkins for a spooktastic Halloween? They’re priced up at the end.
Where? Cannon Hall Farm, Bark House Lane, Cawthorne, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 4AT.
How much? Entry is £16.95 per person, and all paying kids get a free pumpkin.
Do I need to book? Pre-booking is essential.
Spooks & Pumpkin Picking at Thornton Hall Country Park
Thornton Hall Country Park goes all out for their pumpkin-picking event. There’s a spooky show live on the stage on weekends, broomstick racing and a skeleton scavenge.
Plus, you can visit the animals and even feed them, with llamas, donkeys, piglets and ponies all waiting to wow the kids. Come in fancy dress if you want to be in with the chance of winning some epic goodies.
Where? Thornton Hall Country Park, Thornton-in-Craven, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 3TS.
How much? Entry starts from £5.95 for adults and £4.95 for children, but all tickets include entry to the farm. Pumpkins cost extra depending on the size.
Do I need to book? You can buy tickets on the day but it’ll cost you an extra £1 per person.
Yorkshire Pumpkins
When you call yourself Yorkshire Pumpkins you better bring the goods and boy, do they. There are more pumpkins to pick this year than ever before at Lodge Farm outside York.
They range from tiny ones toddlers can pick to massive ones you’ll need to grab a wheelbarrow to carry. But that’s not all – you can climb the hay bale mountain, enter the rope maze and visit the pumpkin wash, while there’s also a cafe where you can grab a hot chocolate post picking.
Where? Yorkshire Pumpkins, Lodge Farm, Cundall, York, North Yorkshire, YO61 2RN.
How much? Entry is £2, while pumpkins range from £1 to £12 each.
Do I need to book? Pre-booking is essential.
PYO at Eastfield Farm
Eastfield is usually a soft fruits farm, but every October their fields are full of pumpkins, primed and ready for you to pick.
Entry to the South Yorkshire farm is free, so all you need to do is wrap up warm, put on your wellies and bring along some secateurs to harvest your favourite. A top tip from the farmers – the further you walk, the better the pumpkins. And why not take on the challenge of finding the biggest on the patch?
Where? Eastfield Farm, Doncaster Road, Tickhill, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN11 9JD.
How much? Entry is free, while pumpkin costs depends on the size you pick.
Do I need to book? Walk ins are welcome.
Autumn Pumpkin Festival at Piglets Adventure Farm
Bring the whole brood to Piglets Adventure Farm for a pumpkin picking experience all the family will love – the kids even get a pumpkin included with their ticket!
Once the little ones have made their pick, you can head to the carving tent to scoop out the flesh and turn it into a seriously spooky jack o’ lantern. But make sure you leave time for the Mysterious Maize maze with the Yorkshire Witch and Professor Dan’s Magic Show. Plus, there are prizes for the best fancy dress.
Where? Piglets Adventure Farm, Towthorpe Grange, Towthorpe Moor Lane, Towthorpe, York, North Yorkshire, YO32 9ST.
How much? Entry starts from £15.95 for adults and £16.95 for children.
Do I need to book? Pre-booking is advised.
