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 the Hertfordshire to go pumpkin picking in 2024 in our handy guide. Zip over to Buckinghamshire for more pumpkin patches.
The Pop Up Farm is just 15 miles from London, just off Junction 9 of the M1 in Hertfordshire. Pick your own pumpkins and squash from the 12-acre patch. Enjoy lots of fun and interactive elements, explore the Red Shed and grab a bite to eat from The Pit Stop Cafe. (Flamstead, St Albans)
Cammas Hall Farm is a family-owned and run business in beautiful countryside on the Hertfordshire/Essex border. The Halloween experience and pumpkin patch runs from 5th October 2024 (Bishop Stortford)
Hatters Farm PYO have grown thousands of pumpkins and squash at their Pumpkin Patch. As well as pumpkin picking, there will be plenty of other fun activities for kids. (Takeley, near Bishops Stortford)
Church Farm Ardeley have lots of spooky fun going on for October half term with the option of picking your own pumpkin from their patch then carving it in the creepy carving tents. (Ardeley, near Stevenage)
Willows Activity Farm have their own pumpkin patch with 1000’s of home grown pumpkins for children to pick too. There’s also a Gourds Grott and lots of other great fun to be enjoyed for a full family day out. The pumpkin festival runs from 19th & 20th and then 25th October to 1st November 2024. (St Albans)
Aldenham Country Park has a pumpkin patch with pumpkin picking and carving. Combine with a spook fest pass for lots more fun activities (Elstree)