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Rachel Rogers
Things to do
Autumn and spooky season are upon us – here’s your guide to where you can pick your own pumpkins in York and North Yorkshire.
Pumpkins galore! Whether you’re looking for some pumpkin decor, to carve your own creation, or to make something yummy, you’ll be able to find plenty here.
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For things to do in York this Halloween and half term, check out our guide below!
Balloon Tree Farm
Pumpkins are ready! Our PYO Pumpkins are ready to pick, and – even if picked now – will last all the way until Halloween (and further!) No pre-booking required.
- The Balloon Tree Farmshop and Cafe, Stamford Bridge Road, Gate Helmsley, York, YO41 1NB
- From Fri 27 Sep
- 9am – 4pm
- £1.50 pp entry
- More info
Pumpkin Picking at Castle Howard
The Castle Howard Garden Centre Pumpkin Patch is back for the fourth year running! Explore the patch and choose your perfect pumpkin. Whether small, medium, or large, we’ve got varying sizes and colours for carving, decorating and making the most of the spooky season!
- Castle Howard, York, YO60 7DA
- 1-31 Oct
- 10am – 5pm
- Entry to the Pumpkin Patch is free. Pumpkin prices vary depending on size
- More info
Humble Bee’s Pumpkin Patch
Come and join us at the farm for our annual Pumpkin Patch event! Pick your very own pumpkin and carve it in our undercover barn, and take an exciting walk around our Halloween Spooky Trail. Enjoy our Farmyard Gang including Tilly our Shetland Pony, donkeys, goats, alpacas, guinea pigs, hens and ducks.
- Humble Bee Farm, Flixton, Scarborough, YO11 3UJ
- 5, 6, 9, 12, 13, 16, 23, 26-31 Oct
- Multiple times
- £11 per child including 1 pumpkin & £6 per adult (no pumpkin)
- More info
Pumpkin Festival at Piglets Adventure Farm
On selected weekends in October (12th, 13th, 19th and 20th) and every day from the 26th-31st October at Piglets Adventure Farm, pull on your wellies, come dressed in your Halloween best and prepare for a spooktacular day out. A pumpkin is included in entry for every child!
- Piglets Adventure Farm, Towthorpe Grange, Towthorpe Moor Ln, Towthorpe, York YO32 9ST
- 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, 28-31 Oct
- 10am – 5:30pm
- From £13.95 (free pumpkin). Save up to £2 when booking online
- More info
Pop Up Patch
Pick your own pumpkin at the Pop Up Patch! With a play area and cafe.
- Pop Up Patch, Sutton-on-the-Forest, York YO61 1EN
- 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 26-31 Oct
- 10am – 4pm
- Free entry
- More info
Halloween Spooktacular at Monk Park Farm
This year Monk Farm Presents a whole new Halloween Event down on the Farm – a spellbinding day out where every child will get to learn how to be a Wizard. This year we have a spooky Pumpkin Graveyard where you can purchase a pumpkin to take home and carve, there will be lots of Spooky photo props and photo opportunities to capture some great memories of your day out.
- Monk Park Farm Visitor Attraction, Green Ln, Thirsk YO7 2AG
- 12-13 Oct, 19-20 Oct, 26 Oct – 3 Nov
- 10am – 5pm
- From £12. Save up to £3 when booking online
- More info
The Pumpkin Patch at North Yorkshire Water Park
Wander the spooky pumpkin patch and choose their pumpkin to carve undercover in our eerie Bushcraft area, where tools and stencils will be provided so that you can create the most spooktastic pumpkin to take home with you.
- North Yorkshire Water Park, Long Causeway Rd, Wykeham, Lakes YO13 9QU
- Sat 26 Oct – Sun 3 Nov
- 10am & 2pm
- £10 per child (including pumpkin), £5 per adult (not including pumpkin), £5 per additional pumpkin
- More info
Pumpkin Fest at Spilmans
125,000 pumpkins of different varieties – orange, green, yellow, blue, warty, stripey! PLUS a huge choice of Gourds & Squashes. Your ticket includes entry into the event and entrance to watch our new‘Magical Academy of Wizardry’ show plus our new Halloween fancy dress disco with Skelebones. And we will give you a £4 voucher on arrival to spend on your pumpkins.
- Church Farm, Sessay, Thirsk YO7 3NB
- Selected dates between 28 Sep and 31 Oct
- 9am – 5pm
- £6.50. Additional activities available at extra cost
- More info
Halloween Pumpkin Picking at Stockeld Park
Capture unforgettable memories with us this Halloween in our pumpkin patch! We’ve got thousands of pumpkins in our meadow ready to be picked. Every child with a paid for ticket will get to choose their pumpkin for free! It’s not just pumpkin picking: there is a lot going on at Stockeld Park this Autumn, including our Magical Maze, Tangle Tree Climb, and Woodsands Cove.
- The Adventure Park, Stockeld Park, Wetherby, LS22 4AN
- 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 26-31 Oct
- 9:30am – 5:30pm
- Free with a Halloween Entry Ticket
- More info
Yorkshire Pumpkins
Collect your wheelbarrow and enjoy wandering through our picturesque pumpkin patch set in the beautiful North Yorkshire countryside. With over 35 varieties there’s theperfect pumpkin for everyone – orange ones, white ones, pink ones, blue ones, knobbly ones, stripy ones and even leopard print ones! There’s also the rope maize, pumpkin wash, toy tractors and lots of great photo opportunities.
- Lodge Farm, Cundall, York YO61 2RN
- 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 24-31 Oct
- Various time-slots
- £1.50 entry. Pre-booking essential
- More info
