Where to go pumpkin picking in Hertfordshire for 2025
There’s an ever-increasing number of places to go pumpkin picking in Hertfordshire. Some farms set aside a field for a bumper pumpkin harvest, while other farms and activity centres offer pumpkin carving and Halloween trails.
In this article, I’ve detailed the best pumpkin patches in Hertfordshire along with some pumpkin spots just over the border in Essex, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. We live on the eastern side of Hertfordshire so I’m quite tempted by some of the pumpkin patches in Essex.
Please note, most of these farms require pre-booked tickets. Check on their websites for further details. Some tickets include the cost of your pumpkin, but others do not.
And don’t forget, pumpkins are not just for Halloween, their insides make very good soup, ravioli filling (a great way to hide it!) and various other delicious meals.
Thanks to Cammas Hall Farm for the great cover image!
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Pumpkin picking in Hertfordshire – east
Foxholes Farm, near Hertford
Foxholes Farm is running its Spooky Halloween Farm Fun in October 2025, aimed at primary-aged children. As in previous years, there’s no pumpkin patch, but children can pick a pumpkin from the display and carve it on the farm. There are also animals to pet, face-painting, plus food & drink available to purchase.
Don’t forget to leave some time to explore their farm shop — it’s full of lovely treats and things to buy. If you go at Christmas, it’s a great spot to stock up on cheese!
- Where: Hertford, SG13 7NT
- When: Weekends and daily in the run-up to Halloween:
4th & 5th, 11th & 12th, 18th & 19th and 25th to 31st October 2025. Open from 10:00am to 4:00pm, with the last entry at 2:30pm - Cost: £9.95 per child, £4.95 per adult, under 2s free, pre-booking advisable
- Find out more about Foxholes Spooky Halloween Farm Fun
Dane End Christmas Tree Farm, near Ware
This is a new pumpkin patch near me and as no booking is required, I might try cycling here with my kids during half term (click here for more Herts cycling ideas!).
As well as a pumpkin patch (with over 20 varieties), visitors to the Dane End farm have a café to refuel in – I can confirm there’s a great selection of cakes.
- Where: Dane End, SG12 0FF
- When: weekends in October plus the week of October half term, 2025
- Cost: just pay for your pumpkin!
- Find out more about Dane End pumpkins
Cammas Hall Farm, near Bishop’s Stortford
Cammas Hall is a pick your own pro, attracting lots of visitors during the summer fruit picking season. Autumn sees their attention turn to pumpkins and squash. There’s a month-long Halloween experience with spooky characters, a maize maze and over 60 varieties of gourds to choose from.
If you have older children who want to join in the spooky fun, Cammas Hall has a series of evening events on October weekends with live music plus food and drink.
- Where: Needham Green, CM22 7JT
- When: certain days between Saturday 4th October – Friday 31st October 2025, including all of half term
- Cost: from £6.95-£9.95pp, depending on the time of day for day time entry and £14.95pp for evening entry (recommended for age 12+), extra £6pp for the maize maze.
- Find out more about Cammas Hall Farm pumpkin picking
Woodland Ranch, Tewin Hill, near Welwyn Garden City
This little spot near Welwyn has pumpkins scattered around a spooky woodland setting. Activities include tractor rides, animals to feed and a sculpture trail.
- Where: Tewin, AL6 0LL
- When: 25th-31st October 2025
- Cost: £8 per person
- Find out more about Halloween at the Woodland Ranch
Tewinbury Farm, near Welwyn Garden City
Pumpkin picking at Tewin Water is a new event this year for Tewinbury Farm. As well as choosing a pumpkin, visitors can expect street food trucks, cocktails and hot drinks.
- Where: Tewinbury, AL6 0JB
- When: 29th October – 1st November 2025
- Cost: £8 per person plus cost of pumpkin
- Find out more about Halloween at Tewinbury Farm
Pumpkin picking in Hertfordshire – north
Church Farm Ardeley, near Stevenage
I love this back to basics farm near Walkern. No matter the weather, there is always lots of mud. I have very fond memories of visiting Church Farm when my boys were little.
For Halloween, visitors can pick a pumpkin from Church Farm’s pumpkin patch and then carve it on site – all tools provided.
There are animals to feed and spooky-themed walking trails to follow plus ride-on tractors and various other attractions.
- Where: Ardeley, near Stevenage, SG2 7AH
- When: 18th -31st October 2025
- Cost: £7.95 entry per person plus additional costs for some activities.
- Find out more about Church Farm Ardeley
Hitchin Lavender Farm pumpkin patch
This photogenic spot is a big hit in summer when the hillside is awash with purple blooms. It’s great to see that this lavender farm, though not so dramatic by autumn, has a new purpose – acting as a ghostly backdrop to their pumpkin patch.
There are lots of different pumpkins and squash to choose from plus food and drink stalls for refreshments.
- Where: near Hitchin, SG5 3UA
- When: 18th – 31st October 2025
- Cost: £3.14 per child, £5.24 per adult, under 2s free
- Find out more about Hitchin Lavender Farm pumpkin patch
Standalone Farm, Letchworth
This is one of our favourite local farms – it has a particularly good playground which our kids always loved when they were little. The pumpkin experience has to be booked in conjunction with entry to the farm – it’s a lovely day out. Children get 20 minutes to pick out a pumpkin and then 40 minutes to carve their chosen pumpkin with a member of staff assisting with scooping out the innards.
- Where: Letchworth Garden City, SG6 4JN
- When: 11th – 31st October 2025
- Cost: £4 per person which includes entry to the farm. There is an additional charge for some activities
- Find out more about about pumpkin picking at Standalone Farm
Pumpkin picking Hertfordshire – west
The Pop up Farm, Harpenden
This scenic spot near the M1 has a huge pumpkin patch from which to pick the perfect pumpkin or squash. There are hay bales to clamber on and a café to refuel in.
- Where: near Harpenden, AL3 8HT
- When: 4th – 31st October 2025
- Cost: £8.15 per person, under 2s free
- Find out more about the Pop up Farm
Willows Activity Farm, St Albans
If you’re after an all-singing and all-dancing pumpkin experience, Willows is the place to go! The price is higher than other destinations listed in this article but you get quite a bit more for your money – Halloween disco, adventure playground, funfair rides, tractor rides, inflatables, a pumpkin hunt plus photo opportunities in the “gourd grotto”.
- Where: St Albans, AL4 0PF
- When: 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th and 24th-31st October 2025
- Cost: £19.95-£22.95
- Find out more about Willows Farm pumpkin festival
Pumpkin picking in Essex
Hatters Farm, Takeley, near Stansted
Located on the Essex – Hertfordshire border near Stansted airport, Hatters Farm offers pumpkin picking, a maize maze, spooky clown-themed walkway and other Halloween activities across October weekends and half term.
- Where: Takeley, CM22 6NP
- When: October weekends plus 22nd-24th and 27th – 31st October 2025
- Cost: £4.29 daytime entry, £9.65 evening entry per person, under 2s free. Additional charges for various activities
- Find out more about Hatters Farm
Otto’s Pumpkin Patch, Braintree
Now in its third year of pumpkin growing, Otto’s has various activities for pumpkin pickers including games and a den, plus hot and cold refreshments.
- Where: Braintree, CM77 8DL
- When: weekends in October plus Thursday 23rd – Friday 31st October 2025
- Cost: £6.29 per adults, £3.14 per child, under 2s free
- Find out more about Otto’s Pumpkin Patch
Pumpkin Jim’s, near Saffron Walden
This pumpkin patch in Essex is a great place for little ones. As well as lots of pumpkins and squash to choose from, there’s also straw bales to clamber on, mini-tractors and sandpits. There are food trucks and a café there too – in case that’s important for parents!
- Where: Ickleton, near Saffron Walden, CB10 1TA
- When: NOT OPENING IN 2025 (due to the dry summer)
- Cost: n/a
- Find out more about Pumpkin Jim’s
Pumpkin Picking Village, near Chelmsford
Located next door to Marsh Farm (separate attraction, not included in ticket price), this is a big pumpkin patch in Essex. There are day time and night time sessions as well as dog-friendly and SEN-only slots. Day time is all about the pumpkin picking whereas the evening event has fairground rides.
- Where: South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford CM3 5WP
- When: 10th, 11th, 12th, 17th-31st October 2025
- Cost: from £2.99 to £6.99 plus 50p booking fee
- Find out more about Pumpkin Village
Pumpkin picking in Buckinghamshire
Pumpkin Farm at Christmas Tree Farm, Chesham
This is more of an outdoor shop than a pumpkin patch experience, although lots of the pumpkins are laid out on straw so kids can wander around and pick what they like. If you’ve left it late and you’re looking for a last minute option with no booking issues, the Pumpkin Farm in Chesham is a good choice.
- Where: Chesham, HP5 1NE
- When: open daily
- Cost: just pay for your pumpkin
- Find out more about pumpkins from Christmas Tree Farm
Pumpkin patches in Bedfordshire
Secret Pumpkin Farm, near Sandy
This farm near Sandy in Bedfordshire has plenty of farm Halloween-themed activities for October and the half term week including a straw maze and straw bales for clambering on. There are mini-tractors and go-carts, an activity trail and of course a pumpkin patch. There are also various activities which carry an extra charge.
- Where: Moggerhanger, MK44 3RA
- When: weekends in October plus the week of October half term 2025
- Cost: £4 per person, under 3s free
- Find out more about the Secret Pumpkin Farm
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Do you know of any fantastic pumpkin patches in Hertfordshire or nearby? let me know in the comments below where you go pumpkin picking.
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