If Autumn or Halloween is not complete for you without sticking on your wellies and stomping through a field to pick the perfect pumpkin, then here's where you can find them and have some family fun along the way!

For your traditional pumpkin patch where you can wonder around a field and choose your perfect specimen...

🎃 The Pop Up Farm can be found just down the road near J9 of the M1 and is open 5th, 6th, 12th & 13th October then 19th - 31st October. 

🎃 Standalone Farm in Letchworth is running a pumpkin patch for the very first time this year.  Open 12th, 13, 19th, 20th October and 26th October to 1st November.

🎃Another option is The Secret Farm  near Bedford, open 5th, 6th, 12th, 13th, 19th & 20th October, then 26th - 31st October.  They are also holding a SEN Morning on 12th and 28th October. 

🎃 Now that the lavender season is over Hitchin Lavender have a Pumpkin Patch, open 12th - 13th and 19th - 31st October.

🎃 For something a bit different you can pick your pumpkins in amongst the goats at Herrings Green Activity Farm on 19th, 20th, 26th & 27th October.

The following attractions have Halloween/Half-term events of which pumpkin picking is one of the activities on offer...

🎃 Pumpkin Festival at Willow Activity Farm, 19th & 20th October, 25th - 31st October.

🎃 Freaky FunFest at Mean Open Farm, 26th October - 3rd November.

🎃 Spook-Fest at Aldenham Country Park,  12th October - 3rd November - Note that you need to purchase a separate ticket for pumpkin picking.

🎃 Halloween SpookFest at Church Farm, Ardley, 19th - 31st October.

🎃 Halloween Festival at Lee Valley Adventure Animal Park, 26th October - 1st November - The pumpkin patch is an optional extra (additional charge).

🎃 Pumpkin Festival at Odds Farm Park, 26th October - 3rd November.

Happy picking and decorating!