The UK is home to a delightful array of pumpkin patches that offer not just pumpkins but a whole autumn experience perfect for families and anyone looking to get into the spooky spirit.
Visiting a pumpkin patch is more than just about picking the perfect pumpkin. Many patches offer a range of activities, making them a popular spot for seasonal outings. Typical attractions include tractor rides, mazes, haunted houses, and face painting. Some even have themed photo opportunities, food stalls selling autumnal treats like apple cider and pumpkin-spiced drinks, and activities where children can make Halloween decorations.
UK's best pumpkin patches: key findings
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Doddington Hall is the UK’s best pumpkin patch for the third year in a row, with free entry and plenty of activities.
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There are at least eight popular UK patches that are free to enter, just pay for your pumpkin!
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Tulleys Farm is the most popular pumpkin patch on Instagram and Google, with 28,800 posts and just under 1.3 million searches last year.
UK's best pumpkin patches
1. Doddington Hall, Lincolnshire - Patch score: 9.49 out of 10
For the third year in a row, Doddington Hall has topped the list as the best pumpkin patch in the UK. Offering a fantastic experience without an entry fee, it's also one of the most popular patches online, appearing in 24,600 Instagram posts and nearly 246,700 Google searches in the last year.
The patch has thirty varieties of pumpkins, squash, and gourds to choose from. There’s even a competition to find golden-bottomed pumpkins. Spot one and you’ll win a pumpkin, a family ticket to Christmas in the Hall, and a 4ft Doddington-grown Christmas tree.
2. Lathcoats Farm, Essex - Patch score: 7.72 out of 10
A new entry this year is Lathcoats Farm in Essex, jumping straight into second place. It’s one of Essex’s most sought-after autumn spots for a day out, attracting 131,100 Google searches each year and appearing in 1,725 Instagram posts.
Visitors will find much more than fruit picking here, with outdoor games to keep children entertained and plenty of charming photo opportunities around the orchards.
3. Millets Farm Centre, Oxfordshire - Patch score: 7.72 out of 10
Millets Farm Centre in Oxfordshire comes in joint second with a low entry fee of £3.00 per person, climbing from third last year. It has the highest number of annual searches among the top three, 474,600, and also appears in the most Instagram posts, with 24,400.
Their Halloween Spook-tacular event includes pumpkin picking, a performance of the Wizard of Oz, a disco, and special nighttime picking events.
The best pumpkin patches with no entry fee
Keeping the kids entertained during October half-term can be expensive, so it’s good to know that not all pumpkin-picking adventures cost an arm and a leg. We found eight pumpkin patches that charge no entry fee for kids or adults.
This includes some of the most popular patches, like Doddington Hall in Lincolnshire, Charleton Fruit Farm in Angus, and Gower Fresh Christmas Trees in Swansea.
Of course, you may expect to pay for parking, food, and drinks while you’re there and a small fee for the pumpkins you pick, but these pumpkin patches still offer excellent value!
The top UK pumpkin patches on social media
With a total of 28,800 Instagram posts, Tulleys Farm leads the social media rankings. The farm is a particular favourite because of its vibrant and scenic pumpkin displays.
Billing itself as the country’s number one pumpkin festival, Tulleys Farm includes a "Pumpkin Village" with delicious street food, doughnuts and sweet treats, a “Boozy Cauldron” and a “Pumpkin Bar" where you can soak up the autumnal atmosphere with a drink. Dogs are welcome too!
Falling from second last year to third in the rankings is Millets Farm Centre. It switches places with Doddington Hall, as just 200 posts separate them.
The UK's most in-demand pumpkin patches
Tulleys Farm is also the most searched pumpkin patch in the UK, with just under 1.3 million searches a year. This is almost 40% more than the place in second, Hobbledown Heath, with 841,500 annual searches.
Hobbledown Heath is a new entry in the top 10 this year. You can choose from a regular day pick or an enchanting evening at the patch, where you can browse the pumpkins under the starlit sky.
Experts at Outdoor Toys comment on the benefits of autumn activities like pumpkin picking:
“Pumpkin picking and days out at farms are about so much more than choosing the perfect pumpkin. They give families a chance to step away from screens, enjoy the fresh air, and spend time together in a way that feels relaxed and memorable.
“Even a couple of hours outdoors can make a real difference to wellbeing. This time can boost mood, reduce stress, and give children the chance to run around and explore.
“The beauty of seasonal activities like this is how naturally they bring people together. Whether it’s little ones proudly carrying their pumpkins, friends snapping photos in the fields, or parents soaking up a moment of calm, the experience creates lasting memories.
“And with farms offering everything from outdoor games to photo opportunities, it’s a reminder that getting outdoors doesn’t have to be complicated and sometimes the simplest traditions are the ones that bring the most joy.”
Methodology
Outdoor Toys is a leading retailer with over 300,000 happy customers and 20 years of experience designing, testing, and shipping high-quality play equipment.
To identify and rank the UK’s best pumpkin patches for 2025, we created a seed list of notable sites across England, Scotland, and Wales. We collected the following data points for each patch:
1. Adult ticket price (£)
Weekend/peak time admission cost for adults. Where price varies by weekday/weekend, the higher weekend/peak price was used for consistency. Sites charging per car/group rather than per person were excluded, as were patches where the entry fee included admission to a wider event or attraction that includes more than just pumpkin picking. For most of these patches, the entry fee only covers admission itself, and pumpkins have to be bought separately.
2. Child ticket price (£)
Weekend/peak-time admission costs for children. For many patches, toddlers can enter for free, but these prices refer to paying children (unless all visitors can enter for free). Some patches also include one free pumpkin per paying child.
3. Instagram popularity
The total number of posts tagged with the pumpkin patch name as of 18 September 2025.
4. Annual search volume
The number of UK searches for the pumpkin patch between September 2024 and August 2025, sourced from Google Keyword Planner.
Each factor was normalised on a 0-10 scale, and an overall average score was taken for each patch.
All data was collected in September 2025 and is correct as of then.