One of the most fun things to do as a family during the autumn is to wrap up warm and head down to your local farm and pick your own pumpkin to take home and carve up to sit outside the house to welcome Trick or Treater’s.
Entertainment Swindon have gone searching the countryside surrounding Swindon and come up with Swindon’s definitive guide to Pumpkin Picking.
Pumpkin Picking at Lotmead Farm
PYO pumpkins is back this October! With an even larger range of pumpkins – follow us on Social Media for full details.
Pumpkin Picking from 9:30am – 4:30pm (last entry)
Starting: Saturday 4th October.
Shop Open: from 9am – 5pm
For more details, check out their website, click HERE.
Pumpkin Carving at Roves Farm:
Open 23 Oct – 31 Oct
Join in the Halloween fun on a family day out at Roves Farm near Swindon this October half term. Put on your most fiendish fancy dress costumes to add to the excitement and see whether you win a prize.
Young wizards or witches in the family? Enrol them in Witches & Wizards School and learn all about potion mixing, spell casting, wand making and broomstick flying from the Professors.
Visit the Pumpkin Patch to select your own pumpkin from the hundreds on display in the barn. Then carve a design and take your masterpiece home with you.
For more details, click HERE.
Pick Your Own at Millets Farm:
Our pumpkin field will be open again this Autumn, packed full of plump pumpkins to pick, spooky props to explore and plenty of fun for the whole family to enjoy.
Open at weekends only from the 27th September and then daily from 18th – 31st October, our pumpkin patch features loads of Halloween themed props and photo opportunities.
So grab a wheelbarrow and explore the fields to pick the perfect pumpkin!
Head over to our website to get booked in (you guarantee your entry and save!). Don’t forget to also add on your spooktacular extras… Choose from a Halloween Goodie Bag, Spider Hunt or Pumpkin Carving (selected dates only).
We can’t wait to welcome you all to the patch again this year!
Click HERE for more details.
Pumpkins by Night at Millets Farm:
Get ready to immerse yourself in the Halloween spirit with an illuminated trail, live acts, and a pumpkin to pick!
Our pumpkin field will be open again this Autumn, packed full of plump pumpkins to pick, spooky props to explore and plenty of fun for the whole family to enjoy.
As the sun goes down, the patch lights up with live entertainment, an enchanted trail and lots more.
Open 5.30-10pm (last entry 8.30pm) on 16th-18th October, then daily from 23rd to 30th October.
Pre-booking online is recommended as tickets sell out fast! Ticket prices vary depending on the date attending. Online prices start from £13.50pp and walk-in ticket prices are from £14.50pp.
Dates & Timings
16th, 17th, 18th & 23rd- 30th October.
5.30-10pm, final entry at 8.30pm.
Tickets & Prices
Tickets now available!
Essential companion tickets are available, click HERE to view our essential companions policy and information on how to obtain a ticket.
We recommend this event for families with 8-16 year olds, or it could be the perfect date night with a twist!
For full details & to book your tickets, click HERE.
The pumpkin patch features loads of Halloween themed props and photo opportunities. So grab a wheelbarrow and explore the fields to pick the perfect pumpkin!
Essential companion tickets are available, click here to view our essential companions policy and information on how to obtain a ticket.
We recommend this event for families with 8-16 year olds, or it could be the perfect date night with a twist!
Please note this is NOT a scare night.
For full details & to book your tickets, click HERE.
Farmer Mark’s Pumpkin Patch
Back for a fifth year, Farmer Mark’s pumpkin patch picking is back this October! The spookily successful event is just 25mins drive from Swindon. It’s FREE entry. Pick a pumpkin, big or small.
The farm also has a range of exciting child-friendly activities to take part in, including a pumpkin trail, and halloween arts & crafts.
Opening Times: Every weekend from Saturday 4th – Sunday 31st October.
From 10:00-16:00.
Website: HERE.
Pumpkin Picking at Cotswold Farm Park
The much-loved Pumpkin Patch is back! Join us on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays throughout October to get your pick of the patch
Immerse yourself in the autumn wonder of Pumpkin Picking at Cotswold Farm Park. This October pumpkin picking returns to the farm as well as a whole host of pumpkin events, including pumpkin carving.
The pumpkin picking field at Cotswold Farm park opens on the first weekend of October (3rd Oct) and runs every weekend including through the October half-terms until the 31st, offering a great afternoon of pumpkin picking for everyone this Halloween so if you want an awesome pumpkin picking experience for the family, then head on down to the farm this October.
Why not take a walk down the spooky pumpkin trail and have your face painted, with the farm park tickets including a free pumpkin token as well.
If you want just to turn up and pick-your-own pumpkin, you can also purchase a pumpkin-only ticket online.
Opening times: 3th – 5th, 10th – 12th, 17th – 19th and 23rd – 31st October 2025
For more information and to book tickets, click HERE.
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