Pumpkin patches in Essex

We’ve checked 10 pumpkin patches in Essex against their own websites. Of the verified farms, 4 publish booking information; 3 have published 2026 dates; 2 say dogs are welcome.

Most UK pumpkin patches open for a few weeks in October, in the run-up to Halloween.

• Lathcoats Farm

  Chelmsford, Essex
  Checked on farm website Christmas treesPick your own

  Essex fruit farm with pick-your-own summer fruit from June to August, apples and pumpkins in autumn, and a Christmas tree rental scheme from November where visitors…

• Cobbs Farm Pumpkins Maldon

  Maldon, Essex
  Checked on farm website

  Working Essex farm with a pick-your-own pumpkin patch, open on 10-11, 17-18 and 23-31 October 2026, 10am to 4pm. Entry and parking are free, no booking is needed,…

• The Green Barn Farm

  Basildon, Essex
  Checked on farm website Pick your own

  Essex farm shop and café running a pumpkin festival with pumpkin picking, a haunted barn, maize field and animals, with online booking. A sunflower field opened for…

• Cammas Hall Farm

  Uttlesford, Essex
  Checked on farm website Pick your own

  A fruit farm near Bishop's Stortford with pick-your-own fruit fields and a pumpkin patch in October where visitors select pumpkins and pay at a weighing counter. It…

• Hurleys Pumpkin Forest

  Chelmsford, Essex
  Checked on farm website Christmas trees

  An Essex farm offering pumpkin and squash picking on October weekends and daily in half-term, then a pick-your-own Christmas tree experience from late November…

• Writtle Maize Maze

  Chelmsford, Essex
  Checked on farm website Pick your own

  Refreshments are available from a coffee shed.

• Pumpkin Picking Village

  Chelmsford, Essex
  Checked on farm website

  Ticketed pumpkin picking event beside Marsh Farm near South Woodham Ferrers, running on selected dates from 26 September to 1 November 2026. Tickets start from…

• Otto's Pumpkin Patch - Pumpkin Picking - Braintree

  Braintree, Essex
  Checked on farm website

  Family farm pumpkin patch in Braintree where visitors pick their own pumpkins. The site text available gives no dates, prices or booking details, so check directly…

• Farmer Scott's Pumpkin Patch

  Brentwood, Essex
  Checked on farm website

  An Essex arable farm that runs an autumn pumpkin patch with home-grown pumpkins, photo spots and an indoor Pumpkin Barn. It also runs seasonal events such as dahlia…

• Hatter's Farm

  Uttlesford, Essex
  Checked on farm website

  A family-run farm near Bishop's Stortford that runs a Pumpkin Picking Extravaganza each October, with a large variety of pumpkins and squash and extras such as a…

Farms are ordered by how much we could confirm on their own website, then alphabetically. Featured listings are labelled. How we rank farms.