Best Pumpkin Picking In Kent
The Best Pumpkin Picking In Kent
This guide is updated in early Autumn. The pumpkin patches below usually open during October, so check back for next season’s dates.
There’s one essential Autumn activity that signals the start of Halloween season in the Garden of England: pumpkin picking! Kent is blessed with incredible farms and patches that transform into autumnal wonderlands every October, offering the perfect family day out. This October Half-Term is a great time to explore your local pumpkin patch, offering a range of activities, trails, and perfect spots for family pictures.
Find your pumpkin patch with our definitive guide to the Best Pumpkin Picking in Kent
Top Visiting Tip
As with all outdoor events, we recommend checking the venue’s website or social media before setting off for the latest updates.
For even more ideas, browse the Halloween listings in our What’s On section.
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Halloween-Themed Fun in Kent
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📍 Where: Lime Tree Farm, Romney Marsh
🗓️ When: October
🎃 Pumpkin Patch Highlights: Family fun with the farm’s Halloween display: a pumpkin house, a tractor and a trailer display.
💡 Top Tips: Wth 55 different varieties of pumpkins, squash and gourds, there’s plenty to choose from.
👉 Full Lime Tree Farm Pumpkin Patch details →
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📍 Where: Saffery Farm Pick Your Own Pumpkins, Faversham
🗓️ When: Mid to late October
🎃 Pumpkin Patch Highlights: Back for another year of family fun with lots of photo opps as you steer your wheelbarrow around the pumpkin patch. Face painting, refreshments and wheelbarrows to help you pick up your pumpkins!
💡 Top Tips: No booking needed
👉 Full Saffery Farm Pick Your Own Pumpkins details →
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📍 Where: Meophham PYO at Broomfield Fruit Farm, Gravesend
🗓️ When: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays October
🎃 Pumpkin Patch Highlights: Pick your own pumpkin returns to Gravesend; it’s free to go and pumpkin pick – pay by weight.
💡 Top Tips: No booking needed
👉 Full Meophham PYO at Broomfield Fruit Farm details →
📍 Where: Little Fant Farm, Maidstone
🎃 Plenty of pumpkins and squash at the weekends in October at the PYO Pumpkins event. On one Satduray, there is a Pumpkin & Creations Makers Market too.
🗓️ When: October
🐶 Dog-friendly
👉Full PYO Pumpkins at Little Fant Farm details→🎃
📍 Where: Milebush Farm PYO Pumpkin Patch, Maidstone
🗓️ When: October
🎃 Pumpkin Patch Highlights: Plenty of pumpkins and squash to choose from, and farm animals on stie too.
💡 Top Tips: Dogs welcome on lead.
👉 Full Milebush Farm PYO Pumpkin Patch details →
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📍 Where: Loddington Farm PYO Pumpkin, Maidstone
🗓️ When: Mid to late October
🎃 Pumpkin Patch Highlights: Pick your pumpkins and autumn flowers, head off on the flower safari and play the field games. At weekends, there are food trucks at the farm.
💡 Top Tips: Dogs welcome on lead.
👉 Full Loddington Farm PYO Pumpkin in Maidstone details →
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📍 Where: PYO Pumpkins Canterbury at Hoath Fruit Farm
🗓️ When: October
🎃 Pumpkin Patch Highlights: This year there are more pumpkins, squashes and gourds than ever before to pick!
💡 Top Tips: Dogs welcome on lead.
👉 Full PYO Pumpkins Canterbury at Hoath Fruit Farm details →
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📍 Where: Pumpkin Moon, Maidstone
🗓️ When: October
🎃 Pumpkin Patch Highlights: A large range of pumpkins, squash and gourds. Fancy dress is encouraged, and there’s food and drink on site.
💡 Top Tip: Booking is required, with no entry without a ticket.
👉 Full Pumpkin Moon Maidstone details →
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📍 Where: Pumpkin Moon, Rainham
🗓️ When: October
🎃 Pumpkin Patch Highlights: A large range of pumpkins, squash and gourds. Fancy dress is encouraged, and there’s food and drink on site.
💡 Top Tip: Booking is required, with no entry without a ticket.
👉 Full Pumpkin Moon Rainham details →
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📍 Where: Spadework, West Malling, Tonbridge
🗓️ When: October 2026
🎃 Pumpkin Patch Highlights: There’s no booking, so you can pop, and remember, every pumpkin you buy supports the charity’s work.
💡 Top Tip: Free Parking.
🐶 Dog-friendly.
👉 Full Spadework Pumpkin Picking details →
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📍 Where: Pumpkin Festival & Pumpkin Nights at Lower Ladysden Farm, Goudhurst, Tunbridge Wells
🗓️ When: October Dates
🎃 Pumpkin Patch Highlights:
💡 Top Tip: Booking is required.
🐶 Dog-friendly. Well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome, but not in the polytunnels.
👉 Full Pumpkin Festival & Pumpkin Nights at Lower Ladysden Farm details →
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📍 Where: Country Pumpkins PYO & Scarecrow Hunt at Four Winds Farm in Penshurst
New venue
🗓️ When: Mid to late October
🎃 Pumpkin Patch Highlights: Pick from pumpkins in all sizes and colours, then follow the scarecrow hunt.
💡 Top Tip: Booking is required.
🐶 Dog-friendly. Allowed in the grassy areas, but not in the pumpkin picking area, and kept on a short lead.
👉 Full County Pumpkin PYO &Scarecrow Hunt at Four Winds Farm in Penshurst →
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📍 Where: The Trick or Treat Trail at Quex Park in Birchington
🗓️ When: Mid to late October
🎃 Pumpkin Patch Highlights: Pick up a pumpkin from the Bewitched Pumpkin Patch and ride the Slime Blaster Express after a visit the spooky woods where Halloween characters are waiting with tricks, treats and surprises.
💡 Top Tip: Booking is required. Entry includes a full day at the farm park
🐶 Dog-friendly. Allowed in the grassy areas, but not in the pumpkin picking area, and kept on a short lead.
👉 Full The Trick or Treat Trail at Quex Park in Birchington details →
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📍 Where: PYO Pumpkins at Beluncle Farm, Hoo, Rochester
🗓️ When: October dates
🎃 Pumpkin Patch Highlights: Pick up a wheelbarrow, head into the field among the sunflowers and corn – great for photo ops – and pick your pumpkins. Also, carving or decorating kit from the Pumpkin Store pop-up shop.
💡 Top Tips: Booking is essential.
👉 Full PYO Pumpkins at Beluncle Farm in Rochester details →
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📍 Where: Pumpkin Patch at Stanhill Farm, Dartford
🗓️ When: Selected dates in October
🎃 Pumpkin Patch Highlights: Enjoy pumpkin picking on all dates, plus face painting, marshmallow toasting and a few fairground rides on selected dates.
💡 Top Tips: Face painting and glitter art: 17th, 23rd, 24th, 25th and 30th October.
👉 Full Pumpkin Picking at Stanhill Farm in Dartford, details →
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📍 Where: Felderland Pumpkin Patch, Deal
🗓️ When: Mid to late October
🎃 Pumpkin Patch Highlights: Enjoy pumpkin picking, games area and great photo opportunities on all dates, plus face painting on selected days (additional fee).
💡 Top Tips: Dogs not allowed.
👉 Full Felderland Pumpkin Patch in Deal details →
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📍 Where: Pick Your Own Pumpkin at Sevington, Ashford
🗓️ When: October
💰 Pumpkins: Priced by size.
🎃 Pumpkin Patch Highlights: Pumpkin prizes – find the gold pumpkin and win a wheelbarrow of pumpkins, or find the silver one and your biggest pumpkin is free.
💡 Top Tips: Assistance dogs only.
👉 Full Pick Your Own Pumpkin at Sevington in Ashford details →
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PUMPKIN PATCHES CHANGES FOR 2026
Pick Your Own Pumpkin field and Spooky Trailer Ride are taking a break for 2026 at Broadditch Farm Shop in Gravesend. However, there is still some spooky fun: Little Frights Trail, and Pumpkin Carving Workshops are back for Halloween at Broadditch Farm.
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2026 Pumpkin Patch Closures
Erriot Wood in Sittingbourne has decided to close its pumpkin patch. 2025 was their last season.
The Pumpkin Funyard at the Marsh Maze on Romney Marsh has been cancelled for 2026.
Delf Farmshop & Nursery Ltd in Sandwich no longer has a pumpkin field, but you can buy them at the shop.
Picture Credits: © Top to bottom: Kylie Paz and Marius Ciocirlan both at unsplash.com
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Top Tips on Visiting, Choosing and Caring for Your Pumpkin
Planning a visit to a pumpkin patch in Kent? Now you’ve found where and when to go, it’s time to get ready for your visit! Before you head out to the fields across the Garden of England, here are our handy tips on what to wear, choosing the perfect pumpkin, making the most of it in the kitchen and what to do with it after Halloween.
Be Pumpkin Prepared
Wear boots and suitable clothing for wet and muddy weather, as the fields can get messy! Old clothes are a good idea, as is a spare pair to change into if you are going by car. Some pumpkins can have prickly stems, so gloves may come in handy. And, as always, be prepared for the weather!
Your Essential Guide to Picking the Best Pumpkin
But before you head out to the fields, there’s an art to selecting the perfect jack-o’-lantern-to-be and keeping it fresh. From spotting signs of freshness and choosing the right variety to storing your pumpkin and knowing when to carve it, our handy tips will help you get the most out of your Halloween find.
Top Tips
Lasting Power: According to Pumpkin Moon, you can store pumpkin and squash for months before eating, provided they are undamaged and kept in a cool, dry, frost-free place.
Weight Matters: Select a pumpkin that feels heavy for its size, as this can indicate that it is in good condition.
Fresh Is Best: Choose a pumpkin that feels firm, has no soft spots, bruises or sunken areas, as that can indicate that it has started to deteriorate.
Stem Check: A firm, securely attached stem is a good sign. Avoid those that look brownish, mushy, or dried out.
Looks Count: Pumpkins come in all shapes, sizes and types. Whether you prefer deep ribs, bumpy skin or something a little unusual, think about the look you want for your Halloween display. If you plan to cook with your pumpkin, check with the patch about the variety and whether it is suitable for eating.
Tap It: A ripe pumpkin often produces a deep, hollow sound when you tap it gently.
Keep It Cool: To get the best from your pumpkin, store it somewhere cool. Store your uncarved pumpkin in a cool, dry place with good air circulation, away from frost and direct sunlight. Once carved, a pumpkin probably only lasts a few days before it begins to wilt or deteriorate. A top tip is to leave carving until as close to Halloween as possible if you want your creation to last.
Lasting Power: After carving, keep your pumpkin somewhere cool and sheltered. Some people apply petroleum jelly to the cut edges to help slow moisture loss, although this won’t prevent deterioration indefinitely.
Food For Thought
Don’t waste what’s inside! There are plenty of recipes that make use of pumpkin flesh and seeds, from soups and bakes to roasted pumpkin seeds. Check that your pumpkin variety is suitable for eating before you scoop it out and start cooking.
Animal Alert
Check out the Forestry England tips on what to do with your pumpkins post-Halloween, including face masks and bird feeders!
Forestry England is urging people not to leave pumpkins in woodlands for wildlife to eat. Although social media posts sometimes encourage people to leave leftover pumpkins as a treat for woodland animals, pumpkins are not a natural part of the woodland diet.
Eating discarded pumpkins can make some wildlife, including hedgehogs, unwell. Leaving pumpkins in woodland can also attract animals to places where they may not normally feed, potentially spreading disease and disrupting natural behaviour. The same concerns apply to leaving pumpkins out for wildlife in gardens.
Instead, follow Forestry England’s advice on how to reuse or dispose of your pumpkin responsibly. You can also discover its suggestions for putting leftover pumpkins to use after Halloween, including ideas for face masks and bird feeders.
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