Dog-Friendly Pumpkin Patches In Kent
Dog-Friendly Pumpkin Patches In Kent 2025
It’s that time of year for the annual quest for the perfect pumpkin! For dog owners, however, the fun often comes with a headache: where can you enjoy the full pumpkin patch experience without leaving your best friend behind? We know that a family day out isn’t complete without your beloved pooch. We’ve got the definitive 2025 guide to the most paw-friendly pumpkin patches in Kent! We’ve also included venues that accept assistance dogs only.
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Get ready to enjoy your pumpkin visit with your pup!
For a comprehensive list covering every farm and event this season, see our Best Pumpkin Picking in Kent Guide. Just remember that while it offers a wider selection, many of those locations are not dog-friendly. Also see our Halloween-Themed Family Fun in Kent feature, full of great activities and adventures for the October Half-term in the Garden of England.
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We also share our ultimate advice on what to wear for the patch and how to find your prize pumpkin!
Essential Dates
Half Term: 20th October to October 24th 2025
Halloween: Friday, October 31, 2025
Don’t Miss
Looking for more things to do and events in Kent, then check out our What’s On section, and either filter by subject, including seasonal, which includes our Pumpkin Patches category, or by date or by category for lots more brilliant events and activities for all ages in Kent. Plus, visit our Things To Do category and explore the wonderful Garden of England. For more guides and features full of great activities and seasonal events, including the Bonfire & Fireworks Night In Kent Guide, see our Ideas & Inspiration category.
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Updated 3rd October 2025
Dog-Friendly Pumpkin Patches In Kent 2025
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MAIDSTONE PYO PUMPKIN
Throughout the month, head to Maidstone to Milebush Farm for PYO fun with a variety of sizes. Farm animals to see on site, too!
Dates & Time: From 4th to end of October 2025: 10am to 4pm.
Price: FREE entry, Pumpkin: £Varies.
🐶 Welcome, on lead
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At the PYO Pumpkins at Loddington Farm event, there will be games, a flower safari, and regeneratively grown pumpkins and flowers for picking! Plus, at weekends, there will be food trucks.
Dates & Times: 18th to 31st October 2025, 10am-3pm
Price: Entry, £1 – booking fee will apply
🐶: Welcome on lead
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SANDWICH PUMPKIN PATCH
At the Delf Farmshop & Nursery Ltd, you can visit their pick-your-own pumpkin patch. No booking is needed, just turn up to pick and pay for your pumpkins! During the October Half Term, the dinky doughnut stall will be on site!
Dates & Times: 18th to 31st October 2025, 9am-4pm
Price: Free entry.
🐶 Welcome, on lead
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Meopham PYO Pumpkin
Also in Gravsend, the Meophham PYO event at Broomfield Fruit Farm, you can pick pumpkins, apples and pears. No booking needed. Plus, enjoy a BBQ at the weekend.
Dates & Times: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 2025, 10am-4pm
Price: Free entry, Pumpkins: 75p per kg
🐶 Welcome, on a short lead, and keep off the crop areas.
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TONBRIDGE PUMPKIN PATCH
A great variety of pumpkins and squashes is available at this pumpkin patch event at the Spadework charity PYO pumpkin events. On selected dates, you can also PYO pumpkins by torchlight. Price: Free entry for PYO Pumpkins, prices of pumpkins vary. T
Dates & Times: 6th to the 31st of October 2025, Monday to Saturday, 9am to 5pm, Sunday 10 am to 4pm.
Price: Free entry, pumpkins vary
🐶 Dog Friendly – in outside areas
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TUNBRIDGE WELLS PUMPKINS
Festival of Pumpkins
At the Pumpkin Festival at Lower Ladysden Farm in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells, you can pick your own at this family-run farm. There are funfair rides, face painting and lots more family fun. Also, enjoy the atmospheric lights around the field and take in the spooky ambience of using only torchlight at their Pumpkin Nights.
Pick Your Own
Dates & Times: 4th, 5th, 11th, 12th and 18th to 28th October 2025
Price: From £3.09, Child – 3 years and under: Free Under 3 years: Free. Pumpkins: £varies. Some extra activities may incur additional fees
Pumpkin Nights
Dates & Times: 11th and 18th October 2025, 6pm-8pm
Price: £5.76
🐶 Dog Friendly – keep on lead
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Scarecrow Trail
At the Four Winds Farm, you can find a wide variety of colours and types of pumpkins. At the farm in Tunbridge Wells, you will find plenty of fun for the whole family – there’s also a scarecrow hunt and face painting.
Dates & Times: 18th to 26th October 2025, one-hour sessions on the hour: 10am-3pm.
Price: £2 per vehicle. Booking fees apply. Pumpkins: From £2.50-£15. Must pre-book.
🐶 Dog Friendly only in grassy areas, not in the pumpkin field
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CANTERBURY PUMPKIN PYO
This Autumn and October half-term, head to the PYO Pumpkins Canterbury event at Hoath Fruit Farm.
Dates & Times: 5th, 6th, 12th, 13th, 19th, 20th, and 24th to 31st October 2024, 10am to 4pm.
Price: Pumpkins from £1.
🐶 Dog Friendly
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ASSISTANCE DOGS ONLY
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KENT MOON TRIO
At Pumpkin Moon in Maidstone, Rainham, and Faversham have a variety of pumpkins, squash and gourds, plus a mini maze with fancy dress encouraged.
Dates & Times: 24th to 31st October 2025, 10am-3.30pm. Gates shut at 5pm.
Price: £3.25, Child – Under 2 years: Free, Carer: Free, Pumpkins: £varies. Must pre -book.
Essential Details: Must pre-book
🐶 Assistance Dogs Only
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ASHFORD PYO
At the Pick Your Own Pumpkin in Ashford, pick up your pumpkins and enter the Golden Pumpkin Hunt! Find a silver or gold pumpkin for a prize from a wheelbarrow of pumpkins or the biggest one you can find!
Dates & Times: 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th, and 23rd to 26th October 2025, 10am-3.30pm
Price: From £4 per car, booking fees will apply. Pumpkins: £1–£10.
🐶 Assistance Dogs Only
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BE PUMPKIN PREPARED
Wear boots and suitable clothing for wet and muddy weather, as the farmland can get messy! Advised to wear old clothing too. Also, pack some gloves as the pumpkins can be a little prickly! Be prepared for the weather, as usual!
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. Looking to choose the best pumpkin? We’ve got the essential good-to-know details on how to pick up the ideal pumpkin, covering everything from checking for soft spots and judging weight, to crucial tips on aftercare and the best time to carve to ensure your masterpiece lasts well beyond Halloween night.
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Lasting Power: According to Pumpkin Moon, you can store pumpkin and squash for months before eating them if they are dry, cool, frost-free and undamaged.
Weight Matters: Heavier pumpkins are best for carving
Fresh Is Best: A fresh pumpkin should be solid to the touch. Avoid ones that have soft spots or sunken areas, as decay has already set in
Go For Green: Go for a green stem – this indicates the freshness of the fruit – look for a firm, dark green stem, and avoid those that look brownish, mushy, or dried out
Looks Count: There are a variety of shapes, sizes and types – think about the effect you want for your display, there are ones with deep ribs, bumpy skin, and all sorts of colours. Unusual appearances can make perfect pumpkins for your Halloween-themed display if that is what you are going for. Remember to check with the pumpkin patch regarding cooking and which variety is best if you don’t want to waste what you scoop out while carving
Tap It: The best pumpkins to pick have a deep, hollow sound when you tap them
Keep It Cool: To get the best from your pumpkin, store it somewhere cool. As soon as the pumpkin is carved and hollowed out, it will only last for a few days, after this time, it will start to wilt and smell rotten. The more air circulating in your pumpkin, the better, and carve as close to Halloween as possible to ensure your pumpkin still looks and smells good for the spooky season. Once carved, take it indoors or put it undercover, and rub petroleum jelly on the cut edges to last a bit longer before you start to creatively carve!
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Food For Thought
Don’t waste what you scoop out – there are plenty of great recipes for you to use all the parts, including the seeds.
ANIMAL CARE
Research shows that around 8 million pumpkins could be part of this year’s Halloween fun. Forestry England is asking people to ignore online tips and tricks telling people to toss their pumpkins in the woods for wildlife. According to a spokesperson, social media posts encourage people to leave pumpkins in the woods for wildlife to eat. However, pumpkins are not natural to the woodland, and while some wildlife may enjoy a tasty snack, it can make others, such as hedgehogs, very poor. Feeding pumpkins, or any other food in the forest, to birds, foxes, badgers, deer, and boar can make them unwell and can spread disease. Be careful with animals and pumpkins; leaving them out in gardens, too, can be harmful. Check out the Forestry England tips on what to do with your pumpkins post-Halloween, including face masks and bird feeders!
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