Dog-Friendly Pumpkin Patches In Kent
Dog-Friendly Pumpkin Patches In Kent 2026
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 2026 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, but remember to clean up after them!
Looking for our full list of county-wide patches & expert tips?
Check out our main Best Pumpkin Picking in Kent Guide for every farm, pumpkin-selecting tips, and footwear advice. Please note: While our main guide covers all locations, many of those farms are strictly non-dog-friendly, so stick to the list below if you’re taking your pooch!
Don’t miss more family fun in Kent during Halloween and October Half-Term with our seasonal listings.
Updated 15th October 2026
Dog-Friendly Pumpkin Patches In Kent 2026
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MILEBUSH FARM
📍 Maidstone
🎃 Throughout the month, PYO fun with a variety of sizes. Farm animals to see on site, too!
🗓️ When: 3rd to 31st October 2026: 10am to 4pm.
💰Price: FREE entry and parking, Pumpkin: £Varies.
🐶 Welcome, on lead
👉 Full Milebush Farm PYO Pumpkin Patch details →
LODDINGTON FARM
📍 Maidstone
🎃 At the PYO Pumpkins event, there are lots of family games, a flower safari, and pumpkins and flowers for picking!
🗓️ When: 17th to 31st October 2026, 10am-4pm
💰Price: Entry: £1 – flower and pumpkin prices vary
💡 Top Tip: Food trucks at the weekends.
🐶: Welcome on lead
👉 Full Loddington Farm PYO Pumpkin in Maidstone details →
LITTLE FANT FARM
📍 Maidstone
🎃 PYO Pumpkins in the Medway Valley Fruit Orchard plus a Pumpkin & Creations Makers Market on one of the Saturdays.
🗓️ When: PYO Pumpkins: October: Saturday and Sunday, Pumpkin & Creations 17th October.
10am-4pm
💰 Price: From £1
🐶 Dog-friendly
👉 Full PYO Pumpkins at Little Fant Farm details →
MEOPHAM PYO PUMPKIN
📍 Broomfield Fruit Farm, Gravesend
🎃 Pick pumpkins and enjoy food from the White Finch Bakery.
🗓️ When: 2nd to 31st October 2026 – Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 10am-4pm
💰 Price: Entry and parking: Free. Pumpkins: Charged by weight (per kg)
🐶 Friendly dogs on leads are welcome. Keep them off the crop areas and take any mess home with you.
👉 Full Meophham PYO at Broomfield Fruit Farm details →
SPADEWORK PUMPKIN PATCH
📍 Tonbridge
🎃 A great variety of pumpkins and squashes is available. On selected dates, you can also PYO pumpkins by torchlight. Every pumpkin you buy supports the charity’s work.
🗓️ When: 15th to 31st October 2026, Monday to Saturday, 9am to 5pm, Sunday 10 am to 4pm.
💰 Price: Free entry; pumpkins vary
🐶 Dog-friendly.
👉 Full Spadework Pumpkin Picking details →
FESTIVAL OF PUMPKINS
📍 Lower Ladysden Farm, Tunbridge Wells
🎃 At the Pumpkin Festival in Cranbrook, 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.
🗓️ When: Pumpkin Festival: 3rd to 31st October on selected dates: 3rd, 4th, 6th to 11th, 13th to 18th, 20th to 25th, 27th to 31st October. Pumpkin Nights: 17th and 24th October 2026.
💰 Price:: Pumpkin Festival: Ages 3+: £3.20 | Ages 3 and under: Free. Pumpkin Nights: Child – 3 years+: £6.20 | Child – 3 years and under: Free Pumpkins: £varies. Some extra activities may incur additional fees
🐶 Well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome, but not in the polytunnels.
👉 Full Pumpkin Festival & Pumpkin Nights at Lower Ladysden Farm details →
COUNTRY PUMPKINS & PYO & SCARECROW HUNT, PENSHURST
New Venue
📍 Four Winds Farm, Penshurst, Tonbridge
🎃 Plenty of pumpkins in all sizes and colours; then follow the scarecrow hunt at the new patch.
🗓️ When: 17th and 18th October, and 24th to 31st October 2026, one-hour sessions at 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm
💰 Price: £2 per vehicle. Booking fees apply. Pumpkins: From £2.50-£15. Must pre-book.
🐶 Allowed in the grassy areas, but not in the pumpkin picking area, and keep on a short lead.
👉 Full County Pumpkin PYO &Scarecrow Hunt at Four Winds Farm in Penshurst →
HOATH FRUIT FARM PYO
📍 Canterbury
🎃 This Autumn and October half-term, head to the PYO Pumpkins Canterbury event – which the farm says visitors will have more to pick than ever before!
🗓️ When: 4th, 10th, 11th, 17th and 18th October, and 24th to 31st October 2026, 10am to 4pm
💰 Price: Entry: Free. Pumpkins, squashes and gourds: Priced individually.
🐶 Dogs welcome on lead.
👉 Full PYO Pumpkins Canterbury at Hoath Fruit Farm details →
ASSISTANCE DOGS ONLY
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PUMPKIN MOON
📍Maidstone & Rainham
At either venue, pick from a huge range of pumpkins, squash and gourds, from tiny ones to giants and bright colours to classic autumn orange.
🗓️ When: 10th and 11th, 17th and 18th, and 21st to 31st October 2026, bookable slots fro 10am-3.30pm
💰 Price: Per person: Weekdays: £2.75 per person | Weekends: £3.75 | Family ticket – 4 people: £10 weekdays | £12 weekends | Child – under 2 years: Free \Carers: Free.
Pumpkins: £1-£20. Must pre -book.
Essential Details: Must pre-book
🐶 Assistance Dogs Only
👉 Full Pumpkin Moon Maidstone details →
👉 Full Pumpkin Moon Rainham details →
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ASHFORD PYO
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!
🗓️ When: 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
PYO ASHFORD
📍 Where: Sevington, Ashford
🎃 Pick up some pumpkin prizes – find the gold pumpkin and win a wheelbarrow of pumpkins, or find the silver one and your biggest pumpkin is free.
🗓️ When: 10th and 11th, 17th and 18th, and 24th to 31st October 2026, 10am-4pm.
💰 Price: Free, with free parking in the next-door field. 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.
🐶 Assistance dogs only.
👉 Full Pick Your Own Pumpkin at Sevington in Ashford details →
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