Where to find the best pumpkin picking in Somerset
One of autumn’s most delightful activities, picking pumpkins, is fast becoming an October tradition in our family. Whether you’re doing it for the ‘gram, prefer plucking your own gourd fresh from the soil or just love getting into the spirit of Halloween, I’ve rounded up the best places to go pumpkin picking in Somerset.
Best places for pumpkin picking in South Somerset
The Trough Patch, pumpkin picking Yeovil
2025 dates: 11 & 12 October, 18 & 19, 24-31 October, 10am-4pm
The Trough farm shop and café invites you to explore fields bursting with over 40,000 pumpkins. Hunt down your perfect pick for carving or decorating and enjoy a relaxed, family-friendly day out. No booking needed. Dogs on leads welcome.
Fairfield Pumpkins, Yeovil
2025 dates: 11, 12, 18,19, 24-31 October, 10am-4pm
Explore a four-acre pumpkin patch at Fairfield Pumpkins, with a brand-new Haunted House, friendly goats, games, face painting, woodcrafts, and pop-up food stalls. Wellies recommended. Adults £3, children £1, under 3s free. No booking required.
After Dark Nights: 24 & 31 October, 6-10pm
Want to make your pumpkin plucking a bit spookier? Book onto one of their After Dark nights with live music, marshmallow roasting, a bar, and entry to the Haunted House. Adults £12, children £7.
Roth Bar and Grill Pumpkin Festival, Bruton
2025 dates: 25 October, 11am-4pm
Enjoy pumpkin-themed activities at Roth Bar’s annual Pumpkin Festival. Have a go at lawn games, listen to live music, and tuck into delicious food cooked over open fire pits, along with seasonal drinks.
Explore the Oudolf Field in all its autumn splendour, and visit the exhibitions “Niki de Saint Phalle & Jean Tinguely: Myths & Machines” and Education Lab: Our Imaginary World. Roth Bar opens early with drinks, and Da Costa serves lunch midday.
Pumpkin Rolling, Forde Abbey
2025 dates: 25 October– 2 November
Ready, set, roll! Pick your perfect pumpkin from Forde Abbey’s patch, haul it up to the top lawn, and let gravity do the rest. After the race, your prize pumpkin comes home with you – ideal for Halloween carving. Tickets: Adults £15, Children £6 (+pumpkin).
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Thurloxton Farm, pumpkin picking Taunton
From 25 October 2025
Perched at the foot of the Quantocks, Thurloxton Farm is bringing pumpkin-picking magic back! Wander through a spooky trail to the fields, grab your perfect pumpkin, then head to the carving barn for hands-on fun. Try your aim with “Hit the Witch” on the giant apple catapult, then refuel with mouthwatering wood-fired pizza from Fiamma.
Tickets: £12 weekdays / £14.50 weekends for pumpkin pickers, £3.50 for accompanying adults (pumpkin not included).
Quantock Pumpkin Patch, Kilve
2025: weekends from 4 October, daily 25-31 October, 10am-4pm
Go for the pumpkins, stay for the autumn magic and Halloween fun, activity barn with messy/sensory play, colouring and farm animals at Quantock Pumpkin Patch. £1 per person entry fee (under 1s go free). Nearest postcode is TA5 1EH.
Quantock After Dark – new for 2025!
2025: 31 October, 7.30pm
Something magical is coming to the Quantock Pumpkin Patch… After Dark! Expect a night of music, drinks, and delicious local food (think wood-fired pizzas and juicy burgers), all leading up to the dramatic burning of the mighty Quantock Giant.
Tickets and full details coming soon – watch this space!
Pitt Farm Pumpkins, Wellington
2025 dates: 11-12, 18-19, 25-31 October
Wheelbarrows at the ready! Pitt Farm is bursting with over 30 varieties of pumpkins, squashes, and gourds to choose from. Little adventurers can tackle the maize maze, clamber over the bale mountain, and refuel at the pop-up café with tasty snacks and drinks.
Pumpkins range from pocket-sized bargains (2 for £1) to giant showstoppers at £15. Tickets £2 per person (ages 3+). Under 2s free (ticket still required).
Birds Farm, Knapp, North Curry
- 2 October 2025
Open 7 days, 10am-4pm, P.Y.O Pumpkins – small – £5, medium – £8, large – £12
Postcode: TA3 6AZ
Frogmary Green Farm, South Petherton
TBC
This lovely farm near South Petherton is opening up their pumpkin patch in Somerset once again for some picturesque pumpkin patch picking! Entry is FREE and you’ll only pay if you pick any pumpkins.
Pumpkin picking near Bath
Palette and Pasture Frome
2025 dates: weekends in October & October half term
Head to Palette and Pasture on Pyle Farm for pumpkin picking fun with prices ranging from £2.50-£12.50. Meet goats and sheep, hop on pedal tractors, or dig in the pit (weather dependent). Don’t miss their ice cream parlour, serving gelato made fresh from the farm’s dairy herd. Entry from £1.
Entry Ticket to the Pumpkin Patch: 1 Person £1 / Group of 3 £3 / Group of 4 £3.80 / Group of r £4.50 / Group of 10 £8
Bath Pumpkin Patch, Bath
Weekends from 4 October & October half term 2025
Just 10 minutes from Bath, the family-run Bath Pumpkin Patch gives you 8 acres to hunt down your dream pumpkin. Along the way, try welly wanging, snap pumpkin-filled photos, and join witchy storytime beneath a haunted tree. Add in Newton Farm treats, crafts, and face painting for a full day out. Free tickets – book ahead!
If you’re looking for a cheaper pumpkin patch experience, with gorgeous countryside views this could be for you!
Pumpkin picking North Somerset
Avon Valley Pumpkin Patch
2024 dates: 28, 29 September, 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 October.
If you’re after entertainment with your gourd-plucking, Avon Valley is one of the best pumpkin patches around. Thousands of orange orbs are waiting to be turned into spooky jack-o-lanterns in this Somerset Pumpkin patch. Or if you don’t want to get muddy selecting your own, just opt for one from their gourd-geous selection (priced according to size).
There’ll also be spooky characters pottering around the site, fairground rides (charged separately), Pumpkin Paintball, Fire shows, Scarecrow Shoot’em, apple canons (new), Pumpkin Slingshot, fun fair and lots more! A veritable pumpkin extravaganza!
Tickets from £4.99 (cheaper if you book online). Games and rides extra.
Pumpkin Patch Nights at Avon Valley
2025 dates: 27 & 28 September. 4, 5, 11, 12 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 & 31 October
When the sun goes down, the pumpkins patch nights glow up! Enjoy all the patch fun plus firepits, street food, performers, and enchanting lights for a festival-style evening. Tickets from £6.99 when booked in advance.
Pumpkin festival at Farrington’s, Farrington Gurney
- 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 24 – 31 October.
Over 40,000 pumpkin seeds have been planted for Farrington’s pumpkin festival, so you can make it your mission to pick the best pumpkin in Somerset! Grab a wheelbarrow and trawl the field for an array of different varieties, including the ghoulish-white ghost pumpkins.
Farrington’s have made this pumpkinning a full day out, after collecting your treasures from the patch, toast marshmallows in Whinny the Witch’s cauldron (£1.50 for stick of marshmallows), jump in the straw pool, enjoy the pop-up funfair and ping about in the playbarn. There’s also a gorgeous farm shop brimming with fresh seasonal produce and an onsite cafe – perfect for a warming treat after your pumpkin-hunting extravaganza. Booking essential.
Tickets available NOW – book here.
Puxton Park Pumpkin picking
Pick the plumpest of pumpkins from the Puxton Park pumpkin patch, then zhuzh it up with a splash of paint! Puxton pumpkin patch is FREE to enter but if you’d like to take one home, Puxton Park prices vary between £2-£12 depending on size. No need to pre-book, just arrive on the day.
Noah’s Ark Pumpkinfest 2025
2025 dates: 1 October-3 November
Celebrate autumn at Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm’s Pumpkinfest! Become a Dung Detective on the cheeky Zooper Poo Trail, pick pumpkins from the Farm Shop patch (elephant and rhino poo, which serves as a natural fertiliser, has helped produce a bumper crop of pumpkins and gourds!) and snap seasonal photos. Enjoy outdoor and indoor play zones, wildlife mazes, tractor rides, and daily animal talks. Early bird tickets offer 20% off!
Pumpkin patches near Somerset
Children’s Autumn Pumpkin Trail, Sherborne Castle
- 2025 dates: 25 October-2 November
Take the kids on a pumpkin-packed adventure at Sherborne Castle and solve clues along the way. Prizes available, fancy dress welcome!
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