Love Halloween? Then check out these spooky things to do around the UK and then indulge in the macabre a little more with a visit to one of Europe’s weirdest museums.
Stanhill Farm, Kent
Grab a cart and stack ‘em high, this patch is all about bulk buying. You can take a wheelbarrow full of pumpkins home for £35 or if – like most – you are just after one chunky lad to carve this spooky season, individual pumpkins are also available for £1 a pop.
Stanhill Farm, Birchwood Road, Wilmington, Dartford, Kent, DA2 7HD
£35 a barrow. £1 a pumpkin
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Tulley's Farm, West Sussex
Halloween is what Tulley’s does best. Expanding every year to now include a full Shocktober Festival alongside its pumpkin picking (AKA multiple scare mazes, rides and lots of live-action experiences), it also boasts 60 acres of pumpkin picking and 450,000 gourds grown every year – the largest PYO farm in Europe. Fun fact: they take payment in Cryptocurrency.
Tulley’s Farm, West Sussex, RH10 4PD (note – use this postcode for sat nav, not main Tulley’s Farm address)
£3-6 per person
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Cammas Hall Farm, Essex
One for the all-round Halloween experience, your pumpkin picking will be accompanied by real-life (but purportedly friendly) Halloween characters. There’s also a ‘Wicked Walkway’ for extra scares and if you’re feeling brave, you can visit the patch at night. With photo opportunities galore, you should book your slot pronto as spaces are going fast.
Cammas Hall Farm, Needham Green, Hatfield Broad Oak, CM22 7JT. Oct 1-31
£2-£4 per person
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Garson's Farm, Surrey
Passionate about pumpkins since 1871, Garsons is a pick-your-own farm in Esher, Surrey. You have to pick a time slot on the website (limited to two hours) but other than that, you are free to roam, picking your produce as you go.
Garson’s Farm, Winterdown Rd, KT10 8LS. Oct 1-31
£4 adult, £1 child
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Secretts, Surrey
Secretts is a farm shop most of the year ‘round but they open their fields up for picking from October 23-31. This year they’re using their foodie expertise to also host a BBQ and pumpkin-themed feast, to gourd-ge on.
Secretts, Chapel Ln, Hurst Farm Hurst Farm, Milford GU8 5HU
£3 per person
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