Find a local pumpkin patch here!

Looking for a local pumpkin patch, maize maze, hayride, gourds and other Halloween activities in England: Cornwall and Devon? Scroll down this page and you will see the all of thoses in England: Cornwall and Devon, sorted by county. Some are farms, where you take a hay ride out into the field, others are elaborate farm stands with mountains of pumpkins and other activities and some are simple roadside stands. Most have loads of pumpkins to choose from. To really make it fun for your kids, look for those that have the extra activities, like a maize maze, spook house, or hayride. There is usually a small fee for the mazes (of course, the more elaborate mazes tend to charge more. Hayrides are often free. ALWAYS call before you go to confirm the info, they don't always report changes to me!

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Updates for March 2024

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Pumpkin Patch Listings, by county

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Cornwall

  • Cornish Maize Maze - Maize maze (corn maze)
    Smeaton Farm, Pillaton, Saltash, Cornwall. Phone: 01579 351833. Email:
    [email protected]. Open: Daily 10:30 am to 5 pm, from 25th July 2015. Directions: This year's maze celebrates all things Cornish with a unique themed maize maze which is home to a tribe of mischievous Cornish Piskies! The stunning maze with its 3 miles of paths and two look out towers will provide hours of entertainment for visitors young and old; make sure you make a trip to the Amazing Cornish Maize Maze this summer ... will you be able to find your way out?! After you have cracked The Maze why not take advantage of our other on-site facilities? Visitors can bounce on trampolines, swing on swings, climb to the top of a huge bale tower, play giant games, dig in the massive sandpit and meet lots of farm and rare breed animals. Farmer Jones is even able to take you on a tractor and trailer safari! Relax in our beautiful Cornish countryside with one of our delicious cream teas or true Cornish pasties from our cafe or bring your own picnic.
  • Trevaskis Farm - apples, raspberries, more
    Gwinear Road, Connor Downs, Hayle, Cornwall, UK, TR27 5JQ. Tel:01209 713931.
  • Padstow Maize Maze - cornfield maze
    Trevisker Farm, Padstow, Cornwall, PL28 8LD. Phone: 07973 364572. Email: [email protected]. Open: Check website for dates (usually open during August).

Devon

  • Pips Pick Your Own - pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field,honey from hives on the farm, strawberries, honeyberries, rhubarb, asparagus, young broad beans, spring onions, estrooms, picnic area, farmshop, nursery, concessions
    Kitley Farm, Yealmpton, Plymouth, Devon PL8 2LT. Phone: 07985 489008. Email: [email protected]. Open: see their website, from June through October. Directions: The Pick Your Own is easy to find, near Plymouth, you'll find us on the A379 , located in the village of Yealmpton. Access can be found as you enter Bens farm shop car park. Follow the signs as you drive around to the Pick Your Own car park. Pips Pick Your Own facebook page. They also sell cold drinks and ice cream.  (ADDED: 9 March 2023, JBS)
  • Riverford pumpkin days - Pumpkins, hayrides
    Riverford Organic Farms Ltd, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ11 0JU, UK. Phone: 01803 762059. UPDATE for 2021, Neither their website nor Facebook page mentions anything about pumpkins or Fall activities, so I assume they have discontinued them; If you have any current information, please write me, Riverford's Pumpkin Day is legendary and with good reason. It's a real family-focused celebration of autumn, with children's activities, farm tours, pumpkin carving and of course, lots of wonderful seasonal food. In 2014, we had a huge, record-breaking 6500 visitors across all four of our farms. There was also a giant pumpkin competition, the weights of the winner was Wash Farm: 85kg. Our Pumpkin Day next year will be on 24th October 2015 - put it in the diary!
  • Shute Fruit and Produce - pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, already-picked produce (of the pyo crop), snacks and refreshment stand, picnic area
    Shute Farm Newton Road Bishopsteignton, Teignmouth, TQ14 9PN. Phone: 01626 777570. Email: [email protected]. Open: Starts in October most years. Directions: On the main Teignmouth to Newton Road at Bishopsteignton. Click here for a map and directions. Open June to end of October Closed rainy days and Mondays. Payment: Cash, Cheque. Special events, group visits and preserve making courses offered occasionally. Handmade award winning preserves made from the farm produce for sale at the farm stall.
  • Strawberry Fields - pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, corn maze, maize maze
    Lifton, Devon, PL16 0DE. Phone: 01566 784605. Email: [email protected]. Open: see their website for days and hours. Our fun-filled Pumpkin Fest will still be going full steam ahead this year but we have had to make some changes…
    - The event will be ticketed to make sure there’s no overcrowding and everyone can stay distanced in the fields. Maximum 6 tickets per booking!
    - Tickets are £2 per person including little ones and there’s a maximum of 6 people per group.
    - You can still pick your own perfect pumpkin from our patch and pay at our outdoor pay stations.
    - Takeaway food from The Witches Cauldron will be available.
    - We are lucky that we have a huge outdoor acreage so we can all socially distance easily.
    - Come and see a sprinkling of magic from Magic Martin who will be with us all day, and may bring a long some of his dinosaur friends…
    - We will have an AMAZING Pumpkin patch with thousands of homegrown pumpkins for you to choose from! There will be scarecrows, a trail, photo opportunities and more. You can use the wheelbarrows to collect your favourite pumpkins from the fields and we will make sure that handles are disinfected in between uses, alongside a number of other extra cleaning measures. Pumpkins will be priced from extra small to jumbo (from £1.50 - £10 for the jumbo ones) and be sized with the wood rings to determine the size/price.
    (ADDED: 16 October 2020, JBS)

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