Alana posted 3 weeks ago
Looking for somewhere to pick a pumpkin this October?
Whether you want to actually head into a pumpkin field with a wheelbarrow, find somewhere a little closer to home, or make a full day of it with Halloween activities thrown in, there are plenty of options within an easy-ish drive of Kingston.
We’ve rounded up 13 pumpkin patches, pumpkin-picking farms and pumpkin-filled days out around south-west London and Surrey, including a few that are a little further afield but are worth knowing about.
And yes, we’ve included Tulleys. Because if enough Kingston parents tell us it’s worth the drive, we’re listening. 🎃
Dates, prices and availability can change, so check the official website before you set off. Pumpkin prices are generally extra unless stated otherwise.
Approx. 6 miles from Kingston
📅 3–31 October 2026
If you’re looking for something close to Kingston, Garsons’ Pumpkin Parade is an obvious place to start.
This year’s theme is circus-inspired, with colourful decorations, interactive carnival-style games and plenty of photo opportunities — alongside thousands of pumpkins in all shapes and sizes to choose from. Despite the theme, Garsons specifically notes that there aren’t circus acts or performances.
Tickets are limited and need to be booked online in advance. Pumpkin entry is separate from the pumpkin you take home.
Good to know: Garsons’ PYO farm is a proper working farm, so this is one for wellies and clothes you don’t mind getting muddy.
🎟️ Booking: Advance booking required
💷 Price: Check current ticket price when booking; pumpkins are extra
🎃 Type: Pumpkin picking + themed experience
Approx. 8 miles from Kingston
📅 26 September–1 November 2026
New for 2026, Hobbledown has turned its front lawn into a huge “Lawn of Orange”, filled with thousands of pumpkins, squashes and gourds.
You can choose your own pumpkin to take home, but this is much more than a pumpkin patch. Your day ticket also gives you access to the whole Hobbledown experience, including indoor and outdoor play, the animals, Imaginarium, adventure areas and daily animal talks.
During October half term there is also a Trick or Treat Trail, with Hobbledown characters and sweet treats.
💷 Price: Online admission from £16.50 per person; pumpkins are extra
🎟️ Booking: Book online in advance
🎃 Type: Pumpkin picking + full farm/adventure day out
Hobbledown Epsom – Pumpkin Event 2026
Approx. 9 miles from Kingston
📅 Pumpkin picking: from 3 October 2026
📅 Wonderland Pumpkin Festival: 24–31 October 2026
Crockford Bridge gives you a couple of different ways to do pumpkins.
For the traditional experience, you can pick pumpkins directly from the growing fields from 4 October. Entry is £6.50 + booking fee and your pumpkin is paid for separately when you leave. There are photo opportunities and quirky displays in the fields, too.
Then, during half term, there’s the Wonderland Pumpkin Festival — a separate immersive experience with actors, dancers and entertainers leading families through a Wonderland adventure before finishing at a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party.
💷 Price: PYO £6.50 + booking fee; pumpkins extra. Pumpkin Festival £14 + booking fee, with early-bird tickets from £12
🎟️ Booking: Advance booking essential
🎃 Type: Genuine PYO + separate Halloween/pumpkin experience
Crockford Bridge Farm – Pumpkin Picking
Approx. 12 miles from Kingston
📅 25 September–1 November 2026
Another Hobbledown, another very different pumpkin experience.
Hobbledown Heath has rows of real pumpkins to pick, with seasonal games, photo spots, marshmallow toasting and live entertainment. You can choose between a daytime Pumpkin Day, an after-dark Pumpkin Night, or combine your patch visit with the full adventure park.
Pumpkins are charged separately.
💷 Price: Pumpkin Patch from £7; Patch + Park from £20; Pumpkin Nights from £10
🎟️ Booking: Advance booking
🎃 Type: Genuine PYO pumpkin patch
Hobbledown Heath Pumpkin Patch 2026
Approx. 9 miles from Kingston
📅 3–31 October 2026
Mayfield is doing things a little differently this year with Malice Returns: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.
It’s an immersive Halloween experience set around Mayfield’s Secret Lavender Garden, with a magical storyline, characters, interactive elements and — importantly — pumpkins.
It’s more of a themed Halloween adventure with pumpkins incorporated into the experience than a traditional muddy PYO farm, so this is one for families who want the experience as much as the pumpkin.
💷 Price: Check current ticket price when booking
🎟️ Booking: Advance booking
🎃 Type: Pumpkin experience + immersive Halloween event
Mayfield Lavender – Malice Returns 2026
Approx. 5 miles from Kingston
📅 Saturday 24 October 2026, 10am–4pm
This is the little local one to know about.
Be Spooky is taking place at Duke Street Church in Richmond and includes choosing and carving your own pumpkin, plus face painting, spooky fairground games and a Halloween photo booth.
It’s much smaller than the big pumpkin farms, which may actually make it appealing for families who don’t fancy a full day out.
Important: this event is currently sold out, but there is a waiting list. So if you’re hoping to go, it’s worth joining that rather than writing it off completely.
💷 Price: Check the current Eventbrite listing
🎟️ Booking: Advance booking; currently sold out with waiting list
🎃 Type: Small local pumpkin/carving event
Be Spooky Halloween Fun Fest – Be Richmond
Approx. 11 miles from Kingston
📅 17 October–1 November 2026
This one isn’t traditional pumpkin picking — there isn’t a pumpkin field where you pick your own — but it’s close enough to Kingston and pumpkin-focused enough that we think it’s worth including.
Bocketts’ Little Pumpkins Week runs 17–23 October, followed by Wizards & Witches Week from 24 October–1 November.
Expect a Pumpkin Village, Halloween crafts, spooky stamp trails, discos, marshmallow toasting, farm animals, indoor and outdoor play, tractor rides, pony rides and pig racing.
💷 Price: Standard farm admission; some activities cost extra
🎟️ Booking: Advance booking recommended
🎃 Type: Pumpkin-themed farm day out — not PYO
Bocketts Farm Park – 2026 Halloween events
Approx. 11 miles from Kingston
📅 24 October–1 November 2026
If you don’t fancy heading out to a farm, there’s a pumpkin patch right in west London.
The London Pumpkin Patch in Parsons Green is a proper pop-up pumpkin experience with thousands of pumpkins, photo opportunities, games and Halloween entertainment.
There’s also a separate Trick-or-Treat Lane for children who want an extra dose of Halloween.
💷 Price: Entry from around £7.50; pumpkins and some experiences are extra
🎟️ Booking: Timed advance booking
🎃 Type: PYO-style pop-up pumpkin patch
Approx. 18 miles from Kingston
📅 17–31 October 2026
Priory Farm has been growing its own pumpkins for decades, so this is a proper pumpkin field experience.
There are thousands of pumpkins to choose from, plus seasonal displays, photo opportunities and a Hay Bale Maze. You can either make your own way to the field or book the tractor adventure for a ride out to the pumpkins.
Pumpkins are priced separately according to size.
💷 Price: Pumpkin Field from £6 online; tractor experience from £9
🎟️ Booking: Book ahead; door tickets may be available subject to capacity
🎃 Type: Genuine PYO pumpkin field
Priory Farm – Pumpkin Picking 2026
Approx. 20 miles from Kingston
📅 17–18 October and 21–30 October 2026
Secretts is another proper pumpkin field — and a big one.
The farm grows around 200,000 pumpkins a year, with acres of different varieties to explore. You’ll find everything from tiny pumpkins to enormous varieties, plus a Halloween trail/scavenger hunt and other seasonal activities.
Tickets are £8.50 per person, with under-2s free. Pumpkins are extra.
💷 Price: £8.50 per person; under 2s free; pumpkins extra
🎟️ Booking: Advance booking
🎃 Type: Genuine PYO pumpkin field + Halloween trail
Secretts – Pumpkin Picking 2026
Approx. 17 miles from Kingston
📅 Selected October dates, including 23–31 October
The Fruit Fields at Iver has a proper PYO pumpkin field where you can choose your pumpkin and take it home.
Pumpkin-picking entry also includes access to the maize maze, with wheelbarrows and photo opportunities available.
The farm operates a minimum charge/voucher system, with the cost redeemable against produce, so check the current pumpkin booking information before travelling.
💷 Price: Check current 2026 booking page; pumpkins charged by weight
🎟️ Booking: Online booking available
🎃 Type: Genuine PYO pumpkin field + maize maze
Approx. 27 miles from Kingston
📅 September–1 November 2026
Yes, it’s further away. But we’ve kept it in because Kingston parents repeatedly recommend Tulleys, and it’s the sort of place families may happily travel further for once a year.
And it is BIG.
Tulleys has 1.5 million pumpkins and gourds, pumpkin fields, the new Pumpkin Valley for 2026, street theatre, roaming musicians, food and drink, a vintage carousel and a 33m observation wheel.
This is less “pop to a local farm and grab a pumpkin” and more make a day of it.
💷 Price: Tickets vary by date and experience; check current booking page
🎟️ Booking: Advance booking recommended
🎃 Type: Huge PYO pumpkin festival / full day out
Approx. 18–20 miles from Kingston
📅 17–18 October 2026, 10am–4pm
This one is a bit of a hidden gem.
Merrist Wood College’s pumpkin patch is open for one weekend only, with more than 2,000 pumpkins to choose from, including big, small and wonderfully wonky ones.
Tickets include access to the pumpkin field, photo opportunities and a climb-on tractor. There are also farm animals, free activities and food and drink available on the day. Tractor rides are available for a charity donation.
Children under four go free.
💷 Price: Adult £8; child aged 4–16 £6; under 4s free; family 2+2 £26
🎟️ Booking: Advance booking
🎃 Type: Genuine PYO pumpkin patch
Want something really close to Kingston?
Start with Garsons, Hobbledown Epsom or Be Spooky in Richmond.
Want actual pumpkin picking in a field?
Try Garsons, Crockford Bridge, Hobbledown Heath, Priory Farm, Secretts, The Fruit Fields, Merrist Wood or Tulleys.
Want a full day out rather than just picking a pumpkin?
Hobbledown Epsom, Hobbledown Heath, Bocketts or Tulleys all give you plenty to do beyond the pumpkin itself.
Want something a little different?
Mayfield’s immersive Halloween experience or the small Be Spooky event in Richmond are worth a look.
And if you’re heading out with toddlers or preschoolers, don’t forget the golden rule of pumpkin picking: wear the wellies, bring a spare pair of trousers, and don’t let the children choose the biggest pumpkin in the field unless you’re prepared to carry it. 😂
We’ve done the research, but dates, prices, availability and individual activities can change. Always check the venue’s official website before travelling.
