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Pumpkin Picking Manchester

Planning some Halloween fun? Pumpkin picking is one of the best family activities to do over the Autumn period. Typically, venues start their pumpkin picking events from late September / early October. It's a great day out for the kids, and a fun evening activity spent carving in your spooky designs. Being a Manchester based business, we thought we'd highlight some of the best places to go pumpkin picking around Manchester.

Pick Your Own Pumpkins: 5 Places to Go around Manchester

Kenyon Hall Farm

Address: Winwick Ln, Croft, Warrington WA3 7ED

Website: https://www.kenyonhall.co.uk/

Kenyon Hall's pumpkin picking festival is open from Sat 28th Sept to 31st October, filled with plenty of photo opportunities and displays. Kenyon Hall also has a really good farm shop, so you'll be able to buy some goodies including freshly baked pies and treats, along with seasonal plants available in the garden centre. You can find tickets and booking information here.

Brookheys

Address: Brookheys Farm, Brook heys Road, Sinderland Lane, Dunham Massey, Altrincham WA14 5SY

Website: https://brookheysfarm.co.uk/

Dunham Massey is a great way to spend a day out, even better if you include a trip to Brookheys Farm. There's plenty to get stuck in to, including pumpkin picking, a maize maze and farm animals to see.

You can book your tickets and find more information here

Cockfields Farm

Address: Cockfields Farm Park, Lees New Rd, Ashton Under Lyne, OL6 8AR

Website: https://cockfields.co.uk/

Cockfields Farm offers a family friendly day out at the pumpkin patch, opting for fun animal activities and Instagram opportunities instead of any spooky Halloween events.

Book your tickets and find out more information here

Lancaster Park & Animal Farm

Address: Middleton Road, Chadderton, Oldham, OL1 2TG

Website: https://www.lancasterpark.co.uk/

Lancaster Park & Animal Farm are hosting a giant pumpkin patch with facilities to carve your pumpkin on-site, but there's plenty more than just pumpkin picking to do. They're also hosting a haunted house, spooky halloween displays for some great Instagram pictures, a fancy dress competition and much more!

Find the latest information and booking details here.

Reddish Vale Farm

Address: Reddish Vale Farm, Reddish Vale Road Reddish, Stockport SK5 7HE

Website: https://reddishvalefarm.co.uk/

Reddish Vale offers two pumpkin picking experiences. There's a daytime event, full of activities for kids to do across the farm, and there's a night-time event (which is only open on select weekend dates) with live music, fire pits and marshmallow toasting, a bar, fairground rides and an outdoor play area.

There's also spooky Halloween characters that'll be on the roam! Definitely worth checking out in order to get the full autumn / Halloween experience.

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Wrap Up Warm

Now that Autumn's here, we're already starting to see darker evenings and early mornings. Regardless of what time you're going pumpkin picking, chances are it's going to get colder as Halloween approaches, so it's important to be prepared with the right clothing before you go pumpkin picking.

For the little ones, they'll definitely need either a puddle suit or a nice warm coat that'll see them through the Autumn/Winter - there's plenty to choose from in our new range of boys & girls winter coats. Combined with some accessories like hats, gloves and scarves, along with a pair of kids' wellies, they'll be all set for outdoor fun in the seasons to come.

Fancy a browse of our new season range? You can discover stylish, warm coats over on our men's jackets & women's jackets collections.

rg_uk-Blog - Author - Chris Taylor

Chris Taylor

Chris covers all things gear and lifestyle related for Destination Outdoors.

Publish Date: 01/10/2024