Pumpkins are an essential part of the Halloween experience and they’re even more fun when you get to pick your own. Whether you plan to carve them into spooky faces, paint them in pretty pastel colours, artfully decorate your home with them or transform them into the perfectly spiced pumpkin pie, no doubt you’ll want to find the best the region has to offer. With miles of countryside and farmland, East Yorkshire is abundant with places to pick your perfect own pumpkin. So get your wellies on as we explore the best pumpkin patches to visit in East Yorkshire this October!
Drewton’s, South Cave
Back to Top of ListDrewton’s huge four-acre field is filled with 35 different pumpkin varieties of all colours and sizes just waiting to be picked and transformed into spooky Halloween creations. Which is handy because there’s a special pumpkin carving area for you to get creative in! And if you’re feeling proud of your scary masterpiece you can enter it into their pumpkin competition and bag some spooktacular prizes too.
Of course, you can’t go pumpkin picking without getting a few snaps for Instagram and you’ll find lots of great photo opportunities at Drewton’s, with specially designed backdrops and cut-outs.
When it’s time to refuel, head to the Pumpkin Shack for a hot drink or a cup of their famous pumpkin soup! Or stop for lunch or a special Halloween themed afternoon tea in the Drewton’s restaurant. Be sure to book ahead though.
Entry is free and dogs are welcome, as long as they’re kept on leads, and you clean up after them.
2024 dates
Saturday 5th - Sunday 6th October, 10am - 4pm
Saturday 12th - Sunday 13th October , 10am - 4pm
Saturday 19th - Sunday 20th October, 10am - 4pm
October half term
Friday 25th October, 12pm - 5pm
Saturday 26th - Thursday 31st, 10am - 4pm
Butt Farm, near Beverley
Back to Top of ListGrab your wheelbarrow and have fun choosing from Butt Farm's huge choice of pumpkins – they have thousands growing in their field! Once you've found your perfect match, enjoy some drinks and snacks and pose for some cute and cosy autumnal photos. Face painters are even on hand on specific days to transform your little pumpkin pickers into scary monsters!
Pumpkin carving kits and accessories are available to buy and you also have the chance to win a family weekend glamping in one of their glamping wagons. Just follow the spooky trail and enter their competition for your chance to win.
Entry to the patch with a charitable donation of your choice to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Dogs aren’t allowed at their general sessions but they do run special Howloween pumpkin picking for dogs!
2024 dates
Friday 4th October 10am-4pm
Saturday 5th October 10am -4pm
Sunday 6th October 9.30am - 3.30pm
Friday 11th October 10am-4pm
Saturday 12th October 10am -4pm
Sunday 13th October 9.30am - 3.30pm
Monday 14th October 10am - 4pm
Friday 18th October 10am-4pm
Saturday 19th October 10am -4pm
Sunday 20th October 9.30am - 3.30pm
Monday 21st October 10am - 4pm
Friday 25th October 10am-4pm
October half term
Saturday 26th October 10am -4pm
Sunday 27th October 9.30am - 3.30pm
Monday 28th October 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 29th October 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 30th October 10am - 4pm
Thursday 31st October 10am - 4pm
Butt Farm Howloween (pumpkin picking for dogs)
Back to Top of ListIf you’d like to get your dog involved, you’ll be excited to know that separate ‘dogs only’ sessions are available too! With dog agility, apple bobbing and a pop up shop from local dog boutique, Oh My Dog, your furry friend is set to have the best howl-o-ween ever!
£5 per dog ticket which is redeemable against your pumpkin purchases.
2024 dates
4th October, 4pm to 6pm
6th October, 4pm to 6pm
11th October, 4pm to 6pm
13th October, 4pm to 6pm
Scalby Grange, Gilberdyke
Back to Top of ListScalby Grange is a family run farm which has been in business for over 30 years. They open throughout the year for various pick your own activities (we love their strawberries too) but come October, it’s all about the pumpkins!
They open every day from 3rd to 31st October 2024 and on Thursday and Friday evenings, they’re open until 8pm for twilight pickings which sounds like the perfect, atmospheric way to pick up your Halloween haul to us! Entry is free with pumpkin pickers just paying for what they take away with them.
There’s also face painting every weekend, plenty of photo opportunities (including some brand new props for this year), and the chance to pick up some tasty refreshments. Finding the perfect pumpkin is thirsty work after all!
Free parking and toilet facilities are also available on site.
2024 dates
Open every day from 3rd to 31st October 2024, 10am to 5pm.
Twilight pickings on Thursdays and Fridays from 10th October (open until 8pm)
Tickton Farm, Beverley
Back to Top of ListFrom the small and quirky to the huge and knarly, you’ll find every type and size of pumpkin on this picturesque working farm. Some pumpkins are on the vine so bring your cutters and enjoy the experience of cutting your own fresh pumpkin. Refreshments are available and a cosy tipi provides the perfect place to warm up.
Free entry. Dogs on leads welcome.
2024 dates
12th and 13th October, 10.30am - 4pm
19th and 20th October, 10.30am - 4pm
October half term
26th to 27th October, 10.30am - 4pm
The Pumpkin Patch at Bewholme, Driffield
Back to Top of ListAutumn days at The Pumpkin Patch at Bewholme are full of Halloween magic. Stroll through the pumpkin field of this family run farm and you’ll find over 45 different pumpkin varieties growing, ready for their spooky transformations. And that’s not all! Delicious food and drink, Halloween games, a treasure hunt, face painting, pygmy goats and plenty of photo opportunities are all part of the Halloween fun. The pumpkin house provides the perfect spot for those Instagrammable moments!
Or why not book a professional shoot with In the Den Photography and use the opportunity to add some cute photos to your family album.
Want to learn how to carve the perfect scary pumpkin? One hour Ppmpkin carving sessions are available from 28th to 31st October too for an extra £6.95.
Entry is £1.50 per person (children under 12 months enter for free).
2024 dates
Saturday 5th - Sunday 6th October, 10am - 4pm
Saturday 12th - Sunday 13th October , 10am - 4pm
Saturday 19th - Sunday 20th October, 10am - 4pm
October half term
Saturday 26th - Thursday 31st, 10am - 4pm
Sandy Bottom Farm, Hedon
Back to Top of ListEach year, Sandy Bottom Farm grows more than 75,000 pumpkins, squashes and gourds ready to be picked and enjoyed by families across East Yorkshire - that’s a lot of Halloween fun! As well as pumpkins which are obviously the star of the show, there’s plenty to keep the whole family entertained, with a 1.5-acre maize maze, craft tent with pumpkin painting, a creepy crawly bug house, pumpkin house and food and drink vendors.
There will also be professional photographer sessions available.
£3 entry for anyone aged 3 and over.
2024 dates
Sunday 29th September
Saturday 5th - Sunday 6th October
Saturday 12th - Sunday 13th October
Saturday 19th - Sunday 20th October
Friday 25th October
Plus new night picking events - Friday 11th and Friday 18th October.
October half term
Saturday 26th - Thursday 31st October
Balloon Tree Farm, Stamford Bridge
Back to Top of ListEnter through the huge pumpkin arch and head to the fields to take your pick of some incredible pumpkins!
Pumpkin secured, it’s time to check out the farm shop and make a stop off at the on-site café for a brew and a warm sausage roll. Autumn days done right!
No booking required, just go along and enjoy some relaxed, wholesome pumpkin picking in the fresh autumn air. Lots of different varieties are available and some cute photo moments. There is an entry charge of £1.50 per person.
2024 dates
Open every day during from Friday 27 September, 9am to 4pm.