The pretty farm that is officially the best place to go pumpkin picking near London

It’s that time of year again: across the city, autumn obsessives are rejoicing in the fact that it’s finally acceptable to watch re-runs of Gilmore Girls, wear knitted jumpers, and start picking out their Halloween costumes.

In recent years, Brits have also started to curiously catch on to the American tradition of visiting a pumpkin patch at around the time the leaves start to fall. If you’re not familiar with the concept, this is where you will walk around a quaint farm, probably take some cute pictures for Instagram, and pick your own supersized squash to take home to carve or eat. 

If this sounds like your idea of a blast, Time Out has recently named the best pumpkin patches to visit in and around London this autumn. 

Crowned as the best pumpkin patch for 2025 was Crockford Bridge Farm, a pick-your-own produce site in Surrey. 

‘The fields at Crockford Bridge Farm are often too muddy for visitors to pick their own in early October (check before you go), but their annual outdoor Pumpkin Market is a much cleaner, still thrilling trip,’ said Time Out editors. 

‘Pumpkins and gourds of every shape, size and colour are piled up on haybales in a display which runs from mid-October until Halloween, or whenever its bountiful crop sells out. Plus, there's family fun galore laid on at the weekend as Hallowe'en approaches, including kids' entertainers and spooky games.’

The farm’s abundance of gourds are available for picking from October 4 to 19, and entrance costs £6 per person.  

And if you can’t make it to Surrey, there are plenty of other options, including Hobbledown Heath, Rogate Pumpkin Patch and Stanhill Farm. 

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