Looking for a pumpkin patch to find your Halloween Pumpkin is no small task. There are normally many, many pumpkin places around, but we wanted to explore something new! Jupiter found Marsh Farm’s Pumpkin Picking Village (and Halloween Festival) and was quite excited about it. It’s not too far from us by car, so we figured we’d all go after school and grab some pumpkins to carve up for our doorstep.
Arriving at the Pumpkin Picking Village, we were all impressed with the spooky barn that you have to enter through. Once in, you can put down a £5, refundable, deposit on a green wagon to take into the pumpkin area. We did get one of these as each of us were set on getting a decent sized pumpkin, as well as some smaller pumpkins, to decorate the house. Marsh Farm has set up their pumpkin village to be a great place to take photographs, as well as find the perfect pumpkin. There are a bunch of different types from nobbly ones to classic orange pumpkins, to white ghosts or spliced pumpkins (that had a few different squashes growing inside of other ones).
At first, seeing that many pumpkins in one place was sort of overwhelming – and such a variety too. Kai was pulling the wagon around, pointing out new pumpkins he had never seen before. Both him and Amelia settled with classic orange pumpkins to carve, grabbing a few munchkins and gourds for around the house, while Robin found a green pumpkin inside of one of the tents. I went for a red, rain-drop shaped pumpkin while Jupiter went for a blue-ish one that looked pretty neat.
Prices to enter the Pumpkin Picking Village do not include the price of your pumpkins – which are then done based on the type you have and the size on exit. We picked up some spooky toys as well – as you do need to walk through a massive Halloween toy barn shop to get your pumpkins, and we couldn’t resist all of the stuff there. The pumpkins felt reasonably priced and it seems like we got a ton of them (especially considering the size of Amelia’s and Kai’s) so everyone was pretty happy!
If you are looking for a place to do a Halloween themed photoshoot then it’s perfect. There’s a massive pumpkin that you can stand in, many booths with different backgrounds, little model Halloween caravans, benches a lot more (as well as displays). And, with the number of pumpkins there, I am sure you will find exactly the one you are looking for – either to cook or to carve this Halloween.
This post is apart of our Blogtober series, all with a Halloween or Autumn theme.
I love these pictures! These are giving me all of the fall vibes. It looks like a great time.
It was so fun!
Looks like a really nice day…😀
It was!
oh it looks fantastic. I never realised there were so many pumpkins. We did go pumpkin picking one year but it wasn’t so much fun. We tend to go to our local farm to pick our pumpkins and then spend the afternoon in a spooky tent while we carve them. Sadly, it is cancelled this year and I fear that two of my children will be too old next year. (I might take the Little Man though!)
The spooky tent idea sounds lovely! Hopefully next year they will all still want to take part.
Lovely pictures, looks like a great day out
It was, thank you!
Oh wow! This looks like such a fun afternoon out, with so much to do!
It was a really fun one!