Whether you're looking to take plenty home to carve for Halloween decorations or you're all about the seasonal soups and other dishes, you'll find farms and patches for the best pumpkin picking near Manchester this 2025 right here. Plus, we've got some amazing places to eat and drink afterwards too.
Please note: as pumpkin stocks change each year and could run out before closing date, please check with each location before you travel.
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9 Best Pumpkin Patches Near Manchester
Kenyon Hall Farm
Where: Winwick Lane, Croft, Warrington WA3 7ED
When: TBC
Price: £2.95 (infants under 18 months are free)
Kenyon Hall is a pumpkin farm near Manchester where this year's pick your own festival runs from Saturday 28th September to Thursday 31st October. The huge patch here is home to over 20,000 different gourds for you to choose between, with entry coming in at a very reasonable £2.95 each for adults and children. You'll even get the benefit of professional photographers available to take all your snaps.
Some of the top tickets for pumpkin picking in Manchester.
Reddish Vale Farm
Where: Reddish Vale Country Park, Reddish Vale Road, Stockport SK5 7HE
When: TBC
Price: £10 (includes one pumpkin per child)
After the best Pumpkin patch in Manchester? Reddish Vale Farm is open for all Halloween-y business between 12th and 31st October. Nab a wheelbarrow to pick up one pumpkin per paying child (entry is £10 each), before moving over to the carving cavern to create a masterpiece. Everything from animal petting on the farm to an indoor play barn and a haunted tractor ride also feature.
There are activities galore waiting here.
Smithills Open Farm
Where: Smithills Hall, Smithills Dean Road, Bolton BL1 7NS
When: TBC
Price: £6 per pumpkin (option to add on farm entry)
Smithills Open Farm is back open for a really gourd time this season, starting on 19th October and continuing until the 31st. All pumpkins are £6 each and your roam around the fields includes zombie farmers ready for photos. Add on farm entry to make the most of their other activities - think spooky sweet hunting and fancy dress contests - or head here the Saturday before Halloween for a proper fright night including supper, zombie barns and haunted tractor rides.
Pair pumpkin picking with fright nights and fancy dress.
Tatton Park
Where: Knutsford WA16 6SG
When: TBC
Price: From £8 per vehicle for entry, plus £4 each for pumpkins
This list wouldn't be complete without giving the
stunning Tatton Park a mention, which is
letting you pick your own from 19th to 31st October. Grab your
standard farm and parkland entry, before adding on pumpkins for £4
each.
Check this beauty of a patch off your autumn to-do list.
High Legh Pumpkin Patch
Where: Wither’s Lane, High Legh, Cheshire, WA16 0SG
When: TBC
Price: Free entry, pumpkins start from £2
This family-friendly local farm is a great choice for pumpkin picking, particularly as they offer free entry. High Legh Pumpkin Patch is situated in Cheshire, and you can even bring your dog along too. They've planted over 14,000 pumpkins in 20 different varieties, starting from as little as £2 each to take home. Look out for special events here too, including candle lit picks on Friday nights and SEN sessions.
You won't find more of a bargain than High Legh Pumpkin Patch.
Lancaster Park And Animal Farm
Where: Middleton Road, Chadderton, Oldham OL1 2TG
When: TBC
Price: £15 per child (includes a pumpkin), £12 per adult (doesn't include a pumpkin)
A bit of a jack of all trades when it comes to family fun, Lancaster Park And Animal Farm is a great choice for picking your own and carving them up afterwards. Aside from choosing your perfect veggie, this place has a haunted house with spooky tales from a wicked witch, rally racing and animal petting. Better yet, cost of a £15 per child ticket includes free Manchester pumpkin picking - rather than having to pay extra to take one home like some patches.
Book their Halloween event dates throughout October to get picking.
Jersey Girls
Where: Higher Woodhill Farm, Bury, BL8 1BS
When: TBC
Price: £10 each, sold per pumpkin rather than for entry
Jersey Girls Ice Cream can be found in Bury, boasting a spacious farm where there are pumpkins aplenty. You'll get your very own wheelbarrow on arrival, which you can take around the patch to seek out your perfect pumpkin - with a variety of shapes and sizes available. After you've chosen, they're offering a bespoke pumpkin carving station in their back barn, so you can take home your very own masterpiece with you. What's more, you can enjoy their delicious homemade ice cream or even a pumpkin spiced latte while you're here.
Even the drinks are pumpkin-themed here.
Lymm Pumpkin Patch
Where: Massey brook Lane, Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire, WA13 0EG
When: TBC
Price: Free entry, pay per pumpkin
If you're looking for somewhere that's dog-friendly, Lymm Pumpkin Patch could be just the place for you. Entry is totally free, with plenty of great photo opportunities along the way, and they offer wheelbarrows to help you carry your prized pumpkins. They've got lots of different varieties available, from traditional orange to miniatures and even white, blue or green ones. They've also got a mini maze that costs just £2 to enter, and under fives go free.
For free pumpkin patches in Manchester, check out Lymm.
Cockfields Farm
Where: Lees New Road, Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 8AR
When: TBC
Price: £17 each for adults and kids, £5 for infants under one.
While there are no opportunities for pumpkin picking in Manchester city centre, Cockfields Farm's yearly festival will return just outside Oldham. It's promising the chance to scour patches to find your favourite gourd, alongside a whole load of activities ranging from time in the spooky disco to reptile shows. You can meet and greet with the animals across the park, before getting stuck into the gin bar, live music and food trucks too - not to mention the carousel ready for rides.
Prices for pumpkin picking in Manchester here include other activities like the fairground and animal petting.
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