Considering pumpkin picking in Essex during October to choose your perfect pumpkin for carving, there are plenty of Pumpkin Patches in Essex to choose from, so if you are wondering if there’s pumpkin picking near me, here are a few for you to check out, I used to love going to an Essex pumpkin patch when we made a return to my childhood home.
Pumpkin Picking in Essex
Barleylands
Location : Barleylands Road, Billericay, Essex, CM11 2UD

🎃 👻 Join Barleylands every day from Saturday the 23rd to Sunday 31st of October for our annual Halloween Fest.
This year we have lots of fun activities planned for a hauntingly good half-term, including a spellbinding story time, broomstick making, spooky tractor rides and our haunted farmer’s labyrinth. There is also a chance for your little ones (or you!) to face their fears when they meet the snakes, tarantulas and other creepy critters in the Reptile House. And as always, we promise a free pumpkin for every child!
Please note on the 29th, 30th and 31st of October we will be closing early at 4pm for our Spooky Nights (this event requires a separate ticket for entry)
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Cammas Hall Farm
Location : Needham Green, Hatfield Broad Oak, Near Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM22 7JT

Booking is now open for the spooktastic Halloween experience! During October the Cammas Hall spirits come alive and are ready to offer you a frighteningly good experience! As well as their vast range of pumpkins they have lots of eerie interaction for you to enjoy! Tickets are for admission only and pumpkins can be purchased for a very reasonable additional charge (by weight).
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Cobbs Farm PYO Pumpkins
Location : Cobbs Farm, Maldon Road, Goldhanger, Essex CM9 8BQ

Pick your own Pumpkins at Cobbs Farm on Friday 22nd Oct until Halloween on Sunday 31st Oct, 10-4pm 2021. Family Event for Half term. Great for kids, families, couples and foodies.
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Foxes Farm Pumpkin Patch Basildon
Location : The Pumpkin Patch, Watch House Farm, Wash Road, Basildon, Essex, SS15 4ER

The Basildon site of Foxes Farm offers exactly the same as the Colchester one but at a different pumpkin patch in Essex.
🎃 ⏰ COUNTDOWN IS ON….THE PUMPKIN PATCHES OPENS ON 25TH SEPTEMBER!! 🎃 ⏰
We’re jumping with excitement… are you?!
Who’s booked for the first weekend?!
There’s loads to enjoy this year:
🎃 Loads and loads of pumpkins and squash
🎃 Pumpkin Scavenger hunt
🎃 Loads and loads of Photo Opportunities
🎃 Bale mountain and obstacle fun!
🎃 Plus more!
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Foxes Farm Colchester Pumpkin Patch Essex
Location : The Pumpkin Patch , Green Lane, Aldham (just off main road Halstead A1124) ,Colchester CO6 3PR

They’ve been growing and harvesting pumpkins for over 10 years now and then one day they thought… why not open the farm up and let their customers pick their own perfect pumpkin directly from the field! So that is what they did!
🎃 ⏰ COUNTDOWN IS ON….THE PUMPKIN PATCHES OPENS ON 25TH SEPTEMBER!! 🎃 ⏰
We’re jumping with excitement… are you?!
Who’s booked for the first weekend?!
There’s loads to enjoy this year:
🎃 Loads and loads of pumpkins and squash
🎃 Pumpkin Scavenger hunt
🎃 Loads and loads of Photo Opportunities
🎃 Bale mountain and obstacle fun!
🎃 Plus more!
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Hasty’s Adventure Farm
Location : West Road, Clacton On sea, Essex, CO15 1AG

Looking for some family friendly Halloween fun? Happy Halloween Spectacular is creating fun activities for all! They welcome all ages at Hasty’s and whether you’re visiting with pre-schoolers, primary age children or big kids, there’s activities for everyone.
Wet weather? No problem! At Hasty’s, they embrace the typical British weather and a bit of rain just adds to the fun, but you’re also welcome to take advantage of their fabulous undercover play area.
They also have a fun pumpkin trail, giant (but friendly!) spiders and you can even play a game of ‘Pumpkin Skittles!’ Head into the pumpkin patch to choose your very own pumpkin to take home and carve.
All this is in addition to the year-round, all weather activities they provide at Hasty’s, such as tractors, go karts and sledges!
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Hatters Farm Pumpkins
Location : Hatter’s Farm, Takeley, Bishop’s Stortford, CM22 6NP

This year they have grown thousands of pumpkins and squash at the Pumpkin Patch for you to come and choose from. With over 20 varieties, whether you like knobbly ones, giant ones, tiny ones or colourful ones, they have it all.
As well as pick your own pumpkin, they have plenty of other activities from the Pumpkin Cannon to the Maize Maze. So wrap up warm and come and join in the fun!
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Hurleys Pumpkin Forest
Location : Battlesbridge Woodham Road (Old Road), Battlesbridge, Wickford, Essex, SS11 7QL

Hurley’s Pumpkin Forest pumpkin patch will open again at Hurley’s Christmas Tree & Pumpkin Farm for the picking of wonderful pumpkins & squash for lots of rustic family fun.
They really hope to see you at our Hurley’s Farm this October. They will have thousands & thousands of lovely pumpkins, squashes & gourds…and a few more lovely surprises for this year!
They can’t wait to see you, your family & friends for a fun start to a Happy October & Halloween. The family farm is based in some lovely accessible Essex countryside
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Lathcoats Farm
Location : Beehive Ln, Great Baddow, Chelmsford CM2 8LX

Pumpkin Festival at Lathcoats Farm
They hope to go live with ticket sales in the next couple of weeks for their Pumpkin Festival running from October 18th to the 31st 2021. This includes PYO Pumpkins (including an undercover area for the inevitable rainy day), Pumpkin Carving and a Halloween Hunt Activity.
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Marsh Farm Halloween Festival
Location : Marsh Farm Rd, South Woodham, Ferrers, CM3 5WP

Enjoy a SPOOKtacular day out of Halloween fun including…
🧟 Spooky Walkaround Entertainment, 🎥 3D Halloween Cinema,🎃 Free Pumpkin to the value of £3 per full paying child 👻 Spooky Fun Fair 🚂 Ride the Train ⛱️ Sand Pit Fun 🤪 Adventure Play ⛳ Crazy Golf 🐷 Adorable Animals
🎠 Carousel, Tea Cup and Galloper* Rides 🍔 Restaurant & Takeaway Food and Drink 🤪 Outdoor Play 🏰 Bouncy Pillows 😀 Soft Play
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Old Macdonalds Farm
Location : Weald Road, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 5AY

Halloween Festival has arrived at Old MacDonalds Farm it includes a Haunted House, OMD Magic School, Scary Stories with Miraiker, Take part in Old Macs Ghost Trail and receive a wicked gift, Pumpkin picking in the Pumpkin patch, then go and carve it (max 1 per child), Creepy Crawly Meerkat feeding and talks, animal talks with Sunny the Owl and the rollercoaster open every day too. There will be Halloween Arts & Crafts with Artbound from Saturday 23rd October
Entry to the park includes unlimited rides, Online discounts are only available up to the day before your visit, Children under 2 are free however height restrictions apply on certain rides
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Living in East Anglia, we are fortunate to have lots of choices for pumpkin patches, if you are not so lucky, don’t worry I have the Ultimate Pumpkin Picking post, which covers the entire country, or if you are fairly local you might want to check out Norfolk Pumpkin Patches or Pumpkin Patches in Suffolk