Our complete guide to pumpkin picking in Staffordshire for 2026, bringing together venues across the county offering pumpkin patches, family activities, Halloween fun and seasonal days out.
What’s new: Pumpkin picking returns across Staffordshire from late September, with farms offering traditional daytime picking alongside Halloween activities and evening sessions.
Worth knowing: Several locations offer quieter sessions, while advance booking is required or recommended for many events.
The big picture: From huge pumpkin fields to farm attractions, mazes and spooky entertainment, there are experiences for families across the county.
Whether you are searching for the perfect carving pumpkin or simply fancy an autumn day out, these Staffordshire pumpkin patches have thousands of pumpkins in different shapes, sizes and colours waiting to be picked.
Canalside Farm
Canalside Farm combines pumpkin picking with Halloween crazy golf, face painting, games, a maize maze and silent disco.
Quieter sessions are available on selected dates, while evening picking from 9 October includes a UV maze, marshmallow toasting and street food.
Advance booking is required: www.canalsidefarm.co.uk
Caverswall Creamery
Pumpkin picking is available throughout October at Caverswall Creamery, where visitors can wander through the patch with a Friesian cow wheelbarrow and choose their own pumpkin from the crop.
www.caverswallcreamery.co.uk
Amerton Farm
Amerton Farm's Halloween Spooktacular includes pumpkin picking, carving and spooky family activities around the farm.
Advance booking is required: www.amertonfarm.co.uk
Lower Drayton Farm
Lower Drayton Farm has more than 25 acres of pumpkins to explore, alongside an undercover carving barn, pumpkin village, animals and seasonal food.
New for 2026, Friday evening Pumpkins in the Dark sessions include torchlight picking, live music, spooky characters and a licensed bar.
Runs from 26 September to 31 October, with tickets from £6.
www.lowerdraytonfarm.co.uk
Lichfield Maize Maze
Choose from more than 70 varieties of pumpkins, squashes and gourds, alongside mazes, spooky games, the Pumpkin House, straw bale towers and mini tractors.
Events run on selected dates from 3 to 31 October, with quiet sessions also available.
www.lichfieldmaizemaze.co.uk
National Forest Adventure Farm
The Pumpkin Village offers pumpkin picking alongside roaming characters, seasonal photo opportunities and food and drink.
Visitors can choose a pumpkin to take home and carve.
www.adventurefarm.co.uk
Essington Farm
October is pumpkin season at Essington Farm, with visitors invited to explore the patch and pick their perfect pumpkin ready for Halloween.
Booking is essential to help manage visitor numbers and ensure a good selection of pumpkins is available. A small entry fee applies.
www.essingtonfarm.co.uk
Bednall Pick Your Own Pumpkins
Opening from 10 October, Bednall Pick Your Own Pumpkins offers a simple autumn day out for families and friends looking to choose their perfect pumpkin from the patch.
A small entry fee applies.
Find them on social media.
Manor Farm Pumpkin Fest
Manor Farm Pumpkin Fest returns for its 10th year in 2026, with homegrown pumpkins, gourds and squashes in all shapes, sizes and colours.
Alongside pumpkin picking, visitors can enjoy live shows, Trick or Treat doors, inflatables, marshmallow toasting, a spooky trail, photo opportunities and the Maize Maze.
www.manorfarmfruits.co.uk
Wetley Moor Alpacas
Wetley Moor Alpacas combines pumpkin picking with animal encounters and autumn family fun.
Visitors can choose from more than 2,000 pumpkins while meeting the animals and enjoying a seasonal day out at Wetley Moor, Stoke On Trent.
www.wetleymooralpacas.com
Tunstall Farm Park
Tunstall Farm Park combines pumpkin picking with a full farm day out, including a free pumpkin for each ticket holder, alpaca encounters, farm tours, cows and outdoor play.
Visitors can also enjoy photo opportunities, dog walking space and hot and cold food and refreshments on site.
Open from 25th to 31st October 2025.
www.tunstallfarmpark.com
With pumpkin patches opening across the county, there are plenty of options for an autumn day out in Staffordshire.
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