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Halloween is fast approaching and so is the return of pumpkin picking! Pumpkin picking is becoming more popular every year, with all shapes, colours, and sizes ready to be picked and carved. Even better, most places now provide you with the option to carve your pumpkin there, so you can leave your mess behind!
This year there’s lots of places across Lancashire offering Pumpkin picking, but booking is essential, and things are booking up quick.
Book now to make sure you don’t miss out.
Windmill Animal Farm
Fish Lane, Burscough, L40 1UQ
11th – 31st October
The famous Pumpkin Picking Adventure is back again for another year. Head to Windmill Animal Farm for a full day of Farmyard fun. With over 20,000 pumpkins at Windmill Animal Farm ready to be picked this October.
Tickets to this event are limited and each year is a sellout. Each ticket includes a full day admission to Windmill Animal Farm, all animal interactions and interactions including the Runaway Farm Train and The Hebe Jebe Show.
The famous Pumpkin Picking Adventure is where all visitors get to pick their own pumpkin from the same field they are grown in.
One pumpkin is included per ticket, but if that’s not enough you are welcome to purchase more pumpkins on the day. Wheelbarrows will be provided but don’t forget your wellies!
Pumpkin Patch, Mrs Dowson's Farm Park
Hawkshaw Farm, Longsight Road, Clayton-le-Dale
4th – 31st October
Visit Mrs Dowson’s premium pumpkin patch this Halloween for a picture-perfect instagrammable adventure. Choose from 3 acres of homegrown pumpkins, including 12 rare, imported varieties. You can expect new characters, new autumn activities and much more.
The fun doesn’t have to stop at the pumpkin patch, your ticket also includes full farm admission, meaning you can go and explore some of the cute animals the farm park has to offer.
This year will see the return of Sunday Evening Pumpkin Nights at the Farm, where you can pick the pumpkins under enchanted fairy lights after enjoying a welcome drink of baileys hot chocolate from the Farm Café. (opens 12th October).
Pumpkin Picking on the Farm Greenlands Farm
Tewitfield, Carnforth, LA6 1JH
4th - 31st October
Grab a wheelbarrow and head onto the Pumpkin Patch and choose the perfect pumpkin for you from the thousands on offer. There are lots of photo opportunities around the farm for you to have with your pumpkin. Followed by a carving station where you can create your own perfect jack-o-lantern. Visitors can also enjoy animal encounters, bounce on the bouncy pillows and explore the trick or treat trail and even get to have a go on the new skating rink at the farm!
Ridgeway Farm Pumpkin Festival
Peel Road, Blackpool, FY4 5JX
11th October – 27th October
The Ridgeway Farm Pumpkin Festival is back and it is said to be bigger and better than before! With 15 different varieties of home-grown pumpkins in the patch, including warty, goblin, white, blue, pink, and fireball pumpkins you will be sure to find your perfect one. They're massive this year too, offering a wide selection to choose from. Plus there are sunflowers in the patch as well.
Grab your wellies and come down to meet some of the friendly animals whilst you pick one of the amazing pumpkins. Even better, after picking your own pumpkin you can transport it (in one of the very stylish wheelbarrows) to the autumn orchard barn and where you can find animals, carving stations, decoration stations, refreshments and autumnal photo props!
Pumpkin Picking at Thornton Hall Farm
Thornton-in-Craven, BD23 3TS
4th – 2nd November
There are some creepy goings on at Thornton Hall Farm this Halloween. A spook-tacular family day out, packed with magical adventures – perfect entertainment for the whole family.
Grab your wheelbarrow and pick the perfect pumpkin in the mud free pumpkin patch. Don’t forget to capture a hauntingly perfect Halloween photograph with one of the frightful photo opportunities. Then get creative and carve up the most chilling creation in the dedicated pumpkin carving area!
As well as all the usual farm animal encounters and indoor/outdoor play. Pumpkin picking takes place on selected dates until 20th October, from 11th - 2nd November you can also book into SPOOKS! at Thornton Hall Farm which includes pumpkin picking amongst the other goulish goings on.
Visit Thornton Hall Farm if you dare. Book your tickets …. before it’s too late!
Bowland Wild Boar Park
Chipping, Preston. PR3 2HB
25th October – 2nd November
There’s plenty of Halloween activities taking place at Bowland Wild Boar Park this October including Pumpkin Picking and carving, fancy dress competitions, scavenger hunts, face painting and much more.
Plus guests will be able to explore the farm, feed the animals and enjoy tractor and barrell rides around the site.
Fall Fun at Billy Bobs
Billy Bobs Parlour
27th September - 2nd November
Whether you’re on the hunt for the biggest, roundest pumpkin in the patch, a teeny-tiny one for the kids, or one of those oddball, lumpy pumpkins that’ll turn heads on the porch, Billy Bob's has got you covered during October! The Myerscough site also has haunted trails, candy scrambles, bouncy barn house, and a special halloween science labarotary from 27th September!
Pumpkin Sunday
West Lancashire Light Railway
12th October
Jump on a steam train and enjoy a vitange ride while celebrating the season at West Lancashire Light Railway. enjoy two different engines, and light refreshments in the catering van and tearoom.
If that's not enough to get you into the Halloween mood, check out more of the exciting Halloween events happening across Lancashire this October by clicking here.
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At Mrs Dowsons Farm Park they are passionate about giving their visitors the opportunity to see, touch and engage with their friendly farm animals, explore the countryside and experience a real working farm.
Set on the borders of Lancashire, Thornton Hall Country Park is an award-winning, family-run, working farm and leisure attraction. Open year-round, the park offers enriching activities and entertainment for all ages and abilities, from babies to grandparents, providing a fun-filled day out.
Windmill Animal Farm is a great family day out, offering visitors the chance to experience the every day running of an actual working farm, while still having the chance to watch, feed and touch the animals.
This is a real hands-on experience, loved by children and adults alike. Don't worry if it's raining there's lots undercover too and plenty of free parking. Come and meet the animals including pygmy goats, Kune-Kune pigs, reptiles, bunnies and guinea pigs, plus lots more.
Ridgway Farm is a place to learn about food, farming and the environment. A working dairy farm set in a traditional orchard.
Visit Bowland Wild Boar Park, situated in the Forest of Bowland, an area of outstanding natural beauty. Packed with adventure for the whole family. See the animals, explore their habitats and meet their smaller residents in the animal petting area.
Looking for a trip out where the whole family can get their kicks? Billy Bob’s sure is that place.
Lancashire's only narrow gauge railway, A short 2ft operational, narrow gauge steam railway with an historic collection of locomotives.
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