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Pumpkin picking · Colchester, Essex

Foxes Farm Produce

No pumpkin picking in 2026
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No pumpkin picking here in 2026

Foxes Farm Produce isn’t running pumpkin picking this year. The farms listed below are the nearest alternatives.

Checked 22 October 2026 using foxes-farm.co.uk. Farms change plans at short notice, especially in bad weather, so check before you set off.

About Foxes Farm Produce

Foxes Farm Produce, established in 2007 by Guy and Emily French, is a leading pumpkin wholesale grower with farms in Essex. They supply pumpkins throughout the UK to various outlets and run Essex's first Pick Your Own Pumpkin Patch since 2015. The farm attracts numerous visitors to its Basildon and Colchester locations annually, offering photo opportunities and celebrity sightings. The Pumpkin Patch opens on September 30, 2023, with entry by prebooked ticket only, priced at £5 per person or £16 for four tickets. Operating hours are from 9 am to 5 pm, with the last entry at 4 pm.

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  • Siam Hall Spooky Pumpkins
    Boxford, Suffolk
    9 miles Open until 31 Oct

    A free-entry pick your own pumpkin field near Sudbury where you pay only for what you pick, with wheelbarrows to borrow.

    10 Oct – 31 Oct 2026Just turn upDogs on leadsFree entry
  • The Pumpkin Patch East Bergholt
    East Bergholt, Suffolk
    10 miles Open until 31 Oct

    A pick your own patch with thousands of pumpkins across more than 30 varieties, plus a straw bale mountain, bale fort, swing and slide for children.

    9 Oct – 31 Oct 2026Just turn upDogs welcome
  • Cobbs Farm
    Goldhanger, Essex
    11 miles Open until 31 Oct

    Free-entry pick-your-own pumpkin field at Goldhanger on October weekends and daily over half-term 2026, pumpkins £1–£15, no booking needed.

    10 Oct – 31 Oct 2026Just turn upNo dogsFree entry
  • 12 miles Open until 31 Oct

    A family farm near Ipswich where you can pick pumpkins from around 20 varieties and explore a maize maze.

    2 Oct – 31 Oct 2026Just turn up
  • Brokhowse Weeley
    Weeley, Essex
    14 miles

  • Hasty’s Adventure Farm
    Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
    16 miles Open until 30 Oct

    Hasty's Pumpkin Week: pumpkin trail included with entry, with paid add-ons for picking a pumpkin and a full carving/potion experience.

    22 Oct – 30 Oct 2026Booking recommendedAssistance dogs only