Pick Your Own Pumpkins within a 90 Minute Drive of Newcastle Upon Tyne

The details in this post are correct as of 5 October 2020. It is very important that you re-check details with venues direct before booking and setting off as things are constantly changing this year.

Please follow social distancing and Government guidelines.

We visited Spilmans Farm Pumpkin Picking recently and had THE best time, honestly I recommend it to anyone who fancies getting in the mood for Halloween.

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Here are 10 places you can pick your own pumpkins within a 90 minute drive of Newcastle Upon Tyne. The post includes places you can pre-book with lots of additional activities, evening events and farms where you can simply turn up and visit free of charge (only paying for the pumpkins you pick).

Brocksbushes (near Hexham)
Spilmans Farm (near Thirsk)
Whitehouse Farm (near Morpeth)
Adventure Valley (County Durham)
East Grange (County Durham)
Atley Hill
Laverock Hall Farm
Peepo Pumpkin Patch (not available for 2021)
Hall Hill Farm
Walby Farm Park

Pick Your Own Pumpkins within a 90 Minute Drive of Newcastle Upon Tyne

Brocksbushes (near Hexham)

Pre-book your slot & find out more here: https://www.brocksbushes.co.uk/
£2 per person + cost of pumpkins (under 3s go free). Pumpkins then cost between £1.50 & £7 (pay for whatever you pick)
Dates for 2021 - 2&3 October 9&10 October, 16-31 October
Tickets must be pre-booked. They are released in September. Sign up to the Brocksbushes newsletter to receive alerts.

Spilmans Farm (near Thirsk)

Find out more and pre-book your slot here: https://www.spilmans.co.uk/
2&3, 9&10, 16&17 and 22-31 October. Tickets released in September. Sign up to their mailing list to receive alerts
£5 per person(includes a £5 voucher per person to spend on activities / pumpkins) + cost of pumpkins
Extra activities include pumpkin carving, maize maze, tractor rides, farm animals, corn cannon, bale mountain, fairground rides and wood-fired pizza
Read our 2020 review here

Whitehouse Farm (near Morpeth)

Pre-book your visit and find out more here: https://www.whitehousefarmcentre.co.uk/
Tickets available now. 16&17 October, 23-31 October
Various prices (£10.95 per child including a pumpkin as an example)
Additional activities include a spooky magic show, fancy dress competition, walkway of terror, meet an owl + usual farm fun. One free pumpkin per paying child is included.

Adventure Valley (County Durham)

Find out more and pre-book your slot here: https://www.adventurevalley.co.uk/
Available to book now
Various prices (£13.95 per child including a pumpkin as an example)
16&17 and 23-31 October
Additional activities include a free pumpkin for all children aged 2+, pumpkin carving, corn catapult, spooky trail, ghost hunt, daily shows & usual farm fun

East Grange (County Durham)

Find out more here: https://www.eastgrange.com/farm
FREE admission (but tickets required - book ahead). Pay for your pumpkins.
No additional activities

Atley Hill (Northallerton)

Find out more on the Atley Hill Facebook Page here. No pre-booking required, entry is free and you pay for pumpkins on the day.
9&10, 16&17, 23-31 October
Check their page before you visit as they will announce when they have sold out
No additional activities

Laverock Hall Farm (Blyth)

Find out more in the official Facebook event here
Free entry with no pre-booking required. Keep an eye on the event for sold-out announcements before setting off. Pay for pumpkins on the day.
Weekends from 9-24 October
No additional activities but they are running a competition if you send photos of your carved pumpkins from home.

Hall Hill Farm (Durham)

Find out more and pre-book your slot here: http://www.hallhillfarm.co.uk
Various prices (from £8.50 per child plus £1 per pumpkin as an example)
Additional activities include scarecrows, haunted sheep race, mini monster maze, trick or treat treasure hunt, pumpkin carving and spooky barrel train rides

Walby Farm (Carlisle)

Find out more and pre-book your tickets here: https://www.walbyfarmpark.co.uk/
Mini pumpkin picking 11-15 and 11-22 October.
Pumpkin Picking event 16&17 and 23-31 October
Various prices (£14.95 per child as an example including a free pumpkin for children aged 1+)
Additional activities include pumpkin carving, corn cannon and usual farm fun,

A reader recommended Pontac Pumpkins which I think is in Redcar. Their website does not seem to be working and there isn't an address on their FB page but you can find out more here.

Let me know if there is anywhere else we should add to this list.

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