Calcott Hall Farm near Brentwood offers a pick-your-own pumpkin patch a few days around Halloween in late October. No booking required; farm shop and cafe.
- Pumpkins
Season: October
Pick your own pumpkins in Essex
Essex has 4 farms where you can pick your own pumpkins, usually in October.
It is out of season in November: most of these farms open for pumpkins in October. Dates are on each farm’s page.
See also pumpkins at all 69 farms in the UK or every pick-your-own farm in Essex.
4 farms · Updated 2 November 2026
Essex 4
Cammas Hall Farm at Hatfield Broad Oak: pick-your-own strawberries and berries June to October, plus pumpkins in October. Booking required; pay by weight.
- Squash
- Pumpkins
Cox's at Spencer's Farm Shop in Wickham St Paul: pick-your-own pumpkins late September to 31 October and Christmas trees 1 November to 24 December.
- Pumpkins
Hurley's Farm at Battlesbridge, Wickford: pick your own pumpkins, squashes, gourds in October, pick your own Christmas tree from late November to December.
- Pumpkins
- Squash
- Gourds