Get ready for Halloween with these pick-your-own pumpkin spots in and around Winchester
Pull on your wellies and head out to a pick-your-own pumpkin patch near Winchester
No one can deny the joy of a plump orange pumpkin. Come October, farms all around Winchester will be dotted with colourful gourds and jolly squashes, just waiting to be picked.
 Whether you're looking for a wholesome October half-term activity or a cute photo opportunity, to carve them into haunting Halloween lanterns or make comforting autumnal pumpkin soups and pies, these are the pick-your-own pumpkin patches in and around Winchester to visit this year. Some have cafés on site and extra spooky things to do too, so you can make a full day of it.
Droxford Pumpkin Patch
Droxford Pumpkin Patch is open from 24 October until 1 November with pumpkin picking and carving, face painting, potion making and more. Once you've picked your pumpkin, there's a spooky Halloween disco to dance at, Bale Mountain to climb and Broomstick Academy to graduate from. You can also meet and feed the resident sheep, settle down for a movie at the Strawbale Cinema, visit the café or refuel with a wood-fired pizza. Tickets are £9.00 and booking is recommended for this one.
Droxford Pumpkin Patch, near Bishop's WalthamÂ
Hampshire Pantry
No need to book here, just head to Hampshire Pantry to hand pick your perfect pumpkin. The PYO field will be open from 17 to 31 October - or until the pumpkins run out! Stick around with your gourd to sample seasonal snacks in the on-site café or pick up treats from the farm shop.
Hampshire Pantry, Winchester Â
Newhouse Farm
Get ready for Halloween week and pick up a perfect pumpkin at Newhouse Farm. They're opening the farm up for the day on Saturday 25 October between 10am - 3pm. As well as pumpkins to pick there will be tractor and trailer rides, spooky games and light refreshments available.
Newhouse Farm, near Winchester
Places to buy pumpkins in Winchester district
These aren't PYO spots but they're great places to buy beautiful, locally-grown pumpkins and gourds this October:
West Lea Farm Shop, near Alresford (pictured)
Stop off at this sweet farm shop surrounded by watercress beds for colourful pumpkins and cute locally-grown gourds.
Cobbs Farm Shop, near Winchester
Pumpkins grown at their sister site in Berkshire will be piled up high outside Cobbs Farm Shop on the outskirts of Winchester.
Westlands Farm Shop, Winchester and Wickham
Pick up a farm-grown pumpkin in one of the area's Westlands Farm Shops stores.
Pumpkin displays near Winchester
For autumnal wanders and cute October half-term photo opportunities look no further than National Trust property Hinton Ampner, which will be decked out with colourful gourds, and Gilbert White's House and Gardens in Selborne, where there is a Pumpkin Trail to take part in.
