Pumpkin Picking at Bednall, near Stafford

Some pumpkin patches are a day out with rides and mazes attached. This one, on farmland at Bednall just south of Stafford, is the simpler kind: a field of pumpkins, a booked arrival time and the walk down the rows to find the one you want.

Entry is ticketed, and tickets are released as timed sessions spread across the October dates, so arrivals are staggered through the day rather than all landing at once. Booking is done in advance through the farm's own event listing rather than paid at the gate. The farm describes the ticket plainly as your entry into Bednall PYO Pumpkins, which is a fair summary of what you are buying.

The 2026 season runs from 10 to 31 October, covering the weekends in the run-up to Halloween and Halloween itself. Sessions are released across those dates in blocks, and the weekend slots are the ones families tend to want, so it is worth looking early in the month rather than in the week you plan to go.

Be aware that the farm publishes very little detail outside its booking page. Ticket prices and the exact session times sit inside the booking system rather than on a readable page, so the only reliable way to see what a slot costs and when it starts is to open the booking listing itself. Anything else you might want to check, from what is on site to what to wear, is worth asking the farm directly before you drive over. The patch is on Cock Lane at Bednall.