Kenyon Hall Farm tops UK pumpkin patch ranking as Halloween opens

As Halloween approaches, pumpkin patches across the UK are opening for the season, offering pick‑your‑own fields, family attractions and a range of seasonal events. A new industry ranking places Kenyon Hall Farm in Warrington at the top of the list of Britain’s best pumpkin patches, while two Greater Manchester venues, Cockfields Farm Park in Ashton‑under‑Lyne and Smithills Open Farm in Bolton, also feature among the country’s leading sites.

The ranking was compiled by holiday park operator Verdant Leisure, which assigned scores using Google review ratings and Instagram follower counts. Kenyon Hall Farm topped the list with an overall score of 36.4, reflecting a Google rating of about 4.5 and roughly 36,400 Instagram followers. Cockfields achieved fifth place with a score of 22.3 based on a 4.3 Google rating and about 22,300 Instagram followers, and Smithills placed eighth with a score of 20.9 and a Google rating near 4.7.

Across the region, farms are staging a mix of traditional pumpkin picking and expanded Halloween programming. Kenyon Hall has more than 20,000 pumpkins on offer and is open daily until October 31, with advance tickets currently available from about 2.95 per...