Lancashire pumpkin patches open for Halloween picking

Summarised from LancsLive's report · Updated 10 Oct, 13:13 · Archive

Several pumpkin-picking venues across Lancashire are open this weekend, offering activities from picking pumpkins to visiting farms and riding steam trains.

Several pumpkin-picking venues across Lancashire are welcoming visitors this weekend ahead of Halloween. Pumpkin Alley in Ormskirk opens 10am to 5pm on weekends and offers pumpkins from £2 for miniature versions to £8 for extra-large specimens, alongside a cake shake, free parking and star-shaped pumpkins. The venue is located at Delf Lane, Ormskirk, L39 7JJ.

Other attractions include the Pumpkin Express at West Lancashire Light Railway, a steam train service with trains departing from 11.15am every 30 minutes until 4.30pm, offering vintage rides and light refreshments. Ridgeway Farm near Blackpool officially opens this weekend, operating 10am to 4pm at Peel Road, Blackpool FY4 5JX, featuring a maize maze, outdoor play and farm animals. Thornton Hall operates a mud-free pumpkin patch on the Lancashire-Yorkshire border.

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In this story: Lancashire · Pumpkin Alley · Ormskirk · West Lancashire Light Railway · Ridgeway Farm · Blackpool · Thornton Hall

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