Visitor discovers pumpkin patch brings back Halloween spirit

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 10 Oct, 20:13 · Archive

A visitor to Hurleys farm near Wickford in Essex found a variety of pumpkin colours and sizes during their first pumpkin patch experience.

A visitor made their first trip to a pumpkin patch at Hurleys farm near Wickford in Essex, hoping to reignite their Halloween spirit. Despite enjoying autumn and preferring it to summer, they had found themselves lacking festive enthusiasm this year and decided to try sourcing pumpkins from a farm rather than a supermarket.

Arriving at the patch, visitors were greeted, directed to parking and given instructions. They selected a wheelbarrow and entered a field displaying pumpkins in various colours and sizes. The visitor was surprised to find pumpkins beyond the standard orange variety they had previously encountered, including white, yellow and blue specimens.

After spending approximately half an hour browsing, the visitor selected five pumpkins for their household and family members to carve: two orange, one yellow, one white and one brown. The weather on the day was unusually warm and sunny, contributing to an enjoyable experience at the farm.

How it is being reported

• I visited my first pumpkin patch to reignite my Halloween spirit - was it worth it?Visiting a pumpkin patch is something I have always wanted to do, but for some reason never got round to doing. So I changed that this year.Basingstoke Gazette · 10 Oct, 19:30
• I visited my first pumpkin patch to reignite my Halloween spirit - was it worth it?Visiting a pumpkin patch is something I have always wanted to do, but for some reason never got round to doing. So I changed that this year.Romsey Advertiser · 10 Oct, 19:30

In this story: Hurleys · Wickford · Essex · Pumpkin Forest

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