Where to go pumpkin picking in and around Greater Manchester for Halloween 2024

It's pumpkin season again and what better way to get set for Halloween than with a trip out to pick your own.

Pumpkin festivals and events are running at various sites in and around Greater Manchester where kiddies can pick their own to take home - and enjoy a host of other activities too.

Some of them are already up and running and there are plenty of events planned across October half term. Here's where you can take the family for some fun.

There's a Pumpkin Festival happening at Reddish Vale Farm this year and tickets are already flying out.

Families can grab a wheelbarrow and head out to pick their own pumpkin off the pumpkin patch before taking it to carving cavern to create their masterpiece.

There's a Halloween Village offering plenty of photo opportunities, a Spooky Express through the haunted woods (for £2 a ride), Halloween games like Vampire Archery and Witches Hat Hoopla and loads more.

New for this year is some potion making and a Witches and Wizards Show and Dance over in the Big Top. Little ones can help Witch Hazel to and Hex to save Halloween.

Of course there's all the usual fun of the farm too with the animals and outdoor play, including giant bouncing pillows, zip wires and a beach area with sand and toys. And there's lots of food and drink available too.

The event's running from October 12 to 31 and tickets - £17.50 for children and £12.50 for adults - can be booked online. One pumpkin included per paying child.

Reddish Vale Farm, Reddish Vale Road, Reddish, Stockport, SK5 7HE

Pumpkin picking is up and running at Kenyon Hall Farm from September 28 and open daily until October 31.

There are 20,000 plus pumpkins available this year, with pumpkins and squashes of all shapes and sizes and loads of cute