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Pick-Your-Own & Pumpkin Patches in Liverpool

Pumpkin season around Liverpool means a trip out rather than a walk down the road. Catchdale Moss Farm in Saint Helens does pumpkin picking in autumn from £60, with a cafe on site, and later in the year it turns into a Christmas barn with wreath workshops and a tree, plus a bar if the grown-ups fancy a warm-up. Further out, a drive to Ormskirk gets you Holmeswood Flower Farm, where you pick your own pumpkins alongside sunflowers, sweetcorn and cut flowers straight from the field. If you want food and a longer visit, Saint Helens has the cafe and picnic spot sorted. If you are after the classic pick-your-own field experience with more than just pumpkins, Ormskirk is the one, and it is dog friendly too, so no need to leave the dog in the car. Both work fine for toddlers who just want to choose a pumpkin, but the Christmas extras at Catchdale Moss are worth saving for closer to December.

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