What I hadn’t
realised when I booked the tickets was that we were visiting on the last day of
opening – but you wouldn’t have known, as there were still plenty of pumpkins
and while torrential rain had caused copious amounts of mud, all the
attractions and photo opps didn’t look well used or in need of a proper clean.
And as always,
there were photo opps galore! We couldn’t help but pose at the entrance with
the gorgeously autumnal harvest-style set-up. From there, we saw the combine
harvester and tractor surrounded by pumpkins, as well as the spooky skull
cauldron, by the food tent.
So many games
Despite the
fact we hadn’t eaten lunch (I always knew a lovely hot sausage roll would be on
the cards) and our entry slot was 1pm, Alfie wanted to play straight away! He
went to the wall ball (which we didn’t get to play during sunflower season), where
you had to use the pulleys to get the ball to the top, avoiding all the holes which
would make the ball drop to the bottom again. We also went to the eerie
graveyard to do the beanbag toss (also known as corn holes), but the bean bags
were very sodden from the weather, the beans had expanded, and they didn’t
smell great.
Other games included
the fairground shy – Halloween style – with zombies and pumpkins to known down
with juggling balls, and the giant Frankenstein Operation, which was so cool, but
definitely harder than it looked.
Pitstop to heat up
Hot food and
drinks were definitely needed, so we went to the food tent. Like last year, you
could either order hot drinks from the coffee van, or alongside your food order
for collection at the hatch (under the marquee). Mum and I both chose the
chorizo and chilli sausage roll which was just lush (if a little spicy)
alongside a PSL (of course, ‘tis the season… decaf for me, obv) and I also had
a custard doughnut that I let Alfie have a bite of. It was all so tasty and
enjoyed on a haybale, while Alfie played the Jack Skellington-themed piano.
When it came to the food and drink though, I wanted it all!
Back for 2023
There were all
the usual favourites too, from the tractor barrel ride (Alfie had a go this
year, and I think it was £3) to the small haybale maze and all the cute, themed
photo opps. We saw how tall we were in pumpkins, climbed the witch’s
broomstick, went to the PUMPKIN letters, the pumpkin house, and
the pumpkin cage (complete with small table and chairs for posing), as well as
the pumpkin truck from a popular film (I can’t remember which one, but I’m sure
it was revealed on Instagram).
As far as the
photo opps go, I love that so many of them are handmade and/or intricately
decorated – and my favourite was the ‘love moon’ (super cute), but I have to
mention that 100%, Alfie makes the best pumpkin kisser… we needed to stage this
photo, but just look at him!
There was just
enough time for us to pick our pumpkins and while there were plenty still out
in the fields, there were a whole host of pre-picked ones in crates towards the
exit – so many shapes, sizes, and colours to choose from! I love the more weird
and wonderful ones, particularly for decorative purposes, but I ended up choosing
a small-ish orange one for cooking with (I love a pumpkin pie) and a small dark
green/black one for Alfie to decorate. Did you catch our masterpiece?
Before paying
for our pumpkins and leaving, we quickly toasted marshmallows at the fire pits –
another great way to warm up! There were also some cute Halloween decorative
items and homeware by the tills… of course, Alfie was eyeing up all the sweet
treats! We just purchased pumpkins, though.
As always, it
was a lovely day at The Patch and further memories made! We love our little
tradition, especially looking back at photos from yesteryear, and I definitely
cannot wait to return next year with my little pumpkin!
Love, Lucy xx
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