Overview
- The gourd was certified at 2,819 lb 4 oz and also claimed a circumference record at 21 ft 3.8 in.
- Measurements were conducted by Sebastian Suski, a Great Pumpkin Commonwealth assessor and regular Guinness consultant, at the Wargrave Nursery Giant Vegetable Weigh-Off near Reading.
- Ian and Stuart Paton, 64, of Lymington, Hampshire, have spent more than five decades cultivating giant vegetables.
- The achievement is the first time the heaviest-pumpkin title has gone to UK growers, surpassing Travis Gienger’s 2,749 lb mark and a 21 ft 1 in circumference.
- The pumpkin is now housed at Sunnyfields Farm, which also hosted a separate Guinness-recognized pumpkin mosaic honoring Ozzy Osbourne.