Overview

• Outdoor Toys’ refreshed analysis again places Doddington Hall in Lincolnshire at No. 1 for 2025, with Millets Farm Centre in Oxfordshire moving up to joint second alongside Essex’s Lathcoats Farm.
• The AA’s new index of 40 sites ranks Cannon Hall Farm in Barnsley as the top patch with a score of 75.99 out of 100.
• Outdoor Toys factors include entry prices, annual Google searches and Instagram posts, while The AA evaluates monthly Google search data, Google review scores, Instagram and TikTok hashtags, and whether pumpkins are grown on-site.
• The AA reports that UK searches for “pumpkin picking near me” have risen by more than 300% in the past three months, with Tulleys Farm leading search volume ahead of Cannon Hall Farm and Cattows Farm.
• Surrey’s Garsons Farm and Priory Farm place sixth and seventh in The AA’s top ten, as listings highlight varied pricing such as Millets’ £3 entry and note that Outdoor Toys identified eight sites offering free admission in 2025.