Tapnell Farm Park near Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight runs a pumpkin trail and pumpkin festival each October. There is an outdoor patch where you walk through the field and choose your own pumpkin, priced by size, alongside the wider farm park with animals, play areas and indoor attractions. It is one of the island’s best-known family days out.
About Tapnell Farm Park
Tapnell Farm Park is a family attraction near Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight, with farm animals, indoor and outdoor play, and seasonal events. Each October it adds a pumpkin trail and a pumpkin festival.
Pumpkin Picking at Tapnell Farm Park
There is an outdoor pumpkin trail where you meander through the field and select your own pumpkin, paying by size. On the early-October trail dates, entry to the patch has been free with free parking, and you pay only for the pumpkins you choose. During the later pumpkin festival and half-term, the patch runs alongside the wider farm park, where some activities are charged or covered by farm-park admission. It is worth checking which dates are free-entry patch days and which are full farm-park days before you travel.
Opening Times & Prices
The pumpkin trail has run on weekends in early to mid October (free entry, pumpkins priced by size), with a pumpkin festival over the later October half-term. Farm-park activities during the festival are charged separately. The exact 2026 dates and prices had not been published at the time of writing, so check the farm’s website or Facebook page before visiting.
Getting There & Visitor Information
- Location: Tapnell Farm Park, near Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, PO41 0YJ.
- Booking: the free-entry pumpkin trail has not required booking; farm-park festival days are best booked in advance.
- Parking: free on-site parking.
- Facilities: farm animals, indoor and outdoor play, café, picnic area.
Contact
Address: Tapnell Farm Park, near Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, PO41 0YJ
Website: tapnellfarm.com
Facebook: @tapnellfarmpark
Frequently Asked Questions
Is entry free?
On the early-October pumpkin-trail dates, entry to the patch and parking have been free, and you pay only for the pumpkins you pick. The later pumpkin-festival dates run alongside the paid farm park. Check the farm’s website for which dates are which.
Where is it?
Near Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight, not Great Yarmouth in Norfolk.