18 perfect pictures as families have fun at Leeds pumpkin patch festival

If you haven’t picked your pumpkin yet, why not head to Swithens Farm?

The weather is getting colder, the leaves are turning brown, and the pumpkins at Swithens Farm in Rothwell are ready to be picked.

At the Swithens Farm Pumpkin Festival, visitors can choose their perfect jack o’lantern in time for Halloween, and enjoy a range of family-friendly activities.

Taking place this weekend and daily during the school half term, the fun includes riding the tractor to the pumpkin patch, carving out cool designs, and trekking through the mysterious woods.

Even more, while visiting you can meet the calves, piglets, and donkeys, and take a spin on vintage funfair rides too.

Here are 18 fantastic photos of the amazing action so far.

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