Pick Your Pumpkin, get creative and take home a little piece of autumn at our colourful autumn craft space and explore our pumpkin-themed trail along Miss Alice’s Drive before collecting a delicious, decorated cookie at the end of the trail.
Patchwork Pumpkins
Pick Your Pumpkin. Get Creative. Take Home a Little Piece of Autumn.
Step into our colourful autumn craft space at the Stables’ main entrance and create your own plushie pumpkin to take home.
Little crafters and grown-ups alike can rummage through the pumpkin crates to choose the perfect pumpkin, before getting creative with colours, decorations and spooky finishing touches.
A little mess is part of the magic! Glue will be used during the session, so come prepared to get creative (and perhaps a little sticky) as you bring your pumpkin to life. See additional information below.
Pumpkin Trail
Head down Miss Alice’s Drive and see if you can spot all the pumpkins along the way.
Choose from our Little Pumpkin Trail (perfect for little adventurers) or our Pumpkin Challenge Trail for bigger explorers.
Make your way around the trail and check your answers before heading to the Pumpkin Shed in the Stables Courtyard to collect your prize!
Eythrope Pumpkins
Head to our pumpkin patch, located opposite the Conservation Hub, and take your time exploring the patch before choosing the perfect pumpkin to take home.
Grown at Eythrope, our pumpkins come in a delightful variety of shapes and sizes, so there’s something for everyone.
Pumpkins are available for a suggested donation to support Aylesbury Homeless Action Group*.
Suggested donations:
Small pumpkins: £1 | Medium and large pumpkins: £3
* All donations will go directly to Aylesbury Homeless Action Group, who provide support and advice to those who are homeless, at risk of homelessness or inadequately housed.
Slip, Slide, Swing, Soar this october half term
Make the most of your day with a visit to the Wild Wood Adventure Playground where young adventurers can zip and zoom along winding routes, climb and crawl through imaginative play spaces, and discover hidden surprises around every corner. Rope walks, ladders, balancing bars and encounters with well known Waddesdon Manor creatures will challenge and charm all the family.
Included with Grounds Admission and free for National Trust members.
Additional Information
Patchwork Pumpkins
The Craft Space is located at the entrance to the Stables.
Each pumpkin is a high-quality, safety-rated plushie, perfect for cuddling, displaying and transforming into a favourite autumn companion.
One ticket includes one plushie pumpkin. Parents and guardians are very welcome to accompany their children and join in the fun, but do not need a ticket unless they would also like to make their own pumpkin.
Session & Booking Information
- Crafting sessions last 45 minutes and begin on the hour between 11am and 3pm.
- Tickets are required for crafters, with one ticket including one plushie pumpkin.
- Parents and guardians accompanying children do not need a ticket unless they wish to craft their own pumpkin.
- On-the-day bookings are welcome, subject to availability.
Crafting sessions last 45 minutes and begin on the hour between 11am and 3pm.
From 24 – 25 October and 28 October – 1 November, children can enjoy free entry to the House and Grounds.
Please note that Waddesdon Manor is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.