Are you hoping to take your family to a pumpkin patch this year? There are many fall attractions that Hampton Roads and Northeast North Carolina have to offer.
NORFOLK, Virginia – AUTHOR’S NOTE: The video above is dated October 2019.
Whether the temperature feels like autumn or not, it is there … and we can decorate and celebrate at least with that in mind.
It is roughly the time of year that pumpkins will show up in grocery stores. They are selling a lot more than we have listed, but we wanted to find some local stores where picking that annual pumpkin could be an experience!
Hay drives, corn mazes, and sunflower fields deserve their time in the spotlight.
With that in mind, here are some places to consider when planning your fall adventures.
Middle peninsula
Belmont Pumpkin Farm: 155 Belmont Lane, North, Virginia 23128
Belmont opens on September 25, and visitors can take hay rides, explore a corn maze, walk a sunflower trail, and of course, pick pumpkins.
peninsula
Pumpkinville Farm: 7691 Richmond Road, Toano, Virginia 23168
Pumpkinville Farm invites guests to pick pumpkins, partake in beanbag and ring toss games, brave a corn maze, and enjoy hay drives.
South side
Great Bridge Pumpkin Patch: 900 N. Battlefield Boulevard, Chesapeake, VA 23322
Great Bridge Pumpkin Patch has the pumpkins it is named for, hay carts, an inflatable play land, and a haunted path called Terror Woods. The haunted trail won’t open until mid-October.
Chubby’s Pumpkin Festival: 1448 S. Battlefield Blvd, Chesapeake, Virginia 23322
Chubby’s is ready to bring families pumpkins, treats, inflatables, and rides. It was supposed to open on September 24th.
Historic Greenbrier Farms Nursery: 225 Sign Pine Road, Chesapeake, Virginia 23322
At this farm you can pick your own pumpkins, visit hay carts, games for children, inflatable bouncy castles and stable animals.
Hickory Ridge Farm: 2928 S. Battlefield Boulevard, Chesapeake, Virginia 23322
The pumpkin season starts on the first weekend in October. You can come to pick pumpkins and sunflowers, and stick around for the homemade cider donuts. Hickory Ridge Farm also has a petting zoo for farm animals, a barrel train, a corn maze for kids, bouncy castles, hay carts, and a hay pile.
Cullipher Farm: 772 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23457
This is one of the few farms in the area where you can pick your own apples in addition to pumpkins. There is also a corn maze, sunflower fields, and a play area for children.
North Carolina
Grandy Greenhouse & Farmers Market: 6264 Caratoke Highway, Grandy, North Carolina 27939
This farmer’s market offers hay rides to a pumpkin patch from September 25th. The business is still working on more details.
Brothers Farm Market: 1154 Perkins Lane, Elizabeth City, North Carolina 27909
This is a weekend market with a pumpkin patch, food trucks, a corn maze, hay rides, barrel train rides, farm animals with treat dispensers, and a playground.