Pumpkin patches & hayrides

Goodbye 100 degree days summer and hello fall! That means pumpkin patches, hayrides and other equally harvest-y activities. Find out where you can get your pumpkin fix in and around Richmond.

October 17, 2010; 8:37 PM • by RVANews staff

Goodbye 100 degree days summer and hello fall! That means pumpkin patches, hayrides and other equally harvest-y activities. Find out where you can get your pumpkin fix in and around Richmond.

Ashland Berry Farm

Pumpkin picking, including an “All the Pumpkins (from the field) You Can Carry & Take 3 Steps Just $20” schtick. Hayrides, mazes, and haunted evenings available.
Date: October 12th-31st
Time: Open weekends from 10am to 5pm. The last hayride leaves at 4:30pm. Open weekdays from 1pm to 6pm. The last weekday hayride leaves at 5pm.
Location: 12607 Old Ridge Road (Beaverdam)
Cost: Individual pumpkins from $2 to $20
Contact: 804.227.3601

Belmont Pumpkin Farm

Hayrides out to the pumpkin fields, mazes, farm animals, face painting and more.
Date: Every weekend in October, as well as Tuesdays and Thursdays. Open to school groups Monday through Friday (call for details). Haunted hayrides run October 16th through October 23rd.
Time: Open 10am to 6pm on weekends and from 1pm to 6pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Location: Rt 617 at North River Road (Mathews County)
Cost: $4 for ages 2 to 62, $12 family rate. Military families are free!
Contact: 804.725.7251

Boulevard Flower Gardens at Ruffin Mill

Pick your own pumpkin patch and free wagon rides. Castle Moon Bounce for $1 and pony rides for $5. See the website for information on reservations for children’s groups.
Date: All weekends in October
Time: Monday through Friday 2pm to 5pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 5pm
Location: 2100 Ruffin Mill Road (Colonial Heights)
Cost: $.55 per pound for pumpkins. Admission and wagon rides are free!
Contact: 804.526.4000

Chesterfield Berry Farm

Fall harvest corn maze and pumpkin patch and BBQ platters…yum
Date: All through October
Time: Open Monday through Friday from 2pm to 5pm, Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 5pm
Location: 26002 Pear Orchard Road (Moseley)
Cost: $11.95 “All Day Fun” Admission, Children 2 and under are free. Senior admission is $8.95. Pumpkins are $.29 per pound
Contact: 804.739.3831

Gallmeyer Farms

Pumpkin patch, straw bale maze and educational presentations on the pumpkin plant.
Date: All through October
Time: 8am to sun down
Location: 4506 Millers Lane
Cost: Free admission, pumpkins $.54 per pound
Contact: 804.222.2285

Pleasants Field Farm

Take a hayride out to their (family-oriented) haunted house and then pick up a pumpkin on your way out.
Date: Through the month of October
Time: Weekends only, 7pm to 9pm
Location: 1765 Nelsons Bridge Road (Hanover)
Cost: Small pumpkins are $5, large pumpkins are $10
Contact: 804.994.2791

Windy Knoll Farms

Take a ride on the hay wagon out to their pumpkin patch if you prefer to pick your own, or just choose one from the selection at the checkout desk.
Date: Through the month of October
Time: Friday 1pm to 5pm and Saturday 9am to 5pm
Location: 10094 Windy Knoll Drive (Mechanicsville)
Cost: Ornamental pumpkins and gourds at $.50; pie pumpkins are $1.50; carving pumpkins are $3, $5, or $7
Contact: 804.730.8733

If you’re not into picking your own pumpkin, be sure to stay tuned to RVADeals for the on-going pumpkin price watch — our resident bargain hunter, Alison Brown, will help you find the best deals.

Know of any other pumpkin patches and/or hayrides that should be added to this list? Email them to our editor Valerie Catrow at val@rvanews.com. For more fun spooky festivities going on in and around Richmond, be sure to check out the RVANews Halloween Guide.