Name: Pumpkins at the Castle
Start: 2026-09-26T00:00:00
End: 2026-11-01T00:00:00

Pumpkins, Play and Family Adventure

Thousands of pumpkins have arrived at the Castle - and the whole place is yours for the day.

Follow the pumpkin walkways through the grounds and into the Courtyard, where our market stalls are stacked with pumpkins, squashes and gourds in every shape, size and colour you never knew existed - from tiny knobbly ones to giants you will not be able to lift. Take your time choosing. Then the rest of the Castle is waiting: the rides, the gardens, the museums and, if you’re brave enough, the dungeons.

It’s all part of your day ticket. So there’s no rushing - explore first, and pick your pumpkin on the way home.

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Check out our unforgettable Pumpkin line-up… 🎃🍂

The Courtyard Market

Our Courtyard becomes a pumpkin market for the autumn - stalls piled high and sorted by variety, so you can see exactly what you are choosing between. Big, small, wonky, round, warty or white. There’s no wrong answer.

Please note: pumpkins aren’t included in your admission ticket and are bought separately on the day.
The Pumpkin Walkways

Our walkways are lined with pumpkins - hundreds of them, in every shape and size, leading you through the grounds and into the Courtyard. A proper start to the day, and the first of many photographs.
Photo Points

Autumn backdrops built for the kind of photos you will want to keep forever, festival flags, and the beautiful grounds brought to life like you have never seen Watermouth before.
Trick or Treat Trail

Follow the trail around the Castle grounds and find our characters along the way. There’s a treat waiting at every stop, and a final reward once you’ve found them all.

Friendly, funny and not remotely frightening - this one’s squarely for the little ones.

Running weekends and school holidays only.
Marshmallow Toasting

Gather round one of our two roasting pits and toast marshmallows until they’re golden and gooey. Warm hands, sticky fingers, big smiles - exactly what an autumn afternoon on the North Devon coast calls for.

Small charge applies.
Everything Else at the Castle

Your day ticket includes the whole Castle, exactly as usual - the rides, the water gardens, the museums and mechanical curiosities, the gnome trail, the dungeons. The pumpkins are the reason to come in October. A Victorian castle in autumn is the reason you’ll stay all day.
Make a Weekend of It

Stay in the Castle. Our apartments sit inside the Castle itself, with the gardens and the coast on the doorstep - so you can have a full day of pumpkins and adventure without the drive home afterwards. Autumn is the best time of year to see the place.

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7 Day Entry Tickets

Best value

From £27.50 per person
- One ticket, seven days of adventure - come back free all week
- Perfect for holidays in North Devon: rides one day, pumpkins the next
- All the Pumpkin Event fun included
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1 Day Entry Tickets

Full Day of Family Fun from £15 Per Person
- Pick your perfect pumpkin, plus all the Pumpkin Event fun
- Explore from 10am - rides, dungeons and gardens included
- Book online in advance and save
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Afternoon Saver

From £14.50 per person
- Arrive after 1:30pm and save on the exact same fun
- Ideal for little legs - a full afternoon is plenty of adventure
- All the Pumpkin Event fun included
- Not available Tuesdays or Fridays
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