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Undley Farm Pumpkin patch is just 10 mins from RAFL and should be on your bucket list for this Fall! This farm has an amazing pumpkin patch as well as many other activities for an amazing day out. Food booths, craft booth, face panting, balloons, maze, inflatables, magic show, and pick your own pumpkins will keep you busy! 

They are currently open for this season! We went last weekend and had a blast! It’s hands down the best pumpkin patch we’ve been to so far worldwide. The huge variety in the fields of pumpkins and gourds is amazing! We spent at least an hour heading out to the furthest of the fields and finding our perfect ones to bring home. Open in Oct 2019 on the weekends – Sat & Sun from 10 am – 5 pm as well as well as half term week Monday Oct 21st through Friday Oct 25th, plus that last weekend of the 26th & 27th.

We love using Waze here, if you put in Undley Farm it’ll take you right to the parking area. The parking area is in a large grassy area, so it can be a bit wet/muddy depending on our weather that weekend. Rain boots or shoes you don’t mind getting dirty are ideal for walking out in the fields. While we tried to avoid the most of the mud we did still get some on our shoes on a ‘dry’ day here.

Our main purpose for the visit was to check out the food and pick our own pumpkins, and we were not disappointed! We had pumpkin soup, brats, wood fired pizza, pumpkin bread, and donuts!

There was a great variety of food and the prices were great. The pumpkin soup was £2.50 and the pizza was £6, bottled water for £1. You can find all the prices listed here.

If you have littles there is lots for them to do! They can jump in the inflatables, climb the hay bales (free), ride donkeys, watch pumpkin carvings (free), wander through the maze, and see a magic show. There is fee for the other attractions, inflatables are £2 for 5 minutes, donkey rides for £2.50, etc. They have all the attraction prices listed HERE and even offer family passes for some of the attractions.

In the craft booth you can find some cute home decor items, all halloween and fall themed. There is also face painting, balloons, pumpkin carving demo, and some yummy chocolate treats.

When you head out to the pumpkin patch make sure to grab a free wheelbarrow to haul back your goods, we managed to load up 14 pumpkins/gourds on our visit!

One of the best things about the pumpkin patch is how reasonable the prices are! Pumpkins range in size from £1-£6 for the largest pumpkin you can find. Gourds are 50p-£1 to the largest gourd you can find. Our 11 gourds and 3 pumpkins cost £23, which is way less than any pumpkin patch in the US!

The fields are enormous and the variety is so exciting! We were thrilled to wander through patch looking for just the right ones to bring home with us.

My favorites were the blue pumpkins! I’ve never seen those before! We also had to get a huge white pumpkin along with a traditional large orange one.

The gourds had us laughing with all the sizes, colors, and shapes. It was so much fun picking out the perfect ones. It’s also a great spot for snapping some great fall photos. I’m so excited to have fall this year and was super excited to take some pics of us in the pumpkin patch.

After you find your goodies you head back to the covered tent just at the entrance to pay for them. Then you can use the wheelbarrow to get them all out to your car as well. Which is much needed as there is no way I wanted to carry 14 of them out to the car!

Overall we had a fantastic afternoon at Undley Farm Pumpkin Patch! Even our teen told us she enjoyed it even though she thought it would be lame, LOL!! So that right there is a win 😉 I hope you get out there to check it out! We’ll be back to visit again next year for sure!

Know Before You Go

What: Undley Farm Pumpkin Patch in Lakenheath

How To Get There: It’s located approx. 9 from the RAFL area. Using Waze put in Undley Farm, you’ll see the large parking area as you get close.

Parking: Free parking in a large grassy area

Cost: There is on entrance fee. You can choose to do paid actives like the inflatable, maze, etc. Several great choices for eating as well. Pumpkins range from £1-£6 for the largest pumpkin you can find. Gourds are 50p-£1.

Traveling with little kids: There are portable restrooms near the entrance, as well as a lost & found and first aid station. The area is stroller friendly although probably not a good idea for taking them out in the fields, it’s muddy and you have to pay for damaged pumpkins/gourds. There are free wheelbarrows to use to take out to the fields.

How long: At least an hour to find and pick pumpkins, more if you want to eat & do other activities.

Lowestoft located in Suffolk is known for being the most Eastern town in the UK! Where the first rays of sun are seen in the UK each morning! Lowestoft has a beachfront area, a lighthouse, historic scores, and even museums.

I had done some research online before our trip (imagine that, LOL!) and the official tourism sites recommended parking in the city center and walking to the lighthouse area. So we parked in the Britten Center Car park, more info about that below. This worked out well because we were hungry so we stopped at a cafe for some lunch before walking out to the most Eastern part of Lowestoft. There are also several banks/ATM’s on the high street area with the shops/cafes.

We headed out to walk down to Ness point, which is the most Eastern part of the UK. This is about a 15 min walk from the shops area. When we got down there we found there was actually quite a bit of parking, but we at least got in our exercise for the day. At Ness point you can walk around the circle and see how far you are from many different locations.

This area has large breakers and the water was choppy and not picture pretty, you can see further out it started to look more blue.

A short little stroll down away from the huge windmill will bring you to where you can see a full frontal view of the lighthouse.

Here you can walk along a little path that cuts across to the street area and towards the lighthouse and Sparrow Nest Garden area.

There are some old anchors as you head to the lighthouse area.

Near the bottom of the lighthouse area you’ll see the Lighthouse score, also knowns as Lighthouse hill. This score gets it’s name from the lighthouse above it that looks out to the North sea area. Scores are one of Lowestoft’s unique features so I was excited to check them out.

They are narrow paths that were created over the years by people as they traveled from the historic high street area down to the beachfront area. There are at least 13 scores in Lowestoft, how many can you find?

The lighthouse is neat and we walked up to take a peek at the exterior as it’s only open the first Saturday of the month in April – August. When it’s open you can pay a small fee to visit the inside of the Lowestoft lighthouse. I found it interesting to see laundry hanging in the yard and wondered if it was from a family that lives in the lighthouse?

A short walk from the lighthouse to the right is Sparrow Nest Gardens. This is a great area for those with littles.

There is also a cafe with food and ice cream! As well as free public restrooms. We did notice there was quite a bit of parking near this area (it was a Monday) so I’d recommend trying to park near this area and seeing the lighthouse and Ness point from this area.

There is also the Lowestoft Maritime Museum that you can visit for a small fee (£2 adults). Sadly we didn’t have enough time to stop by and check it out this visit as we needed to head to our tour at Unicorn Alpaca Tours for a alpaca experience. It’s on my list for if we get back to the area though!

A 20ish minute walk got us back to the car park area and ended our day of exploring in Lowestoft. It was a great visit with many unique sights for a our adventure. I hope you get the chance to check it out! It can easily be done in combination with a alpaca experience at Unicorn Alpaca walks, it’s about at 30 min drive from Lowestoft and is heading back towards the RAFL area.

Also while we did not visit the beachfront sandy area there is one which would be perfect for when the weather is warmer and everyone is looking for ways to cool down!

Know Before You Go

What: Lowestoft, Suffolk – Most Eastern Town of the UK

How To Get There: It’s located approx. 1.5 hours from the Lakenheath area. Using Waze set it for one of the car parks.

Parking: Britten Center Car Park – parking was £3.80 for 3 hours. This is a 5 min walk to the high street & shopping area and a 20-25 in walk to the lighthouse area. If planning to go to that area I’d recommend parking closer to that area.

Cost: This will depend on what you want to do for the day. Fee for museum & lighthouse, but the lighthouse is only open at limited times.

Traveling with little kids: There are free restrooms at Sparrow park area.

How long: Plan at least 1-2 hours to explore, more if you plan to see the museum and/or eat in the area.

Ely located in Cambridgeshire is an easy day trip! This cathedral city is only 30 mins away from the Lakenheath area and has quite a bit to offer. From it’s Ely cathedral which is considered one of the medieval wonders of the world, to it’s historic tourist information center found in Oliver Cromwell’s home, as well as the outdoor experiences it can provide a great day of fun!

I’d recommend parking in the Barton Road Car Park as it’s in a great location, is easy to access, and has a good amount of parking. Note all parking in Ely is free but there are some restrictions like parking all day is available after 0830 at some lots. You can find more info about the parking in Ely here. At the Barton lot there are free public restrooms on site. It’s also only a 4 min walk to the Tourist Info center (Oliver Cromwell’s house) and 7 mins to the Ely Cathedral. And if you plan to do the circle self guided trail walk it’s only a 12 min walk to the furthest spot back to the car park.

A good first stop is the Tourist Information (TI) center in the Oliver Cromwell’s house. There is a gift shop here, as well as local area info. If you ask the people at the desk they will give you a map of the local area. This is helpful if you want to do the Ely Trail Heritage walk, although you can also take a photo of it on the visitor info boards as well. We did not pay to tour the house but you can tour it, and there is also an escape room there. We recently did an escape experience by the guy who runs it there so I’m planning to go check that out soon!

Next to the TI center is St. Mary’s church, we didn’t go inside, just took photos from outside.

It’s just a few minute walk from the TI to the Ely Cathedral, which is well worth a visit! You can read about our visit HERE.

The Ely Heritage Trail walk provides a great overview walk of the area. If you start to the left of the cathedral you’ll walk down High/Forehill street lined with shops as you’re headed down to the River Great Ouse.

As we neared the river we came across this car parked outside a house.

At the river you can enjoy the scenery, grab some ice cream, and even take a boat tour if desired. It looks like they even offer night ghost tours if that is your kind of thing. We seen a tea room as well as food at The Maltings.

The walk back up to the city area takes you through Jubilee Gardens. This is a great scenic area of large grassy areas, a playground, as well as a gorgeous view of the Ely cathedral.

Ely is well worth a visit for a day trip! I hope you get the chance to go explore this cathedral city and all it has to offer!

Know Before You Go

What: Ely, Cambridgeshire

How To Get There: It’s located approx. 30 mins from the Lakenheath area.

Parking: I prefer to use Waze here in the UK, we parked at Barton Road Car Park and entered that into Waze. Free parking at the car parks in Ely. There are also free restrooms located at this car park. There are also a few other parking areas available as well. This one is a short walk from both the cathedral as well as the Tourist Information center which is located in Oliver Cromwell’s house. It’s easy to get to and there is quite a bit of parking available.

Cost: Depends on what you’d like to do. Free to just walk around the city and explore. Costs for the Ely Cathedral are located on my post about it. You can pay to tour Oliver Cormwell’s house or do the Escape room there. You can also take a boat tour in Ely as well.

Traveling with little kids: Free restrooms located at the Barton car park, as well as just outside the cathedral to the left if walking towards the cathedral. Note kids under 10 years are not allowed to tour the Ely Cathedral towers. There are large grassy areas and playgrounds on the circle trail walk.

Traveling with pets: Dogs are allowed in the cathedral but must be on a leash. They are not allowed on the tours, in the towers, the refectory cafe, or during services/events. There were lots of dogs walking the city with their owners.

How long: Plan on at least 1-2 hours to walk around the Ely, more if you plan to do any tours. Also there are some great parks and outdoor locations if your with littles and wanting to let them run off some energy.