Blog (October 2024) - Visit Hampshire

Stroll through fields dotted with orange and take some gourd-geous photos – from traditional pick-your-own farms to Halloween mazes and trails, these top pumpkin picking places in Hampshire are sure to hit the spot.

Fall into a new season filled with golden leaves, crisp autumn air, spooky events, and wholesome days out in Hampshire.

As the leaves turn to rich reds and nature prepares its breathtaking finale of the year, autumn brings an abundance of opulent colour to Hampshire’s gardens which glimmer in the low golden sunshine this time of the year – here are five of our faves.

Walking and pubs make the perfect pairing and never more so than in autumn when warm greetings and cosy food welcome you in from the crisp autumnal air after a wholesome hike.

From challenging off-road rides to scenic countryside roads, these autumn cycle routes will have you wheeling under golden canopies of leaves, and most can be shortened into smaller and more leisurely route segments for easier adventures.

To showcase the summer season in Hampshire we ran our latest summer photography competition and we received some stunning entries from across the county.

Spooky trails, autumn leaf kicking, cosy pubs, and pumpkin picking.  Here are our top picks of what’s happening in Hampshire this October.