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Pumpkins by Torchlight & Silent Disco
Key details
When:
CANCELLED DUE TO POOR WEATHER
Headset tickets will be refunded.
Where:
New location for 2026!
Rougham Sunflower and Pumpkin Field
Just south of Junction 45 of the A14,
3 miles east of Bury St Edmunds
Detailed directions with the map below
For your SatNav, use the postcode: IP30 9HX
Pricing:
Free entry and no booking needed to visit the Pumpkin Patch
Book your Silent Disco Headsets
Cost per headset: £6
Ticket sales close on the 16th & 23rd Oct respectively
Pumpkins at Nighttime and Silent Disco
** We are sorry to have to CANCEL this event due to the current storms passing over. The patch will close on Saturday afternoon, based on when the weather deteriorates, and we will not re-open until Sunday when the weather gets better.
** Headset tickets will be refunded to your original form of payment and refunds can take 3-5 days to be processed. Please be patient as we work our way through the refunds.
Step into the Rougham Pumpkin Patch after dark and experience the autumn evening in a different way. From 6–9pm on Saturdays 17th and 24th October, the field will (hopefully!) be glowing under the moonlight and you are invited to bring a torch and wander among the pumpkins to find your perfect one.
Alongside the pumpkins, the evening will be filled with seasonal treats, cosy corners and the twighlight Silent Disco (for those who want to enjoy it and quiet for those who don’t).
If you are here at 5pm on Saturday and want to stay for the evening, you are welcome to stay until 6pm but please be aware we will be doing some rearranging and you may need to move. The food trucks will close for a break and some will be leaving the patch, so be particularly careful at this time.
Food and Drink
These food trucks will be at the patch for the evening events:
Roots&Co – venison and beef burgers, bagels, baps, crumble, coffees, drinks (soft and alcohol)
What the Peck – Suffolk-reared fried chicken
Bad Boi Burritos – toasted burritos
Otis Breading – sourdough toasties
Tikka Tonic – New Delhi-style street food
The Creperie Shack – sweet and savoury crepes
GeeGeeBakes – milkshakes, cheesecakes and coffees
Twinkling lights add a magical glow to the picnic area, where benches will be available to pause and savour the festival atmosphere.
Children (and grown-ups!) can clamber over the big bale pyramids. Dogs are very welcome in the picnic area, though we kindly ask that they don’t join you in the pumpkin patch itself (as during the day).
Free entry and no booking needed to come to the patch, just for the headsets, if you want them.
Silent Disco
Pump up the fun with music and movement from our Silent Disco, and with three channels to choose from, everyone can dance to their own beat. (One channel is specifically child-friendly.)
Headsets are limited and must be booked in advance to avoid disappointment.
However, we will run a waiting list on the evening at the Pumpkin Payment Tent. Add your name to the list and when headsets are returned, you can hire them then and there; payment by card.
For those who don’t want any music, you’ll be pleasantly impressed by how you won’t be bothered by any!
Pumpkins will be on sale throughout the evening as usual, so you can head home with your seasonal pick after an unforgettable autumnal night outdoors.
Get dressed up and/or wrap up warm, put on your wellies (depending on the weather), bring your torches and come and enjoy the gorgeous autumn evenings at Rougham Estate.
Find out all about the Rougham Pumpkins during normal opening hours here.
Please remember that the Pumpkin Patch is an outdoor field and in the dark it is hard to see. The ground is uneven and the pumpkins are scattered all around where they have been growing. Please be careful and remember that you are responsible for the children with you.
Important information
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How it Works
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Come to the Rougham Pumpkin Patch between 6pm - 9pm
If you have been here during the day, you can stay here between 5pm and 6pm, but please be aware that if you are sitting in the picnic area we may ask you to move as we set the area up for the evening event.
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Food and Drink available
Food options for the evenings are being worked on. More details soon.
Roots&Co will be selling drinks including beer and prosecco.
Card payment is preferred for all food purchases.
03
Silent Disco Headsets
If you have booked your Silent Disco headsets please come to the Pumpkin Pay tent, let us know your name and the number of headsets booked.
If you have not booked any headsets, we will be running a waiting list. When headsets are returned/become available we’ll call your name.
Payment by card.
The disco will have 3 different channels of music to select from.
From experience last year, the headsets work in the pumpkin patch, but we can’t guarantee how far into the patch the music will reach.
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When you have finished with your headsets, please return them to the Pumpkin Pay tent
05
The pumpkin patch is open as normal
You are welcome to search the pumpkin patch for pumpkins by torchlight. Payment for pumpkins is made in the payment tent as normal.
Card payment preferred.
Please be careful in the dark.
06
Dogs are welcome in the picnic area and in the small doggy pumpkin patch.
In previous years we have allowed dogs into the main pumpkin patch but unfortunately there were too many complaints about the mess left, so dogs are no longer allowed in the main pumpkin patch.
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Enjoy your time here, with or without music. Gates close at 9pm.
What to Bring
- Dress up warmly, depending on the weather
- Wear fancy dress if you would like to
- Bring waterproofs if needed
- Wear wellies, it can be muddy if it’s been raining
- Bring a torch or two to be able to see in the dark
- Food and drink are available for purchase at the field
- Pumpkins are available for purchase
Refund & cancellation policy
If you need to cancel your headset booking
If you are unable to attend the Silent Disco at the Pumpkin Patch and notify us at least 3 full days in advance of the booked event date, we can offer a full refund.
If cancellation is within 3 full days of the booked event, unfortunately we are unable to offer a refund.
Our right to cancel a workshop
All our events have a minimum attendance level and may be cancelled if too few bookings are received. We reserve the right to cancel or postpone events at any time. In the unlikely case that we should need to cancel an event, we will give you as much notice as possible of the cancellation. You will receive a full refund or, if you prefer, a transfer to an alternative available event, space permitting. Unfortunately, we cannot accept any liability for travel or other costs.
Rougham Sunflower and Pumpkin Field, south of A14, Junction 45
Elderstub Lane, Rougham,
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
SatNav: postcode IP30 9HX
On arriving at the Pumpkin Patch please park in the area adjacent to the picnic area; there is ample parking on grass.
The pumpkins are in the same field as the sunflowers this year.
The Sunflower and Pumpkins Field is just east of Bury St. Edmunds, easily accessible from the A14 and clearly sign-posted from Junction 45.
From J45, A14 Eastbound Carriageway:
- turn left (first exit) on the roundabout at the end of the A14 slip road
- go under the A14 bridge
- at the T junction turn right, by the white house and entrance to Blackthorpe Barn
- follow this lane for about half a mile until you reach Elderstub Lane on the left
- turn left down Elderstub Lane and the entrance is about 150yds on the right
From the J45, A14 Westbound Carriageway:
- turn right at the end of the A14 slip road
- at the T junction turn right, by the white house and entrance to Blackthorpe Barn
- follow this lane for about half a mile until you reach Elderstub Lane on the left
- turn left down Elderstub Lane and the entrance is about 150yds on the right
Yes, there are portaloos at the side of the field in the picnic area. There is also a baby-change unit and an accessible toilet.
Yes, the field is fine for buggies and prams, but please note that it is a field and can be uneven in places. If it’s been raining the ground can get muddy.
Well-behaved dogs on short leads are welcome in the picnic area of the pumpkin field.
There is a special little pumpkin patch for dogs, at the entrance to the main patch. We don’t recommend buying these pumpkins due to normal dog behaviour.
Unfortunately, due to having had to clean up after too many dogs, dogs are not allowed inside the main pumpkin patch.
- Please keep your dog under control at all times and ensure that your dog does not disturb other people’s enjoyment of the premises or block any passageways.
Yes, we have food and drink vendors at the field. Please see the list above. Please keep an eye on this page and on our social media for any updates.
The pumpkins are all edible, but the gourds are not. We have a big board up at the field which lists the varieties and whether they are edible or not.
There are some recipes available at the patch, or we have 4 recipes further up this pumpkin web-page.
If your photos are purely for personal use, you are welcome to take as many pictures as you like. Do tag us @roughamestate if you post them – we love to see them!
If you are a professional photographer or are taking pictures for any for-profit/commercial reason, you are required to get a licence for the photoshoot on our private land and book a time to visit. Please see the details on this page.
You don’t need to book to enter the pumpkin patch, just come along, unless you would like to visit during the SEN-friendly sessions, where you need to book a free ticket.
For the Pumpkins by Torchlight events, you are welcome to just turn up. No booking is needed. However if you would like to take part in the Silent Disco, you will need to book the headsets.
We prefer cards, but accept both cards and cash at every payment area on the field, including for the pumpkins, the nature hunt, food and drink and for face-painting.
Yes, we have a recipe for a tasty pumpkin pie at the field, or find one online.
Yes, there is a baby-changing unit in one of the portaloos
Yes, we have plenty of wheelbarrows.
Please remember to bring your wheelbarrow back to the wheelbarrow park, at the entrance, when you’re done with it, so that someone else can use it.
Wheelchairs are welcome in the sunflower and pumpkin field. There are wood chippings down at the entrance and in other areas of high footfall, but otherwise the paths are just the earth of the field.
If it has been dry, the earth will be hard and dusty, and may be uneven in places, but if it has been raining, it could well be muddy.
There is an accessible toilet in the picnic area of the field.
Accessible parking is available near the entrance to the field.
There is no entrance fee – the field is free to visit
Yes, there is plenty of free parking in the field with the sunflowers and pumpkins.
If it’s been dry recently, you don’t need any special clothing or footwear to visit the pumpkin field. If it’s been raining recently, the ground may be muddy and you may want to consider wearing wellies. You are welcome to wear fancy dress if you like.
Our pumpkins and gourds are all grown right here by Rougham Estate. We don’t import any.
Most of the pumpkins are scattered across the patch exactly where they have grown, waiting to be picked. You can wander amongst them to find your perfect one.
Sometimes we move some around to create features in the field, like gathering them together to make the Pumpkin House.
The sunflowers and pumpkins are in a new field for 2026. It’s about the same driving distance from J45 on the A14 as the field last year, but this year it’s to the south of the A14.
The field we have used over the past few years needs a rest from growing sunflowers and pumpkins and it’s good for the ground to grow other crops for a while.
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It’s the first big weekend of the Rougham Estate Christmas Festival at Blackthorpe Barn and this is the place to be!
The 35th annual Christmas Arts&Crafts Fair opens this weekend with a cracking range of hand-crafted goods. Come and meet the makers, the people who have designed and made these beautiful pieces by hand. You’re sure to find some amazing gifts here.
A £10 Season Ticket allows you to come and go as you please for the coming 5 weekends.
Day tickets £2.50 online, £3 on the door, season ticket on the door: £12.
The Rougham Estate Christmas Shop is a magical wonderland of decorations, gifts and ideas. Come and be inspired for making your home beautiful for the coming season.
Open daily 9:30am-5pm (4pm on Sundays). Dogs to be carried. Free entry.
Roots Café and the Roots&Co Teepee are perfect for grabbing a tasty and warming bite. The Café is table service with our usual menu whereas the Roots&Co kiosk is serving warm drinks and snacks to take away, or sit in the teepee for a rest between shopping sprints.
Café open daily 9am-5pm (4pm on Sundays). Dogs with paws on the floor.
The kiosk is open as needed.
There are still a few tickets left for our very popular Christmas workshops happening over the coming weeks, with willow weaving, wreath-making, glass-fusing and making your own ferments and sauerkraut - there’s something here for everyone.
Christmas Trees are coming soon! The trees from our own plantations will start to be cut in the coming days, with sales of cut trees starting on Friday 20th November. Bigger trees are already being delivered to town centres and businesses in the area. All our trees are grown within a mile of Blackthorpe Barn. Smaller potted trees available in the courtyard. Information and prices on our website.
There is plenty of free parking around the Barn, with a dedicated Christmas tree car park from next weekend (20 Nov) and everything is within easy walking distance.
Come and get your Christmas going at Rougham Estate!
3 miles east of Bury St Edmunds, just south of A14,J45, we’re easy to get to.
We look forward to welcoming you soon!
#suffolkchristmas #christmastime #christmascraftfair #suffolkdaysout #suffolkevents
Here are even more makers who will be with us this coming weekend on 14th and 15th November. There is a vast range of beautiful hand-crafted items to find here, from metalwork to textiles, artwork to delicious foods. It’s the perfect place to treat yourself and find gifts for loved ones.
Buy direct from the designer/makers who have made these items and who have travelled from near and far to be here this weekend.
Each weekend for the next 5 weekends there is a new mix of artisans here in the beautiful ancient Barn.
With both Roots Café and the Roots&Co teepee nearby and the famous Rougham Estate Christmas Shop next door, this is the place to be!
And if you fancy getting crafty yourself, there are just a few places left for the Willow Weaving Stars workshop on Saturday afternoon - come and make a day of it!
Arts&Crafts open for the next 5 weekends until 13th December.
Plenty of free parking.
Entrance to the Crafts: £2.50 online, £3 on the door.
Season ticket for all 10 days: £10 online, £12 on the door.
Children 15 and under, free. Assistance dogs only in the Craft Fair.
Showcased here and with us on 14-15th November:
@jo_rochester_art @hassinakhanglass @ceramicsbuyanja @kittiwakejewellery IslandKnitwear @infused_with_kindness @birdfeedertree @lizzingtonbags @j.w.h.mccaughan @merrywoodhandmade @peter.dibble.basketmaker @beadedgarden @tuliphousenorfolk CarolPage @wendytheobaldwildlife @mattbrownmakes @triciafrancispots @leatherdesigncraft
#roughamestate #burystedmunds #christmasmarket #craftfair #artisanmade
There’s more to enjoy at Rougham Estate this Christmas!
We’ve been busy making sure there’s plenty of space, food and comfort for everyone visiting us during the festive season.
Our outdoor catering hut, Roots & Co, is now open, serving extra treats and refreshments, and our new giant tipi is up, providing additional covered seating where you can take a break, enjoy something delicious and soak up the atmosphere.
And while you’re here, don’t miss our potted Christmas trees, now available to buy, alongside all the festive inspiration waiting to be discovered in our Christmas Shop.
Whether you’re visiting for a spot of Christmas shopping, meeting friends for a bite to eat or making a day of it with family, there’s plenty to enjoy.
We’ve got Christmas covered at Rougham Estate!
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It’s time! This Saturday, Blackthorpe Barn opens its doors for the 35th year of the Rougham Estate Arts & Crafts Fair, and this is when Christmas truly begins.
Around 50 independent designer-makers are travelling from across the country to be here, filling the Barn with the most beautiful handmade work.
Paintings, ceramics, jewellery, textiles, sculpture and so much more; every piece made by hand, by someone who has poured their heart into their craft.
Come and buy directly from these makers and support small independent businesses this Christmas.
35 years of makers, of creativity and of finding the most wonderful things under one thatched roof.
We can’t wait to welcome you!
Open each weekend until 12-13 December, with a different mix of makers each week.
Season tickets: £10 online, for all 10 days (£12 on the door)
Day tickets: £2.50 online (£3 on the door)
Children 15 and under, free entry.
Assistance dogs only.
The Rougham Estate Christmas Shop and Roots Café just next door.
Plenty of free parking.
Just off J45 of the A14, 3 miles east of Bury St Edmunds.
Showcased here and coming this weekend:
@juliahulmesculpture @forevergardenmetalartwork @bluebelllanejewellery_ @cpedecorativeglass @trucklecheese @suecariellohandbags @mariannelakerdesigns @lindsayduffjewellery @fairy_kaff @jagorman2019 @hazelbaystore @katiemillardartist @westlodgepottery @norfolkjewelleryco @sheilamadder @reworkedcanvas @ocutterdesign @domupson
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Have you ever wondered how Christmas at Rougham Estate first began?
You may have noticed the Christmas story as you enter the shop, and this is a true story…
Long before it became a Christmas tradition for thousands of visitors, it started with one family’s love of the festive season.
Back in 1948, a young Danish woman called Bus brought a little of the Christmas she had grown up with to her new home in Suffolk. She wanted to recreate the warmth, candlelight and special feeling of a traditional Danish Christmas.
Little did she know that those family celebrations would plant the seeds of something much bigger.
Over the years, the tradition grew, bringing together beautiful Christmas trees, independent makers, festive shopping and the special atmosphere that so many people return for every year.
And while much has changed since 1948, that original feeling of Christmas - the warmth, the magic and the joy of sharing it with others, always remains at the heart of Rougham Estate.
Discover the full story behind the Christmas you know and love, and find out how it all began by visiting our website or using the QR code.
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It began with an early start and a rather misty morning as two very special Christmas trees made their way from Rougham Estate into Bury St Edmunds town centre.
For years, we have been proud to gift the trees to the town as a little way of giving something back to the community we are part of.
There is something lovely about knowing they will soon be lit up, bringing a little Christmas magic to the town centre and creating memories for families and visitors throughout the festive season.
A huge thank you to Vince Marshall Transport for helping us deliver them safely.
If you visit the town centre, we hope you enjoy them. ☺️
#roughamestate #christmastrees
**A notice for all dog walkers visiting Rougham Estate**
As our sheep begin arriving next week, we’re asking everyone walking their dogs across the Estate to be particularly mindful of the livestock.
The sheep will be grazing on our overwinter cover crops as part of the Estate’s ongoing land management.
We love welcoming dog walkers and want everyone to continue enjoying the footpaths and open spaces, but it is essential that dogs are kept on a lead at all times when near livestock. This is a legal requirement, and livestock worrying is being taken increasingly seriously, with significant penalties for owners whose dogs chase or attack sheep.
Please also be aware that the sheep are contained within electric fencing. Please do not touch the fencing, as it is live and will give you an electric shock.
Thank you for helping and understanding.
#farmlife #sheep #roughamestate
Only one week to go!🎄
The Rougham Estate Arts&Crafts Fair opens next Saturday, and we can’t wait. About 50 independent makers from around the country will be gathered under the beautiful newly-thatched roof of Blackthorpe Barn, bringing with them paintings, ceramics, jewellery, sculpture, metalwork, woodwork, weaving and so much more.
You can see a few of them here, with their work.
Every piece has been designed and made by hand, by artisans who have spent years - in many cases, decades - honing their skills and perfecting their craft.
These are not gifts you’ll find anywhere else. They’re one of a kind, made with real care, love and intention, and when you buy one you’re directly supporting the person who created it.
If you’ve been looking for a Christmas craft market worth travelling to, a place to find truly unique Christmas gifts, or simply somewhere beautiful to spend time getting into the Christmas spirit, this is it.
Whether you’re shopping for someone special or treating yourself, you’ll find something here that you won’t find on the high street. And it’s so much more fun shopping person to person rather than being dazed by spending more time in front of a screen!
Open every weekend from 14th November to 13th December, with a different mix of makers each weekend, there’s always something new to discover.
Season ticket, entry for all 10 days: £10 online, £12 on the door
Day tickets: £2.50 online, £3 on the door.
Children 15 and under, free.
Assistance dogs only.
Plenty free parking.
3 miles east of Bury St Edmunds, just south of A14,J45
With the famous Rougham Estate Christmas Shop and Roots Café just next door, why not come and explore.
This is the most beautiful way to do your Christmas shopping. 🛍️
🔗 Link in bio for more details and to find out when each maker is with us.
Shown here:
@kate_wrigglesworth @ceramicobsessions @hiroceramics @helenmaxfield @artistcaz @birdfeedertree @muted_palette @matthewread42 @madeleine_tapp_art_textiles @myrtleberry_designs @whimsymerribee @peter.dibble.basketmaker @the_baadninishweaver @makeroftinyglassstuff @rhianwinslade @hannahdowdingfurniture @clairepirieceramics
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