Give ‘Em Pumpkin to Talk About PICK, PLAY AND PREP YOUR PUMPKINS FOR LOADS OF SEASONAL FUN. Rachel Thompson
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County Lines | October 2021 | CountyLinesMagazine.com
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ALL IS HERE IN COUNTY LINES COUNTRY, AND nothing captures the season like picking out that perfect plump pumpkin! Continue the tradition of pumpkin picking with your little ones this year and add something new with pumpkin games and an unexpected recipe to enjoy. Head to your local farm or farm market, pick your pumpkin and get ready for endless possibilities. PICK IT OUT Pay a visit to an area farm to scout out that perfect pumpkin. And while you’re there, grab a cup of cider, run through a corn maze, or take a leisurely hayride. Here are a few of our favorites to visit for fall fun. Celebrate everything pumpkins have to offer at Glen Run Valley View in Atglen. Kids can head for the playground or play pumpkin-themed games like pumpkin putt-putt, Jack Slide and Ring-a-Pumpkin. Come back in November for the annual Pumpkin Olympics, Nov. 2. 280 Lenover Rd., Atglen. 610-593-5656; GlenRunValleyView.Farm. You might have to go to the Milky Way to find your perfect pumpkin—Milky Way Farm in Chester Springs, that is! Jump on a hayride to the pumpkin patch, or take the road less traveled on the walking path. Visit nearby Chester Springs Creamery for ice cream made with farm-fresh milk and try fall flavors like Apple Cinnamon and Maple Walnut. 521 E. Uwchlan Ave., Chester Springs. 610-8271484; MilkyWayFarm.com Sugartown Strawberries in Malvern is as sweet a spot as can be. Snap the perfect Instagram as you pumpkin-pick on 200+ acres of gorgeous farmland. Stock up at the Country Store with honey harvested from Sugartown hives, local smoked meats and cheeses, and, of course, Sugartown strawberry preserves. 640 Sugartown Rd., Malvern. 610-647-0711. SugartownStrawberries.com. With over 100 tons of harvest fun on display, Pumpkinland is open until November to pick and play at Linvilla Orchards. Climb on a hayride, take a train ride, or test your navigation skills in the straw bale and cornfield mazes. Just make sure you pick out your pumpkin in-between all the fun. 137 W. Knowlton Rd., Media. 610-876-7116; Linvilla.com. Come to pick, stay to eat and drink at Highland Orchards in West Chester. Fall festival weekends feature pumpkin picking, food trucks, a face painter and more. Don’t stop at picking pumpkins. Grab some homemade apple cider and apple cider donuts at the bakery. 1000 Marshallton-Thorndale Rd., West Chester. 610-269-3494; HighlandOrchards.com.
