Cammas Hall Farm in Hatfield Broad Oak is swapping strawberries for pumpkins this autumn.
Every year in October, the PYO (pick your own) farm - which is usually known for its strawberries - is transformed into a giant pumpkin patch, growing more than 200,000 pumpkins and squash.
The patch is now in its ninth year, and has been built up year on year by farmer Jonathan Lukies and his family.
This year the patch is open from October 5 to 31, and expects to welcome around 40,000 customers over the Halloween period.
There will be more than 58 varieties of farm-grown pumpkins and squash on offer, as well as a giant erupting 'Pumpcano' - new for this year - that ejects fire and rumbles.
Visitors can also enjoy two Terror Tunnels, meet friendly Halloween characters roaming the patch, and take part in seasonal games such as pumpkin bowling.
Food and drink will be available from the Cammas Cavern, and visitors can take part in seasonal workshops and get lost in the seven-acre Maize Maze.
After dark, visitors can come to the patch for 'Cammas Resurrected', with live music from 'dead legend' tribute acts.
The Terror Tunnels also introduces scare actors in the evenings, and visitors can brave the Maize Maze at night with a head torch - which requires an additional ticket.
Seasonal food offerings and mulled cider will be available to keep visitors warm.
Attendees can get 15 per cent off the Maize Maze when booking patch tickets, and get 10 per cent off the Jekyll and Hyde Halloween Show.
Pumpkin patch day tickets cost from £5, with after-dark Cammas Resurrected tickets from £8.
Tickets for the Halloween Maize Maze cost from £18 for four people, and visitors are recommended to allow one to two hours to complete their adventure.
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More information is available from www.cammashall.co.uk.
A spokesperson for Cammas Hall Farm said: "Now in its ninth year, our pumpkin patch has grown to become one of Essex’ biggest Halloween attractions.
"The patch has been made even more unmissable with the addition of our giant, erupting Pumpcano and our Terror Tunnels!"
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