Farm Fun at Abby Lane Farm – from pumpkins to wagon rides

OPEN EVERYDAY
from Mid-Sept. to Oct. 31
10am until DUSK

Scarecrows
Lurking everywhere
watching you...oooo!!!!!

Horse-drawn
WAGON RIDES

Take a horse-drawn wagon to our authentic pumpkin patch! Thousands of pumpkins to choose from!

Birthday parties & groups are welcome to book wagon rides all year round.

*Reservations
recommended.

Pumpkin Catapult
The Medieval sport of
"pumpkin smashing"
comes to the
Cowichan Valley!

Farm Fun at ABBY LANE

Abby Lane Farm offers in-season produce and a variety of FUN for our visitors, both in-season and year-round.

In-Season (from September to October):

• Farmgate Stand produce sales
• U-pick pumpkins from a real pumpkin patch!
• Horse-drawn wagon rides
• Pumpkin smashing catapults!
• Covered picnic area (bring your lunch!)
• Lots of FUN Scarecrows everywhere!

Year-Round at the Farm:
* by reservation only

Horse-drawn wagon rides for:

• Birthday parties
• Schools & group bookings
• Winter sleigh rides

Farmgate Stand
We offer a variety of in-season produce at our Farmstand. Please visit our Produce page for more information on what’s in-store for purchase, or drop-in for ‘fresh from the field’ sales. CASH SALES ONLY.

U-pick Pumpkins

Smokey & Spike

It's a jungle out there...take your time to choose from over 2 acres of 12-25 lb pumpkins. Pick your "soul mate" pumpkin right from where he grew up (he won't move, gosh, he's not going anywhere unless you come find him). Only you can carve out your pumpkin's true personality but hurry... he's desperate! The cows pace back and forth watching and waiting for the poor unchosen pumpkin souls that will be flung in for their next ghoulish bovine meal.
Read about our pumpkin catapults below....

Horse-drawn Wagon Rides
You will see lots of scarecrows and some farm animals on board a 30 minute round-trip drafthorse-drawn wagon ride by "Smokey and Spike", our two giant white Percherons. The wagon ride passes by a sunflower field, barns, mountain views between hay fields, neighbouring cranberry and blueberry fields, across a creek, through a stretch of woods, near a lovely pond where one is likely to see birds and wildlife. Stopping midway, you will get to spend extra time at the pumpkin patch, where you can choose your special Halloween pumpkins from over two acres of large pumpkins.

To learn all about Smokey and Spike, read more here....

Spend some extra time at the patch to take part in pumpkin catapulting or bring your own picnic and lunch in our covered picnic area in a large grassy field!

*Birthday parties and groups can book wagon rides year round. *Please Phone for Reservations.

Pumpkin Smashing Catapult

Come watch our new medieval catapult launch 10-20lb pumpkins 40 feet high and travel as far as 120 feet. The catapult itself stands 15 feet tall and was built by brothers Randall and George Barton from timber from the farm this past summer. The pumpkin is placed in the sack, then stand back as it flings the pumpkin up into the air, landing with a big splat. The pumpkin is smashed to smithereens! Who gets to clean up the pieces of pumpkin? Well nothing goes to waste on a farm. The cows sneak in at night to gobble up the tasty treats. Cows work better then a hoover vacuum!
We have daily catapulting.
Come out and watch the FUN!