The Wookey Hole Caves Pumpkin Competition

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Challenge your growing abilities this summer for the chance to get your gardening gloves on a top cash prize of £1,000!

The Wookey Hole Caves Pumpkin Competition has arrived to inspire new and existing horticulture activity in the region! You have the opportunity to showcase your outstanding pumpkin specimens this autumn, alongside many other entrants in a glorious array of orange vegetables!

Anyone can enter into the Pumpkin Growing Festival and the Competition will have additional prizes up for grabs in both adult and child competition categories.

Register your interest on our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/events/174596816540221/

Alternatively, send an email to us at witch@wookey.co.uk with the Subject Line 'Pumpkin'.

"If anyone believes they have a pumpkin over 2,000 lb in weight and need help transporting it to the competition we will look at ways we can help as it would be fantastic to set records here in Somerset." Daniel Medley.



*The Heaviest Pumpkin*

Has your pumpkin grown to preposterous proportions?

We certainly hope so… Because we, are offering our grandest prize of all to the HEAVIEST pumpkin brought in to Wookey Hole Caves! That's right – the HEAVIEST!

Our grand prize could land you a whopping £1,000 in cash! That's a lot of money to take home along with your wonderfully large pumpkin!

The heaviest pumpkin will be determined using an industrial set of scales during the judging date in October.

However, if your pumpkin is growing in style rather than size, do not be alarmed – we have categories for that too!



*The Perfect Pumpkin*

Have you grown the most attractive pumpkin in all of the land?

The winner in this category will be chosen by a Top UK Horticulture Expert as they search for only the most handsome and healthiest looking squash.

The winner will receive a weekend break and free family pass to Wookey Hole Caves for the entire year!



*The Spookiest Pumpkin*

This category is open to everyone under the age of 16.

Not an expert in Roman quality carvings? Have no fear – we are equally keen to see your decorating skills too! Large or small, round or tall, The Witch of Wookey will be casting her eye (no spells!) over the entries and selecting her personal favourites.

Each of the winners will receive a hamper of spooky goodies, a specially framed photograph of themselves, the witch and their funky pumpkin PLUS a free family pass to Wookey Hole Caves, including a Hallowe'en treat.

We would love to see your "Pumpkin Progress!"

Send any photographs you have with a caption to our Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/WookeyHole) and we will do our best to share them.

Wookey Hole Caves will be asking participants to drop off their pumpkins to the attraction on Friday 19th October!

Our celebrity judge will be making an appearance on the Saturday 20th October, where the judging will commence!

Good luck everyone!