A young family are hoping to provide a welcome treat to Hallowe’en fans this October, opening a pumpkin patch on their Monmouthshire farm.

First generation farmers Josh and Naomi Williams-Roberts are set to open the gates at their home, Castle Farm in Llangybi, to the public for the first-time offering visitors the opportunity to pick their own pumpkins for the upcoming Hallowe’en season.

Run by husband-and-wife team Josh and Naomi, Castle Farm operates on around 130 acres of land with livestock including sheep, turkeys, pigs and chickens.

The duo hope to supply a day out that acts as an opportunity for family and friends to join together to enjoy a variety of autumn activities in beautiful surroundings, a welcome change for the previous years that have seen families kept apart due to the pandemic.

The event will host a Scarecrow trail, games and a meet and greet with the animals on the farm, while Naomi also hopes to do a Ghost walk in the local village.

Speaking to the Chronicle, Naomi said: “We’re looking forward to sharing the autumn season with our visitors and seeing everyone go home with a pumpkin grown just for them.

‘‘I love Hallowe’en and pumpkins so we thought this would offer a great opportunity to grow the farm.”

Having got married in 2018 Josh and Naomi started their farming journey the same year, buying three ewes and six lambs and kept them on two acres of ground owned by Josh’s grandparents, before gradually expanding the farm.

After getting married in 2018 Josh and Naomi established Billy Bob’s Farm in 2018 with the purchase of three sheep.

Since then the couple along with their two-year-old daughter Isla and two dogs have grown the flock to 170 ewes, six pigs and seasonal Christmas Turkeys.

All of which are sold direct to customers with deliveries starting during lockdown.

2021 will be the first year that the farm is open to the public, with all pumpkins planted from seed taking around four months to grow.

Josh and Naomi’s farm is also home to hives of honey bees who help pollinate pumpkins, with honey produced by the bees for sale also on the farm.

Growing three different varieties of pumpkins, Billy Bob’s Farm is part of a growing network of Welsh pumpkin growers, something which Naomi is very proud of.

She said: “It’s fantastic to be a part of something supporting local farmers and producers.

‘‘As a farm selling local produce, we are always looking at working with other local producers and businesses and there is a great community feel about it with everyone willing to help and support each other.”

Josh and Naomi are hoping to expand the farm business in the next few years continuing to diversify into other areas including glamping and providing a lambing experience in the Spring for office workers, scouts groups and people with learning disabilities.

Speaking of their future plans, Naomi said: “A lot of people are unaware of where their food comes from so we would love the opportunity to give people who are not from the countryside the opportunity to become educated about farm life and learn new skills that can often be used in other areas of life, utilising the beautiful countryside we live in.”

Naomi also has plans to open the farm up to the public again at Christmas, hosting a number of craft stores, decorating tractors and allowing children to visit the farm and see the animals.

“We hope to create an event that becomes a tradition for families and friends to visit year after year”, Naomi added.

The Pumpkin Patch and the gates to the farm will be open to the public from

October 16.

If you would like to visit Billy Bob’s Pumpkin Patch head to billybobsfarm.co.uk or their Facebook page BillyBobsFarm.