A number of pumpkins have been stolen at a pumpkin picking farm that ditched its entrance fees to help families during the cost of living crisis. After a successful first day of the 'Pick Your Own Pumpkins' season last weekend at the popular Gower Fresh Pumpkin Patch, owners were "disheartened" to discover around 30 of their large white pumpkins had gone missing.
Gower Fresh Christmas Trees in Three Crosses Gower are now offering a £250 cash reward plus VIP tickets to their Santa's Grotto for anyone who comes forward with more information on the whereabouts of the pumpkins. On Sunday morning, a manager at the pumpkin patch noticed the missing pumpkins and found some of the large white pumpkins piled up by the farm gate which is adjacent to the road.
Gower Fresh Christmas Trees owner, Robert Morgan, said: "It's called a farmer's eye, you know when you look at the field. You might have an ill sheep or an ill reindeer. You know when something's not right. You could tell someone had been in the field that night. It just spoils it for everyone else who comes to the farm." The popular white pumpkins are very large and usually sell for around £7 to £10 each. Mr Morgan believes the farm was broken into on Saturday night by a group who took around 30 pumpkins.
