Cannon Hall Farm in Barnsley hosts Channel 5's Halloween on the Farm

Cannon Hall Farm in Barnsley will become the spooky location for tonight’s Halloween on the Farm television show.

Helen Skelton and Jules Hudson will come from a building in the grounds of the farm which is in the shape of a witch's hat, with the woods as a backdrop, and for one night only as Friday on the Farm is renamed.

Farmers Rob and Dave Nicholson visit a pumpkin farm to bring back 8,000 pumpkins for their own celebrations at the farm.

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The Yorkshire Vet's Peter Wright will also be on the show as he visits a brewery in Surrey to help out with the hop harvest.

Peter Wright (centre), Rob and Dave Nicholson and presenters Helen Skelton and Jules Hudson.Peter Wright (centre), Rob and Dave Nicholson and presenters Helen Skelton and Jules Hudson.
Peter Wright (centre), Rob and Dave Nicholson and presenters Helen Skelton and Jules Hudson.

Mr Wright turns presenter to go to the Hogs Back Brewery in Tongham, where the film crew spent a day in the hop garden and brewery at harvest time in September.

The crew follows the vet as he helped to load hop bines on to the tractor, feed them into the hop picker and then the kiln, add fresh hops to beer in the brewhouse.

Finally, he enjoyed a glass of green-hopped tea with Hogs Back owner Rupert Thompson.

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Peter Wright said: “I love working on farms, and helping Hogs Back to bring in their hop harvest has been a wonderful experience. There’s a lovely atmosphere in the hop garden and in the brewery, that comes from all the people who work here: they love their work, love what Hogs Back are doing in growing their own hops, and the result is great team work.

Helen Skelton enjoying the carved pumpkins on Halloween on the Farm.Helen Skelton enjoying the carved pumpkins on Halloween on the Farm.
Helen Skelton enjoying the carved pumpkins on Halloween on the Farm.

“I’ve visited quite a few microbreweries in my time and the beers I’ve had today are some of the best I’ve tasted. It’s a shame Hogs Back isn’t a bit closer to Yorkshire!”

This year was sustainable brewery Hogs Back’s first commercial harvest from its new hop garden, planted last year.

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Rupert Thompson added: “We were delighted to host Peter and his colleagues and we’re thrilled to be sharing our hop harvest with millions of Channel 5 viewers.

The Nicholson brothers of Cannon Hall Farm in Barnsley.The Nicholson brothers of Cannon Hall Farm in Barnsley.
The Nicholson brothers of Cannon Hall Farm in Barnsley.
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“It has been a difficult six months for us, as it has been for everyone in the beer and pubs sector, but we have no complaints about our harvest, which has gone pretty smoothly, especially considering that it is the first commercial harvest from our new hop garden, using our new equipment.”

Pop star turned farmer JB Gill will also appear on the show when he visits a chilli farm in the Cotswolds and gets to try one of the world’s hottest chillies.

Halloween on the Farm is on tonight at 9pm on Channel 5.