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Rathwood Halloween Spook-tacular

A Halloween train adventure at Rathwood on the Carlow side of the Wicklow border.

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Dates
Thursday 1 October 2026 – Saturday 31 October 2026
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Rathwood, Tullow, Co. Carlow (Outdoors)Directions
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A Halloween train adventure at Rathwood on the Carlow side of the Wicklow border. The Rathwood Express carries families through the haunted forest to the Big Top for a Halloween show, and the Pumpkin Hunt winds through the Maze of Ireland, where every child picks a pumpkin to bring home. There are woodland walks, a play centre and restaurants on the same site.

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  • halloween
  • train
  • pumpkin patch
  • maze
  • show

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