Clissman Horse Caravans in County Wicklow has announced that its pumpkin patch experience - which became mega popular when it began last year - will return for Halloween 2022.
Open every weekend in October this year, tickets for the pumpkin patch experience are now on sale via Clissman's website. Those visiting will be introduced to their very own donkey who will lead them to the pumpkin patch with a rucksack which will carry your chosen pumpkin. There is also the option to take a wheelbarrow instead of a donkey.
To add to the experience, there is a spooky farm trail featuring witches' wagons, a fairy forest, ghoulish graveyard and Halloween horses. Meanwhile, the Hocus Pocus Hay Barn has plenty of games and goodies, while there is a coffee dock at which you can enjoy a hot beverage and treats.
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Neasa Clissman spoke to Dublin Live about what families can expect from this year's pumpkin patch experience at Clissman Horse Caravans and how the experience came to be.
She said: "Our business is normally glamping but with Covid, that took a hit. We started the pumpkin patch experience last year. There's a man in Wexford who grows them for us."
Set in the field that's normally used for glamping in the summer months, Neasa and Co didn't expect the visitor experience to be as popular as it was in 2021.
She said: "We ordered 500 pumpkins wondering if we'd even get through them. We ended up having to order more. Word of mouth and social media were big fir us last year."
Neasa explained what visitors can expect from the pumpkin patch experience at Clissman Horse Caravans this year, saying that interactive scenes like the skeleton band, witch wagons and the spooky trail have been laid out with photos in mind, making it easy for parents to capture their special moment with the little ones.
She added: "There's no set time and people can make as much of it as they like. Some of the bigger kids fly through the pumpkin patch and the trail while the smaller ones take a bit longer."
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