Over the past couple of years, we have been going pumpkin picking with Ourlittlehiker at Ballycross Apple farm. This farm is one of our favorite pumpkin patches in Ireland. It is an hour’s drive from our house and it is soooo worth it. We are going to make it our annual Halloween trip the kids loved every second of it (and so did we ;) ).
About our Pumpkin patch Ireland Experience:
Ballycross apple farm is a real working farm and it’s home to the delicious Ballycross apple juice. There is a great mixture of woodland walks, meeting the witch at the amazing witches village, pumpkin picking, tractor rides, animals, go-karts, bouncy castles, coffee shops, food stands, and ice cream vans. There is a long drive up to it and there is a big field on your left-hand side where you can park free of charge.
How to get to the Pumpkin Picking at Ballycross Wexford:
Ballycross Apple farm is around 15mins drive from Wexford town and is a 10-minute drive from Kilmore Quay which is famous for its delicious fresh fish. It is just outside the Village of Bridgetown. If you are coming from the Wexford direction you turn left at the t-junction at Centra in Bridgetown and then take a right, you will pass St. David’s Well housing estate, Ballycross is on the right-hand side on this road. you will see a sign at the entrance.
General opening times:
Open every Saturday and Sunday 12pm-6pm
Open throughout Mid-term 26th October-3rd November from 12pm-6pm daily.
Cost:
Child: €4.50
Adult: €5.50
Family (2+2) €19
Family (2+3) €20
The walk to the witches village
On the way in, when you pay, you get a lovely colorful map to show you where everything is. Before we got started exploring we bought some hotdogs and sat at a picnic table in the courtyard. The sun was shining and it was lovely there, we couldn’t have asked for a nicer picnic location.
Once we finished our snacks we started our journey to find some witches and pumpkins. We could have queued up to go on the trailer ride (€1.50 each) to the witches village but it was such a lovely Autumn day and we love a good walk so it was an easy decision to make. The walk was very well signposted and there was a lovely mixture of woodland and wildflower meadows, then more woodland and you cross a little wooden bridge and then walk along the edge of an apple orchard and a field where there is a pumpkin patch until you reach the witches village on your right
The witch was far too nice to be a bad witch, Our girls loved her, she was so nice and friendly. My phone ran out of memory and my mam left her phone in the car, so the witch gave me a lend of her phone to take pictures and then she sent them to my phone. She was so sweet and Ourlittlehikers loved her, she was so good with young kids.
Once we explored the witches village we went into the next field to pick pumpkins. We walked around and enjoyed the atmosphere and then made our way back to the start. We already had a pumpkin at home so we decided to buy a forever pumpkin back in the gift shop, It was a lovely big metal pumpkin.
We finished our day with Icecream cones from the retro icecream van. It’s not a day trip if it isn’t finished with Icecream.
The witches Village
Conclusion of Ballycross Pumpkin Picking
We loved our day trip to Ballycross Apple Farm, it was a lovely family outing. The day was very entertaining and filled to the neck with little details that our little girls loved. We found it well set up with extremely friendly staff that went above and beyond in their customer service. We highly recommend this pumpkin picking experience to everyone we meet.
