Autumn is well and truly here which means there's not too long left until the spookiest day of the year.

As Halloween approaches, people will be on the lookout for the biggest and best pumpkins they can find to carve. While there are plenty of pumpkins available for sale in supermarkets, there's something magical about picking a fresh one from a patch.

Luckily for Dubliners, a scenic forest at the foot of the Dublin Mountains has been named one of the best pumpkin patches in Ireland. Luggwoods was crowned the second-best place for pumpkin picking this Halloween with a whooping 34,300 searches from September to October, as well as 24,900 followers on social media and a Google rating of 4.3.

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The south Dublin venue was ranked behind Nore Valley Park in Co Kilkenny, according to a list from HelloFresh Ireland.

Nore Valley Park has over 36,000 followers on social media with an average family entry cost of €24 and a Google rating of 4.2. Here is the full list of Ireland's best pumpkin patches:

  1. Nore Valley Park, Kilkenny

  2. Lugg, Dublin

  3. Ballycross Apple Farm, Wexford

  4. Funtasia, Louth

  5. Alright Pumpkin, Meath

  6. Clonfert Pet Farm, Kildare

  7. Galway Pumpkin Patch, Galway

  8. The Farm Grenagh, Cork

  9. Curraghchase Garden Centre, Limerick

  10. Mollie's Farm Pumpkin Patch, Offaly

Meanwhile, here is a list of pumpkin patches with the cheapest admission:

Patch Location

€ Price (one child, two adults)
Mollie's Farm Offaly 10.5
Alright Pumpkin Meath 15
The Ark Puddenhill Meath 16.5
Tinahely Farm Wicklow 18.5
Funtasia Louth 20.7
Curraghchase Garden Centre Limerick 21
Piltown Pumpkin Patch Meath 22.5
Nore Valley Park Kilkenny 24
Michael's Pumpkin Patch Galway 25
Galway Pumpkin Patch Galway 30

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