Boo! for Barretstown - A family Halloween Event

Location information is available here: https://www.russborough.ie/visit/location

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For Sat Nav, the Eircode is W91W284 or the GPS co-ordinates are: 53.1417 N, 6.5695 W

Dress up in your finest Halloween costumes and join us for this 2.4km fundraising ramble along the Boo! For Barretstown trail at Russbourough. The event is entirely outdoors so plan ahead for all weathers. The Russborough Café will be open on the day, as will the Forge Courtyard and the Barretstown Bus will be parked up, if any families wish to speak to our team and learn more about all that Barretstown provide for free to children with serious illness and their families.

Note: this event is more spooky than scary and so, suitable for children up to 12 years of age.

Child €10 / Adult €12.50 / OAP €7.50 / Carers €7.50

(10% discount on tickets purchased before 7th October!)

Our spooky Halloween walk takes between 45-60 minutes at a leisurely pace.

Wrap up warm. The event is entirely outdoors so please dress appropriately for October weather and wear sensible and safe footwear. Whilst much of the trail is under tree cover, broomsticks and umbrellas may be advisable!

This Halloween event gives you and your family the opportunity to dress up and create some unique family memories together, whilst simultaneously help raise funds for local charity, Barretstown. Let your imaginations be your inspiration and enjoy being around other families as you take on this fancy-dressed expedition, in aid of Children with serious illness.

The path is an existing walking trail and natural forest path at Russborough and is accessible for most buggies but not recommended for wheelchair users, as it is uneven in places.

Yes, the event offers free parking for all our pre-paid ticket purchasers. One car space is included per ticket order, with extra carparking spaces available to purchase in Eventbrite.

Parking is limited so we do ask all attendees to please stick to the time allotment, as per your chosen ticket.

Stewards will assist you with your safe entry and exit from the Russborough carpark.

Please follow their recommendations and be aware of small children etc. in the area.

Thank you in advance for your patience and vigilance.

When you arrive at the event, your pre-paid ticket will be checked by the event team, on arrive and your car will then be directed into the car-park. Please follow event signage and stewards, for everyone’s safety. If you arrive early for your time slot, you may be asked to remain in your car until space has come free from the previous group.

Please ensure that you have your tickets on your phone, there is no need to print them as we have a list of attendees at the gate.

Once you have parked up, you will be directed to the Barretstown double-decker bus and the starting point of the Boo! For Barretstown trail!

Your time will be allotted, either 12 noon and 2pm. We would ask that you please only arrive during your chosen time slot, as parking is limited and allocated per group. We need everyone to help ensure the event runs smoothly by trying their best to arrive and leave in a timely manner!

Your time will be allotted, either 12 noon and 2pm. We would ask that you please only arrive during your chosen time slot, as parking is limited and allocated per group. We need everyone to help ensure the event runs smoothly by trying their best to arrive and leave in a timely manner!

The event route is mostly sheltered under tree-cover, so unless there are particularly extreme weather conditions, and the event is therefore deemed unsafe, then the Boo! For Barretstown event will still take place.

We are expecting typical October weather and ask all participants to be prepared for the weather, in terms of wrapping up warm, bring a brolly, consider wellies and avoid high-heels etc.

Event organisers will not be issuing refunds for people who are late or no shows.

No. Unfortunately, because car parking is limited, Boo! For Barretstown is a ticket only event and is 100% a pre-booked ticket system.

Only spooky Halloween masks are recommended and encouraged!

The event is entirely outdoors.

If you have to cancel your participation in the fundraising walk, we are afraid we will not be issuing refunds. We can discuss issuing you with a credit note for another Barretstown fundraising event, but as you can appreciate, the event is to raise funds for charity, so refunds would not be the norm.

Tickets cannot be refunded unless the event is cancelled by Barretstown or Russborough, but we will do our best to accommodate individuals.

Please contact: fundraising@barretstown.org if you have a specific issue.

If the event is cancelled due to adverse weather conditions, then full refunds will be issued. However, if the event is running and you cannot attend due to bad weather, then Barretstown will not be in a position to refund your ticket price donation to this fundraising event.

Yes, Russborough allow pets on their property, as long as they are fully managed by their owners at all times.

However, ALL dogs must be kept on lead and at no stage should be left unattended.

Be aware the other people’s children may be nervous of your pet and be considerate accordingly.

Please always clean up after your pet and leave no trace in general throughout the event.

Check you spam folder as the email from Eventbrite may have been misdirected into that.

If you still haven’t received your ticket, please contact EventBrite or fundraising@barretstown.org

The charges are levied on the ticket agent and pay for the processing of the card payment and all other costs associated with the ticket transaction.

This is a charge by EventBrite, a separate ticket agent company and Barretstown do not receive any of this money.