About this experience
REGISTRATION & SCARECROW KIT: €15
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Killruddery’s Annual Scarecrow Competition is back for another year! It’s becoming somewhat of a tradition to transform our Entrance Avenue into a spooky scarecrow parade with delightfully creative entries, for all to see in the lead up to Halloween - will you create yours?
Following good agricultural tradition, your scarecrow should be created around a wooden stake and be stuffed with plenty of straw. To enter, purchase your scarecrow starter kits (a wooden base and straw) at our Farm Shop for €15 from Friday, 6th October and return your creation by 17.00 on Saturday, 28th October. Judging will take place on Bank Holiday Monday on 30th October, with winners announced between 14.00 and 15.00 at our Halloween Hooley in the Walled Garden. Enter today and be in with a chance of winning a Killruddery Gold Membership and Farm Shop Hamper to enjoy over Samhain.
This year’s judges include Killruddery Fionnuala Brabazon (Lady Ardee and Killruddery Creative Director), Julie Kelleher (Director of the Mermaid Arts Centre) and Tom Jenkinson (Farm Manager) who will be judging with three categories in mind – Most Imaginative, Scariest and Best Made.
Scarecrows will be left on display until the 1st November, and participants may take their scarecrow home from 17.00 on the 30th October to decorate their homes. GOOD LUCK!
FAQ:
- This event is open for all ages – team work encouraged!
- Scarecrow starter kits are available to purchase from the Farm Shop from Friday, 6th October
- Return deadline is 17.00, Saturday the 28th October to our Farm Shop
- Judging will take place on Monday the 30th October with winners announced at the Walled Garden Halloween Hooley between 14.00 – 15.00 and then online
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BECOME A KILLRUDDERY MEMBER: ENJOY THE VERY BEST OF OUR ANNUAL EVENT PROGRAMME & UNLIMITED ACCESS TO OUR GARDENS DURING OPEN SEASON.
Discover the benefits of having an 800 acre estate as your own natural sanctuary: a place to walk, talk, imagine, forget & dream! Our Tea Room is reserved for our Garden Visitors and Members only – a place for relaxing with views across our 17th Century Formal Gardens to the Little Sugarloaf.
Members can also avail of free and discounted events in our annual Programme which celebrates the magical outdoors at Killruddery. Each year we feature a series of garden and ecological talks, botanical workshops, family fun days and musical moments – and illuminating historical perspectives on our family line who first lived here in 1618!
INCLUDED IN YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS. . .
UNLIMITED ADMISSION
The Killruddery Membership Card validates unlimited admission to our Gardens (during open season) over a 12 month period from the day of purchase – including the Picnic & Play areas, designated Farm roads for walking, our Tea Room and discounted tours of the House.FREE GUEST ADMISSION
Gold Finch: Allows a Member to invite up to 5 guests per visit.FREE ENTRY TO PROGRAMME EVENTS
FREE admission or subsidised tickets to a wide range of events across our annual programme.PARTNER ACTIVITY DISCOUNTS
Special discounts to our partner activities at Killruddery, including process-led art workshops with Me and The Moon, Alive Outside outdoor sports events and our tree adventure park, Squirrel Scramble.FIRST LOOK
We always post Killruddery Members our headlines and new Programme events – hot off the press.IF PURCHASING AS A GIFT THE GIFTEE WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL INFORMING THEM A MEMBERSHIP HAS BEEN PURCHASED ON THEIR BEHALF. THEY WILL THEN NEED TO VISIT US TO ACTIVATE THEIR MEMBERSHIP.
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SILVER FIR MEMBERSHIP
KILLRUDDERY MEMBERSHIP GIFTS YOU A GARDEN!
BECOME A KILLRUDDERY MEMBER: ENJOY THE VERY BEST OF OUR ANNUAL EVENT PROGRAMME & UNLIMITED ACCESS TO OUR GARDENS DURING OPEN SEASON.
Discover the benefits of having an 800 acre estate as your own natural sanctuary: a place to walk, talk, imagine, forget & dream! Our Tea Room is reserved for our Garden Visitors and Members only – a place for relaxing with views across our 17th Century Formal Gardens to the Little Sugarloaf.
Members can also avail of free and discounted events in our annual Programme which celebrates the magical outdoors at Killruddery. Each year we feature a series of garden and ecological talks, botanical workshops, family fun days and musical moments – and illuminating historical perspectives on our family line who first lived here in 1618!
INCLUDED IN YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS. . .
UNLIMITED ADMISSION
The Killruddery Membership Card validates unlimited admission to our Gardens (during open season) over a 12 month period from the day of purchase – including the Picnic & Play areas, designated Farm roads for walking, our Tea Room and discounted tours of the House.FREE GUEST ADMISSION
Silver Fir: Allows a Member to invite up to 3 guests per visit.FREE ENTRY TO PROGRAMME EVENTS
FREE admission or subsidised tickets to a wide range of events across our annual programme.PARTNER ACTIVITY DISCOUNTS
Special discounts to our partner activities at Killruddery, including process-led art workshops with Me and The Moon, Alive Outside outdoor sports events and our tree adventure park, Squirrel Scramble.FIRST LOOK
We always post Killruddery Members our headlines and new Programme events – hot off the press.IF PURCHASING AS A GIFT THE GIFTEE WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL INFORMING THEM A MEMBERSHIP HAS BEEN PURCHASED ON THEIR BEHALF. THEY WILL THEN NEED TO VISIT US TO ACTIVATE THEIR MEMBERSHIP.
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COPPER BEECH MEMBERSHIP
KILLRUDDERY MEMBERSHIP GIFTS A GARDEN!
BECOME A KILLRUDDERY MEMBER: ENJOY THE VERY BEST OF OUR ANNUAL EVENT PROGRAMME & UNLIMITED ACCESS TO OUR GARDENS DURING OPEN SEASON.
Discover the benefits of having an 800 acre estate as your own natural sanctuary: a place to walk, talk, imagine, forget & dream! Our Tea Room is reserved for our Garden Visitors and Members only – a place for relaxing with views across our 17th Century Formal Gardens to the Little Sugarloaf.
Members can also avail of free and discounted events in our annual Programme which celebrates the magical outdoors at Killruddery. Each year we feature a series of garden and ecological talks, botanical workshops, family fun days and musical moments – and illuminating historical perspectives on our family line who first lived here in 1618!
INCLUDED IN OUR MEMBERSHIP IS. . .
UNLIMITED ADMISSION
The Killruddery Membership Card validates unlimited admission to our Gardens (during open season) over a 12 month period from the day of purchase – including the Picnic & Play areas, designated Farm roads for walking, our Tea Room and discounted tours of the House.FREE GUEST ADMISSION
Copper Beech: Allows a Member to invite up to 1 guest per visit.FREE ENTRY TO PROGRAMME EVENTS
FREE admission or subsidised tickets to a wide range of events across our annual programme.PARTNER ACTIVITY DISCOUNTS
Special discounts to our partner activities at Killruddery, including process-led art workshops with Me and The Moon, Alive Outside outdoor sports events and our tree adventure park, Squirrel Scramble.FIRST LOOK
We always post Killruddery Members our headlines and new Programme events – hot off the press.IF PURCHASING AS A GIFT THE GIFTEE WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL INFORMING THEM A MEMBERSHIP HAS BEEN PURCHASED ON THEIR BEHALF. THEY WILL THEN NEED TO VISIT US TO ACTIVATE THEIR MEMBERSHIP.
Testimonials
Seasonal Supper Club - Everything perfect from beginning to end, atmospheric setting, wonderful staff and service, the food was so fresh and full of flavour and presented so well, a credit to the head chef Niall, whose visit to each table also made it special. A credit to the whole team, we will definitely be back.
