The Rathwood blog

News and stories

News, events and family days out from Rathwood.

Events

West End Star and Virgin Media Presenter Take the Stage in Rathwood’s Spooktacular Halloween Show

7 October 2025

Rathwood’s annual Halloween Experience is back — and this year, it’s bigger than ever, starring West End sensation Susan McFadden and Virgin Media’s Conor Cleere.

Events

Easter Experience from @themindofamammy

13 April 2025

We were absolutely delighted to welcome The Mind of a Mammy to our Easter event this year! 💛

Events

All Aboard the Magic – The Rathwood Easter Train is Back for 2025!

12 April 2025

Spring has officially sprung, and that can only mean one thing… the Rathwood Easter Train is pulling into the station once again for an egg-straordinary Easter...

Events

Laughs, Giggles, and Mischief: Meet Buttons, the Comedic Heart of Rathwood’s Cinderella Panto!

18 December 2024

Get ready to have your funny bone tickled because Buttons is here to deliver a hearty dose of laughs! Played by the incredibly talented Ptolemy Eggers all the way from...

Events | Santa

Santa Train 2024 at Rathwood

14 November 2024

Get ready for a magical journey with the Rathwood Santa Train Experience 2024! Step aboard the Rathwood Express and dive into a world where Christmas dreams come alive...

Events

Cinderella Train gets Thumbs Up

23 May 2017

C I N D E R E L L A T E A P A R T Y by Kellie Kearney, award winning blogger with My Little babog blog. The guys at Rathwood invited us back to give the Cinderella Tea...

Events

Cinderella Tea Party was perfect

28 February 2017

A LittleLonderer.com visited Rathwood and here is her review Yesterday we ventured off to the Carlow/Wicklow border, a short 35 minute drive from Kilkenny to the...

Events

OMG It's a Girl! Written by a Dad

17 February 2017

I have to be honest here, until we were invited to go on the Little Bo Peep train at Rathwood I only thought they did the Santa Train! How wrong was I! There are regular...