Massachusetts. . .
has nearly 50 apple orchards that encourage
you to share in the joy of picking your own apples. What could be better
on a cool sunny fall day than taking a ride into the country and stopping
by an orchard where you can stand under an apple tree, reach up and pick
those perfect specimens. Fill a bag with as many varieties as you'd like.
It is a perfect way to spend a day with the whole family. Enjoy!
Berkshire County
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- Hilltop Orchard
- Rt. 295- Canaan Road, Richmond
- 413-698-3301
- From Mass Pike Exit 1 to Rt. 41 North to Rt.
295 West 3/4 miles on right side.
- Open Friday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. until Columbus
Day. Containers provided.
- Children welcome. No appointment necessary.
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- Windy Hill Farm
- Rt. 7, Great Barrington
- 413-298-3217
- On Rt. 7 between Stockbridge and Great Barrington,
four miles from both centers.
- Open daily from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
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Bristol County
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- Back Acres Farm
- 194 South Main Street, Middleboro
- 508-947-0707
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- Peters Family Orchard & Cider Mill
- 537 North Main Street, Acushnet
- 508-995-6533
- Rt. 195 to Marion, Rt. 105 North to Rochester
Center. Take a left at the sing "Acushnet 6 mi", take a left
- at 'T' intersection, 1/2 mile on the right. Call
ahead for days, time and picking conditions.
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Essex County
- Arrowhead Farm
- 131 Old Ferry Road, Newburyport
- 978-462-9482
- Take Exit 57 East off I-95 . Follow signs for
Maudsley State Park. Farm is next to park, 1.5 miles from I-95.
- Open Friday-Sunday, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. School
groups by appointment.
Baker's Farm Stand
- 1267 Osgood Street, North Andover
- 978-683-0785
- Rt. 125 near Haverhill/North Andover line. Open
daily, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Call ahead for picking conditions.
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- Brooksby Farm
- Felton Street, Peabody
- 978-531-1631
- Rt. 128 North to Rt. 114 West in Peabody. At
third set of lights take left on Cross Street, go up hill, bear left at
next set of lights, take right onto Felton Street. Open Saturday-Sunday,
9 a.m.-4 p.m.. Call ahead for picking conditions.
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- Carriagetown Orchard
- 201 Market Street. Amesbury
- 978-388-4592
- One mile north of Amesbury Center on Rt. 150.
Open Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Sundays from noon-6 p.m. Call ahead for picking
conditions.
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- Cider Hill Farm
- 45 Fern Avenue, Amesbury
- 978-388-5525
- 1.5 miles north of Amesbury Center on Rt. 150.
Open daily from 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Call ahead for picking conditions.
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- Fay's Farm
- 120 Amesbury Line Road, Haverhill
- 978-373-4874
- Call ahead for directions, days, hours and picking
conditions.
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- Homestead Orchard
- 13 Birchmeadow Road, Merrimac
- 978-346-8346
- Rt. 495 to exit 53. Take Bridge Street, turn
left onto Rt. 110. Birchmeadow Road is on right.
- Call ahead for picking hours and conditions.
Hayride provided to orchard. Bags available or bring your own.
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- Ingaldsby Farm
- 22 Washington Street, West Boxford
- 978-352-2813
- One mile off Rt. 133 in West Boxford. Starts
Sept 8 to end of September.
- Open daily 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Call for picking conditions.
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- Long Hill Orchards
- 520 Main Street, West Newbury
- 978-363-2170
- Exit 57 off Rt. 95. Left off exit. Farm is 5
miles on right.
- Call ahead for conditions, containers available.
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- Russell Orchards Farm and Winery
- 143 Argilla Rd. Ipswich, MA 01938
- 978-356-5366
- www.RussellOrchardsMa.com
- On the road to Crane Beach Castle Hill. 3 miles
south of Ipswich Center.
- Call ahead for conditions and hours. Containers
provided. Groups welcome.
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- Smolak Farm
- 315 S. Bradford Street, North Andover
- 978-682-6332
- Rt. 95 to Rt. 97 Georgetown exit. Left at Boxford
Village sign to first right, Ipswich Road.
- Go 6 miles and look for signs. Open daily 7 a.m.-5:30
p.m.
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Franklin County
- Clarkdale Fruit Farms
- Upper Road, Deerfield
- 413-772-6797
- From I-91/ Rt. 2 rotary in Greenfield, 2 miles
south via Newton, Fairview and Munson Streets.
- Signs at intersections. Open daily 10 a.m.-5
p.m., September 10-October 10. Containers supplied.
- Children welcome with parents.
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- Hamilton Orchards
- 22 West Street, New Salem
- 413-544-6867
- Just off Rt. 202, near northern end of Quabbin
Reservoir. Open daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Call for picking conditions.
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- Mohawk Orchards
- Colrain-Shelburne Road (Rt. 2), Shelburne
- 413-625-2874
- Take Rt. 2 West off I-91. Three miles west of
Greenfield take a right. Open daily 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
- from mid-September. Containers provided. Call
ahead for picking conditions.
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- Pine Hill Orchards
- Greenfield Road, Colrain
- 413-624-3325
- Take Rt. 2 West out of Greenfield. In three miles
turn right onto Colrain-Shelburne Road.
- On right, 3 miles up. Open Saturday-Sunday 10
a.m.-4 p.m. Bakery, cider, snack bar and gift items available.
- Wagon ride to orchard and containers included.
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- Quontquont Farm
- 3 North Street, Whately
- 413-665-3081
- Just 2 miles from I-91, exit 24, south on Rt.
5. Take second right onto Christian Lane.
- Next right onto North Street. Open August 15-November,
weekends and holidays only, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Free containers. Apples and peaches, cider available.
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Hampden County
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- Appleberry Farm
- Barry Street, Agawam
- 203-668-7013 or 7252
- Two miles South on Rt. 187 from Feeding Hills
Center. Starts September 1. Open daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Call for picking conditions.
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- Baxter's Echo Hill Orchards
- 101 Wilbraham Road, Monson
- 413-267-3303
- From Monson Center- West on High Street and Wilbraham
Road toward Hampden and Wilbraham.
- Open daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m.. Apples, pears, peaches,
plums. Families welcome. Tractor/trailer rides on weekends.
- Fresh donuts, jams and pies. Lovely gift store.
School and other groups by appointment.
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- Cheney Orchards, Inc.
- Apple Road, Brimfield
- 413-436-7688
- 4 miles from Old Sturbridge Village. From Rt.
9 or Rt. 148 North and follow signs.
- Open daily, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.. Free truck rides on
Sunday. Containers suppled. Bring the whole family.
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- Cooks Farm Orchard
- Haynes Hill Road, Brimfirld
- 413-245-3241
- Route 20 West to Brimfield Center stop light.
1/2 mile South on Rt. 19. Follow signs.
- Open daily 10 a.m.-6 p.m. from Labor Day to Columbus
Day. Children welcome.
- Containers provided. Free weekend trailer ride.
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- Noel E. Brown & Sons
- 443 North West Street, Feeding Hills
- 413-786-0495
- From I-91 in Springfield take Exit 3, Rt. 57
West. One mile past Feeding Hills Center turn right.
- Call for picking conditions and times.
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- Roberts-Hillside Orchard
- Route 57, Granville
- 413-357-6690
- Call ahead for starting date, hours of operations
and conditions.
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- Sunny-Side Orchards
- 126 Sodom Street, Granville
- From Mass Pike take Springfield Exit 6 to 291.
Go left on 291 to 91 South. Take Exit 3 to Rt. 57.
- Go about 15 miles- Sodom Street is first left
off Rt. 57 after Granville/Southwick. Orchard is 1.5 miles down
- Sodom on sharp turn. Open September 11-mid-late
October, Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 1-5 p.m.
- Call first for picking conditions. Containers
supplied. Children welcome.
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Hampshire County
- Atkins Farm
- 1150 West Street, Amherst
- 413-253-9528
- Junction of Rt. 116 and Bay Road, South Amherst.
Open September 11-mid-October,
- Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Call for
picking conditions. Fun for the whole family.
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- Bilton's Mountainside Orchard
- 46 Somers Road, Southampton
- 413-525-7442
- Center of East Longmeadow to Meadowbrook Road
to Mill Road to Somers Road. Call for hours and directions.
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- Buczala Farm
- 200 Bay Road, Amherst
- 413-253-3688
- Turn east off Rt. 116. Second house on left.
Open daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Call for picking conditions.
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- Dickinson Farms
- New Ludlow Road & South Dtreet, Granby
- 413-467-3715
- Two miles east of junction of Rt. 33 and New
Ludlow Road. Open daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. from
- Labor Day to Columbus Day. Containers provided.
Children allowed with supervision. Call for picking conditions.
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- Ireland Street Orchard
- 330 Ireland Street, West Chesterfield
- 413-296-4024
- Located on Ireland Street between Rt. 112 in
So. Worthington and Rt. 143 in West Chesterfield.
- Open daily (daylight hours) , mid-Setember-October.
On weekends, horse-drawn wagon brings
- you to and from the orchard. Children welcome.
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- Outlook Farm
- 136 Main Road, Westhampton
- 413-529-9388
- Eight miles west on Rt. 66 from Smith College.
Open daily 6:30 a.m.-6 p.m., September and October.
- Hayrides on Sundays. Containers provided. Country
store.
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Middlesex County
- Anderson Fruit Farm
- 160 Main Street, Westford
- 978-692-6581
- Rt. 128 South to exit 32, Rt. 3 North. Around
rotary to Westford Road. 3 miles on right.
- Open daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m. School groups welcome
by appointment. Open Labor Day weekend.
- Containers provided. Roadside stand.
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- Apple Hill Farm
- 62 Valley Road, Dunstable
- 978-649-6831
- Exit 35 off Rt. 3. Proceed toward Dunstable on
Rt. 113. Take second left to Forest Hill Road.
- Farm is at end. Open Saturday and Sunday beginning
week of Labor day, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Fresh cider available.
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- Autumn Hill Orchards
- 495 Chicopee Row, Groton
- 978-448-8338
- Call ahead for directions and picking conditions.
Open weekends and holidays, 10 a.m.-5 p..m. Weekdays by appointment. Season
runs September-October.
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- Carver Hill Orchards
- Brookside Avenue, Box 133, Stow
- 978-897-6117
- Brookside is off Rt. 62, 1/4 mile fron Post Office.
Open daily , 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
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- Dowse Orchards
- 98 North Main Street, Sherborn
- 978-653-2639
- Call for directions, hours of operation and starting
date.
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- Drew Farms Country Store
- Boston Road, Westford
- 978-692-7032
- Take Rt. 495 to exit 32, right off exit and farm
is just off exit. Open daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
- Containers available. Children welcome.
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- Hillbrook Orchards
- 141 Old Ayer Road, Groton