News 12 Staff

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Oct 5, 2023, 4:30 AM

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Looking to go apple picking this fall season? Check out some of the locations in Connecticut.

Beardsley's Cider Mill & Orchard

• 278 Leavenworth Road, Route 110, Shelton

• (203) 926-1098

• Website

Belltown Hill Orchards

• 483 Matson Hill Road, South Glastonbury

• (860) 633-2789

• Website

• Types of apples: Paula Red, Ginger Gold, McIntosh, Cortland, Empire, Gala, Stayman and Granny Smith.

Bishop’s Orchard’s

• 526 New England Road, Guilford

• (203) 458-PICKWebsite

Blue Jay Orchards - Due to spring frosts and freezes, the farm is not able to offer pick-your-own apples for the 2023 season.

• 125 Plumtrees Road, Bethel

• (203) 748-0119

• Website

Buell’s Orchard

• 108 Crystal Pond Road, Eastford

• (860) 974-1150

• Website

• Other activities: Annual Harvest Festival is Oct. 8  and Oct. 10. There will be live music, hayrides, barbecue, apple cider and donut sampling.

Clark Farms at Bushy Hill Orchard

• 29 Bushy Hill Road, Gransby

• (860) 653-4022

• Website

DeFazio Orchard

• 1393 North Road, Dayville

• (860) 774-3799

• Facebook

Dondero Orchards

• 529 Woodland St., South Glastonbury

• (860) 659-0294

• Website

Easy Pickin’s Orchard

• 46 Bailey Road, Enfield

• (860) 763-3276

• Website

• Types of apples: Braeburn, Ginger Gold, Mutsu. Cortland, Empire, Liberty, Red Delicious, Gala, Fuji

• Other activities: Wagon rides, make-your-own scarecrow

Hickory Hills Orchards

• 351 South Meriden Road, Route 70, Cheshire

• (203) 272-3824

• Facebook

Holmberg Orchards and Winery

• 12 Orchard Lane, Gales Ferry

• (860) 464-7305

• Website

• Other activities: Wine tasting, wine maze

Lapsley Orchard

• 403 Orchard Hill Road, Pomfret Center

• (860) 928-9186

• Website

• Other activities: Wagon rides, educational programs, marketplace

Lyman Orchards

• 105 South St., Middlefield

• (860) 349-6015

• Website

• Other activities: Corn maze, golf

March Farm

• 160 Munger Lane, Bethlehem

• (203) 266-7721

• Website

• Hours: Pick Your Own begins Sept. 16 at the farm stand and Sept. 24 at the Hilltop; Hilltop picking is open Saturdays & Sundays from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. until Oct. 30 or when apples run out. 

• Types of apples: Cortland, Empire, Fuji, Gala, Golden Delicious, Honey Crisp, Jonagold, McIntosh, Macoun, Red Delicious, Rome

• Other activities: Corn maze, hayrides, marketplace

Rogers Orchards Shuttle Meadow Farm

• 336 Long Bottom Road, Southington

• (860) 229-4240

• More Information

• Types of apples: Jersey Mac, Ginger Gold, Gala, Macoun, Empire, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Fuji, Granny Smith, Rome

Scott’s Yankee Farmer

• 291 North Bride Brook Road, East Lyme

• (860) 739-5209

• Website

Silverman’s Farm

• 451 Sport Hill Road, Easton

• (203) 261-3306

• Website

• Types of apples: Ginger Gold, Gala, Empire, Cortland, Macoun, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Jonagold, Cameo, Red Rome, Enterprise, Red Winesap

Whittle’s Willow Spring Farm

• 1030 Noank Ledyard Road, Mystic

• (860) 536-3083

• Facebook

Woodstock Orchards

• 494 Route 169, Woodstock

• (860) 928-2225

• Website

• Types of apples: Mcintosh, Cortland, Empire, Macoun, Jonagold, Red Delicious, Ida Red, Fuji, Cameo and Russett

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