**This post was written in 2020. Please continue to follow our blog for up-to-date seasonal guides!**
We love apple picking season in this house! There’s nothing better than a crisp, fresh red apple; except when it’s turned into pie, sauce and jelly! Apples are probably the most versatile fruit to cook with in my opinion. We go picking every year and buy bags of apples; then I spend the rest of the weekend make apple sauce and pies!
Connecticut definitely has no shortage of apple orchards. Apple picking starts at some orchards as early as mid-August but it really kicks off in September. Our guide will help you make some plans to get you out there as soon as the apples are ready!
There are a ton of different orchards to choose from on this list. Many of them are names you’ll recognize, and some are smaller farms that would make for a fun new adventure! We definitely have our favorite in this house, but I’m hoping to check out at least one new orchard this year! Stay tuned to see which one we visit this fall!
Happy picking everyone!
**For picking conditions, ripening dates and prices, please call the orchard’s picking hotline or visit their website.
IN CONNECTICUT
Hartford & Tolland County
483 Matson Hill Road – South Glastonbury
(860) 633-2789
Hours: Daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Picking depends on weather and crop conditions, please call ahead)
29 Bushy Hill Road – Granby
(860)653-4022
Hours: Please check their website for up to date hours
529 Woodland Street – South Glastonbury
(860) 659-0294
Hours: Daily, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
46 Bailey Road – Enfield
(860) 763-FARM
Hours: Monday, Wednesday & Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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90 Pioneer Heights Road – Somers
(860) 698-6429
Hours: Wednesday – Thursday, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday – Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
894 Andrews Street- Southington
(860) 620-0194
Hours: Daily, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
13 Schoolhouse Road – Ellington
(860) 875-1000
Hours: Daily, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (summer); 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (fall)
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336 Long Bottom Road – Southington
(860) 229-4240
Hours: Friday-Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
295 Matson Hill Road – South Glastonbury
(860) 633-7467
Hours: Please check their website for up to date hours
271 South River Road – Tolland
(860) 872-1665
Hours: Please check their website for up to date hours
New Haven & Middlesex County
480 New England Road– Guilford
(203) 458-PICK
Hours: Please check their website for up to date hours
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251 Wallingford Road – Cheshire
(203) 272-7985
Hours: Please check their website for up to date hours
84 Tankwood Road- Wallingford
(203) 949-0594
Hours: Please call or check their Facebook page for up to date conditions and hours
32 Reeds Gap Road – Middlefield
(860) 349-6015
Hours: Daily, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Windham & New London County
108 Crystal Pond Road – Eastford
(860) 947-1150
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Closed on Sundays
12 Orchard Lane – Gales Ferry
(860) 464-7305
Hours: Tuesday & Thursday, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
403 Orchard Hill Road – Pomfret Center
(860) 928-9186
Hours: Daily, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
436 Boston Post Road – East Lyme
(860) 739-5209
Hours: Daily, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Litchfield & Fairfield County
250 Calhoun Street- Washington
(860) 868-2777
Hours: Peak Season- Daily, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
278 Leavenworth Road, Route 110 – Shelton
(203)296-1098
Opening September 8, 2018
Hours: Weekends Only, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
461 Cornwall Bridge Road (Rte. 4) – Sharon
(860) 364-0025
Hours: Daily, 8 am. to 5:30 p.m.
160 Munger Lane- Bethlehem
(203) 266-7721
Hours: Daily, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
451 Sport Hill Road – Easton
(203) 261-3306
Hours: Daily, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (call ahead for picking conditions)
IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
160 East Street – Southampton
(413) 527-9091
Hours: Daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
134 South Street – Granby
(413) 467-3794
Hours: TBD
290 Bay Road – Hadley
(413) 455-6687
Hours: Weekends Only, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
82 Park Hill Road – Easthampton
(413) 303-0335
Hours: Daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
416 Bay Road – Amherst
(413) 253-6788
Hours: Weekends, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
This list is not all-inclusive. There are so many orchards in Connecticut! If we missed one, let us know in the comments below!
Be sure to stop in and see us at Buell’s Orchard in Eastford! Our apple cider donuts are the best! Apple picking season begins in earnest on Labor Day and continues throughout September and October. If you come on Labor Day you will probably get a chance to pick both apples and peaches. Hope to see you soon!
Thanks for your comment! I do love a good cider donut!!!