Autumn is here and so is harvest season! Want some ideas for fun things to do with your family or with your friends? How about some apple picking, a visit to a pumpkin patch, a hayride in blue ridge country, and a corn maze? Here are five local farms to get you started! You can take your pick!
Gross’ Orchard
Gross’ Orchard is located in Apple Valley, VA near Madison Heights. It is 15 minutes from Lynchburg.
What is offered:
Apple and peach picking Wagon Rides: Mon-Sat – 12am-5pm Festival in mid-October: food, entertainment, crafts, vendors Blacksmith on site
Hours: Mon.-Sat. 8am-6pm
Website: http://grossorchards.com/index.html
Drumheller’s Orchard
Drumheller’s Orchard is located in Lovinston, VA, about a 40 minute drive from Lynchburg, VA.
What is offered:
NOTE: They do not offer Pick-Your-Own.
Apples: Drumheller’s is famous for their delicious apples. 18 different kinds of apples. Prime picking time: late August-early November. Peaches: 9 different kinds of peaches. Prime picking season is anytime from mid-July to late-August. Apple Festivals: When? Last weekend in September and third weekend in October. Activities offered: Hay ride, pumpkin patch, apple sling shot, face painting, corn maze, music and food vendors.
Hours: Mon-Sat – 9am-5pm, Sunday – 12pm-5pm
Website: http://www.drumhellersorchard.com/home.html
Morris Orchard
Morris Orchard is a mere 15 minutes from Lynchburg.
What is offered:
Blueberry picking (June-July) Blackberry picking (July-August) Peaches, Nectarines, Sweet Corn & Summer Vegetables (July-August) Apple picking (mid-September-mid October): 15 varieties of apples offered Pumpkin and Gourd picking – September-November Christmas trees- Choose and cut – Nov.-Dec
Hours: Mon-Sat. – 9am-5pm
Website: http://www.morrisorchard.com/
Dickie Brothers Orchard
Dickie Bros. Orchard is located in Roseland, VA. It is about a 40 minute drive from Lynchburg.
What is offered:
Apple-picking: Prime picking time- late August to early November (depends on the type of apple you would prefer) Peach-picking: 1st week of August Pumpkin-picking: October
Hours:
[July] Mon-Fri- 8am-5pm
[August] Mon-Fri – 8am-5pm, Sat – 8am-3pm
[Sep.-Oct.] Mon-Sat. – 8am-5pm, Sun. 10am-5pm
[Nov.] Mon-Fri. – 8am-5pm, Sat. 10am-4pm
Website: http://www.dickiebros.com/
Layman Family Farms
Located in Blue Ridge, VA about a 50 min. drive from Lynchburg.
What is offered:
Pick-Your-Own-Pumpkin Patch: Take a hayride to the 40 acres of pumpkin patch offered! Corn Maze: 10 acre corn maze. Get ready for an adventure and try not to get lost! Have we passed this piece of corn before? Activities also included in $10 admission are (specifically geared for children): Jumping pillow, corn cannon & pumpkin blaster, beale mine shaft tunnel slide, corn crib, hay jump, corn snake play area, rubber duck races, and no left turn pumpkin maze Haunted Harvest Cornfield: starting in October, 8pm-11pm. A haunted wagon ride through the cornfield. Only on Saturday and Friday nights in last few weeks of October. Country Market: Be sure that when you stop by for some of the fall festivities that you also visit the country market! Includes produce such as- locally grown apples, winter squash and pumpkins, sweet potatoes, fresh baked goods, carmel and candied apples, apple butter, apple cider
Hours: Open Sep. 18-Nov. 13
Fri. – 5pm-9pm
Sat. – 10am-9pm
Sun. – 11am-6pm
Website: www.laymanfamilyfarms.com