2025 Middlesex County in eastern Massachusetts Apple U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Apple U-Pick Orchards in Middlesex County in eastern Massachusetts in 2025, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for apples that we know of in this area.

Not all areas of a state have apples orchards that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using the add a farm form!

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Middlesex County

• Ashby Apples - 2025 assumed permanently closed, , apples, Fresh eggs, Cider mill (fresh apple cider made on the premises), U-pick and already picked, school tours
  Erickson Road, Ashby, MA 01431. Phone: . Email: pmpb@comcast.net. Open: permanently closed. Click here for a map and directions. If you know anything for sure, please write me
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• Autumn Hills Orchard - Uses integrated pest management practices, apples, grapes, pears, peaches, plums, raspberries (red), raspberries (Autumn, red), raspberries (Autumn, yellow), U-pick and already picked, porta-potties are available, picnic area, birthday parties, school tours, group reservations
  495 Chicopee Row, Groton, MA 01450. Phone: 978-448-8388. Email: info@autumnhillsorchard.com. Open: September through October; Weekends and holidays from 10am to 5pm; Weekdays by appointment; Call or email ahead for appointment. Directions: From Groton Center on Route 119. Heading north take Hollis street \\(right turn out of Groton Center just after Town Hall\\) about 3.5 miles. \\(Hollis changes name to Chicopee Row at the Cemetery, but there\\\'s no street sign.\\) Our driveway is on the left after Wilson Way. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, AmEx.
  Autumn Hills Orchard Facebook page. Heading north take Hollis street (right turn out of Groton Center just after Town Hall) about 3.5 miles. (Hollis changes name to Chicopee Row at the Cemetery, but there's no street sign.) Our driveway is on the left after Wilson Way. . We use integrated pest management practices. . (UPDATED: June 29, 2025, JBS)
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• Belkin Lookout Farm - Strawberries, Peaches, Nectarines, Plums, Asian Pears, Apples, Pumpkins (Fall only) petting zoo, rides, hayride
  89 Pleasant Street, South Natick, MA 01760. Phone: 508-653-0653. Email: chughes@lookoutfarm.com. Open: daily from 10 am to 5 pm. Click here for a map and directions.
  Belkin Lookout Farm Facebook page. You can pick your own fruit, enjoy our train rides, 2 petting zoos and children's play area! Summer Admission: August 9th - August 31st: $8 Per Person (all Ages) Daily. Fall Admission: September 1st - November 1st: Weekday Rate (Monday thru Friday) - $8 per person (all ages). Weekends (Saturday and Sunday and Columbus Day Holiday) - $14 per adult, $12 for Children under 12 years old and Senior Citizens. Remember Children Under 2 years old are ALWAYS FREE! Also has an organic food store with ice cream. 2020 update, Please note, RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED to enter the orchard for U-pick. No walk-in guests will be allowed. Orchard access will be based per person ages 2 and above. Due to Covid-19, the Barnyard Play Area, Farm Animals and Train Ride will not be available. We look forward to open all of our operations next season. . (UPDATED: June 29, 2025, JBS)
  Comments from a visitor on September 05, 2012: "We normally go picking at Belkin Farms and they..
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• Carver Hill Orchard - Apples, blueberries, cherries, corn (sweet), flowers, pears, peaches, peppers, pumpkins, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, and prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, wagon rides
  Brookside Avenue, Stow, MA 01775. Phone: 978-897-6117. Email: cclord@hotmail.com. Open: Mid June to August Monday through Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM. Directions: Take Route 117 to Stow, MA. Take Route 62 South for .2 miles and Brookside Ave is on your left. Follow the road to the end. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Visa, MasterCard.
  Carver Hill Orchard Facebook page. September through December open 10 AM to 5 PM 7 days a week. Kitchen available for hotdogs, chips snacks and Ice Cream! . Farm market: July-November, you will find plenty of fruits & vegetables already picked from our orchard and ready for purchase. In addition to our produce, you will also find cider, cheese, and locally grown hormone free meats and eggs. We also have a variety of jams & jellies, local maple syrup, cheese, coffee, honey, baked (UPDATED: June 29, 2025, JBS)
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• Derby Orchard - apples, blueberries,
  438 Great Road, Stow, MA . Phone: (978) 897-7507. Email: derbyridgefarm@yahoo.com. Open: PYO seems to be hit or miss; some years none at all apparently; best to call them before you go; Weekends and Monday holidays: September and Oct. Directions: Route 117 to Pompositticut St. \\(near Stow shopping center\\). Farmstand located on Route 117 \\(438 Great Rd\\). Click here for a map and directions. , 10-4:30pm. (near Stow shopping center). Farmstand located on Route 117 (438 Great Rd). map. Derby Ridge Farm is an apple orchard located in Stow, Massachusetts. We offer over 30 varieties of our own apples, peaches, pears and plums! (UPDATED: June 29, 2025, JBS)
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• Dowse Orchard - apples, pumpkins, farm market, Christmas trees- you choose and we cut, Precut Christmas trees,
  98 North Main Street, Sherborn, MA . Phone: (508) 653-2639. Open: Call for hours and conditions. Directions: From NorthWest: Mass Pike to exit 13, take Route 30 East to Route 27 South, follow through Natick center 2. 5 miles into Sherborn on left. From East: Route 9 West into Natick and take Route 27 South into Sherborn. Click here for a map and directions.
  Dowse Orchard Facebook page. Apples September and October. Weekends only. Claims to have "America's best crunchin Apples since 1778. " Our Farm Stand also offers maple syrup, our own line of preserves, gift baskets, sweet apple cider pressed fresh every week, and of course our apples. McIntosh, Cortland, and Macoun are among the many favorites of the more than 20 varieties we raise. . And in the farmshop, Apples, Vegetables, Greenhouse Crops, Flowers, Christmas Trees, Pumpkins, maple syrup, our own line of preserves, gift baskets, sweet apple cider pressed fresh every week, For the active family, s has a variety of plantings of trees where parents and children alike can “pick your own” without climbing a ladder. Dowse crew member will gladly answer your questions in the orchards and assist you and your family in this enjoyable way to stock your home with the freshest apples. Since 1953, 15 acres of open land of the Dowse Farm provides seven varieties of Christmas trees. During the beginning ..
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• Farmer Dave's Dracut Farm - spinach, strawberries, blueberries, apples, pumpkins, potatoes and more
  437 Parker Rd., Dracut, MA 01826. Phone: (978) 349-1952. Email: farm@farmerdaves.net. Open: you pretty much have to call to find out what they have to pick and when; their website does not provide clear information about that. Click here for a map and directions.
  Farmer Dave's Dracut Farm Facebook page. A diversified farm north of Boston, offering a CSA which can be picked-up or delivered, farm stands, farmers markets, and pick-your-own strawberries, blueberries, apples, pumpkins, potatoes and more. . In May, 2021:Spinach Pick-Your-Own this weekend (Saturday through Monday) at Farmer Dave's in Dracut rain or shine! A great outdoor activity for the family - throw on boots and a jacket for this easy picking. (UPDATED: June 29, 2025, JBS)
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• Farmer Daves Westford Farm - Uses integrated pest management practices, apples, concessions or refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area you may bring your own food, birthday parties, group reservations
  4 Hunt Rd, Westford, MA 01886. Phone: (978) 692 9894. Email: Monadnockberries@gmail.com. Open: Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm. Directions: Hayrides through the orchard available on PYO weekends!. We use integrated pest management practices. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover.
  Farmer Daves Westford Farm Facebook page. We use integrated pest management practices. . Please do not bring your pets as we cannot allow them in the field and they will have to stay in your car. (UPDATED: June 29, 2025, JBS)
  Comments from a visitor on October 12, 2013: "We visited this farm today and it was great! We parked at the small farm house on Hunt Road and walked with our wagon to the apple orchard. There were lots of varieties of apples to choose from and the people there were friendly. My kids were offered a hay ride even though we were the only ones around right then. We also picked out some pumpkins after. Everything was reasonably priced and we will definitely be coming back!"
  Comments from a visitor on September 08, 2012: "We went here on a whim. We usually drive 45 minutes to Russell Orchards, but we were low on time and good weather and looking for a closer place that used IPM practices. This will be a new favorite. Very small and friendly, easily accessible for a toddler an..
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• Honeypot Hill Orchard - apples, blueberries, pumpkins, cider mill, apple cider (pressed on site), hedge maze, hayrides
  144 Sudbury Road, Stow, MA . Phone: 978-562-5666. Email: julie@honeypothill.com. Open: sections and they refused to open new areas even though the trees there were brimming with ripe apples. Directions: Route 2W to Route 62W into Stow and watch for signs on Route 62; or from Route 20W to Route 27 north for 3. 5 miles straight through Sudbury center, one third mile beyond center bear left onto Hudson Rd for 3. 5 miles into Stow, and take a right onto Sudbury Road. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only.
  Honeypot Hill Orchard Facebook page. Visit our farm animals or have a picnic. Hayrides and Hedge-maze weekends from 11- 5pm. Birthday parties by appointment. Honey Pot Hill Orchards was founded in 1926, when Clifford Martin purchased a 70 acre all purpose farm in Stow, MA. The farm has since grown and evolved to 186 acres of apples, peaches, blueberries, and a few other small crops. Honey Pot Hill has been in the Martin family for four generations, it is now run by Andrew and Chelcie Martin, a father-daughter team. . (UPDATED: June 29, 2025, JBS)
  Comments from a visitor on September 19, 2011: "We went on 9/18/11 and had a blast! I read the reviews about it being busy and it certainly was once we got into the orchard it wasn't too bad. Lots of activities to do and tons of apples to choose from."
  Comments from a visitor on August 13, 2011: "I went to s in Stow on 8/6/11 for Blueberry picking. It was great picking. They give you nice little covers to put on the boxes w..
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• Kimball Fruit Farm - apples, strawberries, raspberries, pumpkins
  184 Hollis Street, Pepperell, MA . Phone: 978-433-9751. Open: Daily 9am to 7pm. Directions: Exit 5 West off Route 3, North to Route 111 into Pepperell, take right at yellow blinking light, farm is 3 miles on left. Click here for a map and directions.
  Kimball Fruit Farm Facebook page. Containers provided. Picking Mac, Gala, Honeycrisp, Spencer, Cortland, Swiss Gormet, Brock, Jonagold, Blushing Golden, Red Delicious, Cameo, Fuji, Shamrock, and Golden Delicious. . (UPDATED: June 29, 2025, JBS)
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• Parlee Farms - Uses integrated pest management practices, apples, blueberries, cherries, flowers, nectarines, peaches, plums, pumpkins, strawberries, Honey from hives on the farm, restrooms, picnic area, petting zoo, farm animals, school tours
  95 Farwell Road, Tyngsboro, MA 01879. Phone: 978-649-3854. Email: info@parleefarms.com. Open: See our website for current hours. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Visa, MasterCard, Discover.
  Parlee Farms Facebook page. We use integrated pest management practicesMary's Country Kitchen and Bakery offers fresh fruit desserts made with our own fruitCustomers can watch donuts being made in the farmstandDonut variety depends upon the season with apple cider, strawberry or blueberry being madeMary's Country Kitchen offers fresh fruit desserts and ice creamis a 93-acre pick-your-own farm with a 7500 sqftpost and beam farmstandAnnie's Animal Barns house young farm animals for our customers to visit with and feed(UPDATED: June 29, 2025, JBS)
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• Shelburne Farm - pyo apples, strawberries, pumpkins, weekend hayrides, hay mazes, pony rides, farm animals
  106 West Acton Road, Stow, MA . Phone: 978-897-9287. Email: office@Shelburnefarm.com. Open: 9 AM - 6 PM seven days a week from Labor Day until early November. Directions: Route 2 West to Route 111. Left at second light. Next block, bear right onto Willow St. Farm is 2. 5 miles on right. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: cash, credit cards, ApplePay.
  Shelburne Farm Facebook page. Left at second light. Next block, bear right onto Willow St. Farm is 2. 5 miles on right. Starts late August, daily from 9 am to 6 pm; Farm store open until Christmas. We have more than 20 flavors of farm-fresh ice cream! . Pick your own apples, peaches, and pumpkins. Home Made Warm Cider Donuts every day, and family fun attractions including daily hay rides, weekend pony rides, mini hay maze, hay climbing mountain, pedal tractor, and more. Visit our farm animals goats, sheep, Llama, chickens, guinea fowl, and bunnies. (UPDATED: June 29, 2025, JBS)
  Comments from a visitor on September 19, 2011: "The cutest farm ever! We picked apples at a different farm, but went to Shelburne for apple cider and donuts. It wasn't crowded and they had a nice apple store. The cider donuts are TO DIE FOR, make sure you buy several dozen :-)"
  Comments from a visitor on June 12, 2011: "The farm seems to keep their u-pick updated daily. First weekend in June '11 open..
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• Sunshine Farm - Apples, Raspberries, strawberries.
  41 Kendall Avenue, Sherborn, MA . Phone: 508- 655-5022. Open: Raspberries on weekends in September, 10am to 4pm; Call ahead for information in June for strawberries. Directions: Off Speen Street, Natick, 3 miles South. Exit 13 off Mass Pike, 2. 5 miles South of Route 9, Natick. Take Speen Street to end, right onto Kendall Ave. Click here for a map and directions.
  Sunshine Farm Facebook page. Call ahead for pumpkins. Containers provided, children under 10 must be accompanied by adults. Shortcake and ice cream available at our Dairy Bar. Fall raspberries only. Our season kicks off each year in May with our greenhouse bedding plants and Mother's Day baskets. Strawberries follow in June with "pick your own" for the family. Sweet corn, tomatoes, peaches and all your salad greens come in July, followed by U-pick raspberries in Aug-Sept. The fall is ripe with pumpkins, squash, mums and corn stalks. . (UPDATED: June 29, 2025, JBS)
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Norfolk County

• Fairmount Fruit Farm - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, apples, strawberries, Honey from hives on the farm, Fresh eggs, U-pick and already picked, farm market, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties are available, picnic area, farm animals, school tours
  887 Lincoln St, Franklin, MA 02038. Phone: 508-533-8737. Email: info@fairmountfruit.com. Open: Apples - Sept thru early October weekdays 1pm to 5pm; weekends 10am to 4pm; Strawberries - beginning in May 9am to 5pm daily. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.
  Fairmount Fruit Farm Facebook page. We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals.
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• Pakeen Farm - apples, pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, concessions or refreshment stand, restrooms
  109 Elm Street, Canton, MA 02021. Phone: 781-828-0111. Email: info@pakeenfarm.com. Open: Please see our website for current business hours. Directions: Please see our website for directions to our farm. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard.
  Pakeen Farm Facebook page. . UPDATE for 2023: Their website says no apple picking in 2023; (UPDATED: September 20, 2023, JBS)
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• Tangerini's Spring Street Farm, Inc. - Uses natural growing practices, Apples, pumpkins, blueberries, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, corn, cherry tomatoes, concessions or refreshment stand, restrooms, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
  139 Spring Street, Millis, MA 02054. Phone: 508-376-5024. Email: tangerinifarm@verizon.net. Open: Sunday - Saturday, from 9 am to Dusk, May 1 pm to October 30. Directions: Located 25 miles southwest of Boston just off Route 109, halfway between Route 128 and Route 495. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover.
  Tangerini's Spring Street Farm, Inc. Facebook page. . Blueberry Picking: Early July Tomato Picking: Late August Apple Picking: Early September Pumpkin Picking- Mid September. We use natural practices, but are not seeking organic certification. . All our produce is raised organically except apples and sweet corn.
  Comments from a visitor on September 15, 2014: "We visited Tangerini's for the first time yesterday and loved it. Pick your own apples and tomatoes in abundance, as well as lovely staff, a great farmstand and delicious cafe/ice cream stand. We had fresh salads, homemade hummus wraps, and ice cream, followed by an afternoon of picking. Highly recommend. "
  Comments from a visitor on October 08, 2008: "vegetables, fruit, and flowers for picking and purchasing from April through November. Holiday wreaths and garlands are available in December. There is a small, child-size only hay maze in the barn. There's also an ice cream stand, small store, and hay rides. Member..
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• The Big Apple - raspberries, blueberries, apples, hayrides
  207 Arnold St, Wrentham, MA . Phone: 508-384-3055. Email: info@cnbrown.com. Open: See this page for hours. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash and Checks only.
  The Big Apple Facebook page. hours September weekends to mid October for PYO applesFarm is a family favorite offering good, old fashioned funAll ages enjoy our viewing platform where you can watch our Apple Grader sort the apples and children delight in finding our hidden trainPeek at our bakery kitchen and donut machine through our viewingCaramel Apples windowEnjoy a cup of delicious cider while taking in the autumn viewsFall weekends offer Hayrides and the Pumpkin HouseSee an actual working American farm at its bestWe offer the freshest, hand-picked produce grown and handled with careOur selection varies as we only pick when ripeIn season, we have 26 varieties of apples, 28 types of vegetables, and Pick Your Own blueberries, raspberries, apples, and hopsAlso available is our own homemade cucumber pickles in barrels, vegetable plants, decorative sunflowers, and Christmas trees and greensOur bakery offers delicious goodies including our homemade donuts, hand dipped..
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Apple

Apple Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

Apples ripen from the outside of the tree towards the center, so the apples out the outside of the tree will ripen first.  Once they are picked, they stop ripening. Picking apples directly from a tree is easy. Roll the apple upwards off the branch and give a little twist; don't pull straight away from the tree. If two apples are joined together at the top, both will come away at the same time. Don't shake the trees or branches.  If the apple you are trying to pick drops, (or others on the tree) go ahead and pick it up. They're perfectly fine! But do wash them before you eat them! More info: How to tell when apples are ripe

• Once picked, don't throw the apples into the baskets, place them in gently, or they will bruise and go bad more quickly.
• Don't wash apples until just before using to prevent spoilage.
• For an explanation of why apple slices turn brown and how to stop it, see this page!
• Keep apples cool after picking to increase shelf life.  A cool basement is ideal, but the fruit/vegetable drawer of a refrigerator will work, too.  A refrigerator is fine for small quantities of apples. Boxed apples need to be kept in a cool, dark spot where they won't freeze. Freezing ruptures all of an apple's cells, turning it into one large bruise overnight. The usual solution is to store apples in a root cellar. But root cellars often have potatoes in them: apples and potatoes should never be stored in the same room because, as they age, potatoes release an otherwise ethylene gas, which makes apples spoil faster. If you can keep the gas away from your apples, they will keep just fine. Just don't store them right next to potatoes.
  Prevent contact between apples stored for the winter by wrapping them individually in sheets of newspaper. The easiest way to do this is to unfold a section of newspaper all the way and tear it into quarters. Then stack the wrapped apples. See more here: How to store apples at home
• Apples don't improve or "ripen" after being picked - this is an urban myth - see this page for the truth - with references!

Which apple variety is best?

There are tens of thousands of varieties of apples, developed over centuries. They vary in sugar, acoidity, flavors, storing, crispness and many other attributes. See our guides to apple varieties:

• Summary table of many apple varieties and their characteristics
• Detailed descriptions of each apple variety with detailed characteristics
• Apple varieties, sorted by the order in which they typically ripe
• Apple varieties that don't turn brown when they are cut
• Why are some apples brown or spotted inside when you first cut them open?

Canning apples - fully illustrated, with step-by-step instructions

• How to make applesauce
• How to make apple butter 
• How to make apple jelly
• How to make apple pie filling (canned)
• How to can apples
• Home canned apple juice

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Recipes, illustrated with step by step instructions

• Apple pie recipe and directions and illustrated! I can say, with, ahem, no bias at all, that this is the best apple pie recipe in the world! (Alright, I did have an apple strudel in Vienna once at that place listed in Fodors that was REALLY good, but that wasn't a pie, was it? And since this was the recipe my grandmother used, it must be great!)
• How to make applesauce for a single meal (not canning it) with NO special equipment
• Apple cobbler
• Apple crunch - best of all! Moist, low sugar and using oats!
• Apple crisp - ever-popular, low sugar and using oats!
• Apple, blackberry, cherry, and/or peach cobbler
• Apple-blackberry, crumble - a English favorite (or favourite)

Using fresh apples and miscellaneous

• How to stop cut apples from browning
• Apple festivals - find one near you!
• Apple facts
• Apple seeds and cyanide

 

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• Children"s consignment sales
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• Winery tours and wine tastings
• Horse rides, stables, lessons, trails
• Maple Syrup farms and sugarworks
• Bed & Breakfasts on Farms, Wineries, Ranches and Orchards
• Pumpkin patches
• Corn mazes
• Zombie Paintball venues
• Christmas Tree Farms & lots
• Environmental resources
• Consumer fraud information
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• Resources for Farmers