Averill Farm

Nice orchard with a great selection of apples. No trip is complete without picking up the apple cider donuts. A must have. they are delicious!

Unfortunately for my family, the overall beauty of the grounds was overshadowed by the staff members with whom we interacted. We are at the height of apple picking season, and we were shocked two find a mere two porta potties for the crowd that was there that day. I have a little one and he started having a stomach issue as soon as we arrived (I know you parents out there have been through this!) — by the time we arrived in the afternoon the porta potties were a disaster (beyond filthy, very long lines) and we could not both fit inside. The handicap bathroom, which was in a location not easily accessible by a handicap person, was locked. I walked inside the little store area and asked a staff member if we could possibly get access — he looked at me, turned and walked away without saying one word. His reaction was so strange I replayed our interaction several times over in my mind to figure out what I had missed but I didn’t come up with anything. I grabbed my husband and we asked a second staff member — believe me, we were very nice about it, in fact I would go so far as to say I begged because my little one was in so much pain at this point. The second staff member smirked and said in a very nasty way that only handicap people could use the facility, there were absolutely no exceptions, and he couldn’t just make an exception because we had a kid because then every kid would ask. He then turned on his heel and walked away from us. Regardless of his so called logic and lack of sensitivity, his attitude was uncalled for and unprofessional. We stayed to pick a few apples because we were meeting people and my little one was excited to see them, but the apples were covered with white gook and quite tasteless (I’m not criticizing the apples because of how we were treated, they really weren’t tasty). No, I will never, ever go back to Averill Farm.

This is the best apple picking in the area. It’s such a beautiful farm with really amazing trees and friendly staff. The apple cider donuts — oh my! I don’t even really like donuts but these donuts are so good.
We drive from Brooklyn and make it a full day in CT. This is the real deal CT experience driving past farms that have sheep and donkeys! Apple picking at Averill Farms and a walk in the woods at Bee Brook is the perfect city escape. Worth the drive.
Many of the apple orchards closer to the city just don’t have the charm of Averill Farms.

Very nice people. However, there were literally only four Christmas trees and they were all awful. Stay away. I would never waste my time here again.

Went apple picking last weekend at Averill Farm. The main reason why we chose to go to Averill Farm was because we wanted to avoid the crowds at Lyman’s Orchards. It was the right call, wasn’t crowded at all, we really enjoyed our time there. Apple cider was very good, but unlike everyone else out there, cider donuts just don’t do it for me (that’s not a knock on Averill Farm, I just don’t like cider donuts anywhere).
Great experience at Averill Farm, would recommend it to anyone looking for a place to go apple picking that isn’t crawling with people.

Best orchard out of all we’ve been to in ct. Not too busy, nice and flat for walking with kids and strollers, apples are low to the ground and easy to pick, cider donuts and wood-​fired pizza are delicious. views are
Beautiful, as is the drive there. We will definitely go back next season! And… they have pears:)