Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Woodstock, CT

Woodstock

High Springs Orchard runs pick-your-own blueberries, peaches, and apples from July through mid-October, and its country store sells farm vegetables, jams, jellies, cider, and Grandma Miller pies year-round. The Dividend Road orchard is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., June through December.

Woodstock

Norman's Sugarhouse in Woodstock boils its own maple syrup and also sells the equipment for anyone who wants to try sugaring at home. The same operation keeps bees, so the product line runs from maple syrup and maple butter to raw honey and maple candy.

Woodstock

Paul and Joyce Larson run Sprucedale Gardens, a family nursery and greenhouse in Woodstock stocking everything from shade trees to blueberry, raspberry, and strawberry plants alongside perennials, herbs, and hanging baskets. They also offer landscape design, delivery, and planting services for anyone who'd rather not haul it home themselves. Open Tuesday through Saturday in season.

Eastford

Buell's Orchard has farmed the same ground on Crystal Pond Road in Eastford since 1889, now pick-your-own for strawberries, blueberries, peaches, apples, and pumpkins alongside a farm market selling sweet corn and other local produce. The farm closes out the season with an annual Harvest Festival on Columbus Day weekend and a Trunk or Treat the last Sunday of October. No pets allowed on the grounds.

Southbridge

Clemence Hill Farm is on Clemence Hill Road in Southbridge, in Worcester County's rural southern belt near the Connecticut border. No website or independent listing was found — confirm details before visiting.

Pomfret

Sharpe Hill planted its first vines on this Pomfret hilltop in 1992 and opened the winery in 1997; the estate now covers more than 100 acres and has picked up over 225 international competition medals. Its flagship, Ballet of Angels, is the best-selling wine produced in New England. A Zagat-rated restaurant and the Fireside Tavern serve wood-grilled food alongside the tastings, with sweeping views over the vineyard.

Brooklyn

Little Dipper Farm spans 588 acres in Brooklyn, women-owned and built around farm-to-table dinners, seasonal festivals, and workshops rather than a traditional farm stand. Trails wind through fields and woods to a 26-acre pond, and the farm sells cut flowers, vegetables, and herbs alongside handcrafted goods. It also books weddings and private events on the property.

Thompson

Fort Hill Farms sells dairy products through its Cabot Cheese and Farmer's Cow partnerships, dried lavender, and pick-your-own pumpkins, alongside a farm stand stocked with local makers' soap, maple syrup, bread, and wildflower honey. The Quaddick Road property runs a seasonal corn maze from August through November and hosts nature walks through its lavender gardens.

Thompson

Fort Hill Farms in Thompson keeps a herd of over 200 milking cows supplying Cabot Cheese and The Farmer's Cow, alongside display gardens, lavender fields, and guided nature walks through its maple, blue spruce, and oak groves. The farm stand, The Farmer's Porch, sells its own dairy and lavender products on site.

Putnam

Assawaga Farm broke ground on raw land in Putnam's Quiet Corner in 2016, building a barn and greenhouse from scratch. The certified-organic operation grows Japanese vegetable varieties, herbs, flowers, and fruit using hand-powered, no-till methods. The farmstand opens Saturdays, 9am to noon, from mid-May through late November, and SNAP benefits are accepted. The name comes from an original Nipmuc word for the nearby Five Mile River.

Brooklyn

Meadow Stone Farm in Brooklyn hand-crafts artisan cow and goat cheeses, both fresh and aged, alongside goat milk, honey, and eggs from the same property. It's a small dairy operation that's built a following through farmers markets and local food directories rather than a storefront.

East Killingly

Palazzi Orchard, run by Mark and Jean Palazzi, is a pick-your-own orchard open daily 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. from August through November or December. Free weekend hayrides run through harvest season, and the farm sells at the Danielson farmers market on Saturdays and the Putnam market on Mondays and Thursdays.

Dayville

DeFazio Orchard and Greenhouses is a family-owned farm growing apples and peaches for pick-your-own picking, plus fresh vegetables and flowers. Free wagon rides run around the property during harvest, making it a family outing spot in Windham County. Open seven days a week, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Charlton

Charlton Orchards combines a fruit orchard with a farm winery, and the pick-your-own list covers apples, blueberries, peaches, pears, plums, pumpkins, raspberries, blackberries, and strawberries across the Old Worcester Road property. A cider mill, farm bakery, and wine tasting room round out the retail store, and the barnyard and picnic area host festivals, weddings, and birthday parties through the season.

Charlton

Fay Mountain Farm is 65 acres the Town of Charlton bought in 2002, still farmed under lease by Neil Johnson of Kettle Brook Farms. The property carries a 32-acre apple orchard plus blueberry and raspberry plantings, a historic barn, and Snow's Pond, and a segment of the Midstate Trail cuts through the fields. It works as both a producing farm and town-owned conservation land in Charlton's Northside Village.

Canterbury

Radical Roots Farm raises non-GMO poultry, beef, pork, and lamb on pasture in Canterbury, selling pasture-raised meat through a CSA and direct farm sales. The operation is veteran- and woman-owned and takes part in Connecticut NOFA's Farm Share Program, which helps lower-income families access local meat. Hours run Sunday, Monday, and Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., with limited hours Thursday.

Chaplin

Chaplin Farms LLC is listed as an agritourism operation on Hampton Road in Chaplin, in Connecticut's Quiet Corner. Public listings don't show what's grown or raised here, or when it's open to visitors — worth a call before planning a trip out.

Hampton

Adam and Charlene Fuller founded A & Z Apiaries in Hampton in 1980, and the operation now manages around 200 bee colonies across eastern Connecticut. Each spring they bring in 3-pound packages of Italian-Poline crossed queens from Wilbanks Apiaries in Georgia, shipped by climate-controlled transport in under 18 hours.

Sturbridge

Hyland Orchard & Brewery runs pick-your-own apples each fall alongside a Pavilion Bar pouring its own draft beer, hard cider, and wine. The Fiskdale property doubles as a wedding and event venue from mid-April through mid-October and also books corporate outings and private celebrations. The orchard typically opens for picking in late September and runs through late October.

Glocester

Chaplin

Shashok's Orchard on Route 6 in Chaplin is a pick-your-own operation for apples, peaches, and pumpkins. It's a straightforward roadside orchard rather than an event destination — bring a bag and expect to do your own picking. Call ahead, since hours follow the ripening of each crop.

Chaplin

Six-acre cut-your-own Christmas tree farm in Chaplin with tree carts for hauling your pick out of the field. The heated barn stocks hot chocolate, candy canes, and coloring books to keep kids busy while trees get shaken, netted, and tied down for the ride home. A small, no-frills tree lot rather than a full agritourism destination, open through the Christmas season.

Willington

Noah Passardi taps trees and runs a sugar house on Potter School Road in Willington, boiling down maple syrup most weekends from mid-February through March. Beyond syrup, the farm sells honey, beeswax candles, hand cream, and lip balm, and hosts workshops and demonstrations on the sugaring process. Open year-round for product sales — call ahead during boiling season.

Hampton

Rock Spring Farm runs a u-pick strawberry patch in Hampton, charging $2.50 a pound with pre-picked berries available for those who'd rather skip the field. Picking hours are weekends, plus Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30am to 3:30pm. Call ahead, especially if you need a large order or want berries already picked.

Staffordville

Winterbrook Farm is located in Staffordville, a village of Stafford in Connecticut's Quiet Corner near the Massachusetts border.

Canterbury

Burgis Brook Alpacas raises Peruvian Huacaya alpacas across 43 acres in Canterbury's Quiet Corner, breeding both show stock and fiber animals. Fleece gets milled into yarn and roving in Connecticut and sold through their online shop, In The Crimp, and the farm's beehives produce honey on the side while pollinating a neighboring vineyard. Visits are by appointment only.

Canterbury

Wright's Mill Farm spans more than 200 acres in Canterbury around a water-powered mill and stone walls dating to the early 1700s. The property now runs mainly as an event venue, with an indoor barn and seasonal outdoor pavilion hosting weddings, receptions, and private parties against a waterfall backdrop. Seasonal gatherings like Easter Brunch open the grounds to the public a few times a year.

Warren

Breezelands Orchards has stayed in the Tuttle family since 1896, five generations working the same 100 acres of Central Massachusetts apple trees. The farm stand sells cider, pies, local honey, cheese, and maple syrup alongside award-winning cider donuts, and pick-your-own apples run from Labor Day weekend through Columbus Day. Tractor rides and picnic areas round out the fall visit. Open daily, 10am to 5pm.

Brimfield

Cook's Farm Orchards is a pick-your-own stop in Brimfield growing apples, blueberries, peaches, and plums, with weekend wagon rides out to the trees. The stand also sells homemade baked goods, cider, syrup, and honey, and fall brings a pumpkin patch and hay maze. Open seasonally, 10am-5pm.

Sutton

Silvermine Farm sits on Eight Lots Road in Sutton, listed as an agritourism stop offering pick-your-own produce and seasonal activities. Current crops, hours, and contact details aren't published online, so calling ahead is the safer bet before visiting.

Foster

Scotland

Oak Haven Farm is a third-generation orchard in Scotland built around pick-your-own blueberries, open Thursday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., from July into early August. The farm stand and store stay stocked with local products through the rest of the season. It runs as a straightforward berry farm - no corn maze, no hayrides, just a field of bushes and a bucket.

Windham

Red Tail Farm sits on Brooklyn Turnpike in Windham, though current listings conflict on whether the farm is still operating and what it grows. Records for the address are thin enough that any specific product claim would be a guess rather than a fact.

Sterling

BZ Berry Farm, formerly Tikkanen's Berry Farm, grows about 12 acres of blueberries on Calvin French Road in Sterling, plus smaller plantings of black currants and gooseberries that tend to sell out early. It's a small pick-your-own operation — check their Facebook page for opening updates, since picking windows shift with the weather each summer.

Stafford Springs

Hydeville Farm grows black and red raspberries and apples for pick-your-own picking on Hydeville Road. Run by Don Preli, the farm posts picking updates on Facebook, so it's worth checking there before visiting since hours shift with the harvest.

Leicester

Blue Lake Alpacas raises a herd of alpacas on Burncoat Lane in Leicester, started by Australian transplants Benton and Marcia. Beyond a local newspaper mention from 2009, the farm keeps a low profile online — no current website or hours are published, so a call ahead is the safest bet.

Millbury

Hawk Hill Orchards has grown apples, peaches, and plums on Carleton Road since Kent Stowe took over the family homestead in 1997, continuing a fruit stand his parents started decades earlier. The name comes from hawks that nest on the property. Pick-your-own visitors come mostly for the Northern Spy apples — an old variety that grows unusually large here, juicy enough for cider and firm enough to hold up in a pie.

Plainfield

18th Century Purity Farm operates on the historic Hall Homestead property on Plainfield Pine Road in Plainfield. Public listings don't detail current crops, animals, or visiting hours — this appears to be a working farm tied to a colonial-era homestead, worth calling ahead to confirm what's open.

Millbury

Stowe Farm covers 60 acres and mixes livestock breeding with recreation: Basset Hounds and poodle mixes for sale, horseback riding lessons, dog training and boarding, and a summer camp for kids who love animals. Come fall, the farm opens pick-your-own apples and pumpkins, a country store, and a fall festival with live music.

North Windham

Raspberry Knoll Farm is a produce farm in North Windham, part of Connecticut's Quiet Corner farming belt around Windham County.

Harrisville

E. Douglas

Douglas Orchard & Farm grows pick-your-own blueberries and apples alongside no-spray vegetables, herbs, and raw honey from its own hives. The Socrat family bought the old Douglas Orchard in 2016 and built out a country store stocked with maple syrup, goat cheese, beeswax goods, and farm-raised pork and chicken. Visitors can walk the grounds to see the animals, play cornhole, or catch live music at the pavilion. Open Thursday through Sunday, 8am to 4pm.

Foster

Storrs

The Nathan Hale Inn is a 100-room hotel on the University of Connecticut's agricultural campus in Storrs, now operating as the Graduate by Hilton Storrs. It isn't a working farm itself, but its location puts guests near UConn's agricultural shows and the working farmland surrounding the campus.

Leicester

Breezy Gardens, run by Kim and John Miczek on the Leicester-Spencer line, farms 65 acres of produce including sweet corn alongside a nursery stocked with perennials, trees, shrubs, and herb collections. Fall brings pre-booked school field trips, hayrides to a pick-your-own pumpkin patch, a corn maze, and llamas to meet. Plants go on sale starting in May, with the farm open daily through the season.

Stafford

Hop Top Organic Tillage has run as a small organic operation out of Stafford since 2007, tending garden plots for cooking vegetables and keeping hives in Stafford and Tolland for wildflower honey. It's a two-person operation with no storefront, so hours and availability are best confirmed by phone before visiting.

North Brookfield

Brookfield Orchards has stayed family-owned and operated since 1918, and fall apple picking remains the draw at this North Brookfield farm. The snack bar's apple dumplings — served warm with vanilla ice cream and cheddar cheese — have their own following, and the country store carries the rest of a classic New England farm stand's stock. It's a seasonal operation built around one thing done well.

Mansfield

Pumpkin Paul's Farm sits on Storrs Road in Mansfield, home to UConn's Storrs campus and a corridor of small Windham County farms.

Hanover

Hanover Honey is the retail side of Stonewall Apiary's roughly 350 honeybee colonies spread across eastern Connecticut. The jars range from raw honey to artisanal honeycomb, honey butter, and creamed honey, all untreated and sold through the BuyCTGrown marketplace as well as direct from the farm. Flavor varies jar to jar depending on which forest plants the bees worked that season.

Hanover

Stonewall Apiary keeps roughly 350 honeybee colonies scattered across more than a dozen eastern Connecticut towns, from Woodstock down to Mystic. Visitors can book a honey-house tour or a beekeeping presentation by appointment, and the small farm store sells honey and beeswax straight from those hives. Worth noting: GPS routing struggles out here, so the farm posts its own map for directions.

Sterling

Howard and Becky Hopps raise alpacas on 8.5 acres in Sterling's Quiet Corner, with breeding stock that's placed at shows including the 2011 North American Alpaca Show. Their on-site store sells fleece, yarn, and roving from the herd, and farm visits are available by appointment. Reach out ahead of time to schedule a look at the animals or shop for fiber.

Mansfield

Pleasant Valley Harvest grew organic fruits and vegetables on Pleasant Valley Road in Mansfield Center, with pick-your-own strawberries as a seasonal draw from May through October.

Monson

Westview Farms Creamery in Monson scoops about 30 homemade ice cream flavors, gluten-free options included, from a shop that looks out over open countryside. A goat petting zoo sits next to the seating area, and the kitchen serves grill food and home-cooked meals alongside the ice cream counter. It's open seven days a week, noon until sunset, with pumpkin picking added once fall arrives.

Monson

Monson is a Hampden County town along the Chicopee River in western Massachusetts, home to Koran's Farm on East Hill Road. It carries an agritourism listing, though no further detail on products or visiting hours is public.

Glocester

Tolland

Bee Haven Apiaries bottles wildflower and local honey with no additives, from hives kept on Stag Trail in Tolland. Their honey turns up on shelves at Ellington Agway and a handful of other regional retailers, alongside direct sales from the farm. It's a small, hands-on operation — the beekeeper who capped the jar is the same one who answers the phone.

Whitinsville

West End Creamery in Whitinsville combines an ice cream stand, mini golf course, and an Adventure Farm petting area under one roof, open daily from 10 a.m. The fall lineup adds a corn maze and harvest festival running mid-September through October. It reads more like a family entertainment stop than a working farm, though the Adventure Farm keeps animals on site year-round.

N. Uxbridge

Sunburstbee Farm is a pick-your-own blueberry operation in North Uxbridge growing seven varieties, including Duke, Reka, Patriot, Blueray, and Bluecrop. The season typically opens around the Fourth of July and runs through the month; berries sell by the pound, with debit and credit accepted.

North Uxbridge

Sunburst packs seven blueberry varieties — Duke, Reka, Patriot, Blueray, Bluecrop, Bluegold, and Chandler — into roughly 1,025 bushes on a single acre in North Uxbridge, timed to ripen one after another through July. Picking runs at $5.25 a pound, containers provided, and the owners set hours day by day based on how the berries are running. Call ahead before driving over.

Sutton

Keown Orchards grows apples on McClellan Road in Sutton, next to Foppema's Farm in the same pocket of Worcester County orchard country. Its old web domain is now parked for sale, and no current listing confirms whether pick-your-own hours still run.