Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Ashland, VA

Ashland

Ashwood Gardens and Nursery grows and sells plants on Ashcake Road in Ashland, in Hanover County just north of Richmond. As a nursery it stocks the trees, shrubs, and garden plants suited to central Virginia's climate. Current hours and inventory are not detailed online.

Ashland

King's Fruit & Vegetables is Karl King's produce operation on Sliding Hill Road in Ashland, Hanover County, north of Richmond. Growers here sell sweet corn, strawberries, and other Hanover-area vegetables in season. The county is well known for its tomatoes.

Glen Allen

Lavender Fields Herb Farm is a small herb and lavender nursery on Winfrey Road in Glen Allen, just north of Richmond in Henrico County. Growers of this type usually sell potted culinary herbs, lavender, and other ornamental plants suited to central Virginia gardens. Its former website is no longer active, so current hours are worth confirming.

Ashland

Farming the same Ashland ground since 1902, Hanover Vegetable Farm sells fresh produce, bedding plants, and garden-center goods like mulch, topsoil, and statuary. The pumpkin patch opens September 27 for the fall season, and the family also hosts festivals and weddings at nearby Sears Farms. The market runs daily 8 to 5 from March through November. Free delivery on 15 or more yards of mulch or soil.

Mechanicsville

Windy Knoll Farm works land near Mechanicsville in Hanover County, just outside Richmond. It's marked for agritourism, though specifics aren't posted online. Reach out to the farm directly to learn what's open to visitors and when.

Beaverdam

Ashland Berry Farm runs a 30-acre pick-your-own pumpkin patch with hayrides each fall on Old Ridge Road in Beaverdam, north of Richmond, plus an all-you-can-carry pumpkin hayride and a shop with donuts and candy. After dark it becomes Terror on the Farm, a haunted attraction with several themed haunts. In spring it sells hanging baskets, annuals, and vegetable plants. Open daily 9 to 5.

Richmond

Sam Honey is a honey seller listed on Libbie Avenue in Richmond's west end. Little about the operation appears online beyond the honey trade in its name. Near-city apiaries around Richmond bottle local wildflower honey drawn from backyard and community hives across the metro area.

Hanover

Pick-your-own strawberries on Gould Hill Road in Hanover County, with an on-site stand selling fruit and vegetables. Strawberry season runs from May into the first half of June, with rows open from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. or until the day's ripe berries are gone. The farm posts daily picking updates, worth checking since a busy morning can clear the field early.

Aylett

Oak Hill Farms sits on Smokey Road in Aylett, in King William County between Richmond and Virginia's Middle Peninsula. The listing marks it as an agritourism stop in a rural stretch of the Mattaponi River watershed, farm country long worked for row crops and livestock. Little else is published online about its current hours or offerings, so call ahead before visiting.

Beaverdam

Alpaca Pastures of Virginia raises alpacas on Beaver Dam Road in Beaverdam, in Hanover County north of Richmond. Registered as a corporation, it fits the pattern of Virginia alpaca operations that sell breeding animals and fiber and host farm visits. Detailed hours are not published online.

Montrose

Gallmeyer Farms runs a fall pumpkin patch in the Montrose area of eastern Henrico County, just outside Richmond. The family grows its own produce and plants sweet corn in ten-day successions through the season. The pumpkin patch adds group visits, summer field trips, free picnic areas, and a children's play area, alongside a veggie stand with homegrown vegetables and local unpasteurized honey.

Ruther Glen

Mt. Olympus Berry Farm grows berries near Ruther Glen in Caroline County, between Richmond and Fredericksburg. The name and its produce listing point to pick-your-own berries in the summer season. No website turned up, so contact the farm directly for picking days and what's ripe.

Mechanicsville

Locally grown peaches from Hanover County, sold at a seasonal farm market on Elder Ridge Lane near Mechanicsville. The orchard grows roughly 25 peach varieties and handles both pick-your-own and wholesale, with picnic areas set aside for visitors. Peach season is short and variety-dependent, so timing a visit to the ripe fruit is worth a quick check of their Facebook page first.

Rockville

Lloyd Family Farms runs a fall pumpkin patch with a petting zoo and hay rides on Pinhook Road in Rockville, in western Hanover County near Richmond. The farm hosts birthday parties, weddings, and corporate events, sells hay, and offers pasture management and construction work. It's a family operation built around seasonal farm visits.

Mechanicsville

Dodd's Acres Farm works land on Market Road in Mechanicsville, in Hanover County just northeast of Richmond. It's a family agritourism farm, and specifics on current crops and hours aren't well documented online. Hanover is known for its produce, and the county's tomatoes are a Virginia byword. Small farms here typically sell seasonal fruit and vegetables and open the fields for picking in summer and fall.

The Berry Patch is Gallmeyer Farms' pick-your-own side in eastern Henrico County near Richmond, off Darbytown Road. The family sells homegrown seasonal produce, succession-planted sweet corn, and local unpasteurized honey through an open-air veggie stand, and opens the fields for berry picking, group visits, and summer field trips. A free play area and picnic spots make it a family stop.

Mechanicsville

Blue Eden Farm sits on Piping Tree Ferry Road in Mechanicsville, in Hanover County near the Pamunkey River just north of Richmond. The directory lists it as an agritourism farm; with little online, contact the owners directly about visits or products.

Powhatan

The Powhatan Pumpkin Patch is a seasonal fundraiser run by the local Knights of Columbus council on Anderson Highway in Powhatan. It sells pumpkins each October, with proceeds going to the council's charitable work. Check locally for opening dates each fall.

Maidens

Maidens Thornless Blackberries grows pick-your-own blackberries, the thornless kind that's easier on the arms, on River Road West in Maidens, a Goochland County community along the James River west of Richmond. Blackberry picking in central Virginia runs from about July into August. As with most small berry patches, it's smart to check ripeness and picking days before heading out.

King William

Bell Acres Blackberry Farm grows blackberries on Roane Oak Road in King William County, on Virginia's Middle Peninsula. It's listed as a u-pick-style agritourism produce farm; blackberry season usually runs mid- to late summer, so call ahead to confirm picking dates.

Chesterfield

Bright Hope Farm & Apiary keeps bees on Spring Run Road in Chesterfield County, southwest of Richmond. The apiary in its name points to honey; small Chesterfield beekeepers bottle local wildflower honey and sometimes sell beeswax or candles alongside it. Little else about the farm is documented online, so a call or visit is the way to learn what's for sale.

Moseley

Swift Creek Berry Farm has grown Certified Naturally Grown blueberries on Genito Road in Moseley since 1983, in Chesterfield County southwest of Richmond. The family operation also runs a greenhouse full of annuals and hanging baskets in spring and a fall pumpkin patch with free-admission yard games, plus firewood. A crop loss has paused pick-your-own blueberries this season, so check before planning a picking trip.

King William

A pick-your-own muscadine vineyard on Mount Olive Cohoke Road in King William County, also selling wholesale and retail. Muscadines are a Southern grape that ripens in late summer into fall, thick-skinned and sweet, good for fresh eating, juice, and wine. The vineyard keeps a relaxed, informal country setting where visitors pick their own by the bucket. It registered as a Virginia LLC in 2022.

Gum Spring

Grayhaven Winery pours its wines from a tasting room on East Grey Fox Circle in Gum Spring, about 30 miles west of Richmond. The winery runs a VIP wine club and hosts ticketed dinner events, including one that paired a South African wine portfolio with a multi-course meal at $85 per person. Reservations go through the website or by text, and club members get first pick of seats and some tastings at no charge.

Letitia J. Walker & Associates is listed as an agritourism operation on Locust Grove Lane in Walkerton, King William County, along Virginia's Middle Peninsula. No public website or details are posted. Contact the business directly to learn what it offers and whether it hosts visitors.

New Kent

Risser's Bees is a New Kent County apiary on East Lord Botetourt Loop, between Richmond and Williamsburg. As the name says, it keeps honeybees; local beekeepers here bottle wildflower honey and often sell nucs, queens, or beekeeping help to neighbors. Not much about the operation is posted online, so it's best reached in person or through local beekeeping circles.

St. Stephens Church

Clearview Alpaca Farm raises alpacas on Smithfield School Road in St. Stephens Church, in King and Queen County on Virginia's Middle Peninsula. Alpaca farms in the area sell breeding stock and fiber goods like yarn and socks, and many open for tours by appointment. Specific hours aren't posted online.

Providence Forge

Barry's Berries and Jan's Jams grows berries and puts up homemade jams on Cool Hill Road in Providence Forge, in New Kent County between Richmond and Williamsburg. The listing marks it as an agritourism produce farm; contact the owners directly for picking season and jam availability.

Powhatan

Powhatan's Festival of Fiber is an annual fiber-arts event in Powhatan, west of Richmond, gathering spinners, weavers and fiber-animal breeders. The day usually brings wool, yarn, hand-spun and hand-dyed goods along with demonstrations. The listed address on Marion Harland Lane marks the local venue.

New Kent

Couch's Corner Berries is a berry farm on Poindexter Road in New Kent County, between Richmond and Williamsburg. It grows pick-your-own berries in season, though the crop calendar isn't easy to pull online. Check their site or call ahead for picking conditions before you head out.