Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Charlottesville, VA

North Garden

Albemarle CiderWorks makes handcrafted hard cider from heirloom and vintage apples at its farm on Rural Ridge Lane in North Garden, south of Charlottesville. The tasting room pours flights Friday through Monday, and the attached Vintage Virginia Apples nursery sells heritage apple trees by catalog. The farm also runs orchard-to-bottle tours, workshops, and an InCider club, and hosts private events.

North Garden

This tasting room and orchard is the visitor side of Albemarle CiderWorks on Rural Ridge Lane in North Garden, where Virginia heirloom apples are grown and pressed into dry, English-style hard ciders. Guests taste through the current lineup, take orchard-to-bottle tours of the cidery, and browse the on-site Vintage Virginia Apples nursery of heritage apple trees. The room opens Friday through Monday afternoons.

Free Union

Glass House Winery sits in Free Union, on the Monticello Wine Trail northwest of Charlottesville. Founded in 2006, it makes estate wines and handcrafted chocolates and has added a brewery. The property runs a bed and breakfast and books weddings and corporate events, with live music from local artists.

Scottsville

Middle Fork Farm is on Branch Road near Scottsville, along the James River south of Charlottesville where Albemarle, Fluvanna, and Buckingham counties meet. Little is published online. Farms in this river-bottom country grow vegetables, hay, and pasture livestock.

The Berrypatch is on Peavine Hollow Trail near Crozet, in the Blue Ridge foothills of western Albemarle County. The name points to pick-your-own berries; farms in this pocket south of Charlottesville grow blueberries and brambles that ripen through early and midsummer.

Crozet

Henley's Orchard has been family-owned since 1932, off Holly Hill Farm in Crozet, apple-and-peach country west of Charlottesville. Beyond the fruit orchard, Henley's makes its own ciders and wines and hosts weddings and events at a second venue on Jones Mill Road. Seasonal pick-your-own and a farm store round out the offerings.

Crozet

Hive & Honeybee is based in Crozet, at the foot of the Blue Ridge in western Albemarle County. The name points to honey and beekeeping, and the mailing address suggests a small operation, so contact directly about products or availability.

Scottsville

High Meadows Vineyard Inn is a country inn set among vines on High Meadows Lane in Scottsville, south of Charlottesville along the James River. The property pairs bed-and-breakfast lodging with vineyard grounds. Its former web domain is no longer active, so booking details should be verified by phone.

Scottsville

A small bee supply and gift shop in Scottsville, stocking hive kits, extracting equipment, protective gear, live bees, and queens for local beekeepers. The store carries Mann Lake equipment and sells local and varietal honey, beeswax soaps, and bee-themed gifts, with a honey tasting bar to sample regional flavors. It also runs beginner and advanced beekeeping classes seasonally in the Scottsville and Charlottesville area.

Palmyra

Fruit Hill Orchard works more than 2,000 fruit trees on Thomas Jefferson Parkway in Palmyra, in Fluvanna County southeast of Charlottesville. Apples anchor the pick-your-own, and the farm plants thousands of vegetables each year alongside the trees. Cornhole and other yard games make it a family outing rather than a quick stop.

Ruckersville

Greenfield Farm is on Dairy Road in Ruckersville, in Greene County at the foot of the Blue Ridge north of Charlottesville. The directory lists it as an agritourism farm; contact the owners directly for hours, products, or events.

Gordonsville

Oakview Farm is an agritourism property near Gordonsville, in the rolling Piedmont where Orange, Louisa, and Albemarle counties meet. This is central Virginia wine and horse country, and small farms here often mix produce, livestock, and event hosting. Little detail is published online.

Spring Valley Orchard opens for pick-your-own sweet cherries in a valley along Spring Valley Road in Afton, ringed by the Blue Ridge. Run by the Chiles family of Crozet's orchards, it offers a short cherry season that generally starts in late May or early June and wraps by July, weather depending. Call in season for picking conditions before heading out.

Gordonsville

Spotswood Lodge is an 11-acre farm property in Gordonsville used as a vacation rental and outdoor wedding venue in central Virginia's wine country. The main lodge dates to 1788 and sleeps up to twelve, with a separate cottage for eight. Weeping willows, a pond, and open landscaping frame micro-weddings, reunions, and other gatherings.

Scottsville

Foxfire Christmas Tree Farm grows Christmas trees on Foxfire Road in Scottsville, along the James River south of Charlottesville. Choose-and-cut farms in central Virginia typically open weekends after Thanksgiving with saws, wreaths, and pre-cut trees on hand. This season's opening dates and tree varieties aren't posted online, so check ahead before making the drive.

Madison

Wolf Creek Farm raises cattle in the Wolftown area of Madison County, at the foot of the Blue Ridge. The farm is known for grass-fed beef sold direct to customers and at regional farmers markets. Its pastures sit in the rolling country between the Robinson River and the Shenandoah National Park foothills.

Gordonsville

Montebello Kitchens is listed on North Main Street in downtown Gordonsville, in the Virginia Piedmont northeast of Charlottesville. The name suggests a food-production or specialty-kitchen business rather than a farm you visit. Its web domain is inactive, and little else is verifiable online.

Somerset

Liberty Mills Farm on Liberty Mills Road in Somerset, Orange County, once ran what it billed as the largest corn maze in the country. Starting in 2026 the farm retired its fall activities and shifted to a spring lavender season instead. It sits in the Piedmont countryside northeast of Charlottesville.

Rochelle

Kipps Grapes grows grapes on South Blue Ridge Turnpike in Rochelle, in Madison County at the foot of the Blue Ridge. The area's soils and slopes support table and wine grapes, and small growers here often sell fresh grapes or offer pick-your-own in late summer and early fall. Public details are limited, so contact the grower for the harvest window and availability.

Critzer Family Farm sells pick-your-own and pre-picked fruit through the season on Critzer Shop Road in Afton, at the foot of the Blue Ridge near Rockfish Gap: strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, cherries, peaches, and apples. It also churns ice cream from its own fruit and sells plants, cider, pumpkins, and mums. A fifth-generation family runs it, open April through October.

Orange

A pick-your-own pumpkin patch on Caves Ford Lane, spread across five acres of a working family farm in southeastern Madison County near Orange. More than 20 pumpkin varieties fill the field each fall, including white and blue types alongside the classic orange. Admission, the hayride to the field, and the hay maze are free; a four-acre corn maze and sunflower cutting round out the day. Sarah started it in 2010.

Elkton

My Three Sons Farm sits on South East Side Highway in Elkton, a Rockingham County town where the Shenandoah Valley meets the Blue Ridge below Swift Run Gap. Details on what it grows or sells aren't posted online. This stretch of the valley is thick with family farms: poultry, cattle, orchards, and produce along the South Fork of the Shenandoah.

Nellysford

Hill Top Berry Farm and Winery makes 32 fruit wines and honey meads, all fermented and bottled on-site in Nellysford. The operation started in 1993 as a pick-your-own berry farm and added the winery in 1998, drawing on blueberries, blackberries, plums, peaches, apples and elderberries. Tasting flights and charcuterie boards are served on the patio, open daily 11 to 5. Military, veterans and law enforcement get 10 percent off.

Elkton

A pick-your-own chestnut orchard on Model Road in eastern Rockingham County, growing Dunstan chestnuts on a 13-acre farm near Massanutten. Visitors walk the orchard in fall and gather fresh chestnuts by the bagful during the short drop season. The family bought the property in 2004 and has planted it out since. Check ahead for picking dates, which depend on when the burrs open.

McGaheysville

Cave Hill Farms sits on Jacob Burner Road in McGaheysville, in Rockingham County at the foot of Massanutten in the Shenandoah Valley. It runs as a seasonal agritourism farm; the Valley's fall calendar typically brings pumpkins and corn mazes to operations like this one. Check ahead for this year's opening dates.

Orange

5 Rider's Farm is an agritourism stop on Twymans Mill Road in Orange, in the rolling Piedmont horse-and-vineyard country between Charlottesville and Fredericksburg. Orange County farms in this area lean toward pick-your-own produce, pumpkins, and seasonal family visits. No website or current hours turned up online, so reach out directly before planning a stop.

Waynesboro

Bubba's Sweet Nectar sells raw, unfiltered, unpasteurized honey, with clover, wildflower, and a hot-honey squeeze bottle among the lineup, from its base in the central Shenandoah Valley near Waynesboro. The honey is bottled pure with nothing added. Orders run through the company's website, which lists current varieties and availability.

Orange

Inn on Poplar Hill is a bed-and-breakfast on a historic 28-acre property in Orange, at the edge of Virginia's Monticello wine country. The 1890s farmhouse holds four guest rooms, breakfast is cooked to order, and the grounds include walking trails and a stocked fishing pond. It hosts weddings and small events and has been recognized as a wine-weekend favorite. The inn is currently closed for renovations.

Zion Crossroads

Pick-your-own blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, and no-spray strawberries near Zion Crossroads in Louisa County. No appointment is needed to pick, but the farm asks visitors to check its Facebook page for current hours and which berries are ripe. Bob also sells strawberry and blueberry plants by appointment for growers starting their own patches. Honey is part of the operation, as the name suggests.

Waynesboro

Hermitage Hill Farm & Stables sits on Livery Lane in Waynesboro, in the Shenandoah Valley below the Blue Ridge. The name points to a farm and equestrian property that stables horses and hosts events. Public details online are thin, so contact the farm directly to confirm what it offers.

Grottoes

Middle River Farms lies on Weyers Cave Road near Grottoes, close to the Middle River that gives the farm its name in the central Shenandoah Valley. It is listed as an agritourism operation, with no public details posted online. Reach the farm directly to learn its offerings and visiting hours.

Mount Crawford

Hobbit Hill Farm grows USDA-certified organic blueberries for pick-your-own in Mount Crawford, south of Harrisonburg in the Shenandoah Valley. The season runs through June, with daily picking hours posted by 5 p.m. the day before. On-farm extras include blueberry mint lemonade, blueberry buckle, jam, and farm merchandise.

Weyers Cave

A family-run cut-flower farm in Weyers Cave, in the Shenandoah Valley between Harrisonburg and Staunton. Harmony Harvest grows field flowers for bouquets and wedding work, part of Virginia's locally grown flower movement.

Brightwood

Sunrise Gardens sits on Spring Branch Road in Brightwood, a rural corner of Madison County at the foot of the Blue Ridge. Public details on the operation are thin. This part of the Piedmont, just east of Shenandoah National Park, is orchard and small-farm country, with produce and nursery growers common along the mountain base.

Harrisonburg

White Oak Lavender Farm spreads across ten acres on Cross Keys Road south of Harrisonburg, growing lavender that feeds a shop of more than 100 handmade products: soaps, oils, lotions, teas, and dried bundles. The attached Purple WOLF Vineyard pours wine, and the farm adds cider, beer, garden tours, tastings, animal encounters, and a butterfly nursery. It's family-run, with live music and craft classes on the calendar through the season.

Grottoes

The Golden Kernel is an agritourism stop on Weyers Cave Road in Grottoes, in the Shenandoah Valley. The name points to corn, likely a corn maze or sweet-corn stand, though no details are posted online. Contact the farm directly for hours and what's growing.

Waynesboro

Troyer Nursery grows and sells plants on Conner Road in Waynesboro, at the edge of the Shenandoah Valley. It's listed as a nursery and agritourism stop, but specifics aren't posted online. Call ahead for current stock and hours.

Weyers Cave

Pebble Hall grows wildflowers and herbs on Pebble Hall Lane in Weyers Cave, in the Shenandoah Valley between Harrisonburg and Staunton. The operation centers on cut flowers and culinary or medicinal herbs suited to the valley's growing season. Online information is thin, so reach out ahead for what's available and whether they sell on-farm or at area markets.

Waynesboro

Wenger Grapes grows grapes on Stuarts Draft Highway in Waynesboro, in the Shenandoah Valley. The name and setting point to a small u-pick or table-grape operation. No website is posted, so contact the grower directly for picking season and availability.

Staunton

Faintingberry Farm sits on Tinkling Spring Road southeast of Staunton, in the farmland of Augusta County's Shenandoah Valley. It is listed as a small agritourism operation. Little detail is posted publicly, so calling ahead is the surest way to confirm what the farm offers and when it opens to visitors.

stuarts draft

MainStreet Farmstead is on Draft Avenue in Stuarts Draft, an Augusta County community in the Shenandoah Valley south of Staunton. Its website is no longer active, and little current information is posted online. The valley around Stuarts Draft is dense with family farms, orchards, and Mennonite-run produce and bakery operations known across the region.