Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Waynesboro, VA

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.

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.

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.

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

Sunrise Farms works land on Tinkling Spring Road in Stuarts Draft, in Augusta County's Shenandoah Valley farm country. The listing marks it for agritourism, but details aren't posted online. Contact the farm directly to find out what's open to visitors and when.

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 Its website is no longer active, and little current information is posted online.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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Staunton

Sunrise Orchard grows fruit on Mt. Tabor Road in Staunton, in Augusta County in the central Shenandoah Valley, long one of Virginia's strongest apple-growing regions. Valley orchards like this sell apples and cider through the fall harvest. Specific varieties, u-pick availability, and hours aren't confirmed online, so contact the orchard before visiting.

Churchville

Cestari Sheep & Wool Co. is a sheep and wool operation on Churchville Avenue in Churchville, in the Shenandoah Valley west of Staunton. The farm has raised sheep and produced yarn from its own flock. Its former website is now offline, so confirm current retail hours or mill tours before visiting.

Silver Creek Orchards is a seven-generation family farm at the base of the Blue Ridge in Nelson County, growing 13 apple varieties including Gala, Fuji, Granny Smith, and Pink Lady. It presses cider and fresh apple juice, grows wine grapes, and raises beef cattle and Christmas trees, with pick-your-own apples in season. The farm lies along Crabtree Falls Highway. Call for current picking and availability.

Mt. Crawford

Mt. Crawford Creamery milks a herd of Holstein and Holstein-Jersey cows twice a day on roughly 70 acres between Mt. Crawford and Bridgewater in the Shenandoah Valley. Depending on the season they run 60 to 80 cows and bottle cream-line milk from their own animals. Milk and dairy products are sold direct to local customers off the farm.

Roseland

Tinkerland Farm runs a no-spray chestnut orchard in Roseland, opening for pick-your-own chestnuts through the September to October harvest at about $5 a pound with discounts by volume. Visitors walk the grounds and pick their own, and the farm also sells graded pre-picked and frozen chestnuts plus small batches of honey when available. Payment is cash or check, and orders run through email.

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.

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.

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.

Mount Solon

Burnt Mountain Llamas is a llama farm in Mount Solon, in Augusta County's Shenandoah Valley near the Natural Chimneys. Regional llama farms raise animals for fiber, packing, and breeding stock and often host visits by appointment. Little specific detail about this operation is published online.

Roseland

Dickie Brothers Orchard has farmed the same Nelson County land since about 1752 — 274 years — making it one of Virginia's oldest family orchards. Off Dickie Road near Roseland, it grows apples, peaches, nectarines, plums, pumpkins, and sweet potatoes, with pick-your-own apples at harvest. The farm stand also sells cider donuts, apple butter, honey, pies, and peach ice cream. Reach them at 434-277-5516.

Bridgewater

Fawn Crossing Farms is on Fawn Crossing near Bridgewater, in the Rockingham County farmland of the central Shenandoah Valley. The listing marks it for agritourism, but no website or public details are available. Contact the farm directly for its offerings and visiting hours.

Mount Crawford

A fall pumpkin patch on Cross Keys Road in the Shenandoah Valley, with both pre-picked and pick-your-own pumpkins and gourds. Weekends add hayrides, farm animals, and a spider alley, plus photo backdrops for family pictures. Admission is free and the patch keeps daily hours through the autumn season. It sits just south of Harrisonburg near Mount Crawford, an easy October stop for Rockingham County families.

Tyro

The apple-packing house and farm market for Silver Creek & Seamans' Orchards, on Route 56 in Tyro near the base of Crabtree Falls. The stand sells a long list of apples through fall, from Gala and Jonathan to Winesap, Stayman, York, and Pink Lady, plus cider, apple butter, honey, and pumpkins. The family has grown fruit here for four generations, tracing back to the Silver Creek packing shed in 1950.

Harrisonburg

Cross Keys Farm sits on Cross Keys Road southeast of Harrisonburg, in the Rockingham County crossroads named for a Civil War battle. Little is published online. The area is Shenandoah Valley farm country, poultry, cattle, and row crops, with vineyards nearby.

Roseland

Dickie Bros. Orchard has farmed the same Roseland ground in Nelson County since about 1752 — more than 270 years. The orchard grows apples, peaches, nectarines, plums, and pumpkins, with pick-your-own apples during harvest and a farm market selling cider donuts, apple butter, jams, honey, fruit pies, and peach ice cream. A second stand, the 151 Farm Market, sits in Afton. Call (434) 277-5516.

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.

Roseland

Pick-your-own fruit through the seasons on Dark Hollow Road in Roseland, in Nelson County's Blue Ridge foothills. Strawberries open in May, cherries follow in mid-May, blueberries run June into July, and apples come in September. This is the fourth generation of the Seaman family to grow fruit here, going back more than 80 years. Check the season before visiting, since each crop has a short window.

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.

Lovingston

Drumheller's Orchard grows apples and peaches in Lovingston, in Nelson County at the base of the Blue Ridge. Beyond fresh fruit and cider, the farm store turns out apple butter, pies, jams, and ice cream. Fall brings a full harvest season with pumpkin-patch wagon rides, a corn maze, apple slingshots, crafters, and live music.

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.

Keezletown

Hickory Hill Farm sits along Happy Valley Road in Keezletown, tucked against the Massanutten ridge in Rockingham County's part of the Shenandoah Valley. The agritourism listing points to seasonal on-farm visiting, though specific crops and activities weren't documented online. Contact the farm to learn what they grow and when they welcome visitors.

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.

Harrisonburg

Back Home on the Farm is a family agritourism spot outside Harrisonburg, in Rockingham County's stretch of the Shenandoah Valley. Its season peaks in fall around a pumpkin patch, corn maze, and farm animals, with a country store and spring strawberry picking earlier in the year. The setting sits within easy reach of Harrisonburg and the Route 42 farm country.

Fairfield

Ridge Valley Alpacas raises alpacas on Sterrett Road in Fairfield, in Rockbridge County between Lexington and Staunton. The farm sits in the Shenandoah Valley near the Blue Ridge. Its website is live but blocked automated access, so confirm visit hours and any fiber products directly.

Every Soul Acres grows Christmas trees and sunflowers on Flook Lane in Keezletown, in Rockingham County's Shenandoah Valley. Winter brings choose-and-cut firs, spruces, and pines plus pre-cut Fraser and Balsam trees; summer opens the sunflower fields for cutting and photos. Bobby and Laura Wolfe run it, and admission is free. Reach them at 540-271-2076 or [email protected].

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.

Fairfield

Tantivy Farm grows lavender in Rockbridge County near Fairfield and turns it into ice cream, honey, teas, soaps, and roll-ons sold in its farm shop. Visitors walk the lavender fields and hiking trails that lead to a waterfall and meet the farm's donkeys, sheep, and peacocks. It opens Thursday through Sunday in season, and the online shop ships products by mail.

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.