There are plenty of fun times at the Orchard with free train rides, free apple cider donuts, and fresh hot apple cider to quench your thirst after pickin your own apples.
Please call to make an appointment for your group to enjoy a walk around the orchard and have lunch overlooking the pond at our picnic tables.
See Cathryn’s favorite recipe page for apple crisp, apple sauce, and apple pie
Want to take a Horse Listeners Orchard School Tour?
- We take the children on a tractor-drawn wagon ride from the Store through the orchard. After the friendly tour guide shows the kids the proper way to pick an apple, each child gets a small bag and can pick 6 apples each. (There is enough time here to pick more if your group would like to, discounted Pick-Your-Own prices apply). After picking, the group examines and measures their apples and learns how to use a picking pole and seat a picking bucket.
- After a beautiful ride out by our 2 acre pond your group may sit down at the picnic tables for a cold cup of Apple Cider and Snack. The Tour Guide will explain how to make Fresh Cider from a press and learn why honeybees are integral to an Apple Orchard.
School Tour FAQ’s
- Our tours are designed for preschool through 2nd grade classes.
- A typical tour lasts 90 minutes.
- We can accommodate up to 16 children in a group.
- We charge a fee of $75.00 for 16 children, then $4.00 for every child after that. There isn’t an additional charge teachers or chaperones to take the tour.
- We provide 8oz. cups of cider for the children teachers and up to two chaperones. We include 2 pecks of apples for the children to pick and take home.
- Parents are welcome to accompany the group, but be aware that there may not be enough room on the wagon to fit all of the parents. Our wagons will safely hold 16 children and a few adults.
- Please have the children dress appropriately with boots and jackets. We will hold the tour if it is sprinkling as we know it is hard to get a bus and permission slips, etc. If it rains, the tours will not run and we will try to reschedule your group for another time.
Pony Rides at our Orchard
Pony Rides are wholesome outdoor fun you can have at our orchard! Kids learn to love and experience the excitement of animals. For the kids, the excitement is being around live animals and getting to touch, pet, feed them then ride them. Adults experience the same enjoyment that often reminds them of their own childhood. These trots for tots (ages 2 and older) offer the ideal introduction to our equine friends. Matthew and his staff always walk right alongside the child on the pony to make sure they're having a great time. Hay! Call the orchard and speak to Matthew about his schedule and pricing for pony rides.
Free Train Rides
During the fall apple picking season Matthew gives children and their parents free rides around the orchard. Many people love to see the property from the comfort of a colorful train with a real whistle and bell. The train holds 16 people comfortably and runs certain Saturdays. Wait for the train at the designated area for a ride down the track (road) to the “Pick Your Own” rows of apple trees or simply take a pleasure ride around the beautiful ponds. Call the orchard and speak to Matthew about his schedule for free train rides.
Free Cider Donuts & Hot Cider
Many customers frequent the orchard for our free apple cider donuts! These donuts are available freshly made especially for us on certain Saturdays. Apple cider donuts are the perfect reward after picking apples in the orchard. Come to the Salesroom and enjoy an excellent treat!
As Thanksgiving and the Holidays approach we have free hot apple cider for our customers in the Salesroom. It is a special recipe that warms you up and makes it worth your trip to pick up apples for pies and sauce.
Cider Press in Operation
Yes, we are restarting the apple cider press operation. Many have asked us about it. The press had previously run as recently as 2005. We will be scheduling groups to watch the press in operation after store hours next season. We have an observation window in the salesroom for customers to see it live action! You will be amazed to see the force of our 2,000 lb press squeezing all the cider juice out of the apples.
Other Activities in the Works
Horse Listeners Orchard is planning many other family activities. Just to name a few - Tractor rides, Hay bale maze, Baking demonstrations, and Pumpkin painting & carving activities. Check back with us again for updates.
 10% off Anything In the Salesroom with $30 purchase. |
The High Pie is made especially for Horse Listeners Orchard from our very own apples. All you have to do is bake and serve. That’s it! It is the perfect answer to a dessert the whole family can enjoy. |