Dartmouth Orchards

Simply the best apple cider I have ever had.

It’s a very pretty orchard with a friendly staff, but it wasn’t our best apple picking experiences.
First off — and most importantly — the orchard isn’t labeled/​marked well! There were some trees that had a small sign indicating what kind of apple tree it was (mostly Empire), but the orchard was predominantly unmarked, which made the apple picking less fun and more frustrating. The website advertises all these different types of apples, but what good is that if you don’t know what you are getting? I mean, I consider myself a fairly competent person, but even I can’t identify all apples by looking at them. There were some signs that had apple tree types written on them, but were not in front of a tree? So that was really, really disappointing.
Secondly, there was very little variety available at a reasonable picking-​height — even for my tall husband. This was the first orchard I have been to that didn’t offer some sort of picking tool to grab the high-​up apples. My husband and I meandered around the orchard for about 20 minutes before deciding to just grab Empire apples because they were the most available, and what we could identify.
My second point explains all the huge «NO REFUND» signs, since once you purchased your bag-​size and were brought out to the orchard, it was pretty much your tough luck if you were able to fill that bag or not, and I think maybe they knew that?
Anyway, an overall disappointing experience. We gave Dartmouth Orchards a shot, but will not be returning.

Had a wonderful afternoon picking apples with my family. Everyone we encountered at Dartmouth orchards were friendly and made the experience memorable. The apples and the cider are delicious (the best I have had). The best experience I have had apple picking from beginning to end. We will definitely go there again.

We were so excited to pick our own apples at this farm with great reviews… But when we pulled up to the farm, we started down the road and an employee (or possibly the owner) started yelling at us, «Back up! This isn’t your driveway! Stupid fucking people!»
There was no sign saying where to park (it’s a tiny lot in front of the farm stand, so it’s not very clear where to park for apple picking) and no sign saying not to enter the driveway.
We took our business elsewhere… about 15 miles to Old Stone Orchard in Little Compton, RI (33 Colebrook aka Coldbrook Rd)… worth the short drive. We loved the orchard, and the staff (and two dogs!) were very friendly. If you want to pick your own apples in this area, stay away from Dartmouth Orchards!

Spent a beautiful Saturday afternoon at Dartmouth Orchards last week apple picking with my love. The orchard is lovely and not too far off the beaten path in Dartmouth, near many other farms selling things like raw milk (if that’s up your alley) and various produce. There are many, many varieties of apples and the only ones you can’t pick are the honey crisp, which I guess is common at orchards as they’re sellable on their own. We got the smaller picking bag ($ 18 for a peck) and spent a good twenty minutes filling it up with empire, gala, and various green apples. Dartmouth Orchards also sells a variety of plants, pumpkins, and some goodies in their gift shop. Gravel parking in front of the main shop is limited so you might have to walk a bit as they’ll let you park on parts of the grass too. We drove to Buzzard’s Bay Brewing after which is only about a five minute away, so if you come on a Saturday keep that in mind for future adventures as well.

Great little LOCAL farm. Me and the family came here today. Great selection of apples, great low tress for the little ones to pick from. Came in last minute the owners children were working the checkout and they where very very helpful. After picking we got to speak with the owner great gentleman.

Apple picking season has ended but the owner was nice enough to let us pick somw red delicious. We found plenty good apples, enough to fill our bag.

Apple cider! The fruits here are great! Very fresh and nice that it is local. They also sell a variety of other jar goods, as peaches, jelly, honey, pickled things, so there are some nice things to try here.

OK so I am going to let you in on a little secret of mine… Dartmouth Orchards is a little roadside stand open in the late summer and fall. They polish their apples right in the building, you can see them rolling around right before your eyes. cool…seen it before but the apples are good. You can get fresh apples a lot of places. You should go here not just because of the fruit but because of the PICKLES!!! GOOD AND EVIL PICKLES… A secret concoction if I ever break the code who knows what will happen maybe good or maybe evil. Medium jars with sliced cucumbers, the short way, big cloves of garlic, jalapeño rings and a secret pickling potion. REDICULOUS on hamburgers for starters. I find myself snacking on them at all hours right out of the jars.
I swear if I go there and there are no jars of Good and Evil Pickles left… this post is coming down. YOU BETTER SHARE!