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🗺️ Farm Day Trips guide

Farm Day Trips in New York

Plan a day in the country in New York: 12 lavender farms, 6 u-pick and family farms, 12 wineries, cideries and breweries, 6 cafés, bakeries and markets and 1 place to stay, in towns like Utica, Accord and Amagansett. Pick a lavender farm or orchard, then add a café, a winery or a place to stay nearby.

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37 places · updated October 17, 2026

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Updated October 17

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Lavender By The Bay · Ol'Factory Lavender & Herb Farm · Wright's Farm · Saunderskill Farms · Goold Hill Estate · Abbott Farms · The Apple Shed · Briermere Farms

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🪻 Lavender farms (12)

  • Hopenhagen FarmLavender farm · Copenhagen

    A North Country family farm growing hops and lavender, with a farm store of handmade goods, a tea room for afternoon teas, steam distilling and an annual lavender festiva…

  • Lavender Fields at Maxwell FarmLavender farm · Delhi

    A Catskills lavender farm in Delaware County where visitors wander the rows, shop handmade lavender goods and join summer wand and wreath workshops, sunset dinners and an…

  • Lavender By The BayLavender farm · East Marion

    A family-run Long Island lavender farm founded in 2002, with more than 80,000 plants on its 17-acre North Fork field and a second 30-acre farm in Calverton, plus farm sho…

  • Slate Creek FarmLavender farm · Hallsville
  • Aurora Lavender FarmLavender farm · Honeoye

    A small family farm above Honeoye Lake that grows lavender and turns it into handmade goods, alongside its own honey, beeswax and maple syrup. The farm shop opens on summ…

  • Hoshyla FarmsLavender farm · Manorville

    A fifth-generation Long Island family farm near the Hamptons that grows lavender and hosts a lavender festival, wellness days and seasonal farm events.

  • Lords Lavender FarmLavender farm · Ransomville

    A 28-acre family lavender farm on an 1850s homestead near Niagara Falls where visitors can sit among the rows and shop small-batch soaps, candles and lavender honey made …

  • Ol'Factory Lavender & Herb FarmLavender farm · Red Creek

    A turn-of-the-century former fruit farm near Lake Ontario growing lavender and herbs for its soaps and scents, with a farm shop, weddings and a July lavender festival fea…

  • Spring Creek LavenderLavender farm · Remsen

    A family lavender and flower farm north of Utica with summer u-pick, a lavender festival, goat yoga, flower workshops, a butterfly house and a winter Lavender & Lights di…

  • Jubilee FarmsLavender farm · Richmondville

    A small diversified farm in the Schoharie Valley raising alpacas, sheep and angora rabbits and offering handmade lavender goods, fiber, eggs and popcorn.

  • Slate Hill Lavender FarmLavender farm · Sharon Springs

    A hillside lavender farm in Schoharie County with summer u-pick, a lavender barn shop, sunset picnic and dinner evenings in the field, and craft workshops from basketry t…

  • Hillcrest Lavender FarmLavender farm · Sherburne

    A family lavender farm in Chenango County with pick-your-own fields in summer, a year-round shop, Babydoll sheep, workshops for all ages and lavender oil distilled after …

🍎 U-pick and family farms (6)

  • Saunderskill FarmsFarm stand · Accord

    Farmed by the Schoonmaker family since 1680, this Accord farm offers U-pick apples from Labor Day weekend and cider donuts baked each morning.

  • Abbott FarmsU-pick farm · Baldwinsville

    Baldwinsville family farm since 1869 with U-pick strawberries in June, blueberries in July and apples from mid-August into November.

  • The OrchardApple orchard · Brooklyn

    Brooklyn fruit shop run by the Spitz family since 1957, making fruit platters, gift baskets and in-house juices, open daily from 8 a.m.

  • Goold Hill EstateApple orchard · Castleton-on-Hudson

    The 90-acre Castleton orchard the Goold family started in 1910, reopened in 2026 with U-pick apples, a bakery and a cidery tasting room.

  • Wright's FarmU-pick farm · Gardiner

    A sixth-generation Gardiner farm with pick-your-own cherries in late June and 16 apple varieties September to October, plus a daily farm market.

  • The Apple ShedFarm stand · Newark

    Newark orchard market on a 100-acre farm dating to 1906, selling more than 25 apple varieties from late August through early November.

🍷 Wineries, cideries and breweries (12)

  • Paumanok VineyardsWinery or vineyard · Aquebogue

    Massoud family winery planted on an Aquebogue potato farm in 1983, solar powered since 2017, open daily with walk-in tastings for up to seven.

  • Bedell CellarsWinery or vineyard · Cutchogue

    Family-owned Cutchogue winery making small-batch North Fork wine for 40 years, open daily from 11 with no reservation needed for groups up to 15.

  • Merritt Estate WineryWinery or vineyard · Forestville

    Forestville winery bottling wine from its own Chautauqua County vineyards, with $5 tastings of five wines and a free Strawberry Festival every June.

  • Standing Stone VineyardsWinery or vineyard · Hector

    Old-vine estate on Seneca Lake's east shore, owned with Hermann J. Wiemer since 2017, open Thursday to Monday noon to 5 with no appointment needed.

  • Macari VineyardsWinery or vineyard · Mattituck

    Macari family winery on a 500-acre Mattituck waterfront farm, farmed biodynamically, with seated $40 tastings in the Bergen Avenue tasting room.

  • City Winery NYCWinery or vineyard · New York

    Working urban winery on Pier 57 by Hudson River Park, open daily with guided tastings, weekend brunch from 10 a.m. and concerts most evenings.

  • Sheldrake Point WineryWinery or vineyard · Ovid

    Western Cayuga Lake winery with a 60-acre estate vineyard since 1997, $15 five-wine flights, a bistro and boat slips for visitors arriving by water.

  • Blue Point Brewing CompanyBrewery or taproom · Patchogue

    South Shore brewery founded in a boatyard in 1998, with a brewpub serving Great South Bay oysters and a dog-friendly beer garden, closed Mondays.

  • Rooster Hill VineyardsWinery or vineyard · Penn Yan

    Estate winery on the east side of Keuka Lake with 11 acres of family-named vineyards, open daily 11 to 6 for six-wine tastings and lake views.

  • Montezuma Winery Finger LakesWinery or vineyard · Seneca Falls

    Family winery at the north end of Cayuga Lake that began as a honey meadery, pouring wine, mead and Hidden Marsh spirits, with tastings from $10.

  • Saranac Brewery (Matt Brewing Company)Brewery or taproom · Utica

    Utica's family-run Saranac brewery, led by the fourth Matt generation, with a seasonal 1888 Biergarten and $20 VIP brewery tours on weekends.

  • Warwick Valley Winery & DistilleryWinery or vineyard · Warwick

    Hudson Valley home of Doc's cider and Black Dirt spirits, with 120 acres of orchards, U-pick apples September 5 to November 1, 2026, and $10 tastings.

☕ Cafés, bakeries and markets (6)

  • Stephen TalkhouseRestaurant · Amagansett

    A year-round Amagansett music club on Main Street that has booked touring acts and East End bands since 1987; everyone must be 21 to enter.

  • Springside InnRestaurant · Auburn

    Owasco Lake inn near Auburn that began as an 1851 boys' school, with seven guest rooms and public dinner nights a few times a month.

  • Stone Creek InnRestaurant · East Quogue

    East Quogue restaurant in a 1910 house that was once a speakeasy, run since 1996 by a French-trained chef and open year-round.

  • Rolling Pin BakeryBakery · East Setauket

    East Setauket scratch bakery run by the same owner for about 30 years, known for wedding cakes and tri-color cake, open seven days a week.

  • Briermere FarmsBakery · Riverhead

    Riverhead farm bakery on Sound Avenue baking 30-plus pies from its own fruit, open daily from April through Christmas Eve.

  • Southampton InnRestaurant · Southampton

    A 90-room hotel in Southampton Village with a heated 50-foot pool, a tennis and pickleball court, and breakfast daily at Claude's Restaurant.

🛏️ Places to stay (1)

  • Rosemont Inn Bed & BreakfastInn or B&B · Utica

    Italianate Victorian B&B on Utica's Genesee Street with eight private-bath rooms and a farm-to-table breakfast, close to downtown dining.

Questions

How do I plan a farm day trip in New York?

Start with a farm, open its page and look at “Make a day of it” for the stops closest to it. Each listing shows its hours when the owner has added them, so check before you go.

What is the Lavender Passport?

The Lavender Passport is free on greatlakeslavenderfarm.com. Check in at the farms and stops you visit to collect a stamp for each one, play Field Quest to collect plant varieties as you walk the farm, and earn badges, points and sponsor rewards along the way.

🪪 Collect a stamp at every stop

The free Lavender Passport keeps a stamp for each farm and stop you visit, in real life and in the Lavender Farm Simulator. At the farm, play Field Quest to collect plant varieties as you walk, climb the leaderboards and unlock sponsor rewards.

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