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🗺️ Farm Day Trips guide
Plan a day in the country in Ohio: 7 lavender farms, 19 u-pick and family farms, 6 wineries, cideries and breweries, 10 cafés, bakeries and markets, 3 places to stay and 4 shops and makers, in towns like Bucyrus, Cambridge and Hamilton. Pick a lavender farm or orchard, then add a café, a winery or a place to stay nearby.
49 places · updated October 17, 2026
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Boutique woman-owned farm near Bucyrus growing over 500 culinary and hybrid lavenders, with a farm stand of handmade lavender goods and self-serve picking in summer.
Free-to-visit lavender farm between Cincinnati and Columbus with you-pick from May to July, herbal tea and a shop of handmade lavender skincare, bath and home goods.
Farm near Cumberland in southeast Ohio listed as growing lavender; current visitor details could not be confirmed from its website.
Thirty-three-acre farm near Springfield with 2,500-plus lavender plants in twelve varieties, a purple Amish-built barn housing the gift shop, you-pick bundles, field yoga…
Sixty-five-acre farm in Ross Township planted with over 20,000 lavender plants, with a boutique of its own lavender goods, tours, wreath and wand workshops, an event barn…
Family micro-farm near Morrow that makes its own culinary and body care lavender goods and has hosted bloom-time harvest nights and goat yoga; its u-pick field is current…
Four-acre lavender farm planted on a former industrial site in Orrville, with u-pick, a farm stand of oils, soaps, honey and tea, guided tours, and a Lavender Fest.
Bellbrook fall farm with a six-acre corn maze, hayrides and pumpkins by the pound, open weekends and Friday nights Sept. 25 to Oct. 25, 2026.
Bucyrus farm with U-pick apples and flowers, a café and 70-plus vendor stalls in restored brick barns; fall play area weekends through October.
Doylestown orchard where U-pick apples run mid-September into October and pumpkins fill October weekends, with pies baked at the farm market.
Hamilton farm market with free admission to its fall weekends, a corn maze and play areas, plus hayrides to a 5-acre pumpkin patch through October.
Harrison farm founded in 1899 that hosts the Weber Pumpkin Festival each October, with 180-plus craft exhibitors, live music and pumpkins for sale.
Orchard north of Lebanon with a market since 1956, U-pick pumpkins, cider donuts and a 30-attraction Apple Play Yard, open into November in 2026.
Fifth-generation Lebanon fruit farm, in the Irons family since 1913, with U-pick apples and a 12-acre corn maze on fall weekends.
Liberty Township farm, in the family since 1948, whose fall festival runs Thursday to Sunday Sept. 25 to Nov. 1, 2026, with a 4-acre corn maze.
Loveland family farm with U-pick strawberries in spring and Fall on the Farm daily Sept. 19 to Nov. 1, 2026, with a 5-acre corn maze and hayrides.
Marion family orchard growing fruit since 1921, with 26 apple varieties, U-pick in season and fresh cider sold from September to Christmas Eve.
Working family farm near Middletown whose fall festival runs weekends Sept. 26 to Oct. 25, 2026, with a 4-acre corn maze and hayrides to feed cows.
Milford farm run by the Shaw family, in Clermont County since 1807, selling its own sweet corn in summer and hosting Pumpkin Times all October.
Fourth-generation Rittman orchard, started in 1929, with a year-round market selling its own apples, peaches and cider, plus pies and fry pies.
Third-generation Ross farm, run since 1918, known for its sweet corn and a fall season of sunflower walks, hayrides and pumpkins Sept. 26–Oct. 31.
Trenton farm market in reconstructed barns with crafts from about 40 local makers, a deli and ice cream counter, and fall festival weekends.
Trenton farm market open six days a week, with pick-your-own strawberries from late May into early June and blackberry picking in July.
Fifth-generation Wayne County farm open Sept. 2–Oct. 31, 2026, Wednesday to Sunday, with corn mazes, hayrides, pumpkins and 50-plus farm attractions.
Yellow Springs family orchard with 3,000-plus fruit trees and a farm market open June through December, plus weekend sunflower and pumpkin picking in fall.
Working Jersey dairy north of Yellow Springs with homemade ice cream since 1983, free entry, cow milking to watch daily and fall pumpkin picking.
Family-owned winery on a ridge above Cambridge, serving its own Concord, rhubarb and J. Nico wines with brick-oven pizza seven days a week.
Downtown Hamilton taproom pouring up to 20 house-brewed beers and seltzers in the historic Fredrick Mueller building, open seven days.
Hartville family farm with Stark County's first craft brewery, 25-plus wines, and an 8-acre corn maze open September 19 through October in 2026.
Family-owned Butler County winery pouring fruit wines, slushies and six-wine tasting boards in a rustic barn, open Thursday to Saturday evenings.
Morrow winery begun in a family barn in 1970, with Cellar Dweller beers on tap and grill-your-own steak cookouts every Friday and Saturday.
Norton winery overlooking the Barberton Reservoir, open daily from noon, with picnic-friendly grounds and goats and alpacas for kids to meet.
Downtown Bucyrus coffee house in a former five-and-dime, open from 6:30 a.m. weekdays with flavored espresso, smoothies and deli lunches.
Downtown Cambridge bakery on old U.S. 40 baking donuts, cakes and tea cookies from family recipes since 1925; open Tuesday through Saturday.
Steakhouse on old U.S. 40 east of Cambridge serving dry-aged, proprietor-raised beef with Ohio cheeses and breads; open Tuesday through Saturday.
Clifton's 1802 grist mill above the Little Miami River gorge serves breakfast all day and glows with 5 million lights from late November.
Water-powered grist mill on the Little Miami River gorge since 1802, serving all-day pancake breakfasts and lit with 5 million lights each December.
Okeana dairy farm in the Mullen family for about 125 years, bottling rotating milk flavors, with barn tours and calves to pet behind its store.
Seasonal family restaurant above the Seneca Lake Marina with lake-view outdoor seating, Friday fish fries, barbecue and weekend breakfast.
Velvet Ice Cream's Ye Olde Mill in Utica pairs 40-plus flavors with Ohio's only ice cream museum and a Memorial Day Ice Cream Festival.
Wooster family dairy, open to the public since 1996, scooping its own ice cream next to the plant that bottles its cream-top milk in glass.
Wooster's restored 1868 dairy barn holds three floors of gifts, a year-round Christmas shop and The Granary, a lunch spot over the Killbuck Valley.
Lebanon inn open since 1803, where 12 presidents and Charles Dickens stayed, with 17 historic guest rooms and a scratch-kitchen dining room.
Holmes County bed and breakfast about 2 miles west of Berlin, with five garden-themed rooms and two cottages for guests 14 and older.
Holmes County bed and breakfast in a century-old dairy barn, open as an inn since 1997, with 11 rooms, several with whirlpools, and hot breakfast daily.
Bucyrus factory store where you can watch candles being poured by hand, plus Cooper's Mill jams and gifts; open Monday to Saturday 10 to 6.
Cambridge chocolate shop making small-batch truffles, buckeyes and chocolate-covered pretzels by hand; open weekdays 10 to 5 and Saturdays 10 to 4.
Kidron general store founded in 1955 to sell non-electric goods to Amish neighbors, now 35,000 square feet of cast iron, lanterns and pantry goods.
Wilmot village with a home-style restaurant open since 1977, a from-scratch bakery, a market and deli, and a 52-room inn with an indoor pool.
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.
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.
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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