The Kentucky outpost of the Illinois-based Eckert's family-farm chain, operating on the historic Boyd family orchard property — a larger, corporate-scale u-pick option near Lexington, though no varieties or pricing are confirmed.
Eckert’s Boyd Orchard, in Versailles, Woodford County, Kentucky, is the Kentucky location of the Eckert’s family-farm chain — a name much better known for its Illinois orchards. It operates on the historic Boyd family orchard property, and the record cross-checks the phone number and address against a pickyourown.org listing that still references the location under its original family name, “Boyd Orchards.” That history is worth knowing if you encounter the property under either name in other sources.
This location is genuinely distinct from the other Bluegrass-area orchards already in this dataset — Evans Orchard in Scott County and Reed Valley in Bourbon County — by both its county and its larger-scale, corporate-chain model. If you’re used to smaller, independently run family orchards, expect a more standardized, larger-scale visitor experience here, closer to what you’d find at Eckert’s flagship Illinois locations.
The orchard’s own site uses the phrase “Apple season has arrived” — active-season messaging rather than a dated announcement. That confirms the season is underway as of when the site was checked, but it doesn’t give you a specific start or end date to plan around. Hours are clearer: Tuesday through Sunday, 9am to 6pm.
Rather than listing prices directly on the page, the site directs visitors to a linked TicketSpice page to purchase admission or picking tickets. That’s a different purchasing model from farms that post per-bag or per-pound prices outright, and it means this record can’t tell you a specific dollar figure — you’d need to go through the ticketing link or call ahead to know what a visit will cost.
Beyond picking, the record confirms a hayride, and the site separately mentions fall bonfires as part of the seasonal offering. That combination suggests an evening-friendly, event-style visit is possible here, not just a daytime picking trip.
No apple varieties are named, and no specific 2026 date range is given beyond the general “season has arrived” language. For a location backed by a larger chain, it’s a bit surprising that more specifics aren’t posted, but that’s what the record shows as of this check — call ahead (859-873-3097) for both.
The address is 1396 Pinckard Pike, Versailles, KY 40383. The listed coordinates are a Versailles, KY city-center fallback rather than a geocode of the exact address, so treat the map pin as approximate.
Eckert’s Boyd Orchard brings a larger, more corporate-scale u-pick option to the Lexington-area apple scene, built on a historically significant property. The trade-off for that scale is a ticket-based pricing model and no published variety list — plan to buy tickets online or call ahead rather than expecting posted per-bag pricing.
The orchard's own site states 'Apple season has arrived' with Tuesday-Sunday, 9am-6pm hours. No specific 2026 start or end dates are posted.
You want confirmed apple varieties or pricing ahead of time — tickets are sold via a linked TicketSpice page and neither varieties nor prices are posted directly.
Yes — this Woodford County location is the Kentucky site of the Eckert's family-farm chain, better known for its Illinois orchards, operating here on the historic Boyd family orchard property.
Tuesday through Sunday, 9am to 6pm, per the orchard's own site.
Not stated in the record. No variety list is published on the pages checked.
Not stated directly — the site sells tickets through a linked TicketSpice page rather than posting prices on the main page.
The record confirms a hayride, and the site also mentions fall bonfires.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Tue-Sun. Check with the orchard before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes — it's a pick-your-own orchard.
1396 Pinckard Pike, Versailles, KY 40383, in Woodford County. It is one of 3 orchards we track in Lexington/Bluegrass.
We track 3 orchards in Lexington/Bluegrass, 2 of which let you pick your own apples. The orchard has not published a starting price, so it cannot be compared on cost — call before you budget.
What sets it apart locally: it has a hayride or wagon ride, which most Lexington/Bluegrass orchards on our list do not.
One caveat worth repeating: this orchard had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 1 of the 3 orchards we track in Lexington/Bluegrass had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the orchard confirms it.
Map pin is set to the town centre. Navigate to the street address above, not the pin.
eckerts.com · pickyourown.org
Checked September 2026.