A 120-acre farm with 12 named apple varieties and a corn maze, but true u-pick is limited to select weekends only — most days you're buying pre-picked apples from bins, so check the calendar before expecting to pick your own.
Pre-picked apples sold from bins daily; u-pick offered select weekends, price not posted
Grandad’s Apples ’N Such sits at 2951 Chimney Rock Road in Hendersonville, on a 120-acre farm that’s family-run and, per the owner’s own bio, in its fourth generation. Hours are confirmed as 8am to 6pm daily. The variety list is one of the longer ones in this Henderson County batch — 12 named apples: Gala, Ginger Gold, Honeycrisp, Summerset, Swiss Gourmet, Ruben, Fuji, Ruby Jon, Crimson Crisp, Shizuka, Cortland, and Crunch-A-Bunch. That spread covers early-season (Ginger Gold, Gala), mid-season (Honeycrisp, Summerset), and late-season (Fuji, Cortland) apples, which suggests a season that can supply fresh fruit across a wide window even if the exact opening date isn’t posted. Cider donuts are confirmed available, and confirmed activities include a corn maze, cow train rides, an apple cannon, a playground, and a pumpkin patch.
The single most important operational detail in this record is the pricing note: pre-picked apples are sold from bins daily, but true u-pick is offered on select weekends only, with no price posted for it. That’s a meaningfully lighter u-pick commitment than several of its Chimney Rock Road neighbors, which the record’s own research notes flag directly. In practical terms, this means a weekday visitor should expect to buy already-picked apples rather than head out into the orchard rows — anyone specifically wanting the hands-on picking experience needs to plan around whichever weekends u-pick is actually running, and this record doesn’t say which weekends those are.
One named variety, Crunch-A-Bunch, is called out as u-pick-only, which raises the stakes slightly: if that particular apple is the draw, timing a visit to a u-pick weekend becomes more important than it would be for the other 11 varieties, most of which are presumably available through the daily pre-picked bins.
The record doesn’t give a 2026 apple-season opening date at all — the only dated reference on the site was to a November 2026 Christmas season, which doesn’t help pin down when fall apple picking begins. There’s also no u-pick pricing, and no specifics on which weekends u-pick actually runs, both of which would need a phone call (828-685-1685) to nail down before planning a trip around picking rather than buying.
Third-party profiles mention an on-property guest cottage for overnight stays, which is an unusual amenity not mentioned at other Henderson County orchards in this research batch. For visitors planning a longer mountain trip rather than a single-day outing, that’s worth a direct inquiry, since this record doesn’t include booking details, pricing, or availability for it.
Grandad’s Apples ’N Such offers one of the widest named apple-variety lists in this Henderson County batch and a full slate of family activities — corn maze, cow train, playground, pumpkin patch — on a substantial 120-acre farm. The catch is that it’s primarily a daily pre-picked bin operation, with genuine u-pick reserved for select weekends the record doesn’t specify. Anyone set on picking their own apples, especially the u-pick-only Crunch-A-Bunch, should call 828-685-1685 or check grandadsapples.com to confirm the current weekend schedule before driving out.
The variety list runs from early (Ginger Gold, Gala) through late-season (Fuji, Cortland), and pre-picked bins are sold daily 8am-6pm; the record doesn't give a specific 2026 season opening date, only that u-pick happens on select weekends.
you specifically want to pick your own apples on a weekday — true u-pick here is select weekends only, not a daily option.
No — pre-picked apples are sold from bins daily, but true u-pick is offered on select weekends only, and the record doesn't specify which weekends or post a u-pick price.
Gala, Ginger Gold, Honeycrisp, Summerset, Swiss Gourmet, Ruben, Fuji, Ruby Jon, Crimson Crisp, Shizuka, Cortland, and Crunch-A-Bunch — 12 varieties named in the record. Crunch-A-Bunch is specifically called out as u-pick-only.
8am-6pm daily, per the record.
The record notes an on-property guest cottage for overnight stays, per third-party profiles.
Yes, confirmed in the record.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Daily. Check with the orchard before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked. Pre-picked apples sold from bins daily; u-pick offered select weekends, price not posted
Yes — it's a pick-your-own orchard, with pre-picked apples at the farm stand too.
Gala, Ginger Gold, Honeycrisp, Summerset, Swiss Gourmet, Ruben, Fuji, Ruby Jon, Crimson Crisp, Shizuka, Cortland, Crunch-A-Bunch — note that what's actually ready to pick changes week to week through the season.
2951 Chimney Rock Road, Hendersonville, NC 28792, in Henderson County. It is one of 11 orchards we track in Hendersonville Fruit Belt.
We track 11 orchards in Hendersonville Fruit Belt, 8 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 corn maze, a playground, which most Hendersonville Fruit Belt orchards on our list do not.
One caveat worth repeating: this orchard had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 3 of the 11 orchards we track in Hendersonville Fruit Belt had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the orchard confirms it.
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grandadsapples.com
Checked September 2026.