The southernmost orchard in this Virginia batch, near Bedford at the foot of the Blue Ridge, with about 100 acres, a country store, and an on-site vacation rental — but no variety list or pricing is posted, so specifics need a phone call.
Gross’ Orchard, on Wheats Valley Road near Bedford, sits at the foot of the Blue Ridge in Bedford County — geographically the southernmost orchard covered in this Virginia research batch, notably south of the Charlottesville and Nelson County cluster where several other Blue Ridge orchards in this dataset are concentrated. For anyone in that part of the state, it’s a genuinely different location than the more commonly covered central-Virginia orchards, worth knowing about specifically because of where it sits.
The record describes about 100 acres, along with a country store on-site and an on-site vacation rental called Apple Valley Homeplace. That combination — meaningful acreage, a retail store, and lodging — suggests an orchard built for more than a single quick visit, potentially supporting a longer stay in the area. No detail on the vacation rental’s booking process, pricing, or availability appears in the record, so anyone interested in that option would need to look it up directly or call ahead.
The orchard’s own site confirms pick-your-own apples during harvest, which is a genuine positive — not every orchard in this batch confirms hands-on picking as clearly. But that confirmation doesn’t come with any supporting detail: no apple varieties are named, and no per-pound or per-bag pricing appears anywhere in the record. That’s a real gap for an orchard this established, and it means a visitor planning around a specific variety or budget can’t do so from this record alone.
Hours run Monday through Saturday, 8am to 6pm — a long, ten-hour daily window across six days of the week, with no Sunday hours listed. That’s a more accessible schedule than several of the weekend-only orchards elsewhere in this batch, giving visitors real flexibility on which day to come, even without a confirmed season-end date to plan the overall trip around.
Hayrides, farm tours, and field trips are all listed as activities, pointing toward a farm accustomed to hosting groups and school visits in addition to individual family outings. None of these come with pricing or scheduling detail in the record, so as with the vacation rental, direct confirmation would be needed before building a visit specifically around one of these activities.
No apple varieties, no pricing, and no 2026 season-start or season-end dates appear anywhere in the record. Address coordinates used here are a Bedford city-center fallback rather than the actual rural Wheats Valley Road location, which is worth keeping in mind for GPS navigation given the orchard’s rural setting.
Gross’ Orchard offers a substantial, well-established operation — roughly 100 acres, a country store, on-site lodging, and confirmed pick-your-own apples — in a part of Virginia’s apple country that’s underrepresented elsewhere in this batch, south of the Charlottesville and Nelson County cluster. The trade-off is a real lack of specifics: no variety names, no pricing, and no season dates, all of which would need a call to 540-586-2436 to nail down before a trip.
Not stated in the record. No season-start or season-end dates are given; hours are Monday through Saturday, 8am-6pm.
you need to know specific apple varieties or prices before visiting — neither is posted in the record.
Not stated in the record. No varieties are named on the pages read from the orchard's own site.
Monday through Saturday, 8am-6pm.
Yes — the record names an on-site vacation rental, Apple Valley Homeplace.
About 100 acres, per the record, with a country store on-site.
Hayrides, farm tours, and field trips, per the record.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Mon-Sat. Check with the orchard before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes — it's a pick-your-own orchard, with pre-picked apples at the farm stand too.
6817 Wheats Valley Rd, Bedford, VA 24523, in Bedford County. It is one of 7 orchards we track in Blue Ridge / Charlottesville.
We track 7 orchards in Blue Ridge / Charlottesville, 6 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 Blue Ridge / Charlottesville orchards on our list do not.
One caveat worth repeating: this orchard had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 2 of the 7 orchards we track in Blue Ridge / Charlottesville 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.
grossorchard.com · grossorchards.com
Checked September 2026.