A 70-plus-variety heirloom orchard with a genteel, agritourism-forward feel — orchard cafe, teas, floral workshops — but only two varieties were confirmed as currently pickable as of late August 2026.
Hurd Orchards sits at 17260 Ridge Road in Holley, Orleans County, in Western New York, open Wednesday through Saturday — 10am to 4pm Wednesday through Friday, extending to 10am-5pm on Saturday. Phone is 585-638-8838. What sets Hurd Orchards apart most clearly in this research batch is scale of variety combined with a distinctly different kind of visitor experience: the farm grows more than 70 apple varieties, including heirloom and heritage selections, and pairs that with an orchard cafe offering teas, luncheons, floral workshops, a farm market, and event hosting.
As of the read date, only two of those varieties were confirmed as currently pickable: Honeycrisp and Yellow Transparent. The site referenced an “Events - 2026” section and mentioned its September calendar would post by August 15, but no explicit apple season start or end date was found in the content reached during this research.
Most orchards in this research batch center the visit around picking itself, sometimes with a hayride or petting zoo added on. Hurd Orchards reads differently — the record’s mention of an orchard cafe, teas and luncheons, and floral workshops suggests a more genteel, slower-paced kind of agritourism, closer to a countryside outing than a working-farm picking trip. If that’s the experience you’re after, Hurd Orchards may be a better fit than a livelier, family-activity-heavy farm elsewhere in this research. If you want a fast, no-frills picking errand, this may feel like a more elaborate stop than you need.
Seventy-plus varieties, including heirloom and heritage apples, is a genuinely distinctive claim — heirloom varieties in particular aren’t common at most commercial-scale U-pick operations, which tend to favor a smaller number of high-demand modern varieties like Honeycrisp and Gala. But this record can only confirm two names as currently pickable: Honeycrisp, a familiar modern favorite, and Yellow Transparent, an early-ripening heirloom apple prized more for cooking and sauce than fresh eating. That contrast is worth sitting with — the full heirloom collection clearly exists somewhere on this farm, but this research couldn’t confirm which of the other 68-plus varieties are ready to pick at any given time. If a specific heirloom apple is the reason you want to visit, call ahead and ask directly rather than assuming it’s currently available.
The record notes Hurd Orchards runs from May through December 24, but that spans far more than just apples — flowers, other fruit, and the farm’s broader agritourism calendar likely fill much of that window. Don’t read “May through December” as the apple-picking season specifically; it’s the farm’s overall operating season.
Hurd Orchards offers a rare combination in this research batch: a genuinely large heirloom variety collection paired with a refined cafe-and-workshop experience rather than a bare picking farm. The tradeoff is that only two varieties were confirmed as pickable at the time of research, and no pricing or full season calendar was available. This is a strong pick for someone drawn to the heirloom angle and a slower-paced visit, best approached with a phone call to confirm which of the 70-plus varieties are actually ready when you plan to go.
Wed-Sat, with hours of 10am-4pm Wednesday through Friday and 10am-5pm Saturday. Honeycrisp and Yellow Transparent were confirmed as September-available varieties as of the read date (2026-08-29).
you want a bare-bones, low-cost picking trip — this reads as a more elevated, agritourism-forward operation, and pricing wasn't confirmed.
The record notes more than 70 varieties overall, including heirloom and heritage selections — a notably large and historically distinctive collection compared to most other orchards in this research.
As of the August 29, 2026 read date, only two were confirmed as currently pickable: Honeycrisp and Yellow Transparent. The fuller 70-plus list wasn't itemized on the page reached.
Wednesday through Friday, 10am to 4pm; Saturday, 10am to 5pm. The farm is not open Sunday through Tuesday per the record's days_open field.
Yes — the record confirms an orchard cafe, teas and luncheons, floral workshops, a farm market, and event hosting, a more elevated experience than a typical picking farm.
585-638-8838, or hurdorchards.com.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Wed-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.
Honeycrisp, Yellow Transparent — note that what's actually ready to pick changes week to week through the season.
17260 Ridge Road, Holley, NY 14470, in Orleans County. It is one of 4 orchards we track in Western New York.
We track 4 orchards in Western New York, 4 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 farm market or store, which most Western New York orchards on our list do not.
One caveat worth repeating: this orchard had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 0 of the 4 orchards we track in Western New York had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the orchard confirms it.
There is 1 other orchard we track in Orleans County. All Western New York orchards →
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hurdorchards.com
Checked September 2026.