More than an orchard — a working cidery with farm-stay lodging and event space near Timberville — but the two sources in the record disagree on when pick-your-own apples actually start, so confirm the date before planning a trip around it.
Fruit sold by volume: half-peck, peck, half-bushel, or bushel containers; no per-unit price posted
Showalter’s Orchard & Greenhouse, on Honeyville Road near Timberville in Rockingham County, is described in the record as more than a fruit stand — it houses Old Hill Cider, an operating cidery with its own tasting room, and also offers wedding-venue space and farm-stay lodging. That combination of on-site cider production, event hosting, and overnight stays sets it apart from a typical roadside u-pick operation, and it’s the kind of detail worth building a visit around even before getting to the apples themselves.
This is the one place in the record where the timing genuinely conflicts. The orchard’s own website describes apples running from mid-July through November, across more than 30 varieties, with peaches arriving in early-to-mid August — a long, general season description rather than a specific dated announcement. A separate third-party recap, though, describes pick-your-own apples specifically as a Saturday-only activity running from mid-September through the third Saturday in October, a considerably narrower and later window. Both accounts are kept in this record rather than picking one as correct, because neither is an explicit, confirmed 2026 date from the orchard itself. Mid-July does read as early for most Virginia apple varieties, which lends some credibility to the third-party account’s later start — but that’s a judgment call, not a confirmed fact.
Seven varieties are named directly in the record: Gala, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Fuji, Pink Lady, Ginger Gold, and Jonagold. That spread covers early season (Ginger Gold), the middle of the calendar (Gala, Golden Delicious, Jonagold), and the late-season end (Granny Smith, Fuji, Pink Lady) — a genuinely broad range if the site’s overall claim of 30+ varieties holds. For visitors chasing a specific apple, that breadth is a real advantage over smaller orchards in this region that name only two or three types.
Rather than a per-pound or per-bag price, the record notes fruit here is sold by volume: half-peck, peck, half-bushel, or bushel containers. No dollar figure is posted for any of those container sizes, so anyone budgeting for a trip should expect to confirm pricing on arrival or by phone rather than planning around an assumed cost.
The market itself runs 9am-5pm, but the Old Hill Cider tasting room keeps its own schedule: Thursday through Monday, 11am-5pm, narrowing to 1pm-5pm on Sunday. That’s worth noting separately because a visitor timing a trip around the tasting room specifically needs different hours than one just visiting the market for fruit — and neither schedule is listed as open on Tuesday or Wednesday for the cidery.
Beyond the conflicting season-start dates, the record gives no specific pricing for fruit, no detail on what farm-stay lodging costs or how to book it, and no confirmed exact 2026 season-end date beyond the general “through November” language. Given the on-site event and lodging business, this also reads as an orchard where checking availability well ahead of a visit — especially around weekends — would be more important than at a simple drop-in fruit stand.
Showalter’s Orchard & Greenhouse offers a genuinely distinctive package near Timberville: a wide variety list, an operating cidery with its own tasting room, and event and lodging options most orchards in this batch don’t have. The real caution is the season-start conflict between the orchard’s own general description and a third-party account of a narrower, Saturday-only picking window — anyone planning a trip specifically to pick apples should call 540-896-7582 to confirm which account is closer to this year’s reality before driving out.
The orchard's own site describes apples running mid-July through November across 30+ varieties, with peaches in early-to-mid August. A separate third-party account says pick-your-own apples specifically run Saturdays only, from mid-September through the third Saturday in October — a narrower and later window than the site's general description.
you're set on picking apples yourself on a weekday, or you show up expecting apples in mid-July without calling first to confirm that early date.
The orchard's own site says mid-July through November for apples generally, but a third-party recap describes pick-your-own apples specifically as Saturdays only, mid-September through the third Saturday in October. These two accounts conflict, and neither is confirmed as an exact 2026 date, so calling ahead is the safer move.
The site advertises 30+ varieties overall; the record names seven specifically: Gala, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Fuji, Pink Lady, Ginger Gold, and Jonagold.
Yes — the record confirms a cider mill and identifies Old Hill Cider's tasting room, open Thursday through Monday 11am-5pm (Sunday 1pm-5pm).
By volume — half-peck, peck, half-bushel, or bushel containers. No per-unit dollar price is posted in the record.
The record lists farm-stay lodging and a wedding venue as activities, suggesting overnight stays and events are part of the operation, though no booking details or prices are given.
July 15 – October 31, 2026. Mon-Sat. Hours: Market 9am-5pm; Old Hill Cider tasting room Thu-Mon 11am-5pm, Sun 1pm-5pm.
Pricing was not published when we last checked. Fruit sold by volume: half-peck, peck, half-bushel, or bushel containers; no per-unit price posted
Yes — it's a pick-your-own orchard, with pre-picked apples at the farm stand too.
Gala, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Fuji, Pink Lady, Ginger Gold, Jonagold — note that what's actually ready to pick changes week to week through the season.
17768 Honeyville Rd, Timberville, VA 22853, in Rockingham County. It is one of 6 orchards we track in Shenandoah Valley / Winchester.
We track 6 orchards in Shenandoah Valley / Winchester, 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.
Its season runs about 109 days against a regional average of 109, so it is broadly in line with the rest of the region.
There are 2 other orchards we track in Rockingham County. All Shenandoah Valley / Winchester orchards →
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showaltersorchard.com
Checked September 2026.