Wallingford's Fruit House

Our take

What the record actually confirms

Wallingford’s Fruit House sits on Perkins Ridge Road in Auburn, Androscoggin County — the record notes only the road name, since no confirmed street number was found. The farm is open daily from June 1 through December 31, 8:00am to 6:00pm, a considerably longer operating season than most orchards in this research, which tend to focus narrowly on the fall harvest window. Both u-pick and pre-picked fruit are available, and McIntosh is confirmed as the farm’s signature apple. Activities include a fruit stand and a Halloween event called “Nightmare on the Ridge.” No phone number is confirmed.

A sister farm to Ricker Hill Orchards

The most useful context in this record is that Wallingford’s operates as part of the same family of orchards as Ricker Hill Orchards in nearby Turner — the orchard researched separately in this same project that confirms 14 apple varieties and a nine-generation, 1803-origin history. That connection matters practically: a visitor drawn to Ricker Hill’s broader selection might reasonably expect some overlap in fruit availability at Wallingford’s, even though this record only confirms McIntosh specifically as available for u-pick here. Whether the fuller Ricker Hill variety list also applies at the Auburn location isn’t stated, so that connection should be read as context, not confirmation of a shared inventory.

A notably long season, if it holds

June 1 through December 31 is an unusually wide operating window compared to most orchards in this research, many of which run a five- to eight-week fall season. That breadth suggests Wallingford’s may function more as a general fruit stand carrying a rotating selection through the year — early stone fruit and berries in summer, apples in fall, and holiday sales into December — rather than a single-focus apple destination. The record doesn’t break down what’s available at different points in that long window beyond confirming McIntosh as the signature apple, so a summer visit shouldn’t be assumed to mean apple picking is available yet.

The gaps here are real, not just minor

This is one of the thinner records among the Maine orchards researched: no confirmed street number, no phone number, and no u-pick apple varieties beyond McIntosh itself. That’s a meaningfully bigger set of unknowns than most other listings in this project, where at minimum a phone number and address are usually confirmed even when hours or pricing aren’t. Anyone planning a visit should treat this as lower-confidence and worth verifying independently before relying on it, particularly given no direct way to call ahead is documented here.

Nightmare on the Ridge is a distinctive seasonal draw

The Halloween event listed in the record’s activities — “Nightmare on the Ridge” — is a specific, checkable detail that sets Wallingford’s apart from most other Maine orchards in this research, none of which mention a comparable named Halloween attraction. It suggests the farm leans into fall programming beyond apple picking itself, though no dates, hours, or admission details for the event are included here.

What’s still missing

A confirmed street number, a phone number, and any apple variety beyond McIntosh are all absent. No pricing and no confirmed 2026-specific season dates are available either — everything here comes from a general “about us” page rather than a dated seasonal announcement.

Bottom line

Wallingford’s Fruit House offers a useful McIntosh-focused stop with a genuinely long operating season and a distinctive Halloween event, plus a meaningful family connection to Ricker Hill Orchards in Turner. But this is one of the least-documented records in this research — no confirmed address beyond the road name, no phone number, and no broader variety list — so treat it as a starting point for further verification rather than a complete picture before planning a trip.