Brightwaters Farms

Brought my daughter here and she loved it. besides pumpkin picking, they have hay rides, animals you can feed, food, a bounce house, and even a bicycle track and only a few miles away from home to boot .no.long drives out east. will definitely be back.

I came here with my family over the weekend for the fall festival. I read a couple of reviews that had me concerned because we were originally going to go to Whitepost Farms, but we’re scared away by the price. To our surprise, we came away extremely impressed by Brightwater Farms.
The parking was really easy and the location right off the Southern State made it easy and convenient to get to. The cost was $ 10 for adults and babies were free. They had enough activities and animals to keep the little ones interested. I was also really happy with the pumpkin patch. The pumpkins were all detached and were in great condition, which made it great for the kids and parents to get involved. The price want bad either at 69 cents a lb.
The little shop was really cute as well and we got tons of memories. Definitely a great family afternoon activity!!!

Brian who works there at front saves handicap parking spots for people he knows. Not a very good employee.
Then when confronted he was very hostile.

Be warned. It’s $ 10 PER PERSON just to get into the farm, then you have to buy pumpkins by the pound. The $ 10 includes children’s rides and games, but there are no options for adults who want to buy decorative pumpkins. Don’t waste your time, go out east!

I came here for some late minute family fun. I live about 45 minutes away in Nassau county and it was convenient to drive to from my house. They had ample parking and it was easy to find. They had a lot of staff which was great because they was always someone there to assist us if we needed anything. I went there on a Sunday afternoon and they charged us $ 5 per person for admission. They had two concessions stands. They sold turkey legs, cheeseburgers, chicken fingers, fries and many drinks. They have a country store which sold all the fall necessities such as cider donuts, apple cider, pumpkin and apple pies, fall decorations and candies. They also had pumpkin picking, hayrides, ziggy the clown, face painting and animal feeding. The place was kinda pricey to be honest but they gotta make their money I understand. I just wish it was a little less pricey and had more activities for people older than 6 haha. It is great for young families who have kids 6 and younger. It was also not too crowded which I loved as well. Would I recommend this place to people? Yes I would recommend it to people who have small children who want to have some fall fun!

Came here with a group of disabled individuals. We enjoyed the pumpkin patch and the collection of animals. The staff was very nice and knocked a few dollars off the large pumpkin we picked to fit within our budget. Grace from the farm shop also personally engaged each of our guys in a short conversation and gave everyone their own small pumpkin, which I thought was quite thoughtful.

Gretchen from Islip
Our family had so much fun at Brightwaters Farms. The kids loved Zippy, face painting and the characters. can’t wait to go back!

I didn’t agree with previous reviews. My kids had a blast and stayed most of the day. i got the unlimited pass for the rides and my kids kept going and going. There were plenty of activities and not crowded so we could do it all. Prices were a bit pricey but no more than any other place I’ve taken them to. It was great to have an iced cold cider and let my girls play on a beautiful Fall day.

Visitied Brightwaters Farm in Bayshore in October 2013. Did not enjoy this farm. Had much better time at other farms, such as Finks. Everything was WAY OVERPRICED. The place did not get crowded, which was good, but I feel this is why they over charge the patrons that they do get. It cost $ 8.00 for one pony ride which circled around 2 short laps. It’s great that they serve beer, but $ 7.00 per beer? Really? Might as well go to a ballpark. 2 large and 1 small pumpkin ran another $ 25. Not to mention the $ 7.00 per charge admission per person. I give 1 star for the hay ride because there was a pleasant fellow singing and playing a guitar and harmonica at just the right sound level. There was a Winnie the pooh character on the hay ride who kept leaning over on the kids, falling asleep. It was ridiculous. Also, no corn maze. I blew another $ 16.00 on a pecan pie which was decent. I would NEVER go back to this farm and I do not recommend it to anyone.

Good place to bring the kids during the Halloween and Christmas times. Good donuts and food here.

Nice concept. Terrible execution.
Pick your own pumpkins is more like pickup your pumpkins in field. They are not on a vine. This is disappointing for a place that claims to be a «farm».
The parking situation is horrendous and there are too many people in the place. $ 5.00 entry is a waste because the hayride is pathetic at best.
The place is clean and the staff are nice (the only things that earns it the two stars) however the layout of the space makes it difficult to make your way around especially when it’s crowded.
I would prefer to go further out east to a real farm.
BTW… This is NOT in Brightwaters. This is North Bay Shore.