Currier Orchard

We went yesterday, and it was great. It’s very small, not crowded at all, and had a leisurely atmosphere. For $ 1/​lb, it’s a good deal. And they have free cider samples inside! There are a couple points to note.
1. There wren’t any honey crisp left. They have three rows, and all but three trees were picked clean.
2. There were plenty of red delicious, mcintosh, empire, and gala.
3. There are a smattering of their other varieties: cortland, macoun, maybe another.
The apples were a little smaller than I’m used to, but they tasted just as good. Bonus: Anheuser-​Busch Brewery is pretty darn close by.

Apple picking. Cider made on premises. Family. Fun. Hayride tours for school kids. Currier Orchards is a Merrimack institution.

A heartwarming place. When many of the area orchards have marketed the apple picking experience to the point where you don’t feel special, you are a number in the field, this orchard quite the opposite is rustic, personal, and quaint. The kind of place that warms your heart to do business with.
32 rows of apple trees are ripe for picking — including the usual macs, empire, red delicious, macoun, and even honey crisp (when other local orchards were picked over). Their trees were full of all kinds of apples and hardly seemed picked over though it is early October. I found their trees spaced a bit further apart & the rows a bit wider than other orchards I’ve been to, which would make it easier to keep track of wandering little ones. Also found the amount of wax & chemicals on the apple skin seemed to be minimal — though I didn’t ask about their farming processes.
The trail to get to the orchard is lovely — a ¼ mile or so stroll through the woods. They have wagons to tote the little ones or all your apples. And a personal favorite, the handy apple picker tool for picking high was available at the entrance to the apple fields. The farm also has pumpkins and lovely fall foliage all around the farm.
The other Unilocalers wrote about the delicious cider, which indeed is lovely. They have samples so that you can try it, but trust me, their cider tastes less like sugar & spice and more like apples. Delicious. If you are interested, the barn has a large window where you can observe the cider being made — with an apple press.
You can tell their neighbors love the baked goods, as minutes before closing several neighbors darted in to grab a pie or some bread.

Amazing quality apples. Great for families. So many memories at this place! All of my Fall memories as a child are of this place. One of the best places to get cider locally. It’s a small family owned place.

When it’s fall, it’s time for apple picking and cider.
Currier is a small family-​owned orchard in Merrimack, near the Nashua end of town. Charming and quaint in spades, it’s also the perfect size to take kids with you apple picking. The orchards are a short walk from the main building. The fields themselves are big enough to roam, but not so gigantic you get lost on the way.
They also make their own delicious cider, and the pumpkin butter is delicious. I have a friend who swears by the ready-​to-​bake apple pies.