Forge Hill Orchards

Coming to Forge Hill is very nostalgic for me. I absolutely love it here… acres and acres of fruits and veggies make me so happy. Perhaps I was a farmer in a former life.
It’s been about 20 years since I’ve been here. But, I think about it every Fall though. Sure you can pick other things in other seasons. But the Fall brings the best apples and chestnuts I’ve ever had in my life. I love the Mutsu and Honey Crisp. I’ve bought these varieties in other orchards. But somehow the ones at Forge Hill are better… crisper and more fragrant. And the chestnuts are so sweet.
I finally had a chance to come back to York this past October and the #1 place I wanted to visit was Forge Hill. Prices have gone up, of course. And you can no longer climb the trees nor use the ladders :(Who ruined this childhood fun for me??? My brothers and I used to dare each other to go higher & higher. Mom would out climb us all though… such a badass ;p
Apples were $ 12 for half a bushel this year. And chestnuts were $ 2/​lb for pick-​your-​own or $ 4/​lb in the store.
No matter what the price is though, I would definitely come back as long as Forge Hill stays in operation.

I love coming to Forge Hill for apple-​picking. It is an orchard, not an agri-​tourism mecca with inflated prices and a gourmet gift shop. It offers a much more authentic, earthy experience. Apples cost only $ 12 for a half bushel basket full, this year.

The honeycrisp apples were fantastic but the peaches were really quite bad. The next batch of apples I got were good too. The placs is slightly hard to find but not too difficult.

Got some nice peaches today. Place is hard to find.