First Days of Fall

Well it looks like summer has ended around here. That's alright with me, my favorite time of the year is here. The days are perfect for hiking, taking pictures and doing other fall stuff like apple picking. After hearing how bad the place the Walker's went to was we decided to try out Cider Hill in Amesbury. Who knew that Amesbury was about 15 minutes away? We took the back roads just over the border of NH past Seabrook, Kensington and South Hampton and we were there before we knew it. The farm is very nice with a big barn/store, a small animal area and lots of pick your own fruit and veggie areas. We were concentrating on the apples which were a short walk up a hill, Cider Hill I'm guessing. The had about a dozen different kinds, nicely laid out with a map and signs so you could get the ones you wanted.

After we gathered up the kinds we liked we went to the barn to wait in line and pay for them. It was really busy so Jen went to pay for the apples while I went in to the store to get some cider donuts and apple cider because both lines were pretty long on this perfect weekend afternoon. The donuts were great when hot off the line, but not so great once they cooled. The cider was the best I've had except for Cold Hollow up in Vermont and it didn't miss that by much. Brooke loves cider but this stuff was unpasteurized so she couldn't have any of it unfortunately. We also didn't know what was in the donuts so she missed out on those too but she loved the apples. After that we went to the animal barn for a few minutes which she loved and then we had to run because Jen had somewhere to be.

Next time we're going to try and go on a Wednesday to avoid the crowds and get more apples, a hay ride and some pumpkins. Oh and more cider too, it's already gone. It was a great find right up the road. The food and apples were great, the people were friendly and we all had a great time. If you'd like to see the pictures plus a few other recent ones click on any of the pictures above. If you'd like more information on the farm itself click here for their website. Bye for now.