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Pick-Your-Own Apples
SUBMITTED BY: Brian O'Neill
LAST UPDATED: September 19, 2005
Mid-September through Mid-October is the perfect time for apple picking. Last year, my little brother and I visited Stribling Orchard in Markham, VA for the Annual Leeds Apple Fest, which is usually held the last Saturday in September. Hot dogs and ice cream will be sold to benefit a local charity. Come see apple butter being made in a huge copper kettle. Other activities include live music, face painting, craft shopping, and civil war living history displays. Live bluegrass music by the Page County Ramblers. Local Craftsmen and food vendors - as well as lunch tables! The Orlean Fire Truck will be on display for the children! All proceeds from the Leed's Applefest go to benefit Habitat for Humanity.
Stribling Orchard
11587 Poverty Hollow Lane
Markham, VA 22643
(540) 364-3040 (Phone & Fax)
E-mail: eatmoreapples@aol.com
Website
Hours
7 days per week, 9 am to 6 pm. No entry into orchard for picking after 5 pm.
Directions
From Northern VA/Washington D.C.:
Take I-66 West to Exit 18, Markham, Virginia. At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn left onto Route 688 South. At the stop sign, go straight across Route 55. At the next stop sign, turn right following Route 688. Go across the railroad tracks. The orchard is the first driveway on the left. (look for signs)
