I don't care where you go apple picking: Stop going there, and come here…read more My family has been coming here for 2-3 years, and we love it. We're all adults, so we have no need for the overstuffed FALL FAMILY FUN!!!! that every other orchard seems to offer. We're not trying to spend an entire day feeding goats and frolicking in hay. We want to pick some apples, eat a donut, and maybe buy a jar of honey. They charge the 6 of us $20 total for one shared bag. Now this bag seems medium-size at best, but it's a black hole. We fit an obscene amount of apples into this bag, I really should weigh it this year. I bake my little heart out, and we still never polish off the entire bag. It's a bit of an undiscovered jewel, so there's not many other families picking, which is nice for us, no children running and screaming. There's a good variety to pick from, usually 3-4 different kinds. We're fond of the Ida Reds. In the store room, they have the rest of the varieties, including Honeycrisps, as well as jams, honey, cider, and any other produce that's left(I think we've gotten peppers and raspberries before). They have pumpkins, I'm not sure if you can pick your own. The donuts. Praise. If you get them fresh and hot, they might just be the best thing I've ever tasted. During peak season, they have more variety like pumpkin and nutty. The cider is served either cold or hot, and it's delicious.

Fresh donuts. Not warm but nicely sugared and a touch of cinnamon too…read more They use the mulling spice tea bag for their hot cider. The donuts are quite yummy here. I amongst considered going back in to get a dozen. The cider is quite flavorful with the mulling spices here. They have an assortment of apples here and bosc pears too. Honey, maple syrup and lots of jams too. I already want more donuts. Bring cash here, they don't have an ATM Machine and they charge you a 3% convenience with your purchase when you use a credit card here.

They have a nice variety of fresh veggies during the season, beautiful flowers. I'm there quite a…read morelot during summer In the fall, great selection of pumpkins, gourds,etc They have corn mazes and hayrides On top of a very friendly staff, especially Tori!

I took my daughter and grandchildren. They have everything there and the prices are reasonable too…read more Cider and donuts, the kids did the corn maze, hay ride into the woods to feed pigs and chickens! We absolutely love this place

What a fantastic blueberry farm. $3.96/lb today. Rustic public restrooms available. No dogs…read moreallowed. This farm is VERY very family friendly. Young children can play on playground, pick berries and have fun! We drove 1.5 hrs to get this location but very worth it.

Wonderful place for families! Best berries around! Amazing staff! Beautiful scenery and the…read moreyummiest muffins!

Brookwood is one of my favorite low-key orchards to visit in the autumn. It isn't commercialized…read morewith overpriced goods and there aren't long lines and throngs of children. There is nothing fancy about Brookwood. This is just a really great farm along a quiet country road that has belonged to the same family for over a century. Come here if you are looking for a peaceful day spent picking fruit or for a short stop to buy delicious donuts, apples, and cider. An oversized Homer Simpson doll welcomes you as you enter the store. A very kind young woman was working there the day I visited and she told me that the orchards were opened. Other than the orchards there is only the small store. Again, nothing fancy, but what matters is the quality of the products which I thought was excellent. There isn't hot apple cider but there is cold apple cider in the fridge and a slushie machine where you can fill your own slushie cup for $2. The cup provided was twice as large as the slushie I bought at Franklin Cider Mill for a whopping $4. I could tell that there are no preservatives added to Brookwood's cider. The cider was excellent and perhaps some of the best I have tasted, and I've been to a lot of cider mills this season. I will definitely return to Brookwood and continue to support this family business.

We love this place. We stumbled on it a few years ago and go back every year. We've picked apples…read moreand raspberries, but haven't tried anything else...yet. Bonus - the orchard is always a great backdrop for fall photos.

Only place around that has real unpasterized cider and it's so good :) tons of apples to choose…read morefrom and they have donuts on the weekend. Everything is reasonable priced too.

4.5 Visited last…read moreyear a few days before the 2025 season close. I liked this place. The outside setting, old school interior. Workers were nice. Cider was really good. Various choices. Same with the donuts. Some pies. They had a unique cherry cider that was amazing. They have events and a petting farm at times, I believe. Everything was done for the season when I visited.

Visited during the busy fall season on a gorgeous Sunday. A Sunday in the fall is a recipe for a…read morevery busy cider mill. We were pleasantly surprised that Rochester Cider Mill was not incredibly busy like others in the area. We were able to actually enjoy our cider mill experience. Plenty of parking out front. The petting farm is to the right and the giant straw pyramid is to the left. When we were there, there was a barbecue food truck. Outside had tons of pumpkins to buy. Inside has that old charm to it with the building. Rows of different apples for purchase. Along with little pumpkins and gourds. Pies and other treats. But donuts and cider are the main event. Interesting how they have different flavored cider, depending on when you visit. Their cider and donuts are very good. Nice pillowy soft doughnut that is a better size portion than other donuts in the area. The cider has a nice flavor to it and not overly sweet. Staff are amazing! Working very hard and very friendly. Picnic tables were spread throughout the property. Some picnic tables were in the shade and others were not. Didn't get attacked by too many angry wasps. The petting zoo is unique since you can enter the enclosure with the animals (just not the chickens or turkey area). But sheep and goats were roaming around with you. The straw pyramid was very fun and a bonus tunnel in the middle for your kiddo to go through. Would definitely come back when wanting a cider and donut type of Sunday.

My family has been going to this orchard for years. Every fall we would make a picnic out of apple…read morepicking. Yoder's is one of the only drive in orchard in the area. Stopping at the store shed, we would pick up our empty baskets, and head to the back of the orchard. We would enjoy our picnic among the hills, trees, and birds. It is a very peaceful, meadow like space. Our annual event spanned generations to include my children and my sister's children. Although my sons are grown, they still enjoy going to Yoder's, eating the apples, and playing football in the fields. The apples are always so fresh and deliciously crisp. The end result of homemade applesauce for the holidays is still a greatly anticipated treat for my family. Last year (2017), we discovered Yoder's has a new owner. He was every bit as nice and friendly as the previous owners were. Since it is Spy season right now, this weekend we will be in the orchards once again. This is one of my family's cherished traditions and one of our places.

When I was little, we used to go to the apple orchard every fall... we would pick apples, stuff our…read morefaces with the fresh fruit, and go home with bushels of apples for canning. I still love going to the orchard every fall and I like to take my dog with me... but I hate the rat race of the big money-making orchards that have turned into circuses. I get that their season is short and they have to make the most of the fall by drawing as many people as possible (hence the pumpkin patches, the petting zoos, the face painting, the giant balloon moonwalks... and the impossible parking and insanely long lines that go with all of it), but that stuff drives me crazy. I love the chirping birds and the bees buzzing around fallen apples. I love not having to walk a half mile to get from my car to the orchard, I love not waiting in impossible lines, and I love not paying inflated prices so as to cover the expense of all the clowns, animal handlers, etc. So, for my third year in a row I have gone to Yoder's. I love it. It's easy to miss, but it is just south of Blakes on M-53/Van Dyke. Just stop at the entrance, pick up a bag/bushel from Ron (who sits in his truck and waits for people to pull up), then drive off beyond the road into acres and acres of quiet, still orchard where you can pick apples, relax, let Fido run around free, and enjoy picking apples w/o the lines, the fuss, or the $$$. If you are looking for all that rig-a-marole, DO NOT go to Yoder's---they don't have it... hell, they don't have cider, or donuts, or caramel apples (and they only take cash or check). But there are plenty of places where you *can* get those things, and not nearly enough places where you can get pick-your-own apples without all the fuss. I'll keep going back to this orchard every year.

All those years I lived in Michigan and I'd never heard of Armada Michigan, let alone Blake's…read moreOrchard. We all had a local cider mill we would frequent during the Fall and mine was the Franklin Cider Mill, but this spot over on the East Side, never on my radar. There was a big Sunflower Festival tied in as a supporting event, with lots of local merchants for a small flea market feel. Lots of things for both the kids as well as the adults to amuse themselves. The cider and the donuts were great, but the best part was all those crazy sunflowers! I've never seen so many in one place, and you had the option to cut and purchase if you were so inclined. If you want a beverage with some alcohol content, stick with the cider, their beer was not particularly good. We tried the food in one of their restaurants, limited selection, but what they served, was very good, and the service particularly good given the insanity of all the days activities. It was a fun stop for young and old alike, just a bit out in the middle of nowhere.

Blake's apple cider and donuts are delicious! It's also a great place for adults with the tap room…read moreand the extensive list of hard ciders. I was a little disappointed - I wish they had a hay ride or corn maze or something along the lines. The treats were worth it though.