We've been coming to Porter's for years and it's still one of our favorite ice cream stops. We've…read moretried so many flavors over the years, and they're always delicious. I also love the variety. If ice cream isn't your thing, there are orangeades, sundaes, waffle cones, and plenty of other options. Yes, the line can get long on busy nights, but it moves fast. As of the date of this post (June 2026) looks like a coffee shop is opening right across the street. I'm not sure if they're affiliated but it's likely.

Lovely place to pick up fresh vegetables, homemade ice cream, cheese, honey, etc…read more Very clean, great people and a beautiful place for kids to play and the whole family to enjoy ice cream. I got strawberry cheesecake ice cream and butterfly tea!! Both were excellent!! I enjoyed eating my ice cream on one of the swings near the play area. Service at the ice cream shop is amazing and the service outside is knowledgeable and friendly. It's a long way from home but I will be back!

Went to Millstone Creek Orchards to see the Highland baby cows, and apple Orchards. They grow more…read morethan just apples, they have blackberry bushes and numerous varieties of apples. They were selling fresh pick strawberries and strawberries, slushy and apple cider slushy's. They also sell ice cream and seasonal mini donuts with icing, right now strawberry donuts were in season. It was a beautiful day to explore this Orchard and the people working here are very friendly. They do have playgrounds for children and a restaurant on property..

While visiting our daughter, we decided to go apple picking. The day that we went (8/30) was the…read morefirst day of apple picking season. You have to purchase tickets online (no on-site sales) and it's $18.95 pp which gives you access to the apple orchard, apple tasting, hayride to the orchard, cider pressing demonstration with a fresh cider sample and access to the catch and release fishing pond. They suggest that you bring your own pole and bait. You also get to sample an apple cider slushee which was refreshing after being in the sun picking apples. If you want to pick apples, it's an additional cost based on whether you want a 1/4 peck or 1/2 peck. You have to purchase that when you purchase your event ticket. The apples that they had available were Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, Fuji and a really tart apple that's good for baking (I forget the name of the apple). They also have Arkansas Black apples but they weren't ready for picking yet. We had a great time picking apples. We're from South Florida where you only see apples in the grocery store. There's a play area for the kids to run around and play. It's a fun activity, especially if you have kids.

I'm not sure if it's considered the off-season right now, but when we went, unfortunately, there…read morewas no picking to be had. So there's not really too much to do other than sit on some rocking chairs & eat some ice cream (which we did enjoy doing.) I didn't even realize that there was a trail out there until after we had already left and I'm seeing other people's reviews so they may need to put up signs for that in the store area. I feel like the inside is really just ice cream, coffee, and a small little nursery area. Not sure if the drive out there was really worth it for the 15 to 20 minutes we spent out there. The banana ice cream was really awesome though and all of the employees there were very helpful and nice. Definitely a place that you go to when there's an actual event unfortunately we just missed the fall wreath making event Seems like people bring their kids out there to run around the outdoor area. Not sure if the prices of the ice cream or the plants was necessarily great, but it's a smaller owned business I'm sure so it tracks

Great farm with short trail and unique wood troll figurines…read more They have a small garden shop. The staff was friendly and quick to service. They make homemade icecream and sorbet year round. Also they serve coffees and lattes. There is some picnic tables around to enjoy coffee and icecream with a beautiful view of the farm. I tried the coffee leche icecream and the strawberry and green apple cider sorbet. There all great flavors.

Excellent home grown vegetables. Best tomato's ever! Always helpful. Good selection. Prices are…read moregood considering that's it's fresh produce.

What an incredible experience! We brought our aon and had a blast. Mini pumpkin spice donuts,…read morecoffee, breakfast sandwiches to keep us full! The donuts were a little on the dry side so definitely grab a beverage. Everyone on the farm was kind and thoughtful! Hay rides, corn maze, the whole nine yards! Perfect spot to being the lids, so many playgrounds, swings, and games for the kids! Relaxing fall ambiance and plenty of places to relax and enjoy the oncoming fall weather!

Excellent place for strawberry picking and multiple spots where you can take kids for farm…read moreactivities. My grandkids refuse to leave , it's that good an ambiance. The strawberries are farm fresh and very popular in our household. Highly recommend!

I stop by Herndon Hills Farm every year to pick blackberries. They are large, sweet and great in…read morecobbler and toppings for ice cream. I like the ability to check their website for availability each Wednesday and Saturday! I recommend this farm!

So fun to have this farm so close to us! It was easy to make a reservation for blueberry picking…read more We brought our own bucket for $1 off. You pay per bucket so it's a flat rate - unlike some other places I've been where you pay by weight. With 3 of us picking it probably took about an hour. The blueberries were delicious! We enjoyed eating blueberries for many days and also used them in muffins and smoothies.

Love this place! We have gone twice now since we moved here for strawberries. We love picking…read morestrawberries in this place has huge and very tasty strawberries. I love the little store of handmade products. We even got a jar of Miss Lacey's cake. Mix to add with our freshly picked strawberries.

We have been coming here for years, however this will be our last visit. The smell was awful. My…read morethroat, eyes, and nose burnt and ran the entire day. By the end of the day, I had a terrible headache. As we were leaving I asked about the strange odor and told them about the issues it was causing. They said it was from hemp they were curing in the back. They said they just started farming hemp this year which is why I didn't have issues with the smell other years. It was awful.

We stopped by here to check out their produce, especially the peaches. This place is a small, open…read moreair produce stand on NC 211, a couple of miles off US Highway 220, 3 or 4 miles south of Candor. All the produce looked nice, and we ended up with both white and yellow (Loring) peaches, 2 very nice cantaloupes, a small watermelon, some excellent looking okra and cucumbers, and several tomatoes - total cost of $18. We tasted the peaches and the cantaloupe and both were super, best of the young summer.

They let us taste the peaches before purchasing. They were very helpful in serving and transporting…read moreproduce to the car. The prices were excellent and comparable to other places we were checking on but Chappells were the friendliest and helpful.