Great people, great service. The BEST autumn atmosphere. Visiting windy ridge is an annual tradition for our family!

Tuesday September 8th, 2026 We stopped by again. The have Apple picking. A gift shop and an eatery. They have delicious sandwiches. Grilled on a press with options like Turkey with Apples and Maple Mayo. On sourdough bread with lettuce and tomatoes and Ruffle chips! Coffee! The people inside are very nice! read more

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excellent variety of apples grown on the property and I bought several, but I came for the apple cider donuts (cinnamon sugar optional) and for a sandwich which was five stars....turkey club with really tasty bacon and my choices of one slice each of sourdough and rye breads, cucumber, apple slice, lettuce and maple syrup mayo grilled on a panini...it was amazing. read more

A beautiful view, a great sandwich, great cider and apple cider donuts and apples! It was a great pitstop in my afternoon. read more

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I've been here once before, years ago, and remembered that this was THE place to go for breakfast or lunch. The food is delicious, and reasonably priced. The best part is that you can sit in the sun or shade (your choice) at a picnic table overlooking beautiful mountain vistas. I came back this time with my kids in tow, and hoped to kill a sunny afternoon here, without spending too much money. Many of the activities are FREE, including a playground, adventure trail, and viewing of farm animals and crop growing areas. The cow train offers $2 rides, though that attraction was temporarily closed today. We opted for blueberry picking instead. We picked a bunch, and it only cost us 83¢! Try the cider donuts. You won't be disappointed! My kids had a BLAST, and I spent less than $5 grand total. Also, bring a quarter if you'd like to feed the animals. There's a little gumball machine that dispenses treats. And hand sanitizer for after you pet them. Friendly staff, gorgeous views, excellent food, and lots of FREE activities for the little ones! What are you waiting for? Come on down and check it out! Also read more

Windy Ridge Orchard - a red cabin with a green roof - Specialty Food Near Me - North Haverhill, New Hampshire

The orchard is at the cutest farm! Worth a detour to visit. Had the best donuts and the best cider I've ever tasted! Everyone there was so kind and helpful. Will be coming back! read more

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This place is great if you want to experience New England in the fall. This place has every thing people love about fall rapped into one. From picking apples to having fresh home donuts. The food here is also great it's a good place for lunch although they no longer serve breakfast which is to bad. The sandwiches here are good portions and ingredients. The service is also wonderful with friendly locals as your servers. I would recommend checking this place out. the only issue I have is because they no longer serve breakfast. read more

Great spot for lunch with lovely views. Loved the Cortland panini. Slices of apple with turkey and a maple mayo. Well organized procedure for social distancing Highly recommend for a stress-free meal with beautiful views of rolling hills. Blueberry picking and children's playground on site. read more

Windy Ridge Orchard - View from dining porch at Windy Ridge. - Specialty Food Near Me - North Haverhill, New Hampshire

The BEST place around for getting a Christmas Tree. My family has been going for over twenty years and the entire experience is what keeps people coming from far and wide. To start, you get to ride a hay wagon to the field of trees. Super cute. They then provide you a saw to legit cut your own tree down. Just don't go chopping down someone else's tagged tree. (Yes they allow you to tag pre season.) Once cut, you return via wagon and just leave your tree there. They will tag it and give you a half of the tag so you can clearly identify your tree after you return from the Cider House. At the Cider house you get....you guessed it. Cider. Hot or chilled. To accompany they provide a freshly baked donut. It is amazing! You also can have hot cocoa and a candy cane if you wish. When you go to collect your tree, they will run it through the tree wrapper and even put it on your roof if you need the extra assistance. It truly is the best Christmas Tree cutting experience you will have anywhere. Recently I was able to come for the summer and experience the Cafe for the first time with family. What a unbelievable meal we had and what a beautiful view. We chose to sit outside and enjoy the mist lifting off of the apple trees beside the Cafe. We had gone for breakfast and I cannot say enough about the true quality and freshness of everything. I have to return for lunch and for the wine. I have yet to experience that. I am extremely excited to be able to visit this fall and pick my own apples and collect pumpkins. It's been over ten years that I have been around for fall and Windy Ridge to me will always be my favorite place to gather family. I couldn't be happier to see them expand and cannot wait to enjoy another season here as a returning local. read more

Windy Ridge Orchard - Specialty Food Near Me - North Haverhill, New Hampshire

I have never had a Apple Cider Doughnut, and I've lived in N.H. since 1978. I searched Google Maps for Apple Orchards in Mt. Moosilauke area of N.H., and the Windy Ridge Orchard popped up. The wife and I wanted to take a drive up to see some foliage, and figured, why not go and get some Apple Cider Doughnuts. After reading many awesome reviews, we decided that this was the place for us. I'm glad that I read the reviews, as one reviewer said that only cash or checks are accepted ... so, I was going to bring some cash along for the trip. Of course, me being me, I forgot to bring cash. I figured that if I was 'nice' ... maybe they would give me a freebie sample! When we got there, a nice gentleman directed us to a parking space. It was crowded, but; plenty of room to park! We walked to the gift shop first, and there was a ATM! Ok, now I'm back in the game! There is a $2.00 charge to use it, but; I'd rather pay a small charge to get cash, than resorting to begging for a doughnut! We got there a little after 12:00, and I was hoping that we weren't too late to get doughnuts, after all, it is fall in N.H., and everyone was out, on a beautiful day, to see some foliage ... and it looked like everyone was here! I got in the doughnut line, and from my spot in line, could just make out a rack of doughnuts inside the small building ... I think I was gonna be ok. We paid $9.50 for a dozen of these beauties, very reasonable! The young lady asked if we wanted Sugar and Cinnamon toppings ... yes, we did ... and I would strongly advise you get it too! The doughnuts were put in a white, paper bag. We grabbed a couple of napkins, found a picnic table, and gave the bag a 'shake' to evenly distribute the Sugar and Cinnamon toppings. When the wife opened the bag, a slight breath of 'warmth' escaped ... the smell was unbelievable ... when I bit into that doughnut, I swear I heard a 'heavenly choir' singing ... the doughnut was warm, and as light as a cloud ... absolutely amazing! Ok, there were so many other things to do here, but; we only wanted the doughnuts ... we were not disappointed! I'm glad we got a dozen, as we shared with our family and neighbors when we got home. Will we go back ... that is a definite YES! read more

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We love everything about Windy Ridge, but really, we LOVE their breakfast! Highly recommend the blueberry pancakes. They stop serving breakfast at 1100, so get there early. After eating, make sure you stop in at the gift shop for a quick gander. Beautiful location and excellent food! read more

A fun experience on the side of a mountain in the northern woods of New Hampshire. I go for the applesauce donuts!

Every year I drive the Kanc. And at the end of the 32-mile byway, I like to "do" something. Sometimes it's planned - Franconia Notch or Lost River, for example. Other times I stumble into events accidentally - like the Lincoln Fall Craft Festival or Oktoberfest at Loon Mountain. This year the weather was unbelievably beautiful and I knew that I wanted to go apple picking. So a quick search on the internet and Windy Ridge Orchard came up - it was only twenty miles from the end of the Kanc, so I decided to check it out. Now, Windy Ridge may confuse you at first - it did me, and I consider myself a fairly intelligent lass. I arrived and wasn't sure where to go to pick apples. I poked around for probably over twenty minutes until I went back into the gift shop I had checked out when I first arrived (but left because there was only one person working behind a cash register with a queue of about 10 people). The lady told me that she had the bags to go apple picking and that I had to pay BEFORE I went. I've been to dozens and dozens of apple orchards in my life and I've NEVER had to do this before. I don't know if this irks me or doesn't irk me, but you know what definitely does? That they don't take cards. Oh, and their ATM machine works only about half of the time (I'm speaking from personal, very frustrating experience here). So after another ten or so minutes working with the ATM machine, I grabbed some apple cider, and got back in line (behind another five people) to pay for my bag. When I paid she mentioned, "Also, most of our apples have already been picked through." Why, ma'am, would you WAIT to tell me this? She directed me to a patch of trees that "should" have still had "some". I walked out, around the goat pen (stopping to feed them crunchy leaves and nuzzle their noses), past the blueberry bushes to the right, and to the upper orchard on the hill (not the lower orchard). I have never seen such a clean orchard!: there were barely any apples on the ground. There were barely any apples on the trees either, but I managed to fill my peck and then some, eat a couple fresh ones, and climb many of the trees (please note: the last two you are NOT allowed to do here... but... well... this body was made for eating apples and climbing apple trees, so what can you do?). Anyway, here's what I learned from my experience at Windy Ridge: - The small wooden shack on the left when you're first walking up the driveway is where you get bags to pick apples ONLY on the weekends. - The first building all the way to the left is the winery. They DO take credit cards. - The middle building is the cafe. They do NOT take credit cards. It's also VERY small inside and forming a line can be difficult to do, but they've got a really great menu as all the sandwiches are based off varieties of apples. I hear they have great crisp and donuts, but I make pretty outstanding crisp and know where the best cider donuts are, so I passed. - The building all the way to the right is the gift shop/where you pay for apples. They do NOT take credit cards and their ATM machine hates you. Still, I would come back here if the mood to pick apples strikes me again post Kanc-drive. And if you're looking for some beautiful scenery, the drive out is absolutely stunning, too! read more

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Cute orchard out in the middle of nowhere. You can pick your own apples or buys bags of them in the shop, which is what we opted for. Apparently they were out of apples for picking. The gift shop also sells maple syrup, jams, and Yankee Candles. There is a cafe on site which sells all things apple and sandwiches. We had a cider donut and hot apple crisp. At $2.75 the apple crisp was larger and tastier than the $7 apple crisp we had at a good restaurant the night before. This is what apple crisp is supposed to taste like. There are farm animals with feeding stations and a cute cow ride for the kids. The Vineyard at Seven Birches is also on the premises, but I'll do a separate review for that. Bring cash! It is cash only. There is an ATM in the gift shop though. read more

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Cute spot for food and apple picking/Christmas tree/ donuts and cider. Little bit of a wait for food and they forgot our apples on the sandwich named after an apple. We've been several times as it's close to us but always come back. Good view and vibes. read more

Windy Ridge has been named one of the best orchards in the state for a good reason. I love the apple cider doughnuts.

Well worth the trip! If you are visiting the White Mountains region or even the NEK of Vermont, this out of the way spot is worth the drive. In addition to being on a charming scenic route, it boasts something for everyone. Breakfast is fresh, farm to table style. Lunch is super yummy as they use fresh deli meats and pair them with their fresh apples and homemade maple syrup spreads. There's a petting zoo and trails for the kiddos and a wine tasting spot for the adults. Cool gift shop. And don't forget the apple picking or blueberry picking, wagon rides and apple cider donuts. Charming place to spend a few hours and get a feel for the area. One note: They only take CASH or CHECK. There is an ATM on site. I learned this the hard way once as I stopped by on a whim on my way to Franconia. The owner was so kind and gracious.. enough to let me send a check in when I got home. Make this place a destination drive. Lots of fun. read more

Windy Ridge is one of my favorite places on Earth! A family run farm/orchard in a beautiful setting; Pick apples, blueberries, and pumpkins...a playground and "cow train" rides for kids, cut your own Christmas trees and DEFINITELY eat at the cafe and take home some apples, cider, cider donuts, Seven Birches wine...a great place to spend a day or just go for lunch/breakfast. read more

It's a beautiful Apple Orchard with breath taking views. We found this place on accident. We were solely there for Apple cider doughnuts.... MY GOODNESS!!! There were soooooo! Tear-worthy! There's only one sad point... this orchard is sooo far away from where we live. It's definitely worth the drive. We will be back! read more

There isn't enough time in a day to rave about this place enough! Their sandwiches at the Cider House Cafe are the one true thing I look forward to in the summer! They have the freshest tasting sandwiches and the best tasting doughnuts I have ever tasted! I cannot tell you enough that you will not be disappointed when you go here! And before you have lunch or breakfast, you can go pick apples! And there's even a playground for the little ones! My only complaint is they close in the winter! :( it's a long hard winter without Windy Ridge! read more

Cute little orchard near our land in North Haverhill, NH. They have a little shop where they sell everything from jam, wine, to maple syrup, to already picked and bagged apples, to aprons and cookbooks. You can also walk the orchard but we didn't since it was a bit chilly when we were there this fall. Nice place to visit to get that seasonal fix of fresh picked apples and some wine. read more

Great family. Wonderful apples and apple donuts. The animals for the kids are great also. The cider the little grandson was selling was wonderful. I was lucky enough to help catch a couple of goats that had got loose. I would say this is one of the most friendly places I have been in a very long time. I did have a little fun chasing the goats! Boston Bob read more

My family and I went to the orchard the second weekend of October. We had checked the website and no where on it did we see that there wouldn't be any apples to pick by that time. (Apparently they finish picking late Sept to avoid frost) We decided to order lunch at the cafe and let the kids play. To get 2 turkey sandwiches with chips and pickles took 55 minutes! They were good sandwiches...but not 55 minutes good. The gift shop and pumpkins were also over priced compared to other farms in the area. read more

We regularly visit Windy Ridge Orchard while vacationing in the White Mountains. They offer a small play area for the kids, easy hiking trails, and animals to feed. They offer blueberry and apple picking while they're in season; check their website and Facebook page for these details, as the seasons vary. (In the past, we've arrived in early to mid July to find that their blueberry patch wasn't ready for picking yet. Such was the case this afternoon.) Looking for a sweet treat? Their apple cider donuts are amazing! They have a small cafe and gift shop where you can buy products from the winery and other local sources. Unfortunately, they only accept cash and checks, which can be a problem if you're not prepared. read more

Great place to take the entire family. Have a delicious lunch or breakfast at their cafe, enjoy the breathtaking views, let children get acquainted with the farm animals and enjoy the playground in the summer. Pick your own blueberries and apples in season, or take a ride and select your own live XMAStree still growing in the field. Never a disappointment. read more

My family has been going here every year since 2006. The food is amazing in the cafe though the cafe is small and on weekends you will be lucky to find a spot to sit. This is not abnormal though in a small town cafe. The gift shop is wonderful. Lots of things like smoked chedder, honey sticks, knicknacks and so on. they have cute animals you can see. Now to the apple picking. Back in the day it used to be amazing. lots of apples to be found. the past 2 years there has been very few apples for picking and that is why the low score. the whole point of going to a place like this is to pick apples. I called ahead this year and again "limited" picking. So we will be going to cardigan mountain this year where they have told me they have a ton of apples. If I just wanted ice cream, a cafe, animals and a gift store I would go here. But I want to pick apples. read more

I have always been a fan, but this year I sent another family to visit and told them to make sure and get donuts too. Unfortunately, they complained of no taste and crumbly. Well I couldn't believe it so me my family and I made our yearly trek down with grandkids. Had a wonderful time picking apples and had lunch, then I bought a dozen donuts. My friend was right. The donuts are different from the past years. No taste and totally crumbly. So disappointed!! read more

Excellent food, nicest staff, beautiful view, farm fresh ingredients and great place to bring the kids, you can eat outside or inside

Go here with the kids once a year and it's a fun time. This year though we really had to search for apples without spots. We had to walk all the way to the end of the row and get the kids up really high to get good ones. Also pulling a wagon along the uneven path was really hard. Also the food at the cafe is way over priced. The staff was concerning because we had seen one of them in the local paper for being convicted and serving time in the local jail. Our kids do love the cow ride around the orchard to see everything and it wasn't over price so that was nice. All in all we had a good day, but not as good as in the past. read more

Blueberries are in season and I picked 2 gallons here the other day! Great blueberry patch stuffed full of fruit. The staff was friendly and communicative. Finishing my picking, I went into the winery in which I sampled and bought some blueberry wine and apple mead. I picked up some apple butter, cider donuts, and coffee at the full cafe afterward. Prices are reasonable! They even have a playground for kids. Great place, highly recommend. read more

Awesome breakfast at the cafe! Everything fresh and made to order including the donuts that come for free with your breakfast! Definitely worth the trip! read more

Where to start? APPLE CIDER DONUTS...soooo delish...their sandwiches are awesome and apple picking in season couldn't be better....OH, don't forget the Blueberries...they have TONS of blueberry bushes....and the fall....gloriously gorgeous in the fall! They have a wonderful gift shop and fun for the kiddies....Put THIS on your MUST STOP BY list! read more