Highland Orchards (West Chester)
A family orchard outside West Chester with pick-your-own apples and pumpkins, a corn maze with apple cannons, hayrides, and cider donuts at the farm market.
1000 Marshallton-Thorndale Rd, West Chester, PA 19380 · About 30–35 minutes
Hours
Hours not posted
Last checked 2026-10-07
- Cost
- $3 pick-your-own field access adult · $3 (ages 3 and up) child
- Best for
- All ages
- Typical visit
- 1.5–3 hours
The Quick Version
- • A pick-your-own orchard outside West Chester (not the Highland Orchards farm market on Foulk Road in Wilmington).
- • Pick-your-own apples and pumpkins: $3 per person (ages 3 and up) for field access, Tuesday–Friday 9 AM–4 PM, Saturday–Sunday 9 AM–3 PM.
- • Weekends in fall: a 5-acre corn maze with apple cannons, reached by a hayride through the orchard.
- • 2026 is a frost year for apples across the region; check the farm's Facebook for what's pickable before you go.
Best Ages
All ages
Plan For
1.5–3 hours
Adults
$3 pick-your-own field access
Kids
$3 (ages 3 and up)
What to Expect
Highland Orchards is a family orchard outside West Chester, and a different farm from the Highland Orchards market in north Wilmington. In fall you can pick your own apples and pumpkins for a $3 field-access fee, then ride a hayride out to a 5-acre corn maze with apple cannons on weekends. The market and bakery are known for cider donuts.
A late spring frost cut deeply into the region's 2026 apple crop, so check the farm's Facebook for what's pickable before promising apples.
Who It's Best For
Our take: toddlers can ride the hayride and carry a small pumpkin; preschoolers and up can pick apples; school-age kids get the most out of the corn maze and apple cannons (the maze takes about an hour).
Highlights
Pick-your-own apples and pumpkins
$3 field access for ages 3 and up. Apples mid-July through October, pumpkins mid-September through October, per the farm; dates are approximate.
Corn maze and apple cannons
A 5-acre maze reached by a scenic hayride through the orchard; about an hour to walk. Weekends, last entry 3 PM.
Cider donuts
The bakery's apple cider donuts and pies.
What to Skip with Little Ones
- • Mondays: the farm is closed.
Logistics
Admission
Adults
$3 pick-your-own field access
Kids
$3 (ages 3 and up)
Under
Under 3 free
Field access is $3 per person ages 3 and up; fruit is extra. Corn maze prices aren't posted on the page we read. Extra apple-cannon buckets are $10 for 15 apples. Maze walk-ins are welcome; reservations are no longer required.
Getting There
Parking
On the farm (details not confirmed).
Entrance
1000 Marshallton-Thorndale Rd, West Chester. The maze is reached by a roughly 15-minute shuttle hayride.
Parent Logistics
Not confirmed. Orchard rows and the maze are farm ground; a wagon or rugged stroller is the better bet.
Restrooms at the market, by the parking; none along the hayride route.
Not confirmed.
Some under the orchard trees; the maze is open field.
Food & Snacks
The farm market and bakery sell apple cider donuts and apple and pumpkin pies (market Tuesday–Friday 9 AM–6 PM, weekends 9 AM–5 PM, closed Monday). The Levante beer garden runs Saturdays and Sundays with food trucks in season.
Snack strategy: Save room for a cider donut from the bakery.
Pro Tips
- ✓ Check the farm's Facebook for what's ripe; 2026 apple picking is frost-limited across the region.
- ✓ Don't confuse it with the Highland Orchards farm market in Wilmington; this is the West Chester orchard.
- ✓ Bring cash or a card for the $3 field-access fee per person.
When to Go
Best Time to Visit
Weekday mornings for picking without crowds. Weekends for the corn maze and apple cannons (last maze entry 3 PM). The farm is closed Mondays.
Seasonal Notes
The farm lists apples mid-July through October and pumpkins mid-September through October, and says all dates are approximate. Its corn maze page still shows 2025 dates (weekends September 20–November 2, 2025), so confirm the 2026 schedule. Pick-your-own hours may change with the weather; the farm posts updates on Facebook.
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