Orchards Near Me

Taste Trails in September

Ireland & UK
Hedgerow fruit, Herefordshire cider
Portugal & Spain
Douro and Vinho Verde harvest
Italy & France
Grape stomp, Normandy cider harvest
More of Europe
Second mastic harvest; last of the Ston salt; Istria's white truffle season starts
North America
Hudson Valley apples; Finger Lakes harvest

Trail of the month

  • Terraced vineyards in the Douro Valley, Portugal

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    Douro Harvest Day

    Pick grapes with the crew at a family quinta, then take a rabelo boat from Pinhão.

    Full day · from Porto · Harvest mid-September to early October; vineyard days April to November

Also in season in September

  • Sandymount Strand in Dublin Bay

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    Dublin Bay Forage & Feast

    Forage sea beet and wild herbs on Howth Head, then eat them with today's catch on the pier.

    Half day · from Dublin · Year-round, best April to October

  • Pintxos served at a bar in San Sebastián

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    Pintxos & Txakoli: Basque Coast

    Walk the Camino del Norte cliffs to Getaria, taste txakoli above the sea and eat turbot off the grill.

    Full day · from San Sebastián · April to October

  • Scariff Island off Derrynane, County Kerry

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    Seascapes & Skies: Kerry Weekend

    Seafood suppers, then a guided night in Ireland's Gold Tier Dark Sky Reserve.

    2 nights, 3 days · Cahersiveen · September to March (darkest skies)

  • A walker on the Camino de Santiago in Galicia

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    The Albariño Camino

    Walk the Camino Portugués into Albariño country, cross the estuary by boat past the mussel rafts, and finish in Santiago.

    9 days, 8 nights · Tui to Santiago de Compostela · April to June, September to October

  • Apple orchard in Kent

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    Armagh Orchard County

    Walk the Bramley orchards, press apples and taste Armagh cider.

    Full day · from Dublin · May (blossom), September to October (harvest)

  • Mount Vernon at the Flaggy Shore, Burren

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    Burren Land & Sea

    A smokehouse visit, a Burren botany walk and oysters on the Flaggy Shore.

    Full day · from Galway · May to September

  • A person gathering cockles on the seashore in Kat O Hoi, Hong Kong

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    Cork Coastal Food Trail

    English Market breakfast, Ballycotton fish landing, Kinsale supper.

    Full day · from Cork · April to October

  • JW Sweetman craft brewery in Dublin

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    Secrets of Dublin: Food & Beer

    A craft brewery cellar tasting and an Irish farmhouse cheese pairing.

    3 hours · from Dublin · Year-round

  • Sandeman wine lodge in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto

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    Porto Wine & Dine

    Bolhão market tastings, then a port lodge cellar.

    3.5 hours · from Porto · Year-round

  • Terraced vineyards in the Douro Valley, Portugal

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    Vinho Verde Day

    Walk granite-terraced Alvarinho vines, then lunch at a solar (manor house).

    Full day · from Porto · May to October; harvest days early September

  • Azeitão cheese from Portugal

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    Arrábida Cheese & Moscatel

    An Azeitão cheese dairy, a Moscatel de Setúbal cellar and a coastal lunch.

    Full day · from Lisbon · Year-round

  • Restaurant terrace in Faro old town, Algarve

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    Flavours of Faro

    Olhão market, Ria Formosa clams by boat and the orange groves of Silves.

    Full day · from Faro · Year-round; oranges December to April

  • Fresh fish at Mercado da Ribeira market in Lisbon

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    Lisbon Wine & Dine

    A petiscos crawl through Alfama that ends with fado.

    3.5 hours · from Lisbon · Year-round

  • Pintxos served at a bar in San Sebastián

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    Bilbao Tapas Trail

    Old-town pintxo bars and a tasting at the Ribera market.

    3 hours · from Bilbao · Year-round

  • A working boat beside a mussel farming raft in Galicia

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    Rías Baixas Mussels & Albariño

    Boat out to the mussel rafts, then an Albariño tasting in Cambados.

    Full day · from Santiago de Compostela · May to October

  • A walker on the Camino de Santiago in Galicia

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    Santiago Food & Wine

    Shop the Abastos market, then cook what you bought.

    3 hours · from Santiago de Compostela · Year-round

  • Vineyards in Tuscany at sunrise

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    A Taste of Tuscany Walk

    Walk the Via Francigena into San Gimignano, then a vineyard tasting.

    Full day · from Florence · April to October

  • Terraced vineyards in the Douro Valley, Portugal

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    Harvest & Grape Stomp, Provence

    Pick grapes, stomp them barefoot, then lunch on an organic farm.

    Half day · from Avignon · September to early October

  • Vineyards near Beaune in Burgundy

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    Route des Grands Crus by Bike

    Cycle between Grand Cru villages, then a cellar tasting in Meursault.

    Full day · from Beaune · April to October

  • Apple orchard in Normandy

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    Normandy Cider Route

    Pays d'Auge orchards, cider and Calvados cellars, and a Camembert farm.

    Full day · from Caen · September to November (harvest), May (blossom)

  • Apple orchard in Kent

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    Herefordshire Cider Day

    Perry pear orchards and a cider-maker's barn tasting.

    Full day · from Hereford · September to October

  • A person gathering cockles on the seashore in Kat O Hoi, Hong Kong

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    Wild Atlantic Coastal Foraging

    Seaweed and shellfish forage on the Atlantic shore, a trad music night and an Achill cliff walk.

    2 nights, 3 days · Westport · May to September

  • Terraced vineyards in the Douro Valley, Portugal

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    Surf & Turf Portugal

    Surf lessons in the morning, vineyard evenings and a farm stay.

    2 nights, 3 days · Porto · May to October

  • Ripe cherries on a tree

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    Garden of England Weekend

    Pick-your-own fruit, an English vineyard tasting, Whitstable oysters and an oast-house stay.

    2 nights, 3 days · Faversham · June to September

  • Terraced vineyards in the Douro Valley, Portugal

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    Douro Valley Harvest Walk

    Walk between quintas, join the harvest and stay among the terraces.

    8 days, 7 nights · Porto and the Douro quintas · September to October (harvest), April to June

  • Scariff Island off Derrynane, County Kerry

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    Seascapes & Skies: Kerry

    A seafood supper every night and two guided dark-sky nights on the Skellig coast.

    7 days, 6 nights · Cahersiveen to Killarney · May to September for walking; September to October for walking and dark skies

  • A cyclist riding through a French village

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    Route des Grands Crus

    E-bikes along the vineyard lanes, a grower's cellar each afternoon and a Hautes-Côtes blackcurrant farm.

    7 days, 6 nights · Dijon to Santenay · May to October

  • A person gathering cockles on the seashore in Kat O Hoi, Hong Kong

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    Stars, Sun & Shellfish: Costa Brava

    Stargazing at Albanyà, Empordà wine, Llançà shellfish and the Cap de Creus path into Cadaqués.

    7 days, 6 nights · Girona to Barcelona · May to June, September to October

  • Vineyards in Tuscany at sunrise

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    A Taste of Tuscany: Via Francigena

    White truffle in San Miniato, Vernaccia in San Gimignano, Chianti farm stays and a pici class in Siena.

    7 days, 6 nights · San Miniato to Siena · April to June, September to November

  • Decorated houses in the mastic village of Pyrgi, Chios

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    Chios Mastic Villages

    Walk the mastic fields at harvest and see the resin 'tears' that grow on one island only.

    2 nights, 3 days · Chios Town · June to September; harvest mid-August, often a second in September

  • Pistachio orchard in Greece

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    Aegina Pistachio Island

    Take the ferry from Piraeus to a working pistachio farm and taste the island's famous nuts.

    Full day · from Athens · Year-round; harvest in late summer

  • The ancient salt pans at Ston, Croatia

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    Ston Oysters & Ancient Salt

    Rake salt by hand at dawn in 4,000-year-old salt pans, then eat Mali Ston oysters on the bay.

    Full day · from Dubrovnik · Oysters year-round; salt harvest July to September

  • Hilltop town of Motovun in Istria

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    Istrian Truffle Weekend

    Follow a truffle family and their dogs into the forest below Motovun.

    2 nights, 3 days · Motovun · White truffles autumn into winter; black truffles in summer

  • The Pelješac coast in Dalmatia, Croatia

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    Zinfandel's Birthplace

    Taste Crljenak in Kaštela, the Dalmatian vine DNA research showed is Zinfandel.

    Full day · from Split · April to October

  • Orchard blossom above Sørfjorden, Hardanger

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    Hardanger Fruit & Cider Weekend

    Walk farm to farm through fjord-side orchards, tasting each maker's cider.

    2 nights, 3 days · Ulvik · May (blossom) to October (harvest)

  • Undredal village on the Aurlandsfjord

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    Fjord Safari & Undredal Goat Cheese

    Ride a RIB boat into the Nærøyfjord, then taste goat cheese in the tiny village that makes it.

    3 hours · from Flåm · 1 May to 20 September

  • Strawberry harvest in Quebec

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    Île d'Orléans: Cassis, Cheese & Berries

    Pick island strawberries, then taste blackcurrant wine at the family distillery that pioneered it.

    Full day · from Quebec City · June to October; strawberries in early summer

  • Fishing boats at low tide on the Bay of Fundy

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    Fundy Tides & Valley Wine

    Walk the ocean floor at low tide where the world's highest tides are recorded, then taste Annapolis Valley wine.

    Full day · from Halifax · Mid-May to mid-October

  • Cavendish coast, Prince Edward Island

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    PEI Oyster Weekend

    Tong your own oysters from a dory, then shuck and eat up to two dozen.

    2 nights, 3 days · Charlottetown · Summer and autumn; confirm dates with the host

  • Apple orchard in Marlboro, Hudson Valley

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    Hudson Valley Orchard & Cider Day

    Ride Metro-North up the Hudson, pick apples in the orchard, then taste cider in Beacon.

    Full day · from New York City · September to October

  • Stone Barns farm buildings, Hudson Valley

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    Stone Barns Farm Day

    Walk a working farm with the people who grow for one of America's best-known farm-to-table kitchens.

    Full day · from New York City · Year-round; best spring to autumn

  • Autumn forest in the Catskill Mountains

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    Catskills Mushroom Forest

    Find and identify wild mushrooms in the Catskill forest with an expert, then taste them.

    Full day · from New York City · Summer to autumn

  • Vineyards above Seneca Lake, Finger Lakes

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    Finger Lakes Riesling & Gorges

    Walk the gorge in the morning and taste Riesling by Seneca Lake in the afternoon.

    2 nights, 3 days · Watkins Glen · September to October (harvest)