Print Recipe Ingredients: 2 diced bartlett pears 1/2 cup brown sugar 1tsp cinnamon ⅛ tsp nutmeg 2 eggs 2 cups All Purpose Flour ½ tsp salt 2 tsp vanilla extract […]
Pick Your Own Pears are now open for the 2026 season!
Please be sure to call our Pick-Your-Own Hotline at 860-349-6015 for the latest picking conditions and updates, or check out our Facebook page for daily updates.
Our Pick Your Own Pear trees are nestled on 200 acres of Pick Your Own fruit orchards and fields overlooking the scenic Connecticut River Valley. We have one of the largest pear orchards in Connecticut. It's no wonder why Lyman Orchards was voted Connecticut's Best Pick Your Own Farm!
Pears are one of the world's oldest cultivated and most beloved fruits. In The Odyssey, the Greek poet laureate Homer lauds pears as a "gift of the gods”. Early colonists brought the first pear trees to America's eastern settlements. Pears rank second to the apple as the most popular fruit. They can be eaten and used in the same way as the apple. Softer in texture than the apple, its unique shape reflects its luscious nature.
If you're looking for a fun way to spend a day in Connecticut, a visit to Lyman Orchards PYO Pear Orchards is the perfect destination for a wholesome, fun, family-friendly getaway! And because we grow so many varieties of fruits, it's worth the trip! The Pear season lasts for 6 weeks (mid August-late September) and traditionally overlaps the Peach season (mid July-Late September) and the Apple Season (mid August - mid November).
For the best PYO pears experience, be sure to check our Facebook Page for daily updates, and read our pick your own tips
$16.00 for a ½ peck bag
$26.00 for a peck bag
$47.00 for a ½ bushel bag
Lyman Orchards has 900 pear trees spread over 8.5 acres. We grow multiple varieties of pears. Some of our early season pears include Clapp's Favorite, Green Bartlett, and Red Bartlett. Other varieties include Bosc and Magness. We also grow specialty Asian Pears for picking including 20th Century, Shinseiki, Hosui, and Niitaka.
Pear picking is a great family friendly activity!
Below are some of the health benefits pears provide.
There are so many tasty ways to include these nutritious fruits into your breakfast, lunch, dinner or dessert!
Spend a morning or afternoon pear picking at Connecticut’s Sweet Spot®, Lyman Orchards in Middlefield, CT
While pear picking season is generally considered to be in the fall, each variety essentially has its own little “mini-season.” So keep checking the Pick Your Own hotline 860-349-6015 for updated “what’s picking” news and don’t miss out on trying each variety – you may just discover some new favorites!
Print Recipe Ingredients: 2 diced bartlett pears 1/2 cup brown sugar 1tsp cinnamon ⅛ tsp nutmeg 2 eggs 2 cups All Purpose Flour ½ tsp salt 2 tsp vanilla extract […]
Print Recipe Ingredients: 4 bosc Pears (core out the center) 1 cup Blue cheese (crumbled) 1 cup sliced almonds ¼ cup fine chopped vidalia onion 3 garlic cloves minced 1 […]
32 Reeds Gap Rd
Middlefield, CT 06455
860-349-6000
700 Main Street
Middlefield, CT 06455
860-349-6031
70 Lyman Road
Middlefield, CT 06455
860-349-6033
105 South Street
Middlefield, CT 06455
860-349-6015
🍁 What does Fall taste like, you ask? LYMAN'S APPLE CIDER!! The perfect flavor of the season! 🎃🍎
Stop by the Apple Barrel Farm Market TODAY! ... See MoreSee Less
🍎 🎃 Pick your Own update for Monday, October 5th:
We’re picking Apples and Pumpkins from 9AM-4:30PM. The Apple varieties are Honeycrisp, Macoun, McIntosh, Gala, Cortland, Empire, Jonagold, Jonamac, Fuji, Liberty, Spencer, Crispin, and Golden Delicious. The Pumpkins are carving and sugar.
The Corn Maze is open from 1-5:30 PM. The theme of this year’s Maze is 250 Years of the USA. Admission Price for the Maze is $12 for ages 13 and older, $7 for ages 4-12, and free for ages 3 and under. $1 of every ticket sold is donated to the American Cancer Society, and $.50 of every ticket sold is donated to the Connecticut Cancer Foundation.
PYO Apple Price:
$16 per ½ Peck bag
$26 per Peck bag
$47 per ½ Bushel bag
PYO Pumpkin Price:
$8 for small
$11 for medium
$14 for large
$17 for jumbo
Price includes the cost of the container. We provide containers, customers are not allowed to bring their own containers.
We are picking in two areas today—follow the signs to the PYO locations.
Be sure to visit the Apple Barrel Farm Market after picking and navigating the Maze.
With PYO purchase customers receive a coupon for 50% off a small soft serve ice cream cone at the AB Creamery. The offer is good on the same day of picking. Limit 4 per receipt. ... See MoreSee Less
🍎 🎃 Pick your Own update for Sunday, October 4th:
We’re picking Apples, Pumpkins, Raspberries, Squash Flowers, and Summer Squash from 9AM-4:30PM. The Apple and Pumpkin supplies are excellent. The Raspberries and Squash Flowers are while supplies last; picking is good to start. The Apple varieties are Honeycrisp, Macoun, McIntosh, Gala, Cortland, Empire, Jonagold, Jonamac, Spencer, Crispin, and Golden Delicious. The Pumpkins are carving and sugar.
The Corn Maze is open from 10AM-5:30 PM. The theme of this year’s Maze is 250 Years of the USA. Admission Price for the Maze is $12 for ages 13 and older, $7 for ages 4-12, and free for ages 3 and under. $1 of every ticket sold is donated to the American Cancer Society, and $.50 of every ticket sold is donated to the Connecticut Cancer Foundation.
PYO Apple Price:
$16 per ½ Peck bag
$26 per Peck bag
$47 per ½ Bushel bag
PYO Pumpkin Price:
$8 for small
$11 for medium
$14 for large
$17 for jumbo
PYO Raspberry Price:
$8 per pint container
$14 per quart container
PYO Squash Flower Price:
$11 per quart container
$32 per 4-quart container
Price includes the cost of the container. We provide containers, customers are not allowed to bring their own containers.
The Summer Squash is $1 each.
We are picking in three areas today—follow the signs to the PYO locations.
Be sure to visit the Apple Barrel Farm Market after picking and navigating the Maze.
Horse Drawn Wagon rides, Trackless Train rides, and Circle K Petting Farm on the grounds of the Apple Barrel from 10AM-4PM. ... See MoreSee Less
🍎 🎃 Pick your Own update for Saturday, October 3rd:
We’re picking Apples, Pumpkins, Raspberries, Squash Flowers, and Summer Squash from 9AM-4:30PM. The Apple and Pumpkin supplies are excellent. The Raspberries and Squash Flowers are while supplies last; picking is good to start. The Apple varieties are Honeycrisp, Macoun, McIntosh, Gala, Cortland, Empire, Jonagold, Jonamac, Spencer, Crispin, and Golden Delicious. The Pumpkins are carving and sugar.
The Corn Maze is open from 10AM-5:30 PM. The theme of this year’s Maze is 250 Years of the USA. Admission Price for the Maze is $12 for ages 13 and older, $7 for ages 4-12, and free for ages 3 and under. $1 of every ticket sold is donated to the American Cancer Society, and $.50 of every ticket sold is donated to the Connecticut Cancer Foundation.
PYO Apple Price:
$16 per ½ Peck bag
$26 per Peck bag
$47 per ½ Bushel bag
PYO Pumpkin Price:
$8 for small
$11 for medium
$14 for large
$17 for jumbo
PYO Raspberry Price:
$8 per pint container
$14 per quart container
PYO Squash Flower Price:
$11 per quart container
$32 per 4-quart container
Price includes the cost of the container. We provide containers, customers are not allowed to bring their own containers.
The Summer Squash is $1 each.
We are picking in three areas today—follow the signs to the PYO locations.
Be sure to visit the Apple Barrel Farm Market after picking and navigating the Maze.
Horse Drawn Wagon rides, Trackless Train rides, and Circle K Petting Farm on the grounds of the Apple Barrel from 10AM-4PM. ... See MoreSee Less
👻 OPENING NIGHT HAS ARRIVED!! The Orchard Trials Haunted House STARTS NOW at Lyman Orchards! Connecticut’s ORIGINAL interactive haunted attraction (Formerly Evidenceof Evil) runs Fridays-Sundays, 7pm-10pm, through October!
Get tickets by visiting lymanorchards.com/event/the-orchard-trials-2026/ ... See MoreSee Less
🎃💗 Pick pumpkins. Make a difference!
October is here, and so is PICK FOR PINK! When you pick your own pumpkins at Lyman Orchards on select October weekends & holidays, we’ll donate 2.85¢ for every pound picked to the Middlesex Health Comprehensive Breast Center!
Make your fall tradition count! Learn more and help us support breast health care in our community by visiting lymanorchards.com/pick-for-pink-2026/ ... See MoreSee Less