Wilmot Orchards

About this farm

Charles purchased the farm in 1975. Blueberry bushes were planted in 1979, the first blueberry season followed in 1983, and AppleBerries Café was introduced in 1994. Wilmot Orchards grows high-bush blueberries in a setting among the rolling hills of the Oak Ridges Moraine, overlooking Lake Ontario.

What the farm offers

Pick-your-own visitors can choose from nine blueberry varieties across three patches. Pre-picked blueberries are also available, including one-, two- and four-litre sizes sold through AppleBerries Café. The café offers blueberry-baked desserts, blueberry ice cream, drinks, jams, salsa, mustard, barbecue sauce and syrup.

Practical visit details

Pick-your-own tickets are required and can be booked online; guests are encouraged to pre-purchase buckets through the website. Visitors may bring a purchased bucket or a clearly marked 2-litre, 4-litre or 8-litre container; other sizes should be left at home. Previously purchased Wilmot buckets and qualifying containers receive a small discount when berries are paid for before entering the patch. Pets are not permitted in the picking patch or AppleBerries Café, although service animals are welcome. Outside food and picnics are not permitted, and the farm cannot accommodate tour groups. The address is 3337 Concession Rd 3, Newcastle, Ontario L1B 0N1.

Plan your blueberries visit

Ask the farm before booking your day out:

• Which rows or varieties have the best ripe fruit today?
• Does the farm provide picking pails or take-home containers?
• Are there row, netting or child-safety instructions to know?