Perched in South Glastonbury's famed orchard hills, Belltown grows one of the widest U-pick lineups in Connecticut — fifteen crops from strawberries and sweet cherries to kiwi berries, grapes, and apples. Serious pickers come here for variety you simply can't find closer to the city.
| Crop | Typical season |
|---|---|
| 🍓 strawberries | Jun |
| 🍒 cherries | Jun-Jul |
| 🫐 blueberries | Jul-Aug |
| 🍇 raspberries | Jul-Sep |
| 🍑 peaches | Jul-Sep |
| 🍑 plums | Aug |
| 🍐 pears | Aug-Sep |
| 🍎 apples | Aug-Oct |
| 🎃 pumpkins | Sep-Oct |
Seasons shift with the weather. Check the farm's picking report before you go.
Belltown Hill Orchards offers pick-your-own strawberries, cherries, blueberries, raspberries, peaches, plums. Typical seasons: strawberries Jun; cherries Jun-Jul; blueberries Jul-Aug; raspberries Jul-Sep; peaches Jul-Sep; plums Aug. Exact dates shift with the weather each year.
walk-in — No reservations, but PYO is not guaranteed daily — hours change with crop availability and weather; call first.
About 2h 10m by car from Manhattan. Without a car: Car only
“Once you enter, you just pick! There are multiple kinds of cherries and you can pick whatever variety you want and mix them all up in the same bag [...]”
“There are so many beautiful peach trees!”
Quotes and ratings are snapshots, as of 2026-07.
483 Matson Hill Rd, South Glastonbury, CT 06073