FAQ
FAQ
Here are some of our most frequent questions and answers.
Click here to see what apples are available for picking on the trees.
We are open daily 10am to 5:30pm from September 5 to October 27, 2024.
PLEASE NOTE: Reusable bags are NOT PERMITTED for apple picking. Please use the Thiessen Orchards bags sold at the Admission Silo on weekends or under the green overhang during the week.
We love dogs! However, for your dog’s own safety, we do not allow dogs on the farm.
Yes! Our bathrooms and most of the farm are wheelchair accessible. We also have 1 wagon that is wheel chair accessible.
After heavy rain, yes, the orchard and grounds may be muddy. Please keep an eye on our Facebook and Instagram pages for updates regarding the orchard and any potential closures of our attractions due to rain.
For the safety of our guests, the activities do not run in the rain however, we are open! The Kountry Kitchen and the Orchard are open and operating as normal. Please keep an eye on our Facebook and Instagram pages for updates about potential closures of our attractions due to rain.
Admission is required Saturdays, Sundays, Essex County P.A Days, and Thanksgiving Monday. A special admission bracelet is required for our annual Halloween Extravaganza event. Monday through Friday admission is free, however, activities that require an attendant are not operational through the week.
Can I buy tickets at the farm on the day I am attending?
- Yes! Tickets can be purchased at the Admission Silo when you arrive on Saturdays, Sundays, holiday Mondays and PA days in Windsor-Essex. No admission is required Monday-Friday.
I just want to visit the Kountry Kitchen and Snack Shack. Do I need to pay admission?
- No, admission is not required to visit the Kountry Kitchen or Snack Shack.
I want to purchase pre-picked apples from the apple cart or bins. Do I need to pay admission?
- No, admission is not required to enter this area of the farm where the apple cart and apple bins are.
Monday-Friday admission is free and the Fun Acre, Corn Maze, Farm Friends, Sunflower Field, Pumpkin Patch, Trike Track and Casey the Combine are open to explore! However, activities that require and attendant are not open.
Saturdays, Sundays, Essex County P.A Days and Thanksgiving Monday all activities are running including Fun Acre, Corn Maze, Farm Friends, Sunflower Field, Pumpkin Patch, Trike Track, Casey the Combine, Wagon Ride, Barrel Train, Jump Pad, Putt-Putt Golf, Caterpillar Ride and Haunted Barn.
Yes! We accept debit, credit and cash everywhere on the farm.
Thiessen Fun Facts
to 9 varieties of mouth watering apples.
third generation Thiessen Family.
roughly 50 lbs. of apples in a year.
of the rose family (Rosaceae).
"Creme of the Crop Veggie/Fruit Supplies".
third generation
Thiessen Family.