{"id":3257,"date":"2012-09-27T11:53:16","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T11:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=3257"},"modified":"2013-08-08T12:34:19","modified_gmt":"2013-08-08T12:34:19","slug":"top-10-reasons-to-visit-a-new-england-apple-orchard-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=3257","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Reasons to Visit a New England Apple Orchard This Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_217\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_217\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 600px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/P1080086.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-217 \" title=\"Apple Orchard \" src=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/P1080086-1024x909.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brookfield Orchards apple orchard, North Brookfield, Mass. (photo by Eric H.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The Thrifty New England Traveler&#8217;s top 10 reasons to visit an apple orchard in New England this fall:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>10. No Gronk Flakes are sold at apple orchards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; float: left; padding: 5px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-0542617997214413\"; \/* Cheap-Travel-Side-Ad *\/ google_ad_slot = \"4615336226\"; google_ad_width = 336; google_ad_height = 280;\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n\n\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/div>\n<p>9.   The cool, crisp fall air is a nice alternative to all the hot air coming from the election year.<\/p>\n<p>8.   The variety of apples outmatches the variety of songs played on Boston&#8217;s Top 40 Amp 103.3 FM.<\/p>\n<p>7.   A cider donut has less calories than a piece of Ultimate Red Velvet Cake from The Cheesecake Factory.<\/p>\n<p>6.   The hayride wagon industry was not given a bailout, thus saving you tax dollars.<\/p>\n<p>5.   Navigating a corn maze is easier than navigating around Boston.<\/p>\n<p>4.   The pumpkin patches will make you say &#8220;Orange you glad we came here?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>3.   The farm animals are much more polite than Boston drivers.<\/p>\n<p>2.   The Patch is a place to pick pumpkins, not read the local news online.<\/p>\n<p>1.   The Macs here have nothing to do with technology.<\/p>\n<p>Above all, apple picking is a great cheap travel activity! We hope you are able to visit an apple orchard in New England before the season ends and all we are left with are Gronk Flakes through the depressing winter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are some resources for finding great places to pick your own apples in New England<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=3183\">Apple picking in New England<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=3104\">Apple picking and more at Brookfield Orchards, North Brookfield Mass.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=3049\">Apple picking at Brookdale Fruit Farm, Hollis N.H.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=2983\">Where to pick apples in Massachusetts<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnewengland.com\/applepicking.html\">Apple picking at Belkin Lookout Farm, Natick Mass.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related fall articles:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=3632\">Planning your New England fall foliage trip<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnewengland.com\/fallfoliage.html\">The best New England fall foliage destinations<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Thrifty New England Traveler&#8217;s top 10 reasons to visit an apple orchard in New England this fall: 10. No Gronk Flakes are sold at apple orchards. 9. The cool, crisp fall air is a nice alternative to all the hot air coming from the election year. 8. 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