You'll find Absolem Cider Company just outside Winthrop, in the farm country of Kennebec County, Maine. The setting is small-town, agricultural, and quiet, the sort of drive that feels like the trip is already part of the experience.
From Winthrop center, 799 Winthrop Center Road is a short drive on county roads. Weekend traffic can back up near the entrance on peak fall Saturdays, arriving before 11 a.m. usually skips the wait.
Nearby you'll find the kind of scenery Maine does well in October, farm stands, rural churches, and roads lined with maples turning red. It's a solid half-day out even without leaving Winthrop.
Live forecast for the orchard's location, check conditions before you head out to pick.
Absolem Cider Company shows up on our directory of Maine apple orchards because it's a real, working farm, not an aggregator or affiliate page. Details below reflect what the orchard and its local sources have shared publicly.
Pick-your-own is available at Absolem Cider Company during the harvest window. Guests walk the rows, pick straight from the tree, and settle up at the farm stand.
Apple season at Absolem Cider Company tracks the rest of Maine. Most fruit ripens between late August and late October. If you can only make one trip, late September through early October gives you the best odds of finding both early and mid-season apples on the trees at the same time.
Weekend mornings between 9 a.m. and noon are the friendliest arrival window. If you can swing a weekday, Tuesday or Wednesday mornings are the quietest, some visitors report having entire rows to themselves.
You'll find Absolem Cider Company just outside Winthrop, in the farm country of Kennebec County, Maine. The setting is small-town, agricultural, and quiet, the sort of drive that feels like the trip is already part of the experience.
From Winthrop center, 799 Winthrop Center Road is a short drive on county roads. Weekend traffic can back up near the entrance on peak fall Saturdays, arriving before 11 a.m. usually skips the wait.
Nearby you'll find the kind of scenery Maine does well in October, farm stands, rural churches, and roads lined with maples turning red. It's a solid half-day out even without leaving Winthrop.
Live forecast for the orchard's location, check conditions before you head out to pick.
Yes. Absolem Cider Company runs pick-your-own during the apple harvest. Guests walk the rows, pick straight from the tree, and pay at the farm stand.
Beyond picking, Absolem Cider Company offers pick-your-own.
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