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🧺 Pick your own · Water Mill · The Hamptons
The Milk Pail U-Pick Fields
The pick-your-own side of the Milk Pail, on Mecox Road. A $31 apple bag admits four people into the orchard; varieties run from sweet-tart classics to rarer selections, and photo shoots need prior authorization.
⭐ Is it worth it? The only genuine apple orchard u-pick in the Hamptons proper — everything else is a drive to the North Fork.
- Where
- 50 Horsemill Ln, Water Mill, NY 11976, USA
Open in Maps - Hours
- Thursday–Sunday 10am–5:30pm before July 4; Wednesdays added after July 4
- Phone
- 631-537-2565
- Website
- milk-pail.com
U-Pick apples, pumpkins and sunflowers. 2026 opening day: Saturday, September 5. Reservations not required. Roped-off rows mean that fruit is still ripening.
🌱 What they grow
- 🍎 Apples
- 🎃 Pumpkins
- 🌻 Sunflowers
🧺 Pick it yourself
- 🍎 Apples · September to October
- 🎃 Pumpkins · late September to late October
- 🌻 Sunflowers · late summer
Picking windows shift with the weather. Phone or check the farm's site before you drive out.
👩🍳 Cook what they grow
- 🍲 Pumpkin Soup with Sage Butter · Autumn
- 🍎 Cider-Braised Pork with Apples · Autumn
- 🎃 Roast Winter Squash with Kale and Cider Dressing · Autumn
- 🥬 Brussels Sprouts with Apples · Autumn
📍 Also in Water Mill
- The Milk Pail Farm Market · Orchard
- Hank's Pumpkintown · Pick your own
- Green Thumb Organic Farm · Farm stand
- Seven Ponds Orchard · Pick your own
Source: The Milk Pail official website · last verified 2026-07-28