Westview Orchards & Winery

We are in town for the Tigers home ALDS playoff games and had some time to kill before game 4. No better time than now to go apple picking! We arrived around noon on a Thursday. We thought it would probably be pretty dead being in the middle of a school day, but we didn't account for the schools that bring kids on field trips. Wow. These high school/junior high kids made check in very stressful. They must not teach proper line etiquette in school anymore. Finally a worker stepped up and took control to make the line move more effectively and keeping kids from constantly jumping in line with their friends. We were so thankful for her as we were really running out of patience. Once we got all checked in (bought of apple picking bag and wristbands), it was timed perfectly with the wagon arriving to take us to the Apple picking fields. Our driver was so friendly and gave clear instructions on how to find the best apples. The wagon circles every 25 minutes and they even have a porta potty at the pick up site. After we finished apple picking, we got to explore farm animals, a large straw mountain, a kids play area. They also had u-pick pumpkins, but we are saving that for another weekend. We couldn't leave without stopping by their market. They had so many flavors of donuts and flips, apple cider. We will have apple foods to eat for awhile! Defiantly worth a stop! We didn't have time, but we passed by a "frontier shopping" just down the road. I could've made a whole day apple picking and shopping!

This place was a great time. So many activities and so much acreage. They have a petting zoo, apple picking, pumpkin picking and a winery! Fresh donuts, apple cider and baked goods on site although the donuts were a HOT COMMODITY. They sold other delicious pies, cake, crumbles and bread. We had a blast here and would totally recommend. It was 47$ for me and my daughter to get to play in the play area, and a small bag of apples for her and I to pick with access to the orchard. With spending 3 hours here my daughter was wore out and we Definetly got our money worth.

Westview Orchards2020Came here for the sunflowers. Not the largest selection, but decent.Wagon ride around the farm, Three Black Holes, Giant Slide, Corn Maze, Spookley Bale Maze, Playground, Giant Straw Mountain, Tire Mountain, Rope Mountain, Outdoor Animals, and Goat Pavilion.Enjoy if you have never seen sunflowers.Recommended

Go here for the activities. A good place for kids to burn off a lot of energy. Most of the attractions have a bit of danger involved. if a kid falls while climbing up the hay bale, pyramid, they could get hurt. They have a giant slide that's gotta be 30 feet tall. It's made of a long, plastic sewer pipe, connected to a tower of stairs. It's fine for a small kids, but teenagers and adults can pick up a lot of speed, and there were a few wipeouts at the bottom. We did enjoy it.

Visited here in October and had a great experience. The cost to enter was affordable and the line moved fast. The donuts and cider were delicious.

Best Thing I Ever: Apple CiderWestview has the absolutely best apple cider. It's got the perfect combination of tart and sweet, and such a completely applely taste! I liked the doughnuts as well. We got the plain ones and they were such a great foil to the cider. A perfect Fall Michigan treat!

FYI they changed the donuts and we were very disappointed. They are no longer served hot and fresh but in plastic containers that are already packaged. Compared to last year when they are served fresh in a brown bag (you can compare my picture from last year). The cider is good. We probably won't be back. There are a lot of other places in the area that still serve hot donuts.

This review is for the apple cider only. Their donuts and pastries also rate 5 stars! What makes the apple cider so special? The taste is pure apple because it's not pasteurized or treated with chemicals. I can't prove it, but I think most cider mills use all the apples including those off the ground. These mills rely on pasteurizing to kill off any bad stuff unfortunately it also affects the taste. Westview picks the apples off the tree and will tell you what variety is currently being used.

Best cider and doughnuts around. Great place to spend a fall afternoon. Plenty of parking too which is very convenient.

Great location! The raspberry and apple picking is great, but don't come for the donuts or else you'll be disappointed. Hot and fresh cider mill donuts aren't found here. Oh, the tram driver, Randy, is rude. Dave yourself some money and buy your pumpkins at Sam's Club.