Reviewing Pennsylvania's Best

Linvilla Orchards

Linvilla Orchards in Media, PA, is one of the last working farms in the Delaware Valley. The farm has been in the Linvill family since 1914 and encompasses more than 300 acres of land devoted to farming, entertainment, education, and recreation. The farm market has earned a well-deserved reputation for fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as for delicious home baked treats. The market features: fresh fruit and produce, freshly baked pies and bread, homemade fudge and candy apples, and homemade apple cider.

One of the goals of the Linvill family is to share with the residents of the Delaware Valley the experience of the farm. The Linvills want children to realize that apples and peaches grow on trees, that strawberries grow on the ground, and what it's like to pick your own fruit! They can see how big horses are, hear the noises that chickens, pigs, and all of our farm animals make, or see the farm on a hayride! They also have several different farm tours, not to mention the swim club in the summertime, and pumpkinland in the fall. And as always, visit the gift shop and farm market for holiday gift ideas and recipe needs.

Hayrides are one of Linvilla Orchards' hallmarks. We provide safe, educational hayrides as a fun daytime activity for school groups, families, scout troops, and other organizations. Also check out their group evening hayrides, seasonal and festival hayrides! Hayrides are a great family outing!

The animal area is complete with white-tailed deer, emus, peacocks, goats, sheep and chickens - lots of chickens! Scattered throughout are seed machines where small change gets you a large handful of snacks for the animals. Next to each machine is a hand sanitizer, illustrating the farm's attention to details.

The playground is large and does ask for a small donation, which is reasonable considering everything else is free! Kids will run around for hours on the very large equipment, including several old fire engines. There are several large apple trees that provide shade, and benches are everywhere.

For over 80 years, the Linvill family has been growing and selling fruits and vegetables at the farm with the octagonal barn. The 100-year-old antique barn served as a market and gift shop. Unfortunately the historic barn was destroyed by fire in 2002 however Linvilla quickly rebuilt a new farm market and gift shop and hopes to one day rebuild the history octagon barn that served as a distinct landmark for nearly a century.