Apple-picking days at Nieuw Slagmaat
Location
Marsdijk 5
3981 HE Bunnik Plan your route to Nieuw Slagmaat Apple Picking Days
During the apple-picking days at Nieuw Slagmaat Farm, visitors can pick their own apples, pears, kiwi berries and pumpkins. The event has grown into a cosy autumn festival for young and old alike.
The apple-picking days will take place on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 September, and on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September. The orchards are home to well-known apple varieties such as Elstar, Jonagold and Goudreinette, as well as lesser-known varieties. In addition, there are eating pears and cooking pears, kiwi berries, pumpkins and pattisons to pick. Visitors can also learn more about environmentally conscious cultivation through the digital farm tour and information provided in the orchard.
A covered wagon travels between the various orchards. There are also activities such as a maize maze, a farmer’s boot camp and coin digging. Visitors can also meet the beekeeper and the Grass Snake Working Group. For children, there are ponies and a playground. Of course, waffles, poffertjes, Blaarkop burgers and other treats are also available.
Anyone who…
During the apple-picking days at Nieuw Slagmaat Farm, visitors can pick their own apples, pears, kiwi berries and pumpkins. The event has grown into a cosy autumn festival for young and old alike.
The apple-picking days will take place on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 September, and on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September. The orchards are home to well-known apple varieties such as Elstar, Jonagold and Goudreinette, as well as lesser-known varieties. In addition, there are eating pears and cooking pears, kiwi berries, pumpkins and pattisons to pick. Visitors can also learn more about environmentally conscious cultivation through the digital farm tour and information provided in the orchard.
A covered wagon travels between the various orchards. There are also activities such as a maize maze, a farmer’s boot camp and coin digging. Visitors can also meet the beekeeper and the Grass Snake Working Group. For children, there are ponies and a playground. Of course, waffles, poffertjes, Blaarkop burgers and other treats are also available.
Those who simply want to pick apples in peace can visit on Friday 4 and 11 September. On Friday 18 and Saturday 19 September, the ‘late-season picking’ will take place, without any additional activities.
The picking days run from 10.00 to 16.00 and no booking is required. Parking is available opposite the farm and costs €5.00 per car. Nieuw Slagmaat Farm is situated on Marsdijk in Bunnik. School classes and after-school care groups are welcome on Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 September 2026.
Prices
- Entry is free. Fruit is charged by the kilogram.