点评:We so love this place. It became our go-to destination for fall/Halloween fun several years ago when another popular orchard, much closer to DC, became way too overrun and congested to be enjoyable. We almost gave up on fall farm fun entirely, but then decided to give Summers farm a shot and we're so glad we did.
We had many wonderful experiences at the old Summers farm location but after a while even that one started to feel a bit crowded, as word of mouth spread that it was logistically easier than navigating the ones closer to DC. But then they moved to a new location, only about 5-10 minutes further out for us, and there they have tons of growing room. Now there is no feeling of crowdedness at all. Yesterday we had our run of the place, enjoying our favorite activities over and over, never having to stand in line for anything.
Among our favorites: the "Flying Pigs," basically kind of a miniature low-tech zipline close to the ground. This year they had it rigged up better than ever, we were able to get more speed without scraping ground. We still love the ring game where you try to get a small ring dangling from a string to catch on a hook. We still love the ducky races, powered by frantically pumping water. The corn mazes are great (though we usually wimp out and just do the short one). We love the pillow bounce, the various other mazes, the slides, the basketball/baseball/football tosses, the pumpkin train caravan, the wagon ride to the pumpkin patch and so much more.
We think the food is good, too. Word to the wise: the pizza counter is around the corner from the main sandwich counter and usually there's no line there. Also make sure you buy some cider donuts and cookies at the sweets shop. We also had our first apple cider slushies yesterday and found them refreshing on a warm, sunny day.
We recommend going there early in the fall season (like we did yesterday), to beat the crowds and also before the pumpkin patches are picked over. This year we found tons of great pumpkins to choose from out in the vines, but if we hadn't, they had several gorgeous ones pre-picked and sitting by the check-out area.
We also think the staff are also very nice and polite. It's also a better deal price-wise than the places closer to DC.
Anyway, whenever autumn rolls around, we immediately think of Summers Farm, and of all the treasured family memories we have generated there.
翻译:我们非常喜欢这个地方。几年前,它成为我们秋季/万圣节娱乐的首选目的地,当时另一个距离华盛顿更近的受欢迎的果园变得过于拥挤和拥挤,无法享受。我们几乎完全放弃了秋季农场的乐趣,但后来决定尝试一下萨默斯农场,我们很高兴我们这么做了。
我们在旧的萨默斯农场经历了很多美妙的经历,但过了一段时间,即使是那个农场也开始感觉有点拥挤,因为口碑传播说,从后勤上来说,它比导航更靠近华盛顿的农场更容易。但后来他们搬到了一个新地点,离我们只有大约 5-10 分钟的路程,那里有大量的生长空间。现在完全没有拥挤的感觉了。昨天我们在这个地方跑了一圈,一遍又一遍地享受我们最喜欢的活动,从来不用排队等待任何事情。
我们最喜欢的是“飞猪”,基本上是一种靠近地面的微型低技术滑索。今年他们的装备比以往任何时候都更好,我们能够在不刮蹭地面的情况下获得更快的速度。我们仍然喜欢圆环游戏,你试图让一个小圆环挂在绳子上并挂在钩子上。我们仍然喜欢由疯狂抽水驱动的鸭子比赛。玉米迷宫很棒(尽管我们通常都会怯场,只做较短的迷宫)。我们喜欢枕头弹跳、各种其他迷宫、滑梯、篮球/棒球/足球投掷、南瓜火车大篷车、前往南瓜地的马车等等。
我们认为食物也很好。明智的说法:披萨柜台就在主三明治柜台的拐角处,通常那里没有人排队。还要确保在糖果店购买一些苹果酒甜甜圈和饼干。昨天我们还喝了第一杯苹果汁泥,发现它们在温暖、阳光明媚的日子里令人耳目一新。
我们建议在秋季早些时候去那里(就像我们昨天那样),以避开人群,并且在南瓜地被采摘之前去。今年,我们在藤蔓里发现了很多很棒的南瓜可供选择,但如果我们没有,他们也会预先挑选一些漂亮的南瓜,放在结帐区。
我们还认为工作人员也非常友善和有礼貌。与靠近华盛顿特区的地方相比,它在价格上也更划算。
不管怎样,每当秋天到来时,我们都会立即想起萨默斯农场,以及我们在那里留下的所有珍贵的家庭记忆。