Ah, fall. 

Crisp air, cool nights, pumpkin-flavored everything and ripe red apples you can pick yourself. What's not to love? 

There are several great apple orchards within minuts of Portsmouth at which to spend a lovely fall afternoon. Here are our top picks:

Rocky Brook Orchard
997 Wapping Road, Middletown.
Phone: 401-851-7989
E-mail: greg@rockybrookorchard.com.
Open: Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Payment: Cash, Check.

Sweet Berry Farm
915 Mitchell's Lane, Middletown
Phone: 401-847-3912.
Open: Daily from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., from mid-April through Oct. 31.
Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. 

Where is your go-to apple picking farm close to Portsmouth? Tell us in the comments!