Diehl's Orchard & Cider Mill

A really nice cider mill, orchard, and farm. We came in late November, near the end of the season, in order to get some cost and donuts. They had a lot of stuff in the shop. Fresh donuts and cider of course, but also jams, spices, honey, and so much more. They make their donuts fresh and I mean fresh. As in, you ask and then they fry and make them right there for your order. Fantastic. They have a beautiful farm with an apple orchard, pumpkin patches, mazes, petting zoos, and open fields. Really charming and friendly staff. I highly recommend.

My family had a great time here. I love how it's affordable and offers a wide variety of things to do with the kiddos and, of course, can't forget the donuts and cider. They have stores and shops, food trucks, pony rides, hayrides (which we enjoy), playgrounds, pumpkin fields, and corn mazes. I only wish they had some more props for photos. Otherwise, it's a wonderful place. We'll be back.

Got some cider and donuts. The corn maze was fun, nothing too big, but enough for a fifteen to thirty minute stroll! The goats are adorable. Check out the Mexican food truck there, it's really good fare. There were some stalls as well, probably for the season. Very good vibes.

October 2022 - what a nice place to visit and the kids had a good time. They have a corn maze and a hayride. They had vendors there that sold things. Food trucks, two i think. Play area for the kids. Donuts and cider were really good. Worth a visit.

Warm donuts and apple cider was amazing, bought apple cinnamon bread, Carmel apples and fudge to bring home, everything was fantastic and the baby goats are so adorable 😍😍😍

We went because we saw that they had gluten-free donuts (which were very good). They had so many canned jellies and sauces and mustards. They have pies and a lot of other different goodies. One of the things my husband and son really liked was the cider and custard drizzled with carmel slushy. They had animals and apple picking. They had very clean port-a-pottys.

Yes, they are open now... at 9 a.m. on Sundays they had a little problem with a power outage this am (Oct 21st) but it was addressed with a generator. Up and making fresh cinnamon ñ sugar donuts. Tried their Pumpkin mini donuts, ooh they are yummy 😋. Cider too! I had a great visit with Mike Diehl..present owner, he needed a break from the last minute generator arrivial..he explained the family's generational history of hard work and love that it takes to pull off day-to-day operations. Fascinating to me since I love history, old farm houses and buildings. Diehl's has a picture wall depicting the history and of how it started as a bet in a game of cards.. Please stop by, bring the kids and make a day of it, you will not have any regrets...Thank you Diehl family!

As always very good experience. Excellent cider and donuts. Our go-to spot every fall.

Beautiful old time experience. Cider & doughnuts are made just perfect. Owners are out and about taking a moment to say "Hi"

Best orchard around to grab some fresh picked apples, a couple jugs of cider and hot doughnuts

This was a fantastic fun day! My husband has talked about the Cider Mills he loved as he grew up... family - friendly places. We took a visit to Diehl's Orchard, to find doughnuts and cider- it was great fun and the cider is fantastic. Since we couldn't decide between plain, Cinnamon sugared or powder sugar - 3 of us shared a dozen warm fresh made doughnuts! Fantastic! Best with fresh cider! The outdoor garden area was perfect with places to sit, eat, play. Lots of parking was available, not much of a wait. Some people brought their own chairs and had tailgate parties with cider and doughnuts. A delightful Sunday afternoon!

Cider and doughnuts made right in front of you! I've had their apple pie that is so delicious! The staff is so nice and friendly! My kids used to be friends with some of the Diehl's! Very nice people!

What I like about Diehl's Orchard is that it's off the beaten path. The drive there along miles of tree-lined country road of orange, red, and yellow leaves is magnificent in the autumn. Unlike a lot of other cider mills that are larger and more commercialized, Diehl's Orchard feels historic and local. Although there were a good amount of people there, it wasn't overwhelming and there were plenty of parking spaces. I went on a Saturday and there were a crafts fair and a Hog Heaven BBQ food truck. There are a lot of activities for children including hayrides, pony rides for $7, and a petting area with goats, horses, and ducks. The store offers a lot of items made at Diehl's Orchard including apples, donuts, apple cinnamon bread, apple pie, and apple dumplings. I only bought some apple dumplings that are now in my freezer ready to enjoy later. The lines aren't long and things move pretty quickly. The workers were also friendly. I highly recommend Diehl's Orchard as part of a day trip in northern Oakland County. There are a few other places of interest in that area and it is only a ten minute drive from Heavenly Scent Herb Farm and twenty minutes from the historic Tom Walker's Grist Mill.

It was an AMAZING experience! The best cider mill and orchard around!!! They had so many Covid protections and there were a lot of bathrooms! We purchased some apples and cider! I loved the hay ride and the corn maze was fun!!! Would TOTALLY come here again!!!! Also not to mention how ridiculously friendly the staff are! I swear the girl who rang our stuff up at the cash register was the sweetest person i've met! UGH I love this place so much!!!!!!

our second time here - donuts and cider completely delicious!! the hay ride however was disappointing - no Covid safety protocols set in place at all. no apple picking or pumpkin picking. we went to spicers in fenton a couple weeks ago -they had both apple and pumpkin picking, and amazing safety protocols were put in place including dividers on the wagon for the hay ride. the day we went happen to be their cider festival. a lot of cute vendors, arts. music was being performed by a guy with a guitar. a lot of people there. most were abiding by the safety protocols for Covid, yet not all were wearing masks. unfortunate as that is. overall it was a nice visit but nothing to write home about. not very memorable. but yes the donuts were delish!!

The best, fresh donuts and cider around. We didn't walk around so don't know what activities that are available but the donuts are worth the drive.

Amazing grounds, fun for all ages. I loved the shop with locally made products. The donuts, cider and apples are amazing!

This place had the best cinnamon donut I've ever had at a cider mill! My husband and I both loved how it was crispy. I guess this is a personal preference. Most of the cinnamon sugar donuts I've had at other places are soft and more cake-like. They're good, but this was great. The cider is also excellent. They offer hot and cold. We had hot cider there, and took a half gallon of cold cider to go. There's a cute petting farm with llamas, fluffy rabbits, and a donkey. There were vendors selling all kinds of things and we got some really good cashew crunch. You can take a hayride out to pick a pumpkin, but we just got ours out in front of the store. There was a monster-size, award-winning pumpkin displayed. I forget the weight but it was huge. A fun time for the family. I'd go back for the cinnamon donut!

Had no idea they had so many options in their gift shop, lots to choose from and cider mill is clean and service is great!

Diehls is a great, historic donut and cider shop. I went on a Saturday, and there was a variety of "fair" type arts and crafts vendors along with animals, pony rides and hay rides to entertain kids. These had a homie feel- nothing fancy, but there is something nice about that. The shop is cute- and the kids LOVE that you can watch the donuts being made right in front of you. The donuts are DELICIOUS hot- like all cider donuts. Since they don't have a functioning orchard on site- they have this walk in cooler with crates of apples for you to fill your own bags of any variety. If you don't want a big event out of getting some cider and donuts- Diehls is a great home town option. But if you are looking for a cute trip to pick apples- try Spicers in Fenton.

Best cinnamon sugar donuts in SE Michigan of all the Mills we've visited. Definitely well worth the trip!

Went to get cider and donuts last week. So delicious! Workers very friendly. Going back to get more cider and donuts! Covid safety measures were in place. My new favorite cider place!

I've been going here since I was a kid, the donuts are always fresh and staff is friendly. Pre-made pies are also very good to get here for the g

Somewhat disappointing. Took the kids here for a fall outing. There's a barn, a little shop selling jam and donuts, a crazy expensive BBQ food cart, etc. They have a Hayride and a corn maze, and on the day we went, a little craft fair. The hayride was pleasant enough, and winds through what's left of the original orchards. The corn maze was pretty uninspired. The craft fair was just dismal, and reminded me of church bazaars from the seventies. A total nonstarter compared to Three Cedars, etc. The other thing that bothered me: this appears to NOT be a working orchard. They're pretty clearly bringing apples and cider in from elsewhere, as their own orchards are overgrown and in ruins. It was weird.

Used to come here every year when my family would participate in the festivals. I always liked it there...even though I'd play on a playground that would fall apart if you looked at it wrong, the "petting zoo" was a goat or two in a fence, and there were bees everywhere. I still love this place. They have the best sliced caramel apples (mmm) and make good doughnuts. The staff is always friendly, but when this place is empty...it is empty. Minus one star for the time someone broke into my parent's tent one year and took a bunch of stuff (there was supposed to be security at night...but not that night apparently). Also...I hate to say it...but don't get the pizza here. Tasted like cigarette butts and had more than one napkin's worth of grease on top... ....memories. I can't wait to go back one fall!

Went here with my little family sometime after Halloween 2011 and what a disappointment it was after experiencing Spicer's Orchard in Fenton. Granted, it was a cold day and after the height of peak seasonal activity, but that did not warrant the lack of friendliness and customer service on behalf of the staff. We were the only people in the joint when we arrived and it seemed like we were disturbing the 2 workers that were there. The place was dead silent (some background radio could liven up the place people) and no one really greeted us when we walked in. More like just stared. We were ready to buy and try and only did so because, well, there wasn't much else to dp. We got a gallon of cider and some donuts they had sitting there. Neither were nearly as good and fresh as the ones we got at Spicer's. The outside of the place looked a bit rundown. Apparently they have hayrides and other stuff, but the weather sucked and we wanted to leave anyway so we bypassed even inquiring. They had (or allowed someone to have) a table set up in the parking lot across the street where they would write your name or whatever on a grain of rice. Quite the throwback to the mid-90's if there was one. They have a smaller gift shop area with the usual jellies and stuff made somewhere else for the most part and sold there. I will give Diehl's ONE more try this year, but they'd better step it up, for real.

This is a good local cider mill. They're technically no longer an orchard because their apples are shipped in from the west side of the state. The apples they have are very tasty, though. I enjoyed the pack your own bag of apples cellar that they have, allowing you to choose an assortment of apples in a 1/2 peck, peck or 1/2 bushel size. They also have something called apple chips, which is a sliced apple with hot caramel and nuts drizzled over it. You then eat the apple with a tooth pick. My husband, one who eats pizza with a fork and knife, thought that this was a wonderful take on the usually messy caramel apple. Their cider is good, and their donuts are great hot and fresh (but not that great warm or not fresh).

This place is ok but needs some help. Inside the mill is confusing and need to get into 2 separate lines for cider and donuts. That's a waste of time. That needs to be fixed and signs need to be added directing folks where to go. Cider and donuts were tasty. Lots of bees but that's a given at any cider mill. There's some market booths to check out and a few animals to view. Cute mini horse. The hay ride is not very eventful. There could be more excitement by the driver and pointing out pretty colors or getting riders more engaged. It was a ride out to a place where a few pumpkins are stored then back. Upland Hills Farm has this down. I would say they need more signs anyway to point people parking in the right direction to the shops, cider and hayrides.

Definitely my favorite cider mill. It was the first one I went to as a child and the first one I took my husband to when we first started dating. And now the first one we took our daughter to. It's the best. The donuts are actually hot and amazing! They aren't commercialized and have kept the integrity of the cider mill the way that I remember it as a kid! LOVE.

I loved this cider mill! It doesnt have a lot of stuff for small children which doesnt really bother me. We came here with another couple and enjoyed the caramel apples. It has a very rustic, raw feel to it and thats what I liked about it. We took a long walk through the orchards which was fantastic. We will definitely come here again.

This place is great! I love the cider, doughnuts, and the corn maze and especially the time with family.

We've been going to Diehl's for years but this past visit on 10/28 was not so great. It was rainy out so we just stopped in to get cider and donuts. There were about 5 people in front of us in line and apparently all waiting on cinnamon sugar donuts but there was absolutely no sense urgency by the workers. The girl taking the donuts off the fryer line had two pans full but the guy doing the cinnamon sugar was just standing there. Maybe he's supposed to let them cool off? I don't know but honestly took us 20 minuets waiting in line to get 12 cinnamon sugar donuts and 6 powdered sugar with only 5 people ahead of us. I also grabbed two half gallons of cider. The donuts had a burnt oil taste to them, not good at all. We even smelled like burnt fryer grease after leaving. and The cider was not as sweet as it usually is. The cider was marked good through 11/4 so on 11/3 we went to finish it off and both ended up sick with sour stomachs that night, throwing up and all...a 2 AM run to the drug store to get Pepto. After this experience I don't think I'll go back to Diehl's. There are many other cider mills around that have much more to offer for the kids.

Nice cider mill- donuts were great no skimping on the cinnamon. Lots of fall activities for the kids too.