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Guides · Updated August 2026

One perfect North Fork day

The Fork rewards a loose plan: farm stands in the morning while the pies are warm, wine when the crowds are still at brunch, Greenport when the light gets good, and a Sound beach for the finale.

Morning: farms and fuel

Route 25 and Sound Avenue are your grocery aisle.

WORTH THE LINE

Farm & vine

Briermere Farms

Riverhead

pies ~$20Indoor + outKids

Farm & vine

Wickham's Fruit Farm

Cutchogue

pay for what you pickIndoor + outKids

BLOOM CHASER

Farm & vine

Lavender by the Bay

East Marion

field admission ~$10 during bloomKidsDogs ok

BABY GOATS

Farm & vine

Catapano Dairy Farm

Peconic

free to visit; cheese for saleIndoor + outKids

DONUT ALERT

Farm & vine

Woodside Orchards Cidery

Aquebogue

cider flights ~$12; donuts cash-friendlyIndoor + outKids

MEET THE HORSES

Farm & vine

Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard

Baiting Hollow

tastings ~$15-20Indoor + outKids

Afternoon: the tasting rooms

Pick two. Assign a driver. Pace yourselves.

Farm & vine

Paumanok Vineyards

Aquebogue

tastings from ~$20Indoor + outDogs ok

Farm & vine

Bedell Cellars

Cutchogue

tastings from ~$25Indoor + out

ROSÉ ONLY

Farm & vine

Croteaux Vineyards

Southold

flights and glasses ~$15-25

WINE WITH A VIEW

Farm & vine

Kontokosta Winery

Greenport

tastings and glasses ~$15-25Indoor + outDogs ok

WHERE IT BEGAN

Farm & vine

Castello di Borghese Vineyard

Cutchogue

tastings ~$20Indoor + out

Farm & vine

Jamesport Vineyards

Jamesport

tastings ~$20; wood-fired pizza extraIndoor + out

Golden hour: villages, icons, and the Sound

Greenport, then a beach facing the sunset.

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Greenport Village

Greenport

FreeIndoor + outKids

Activity

North Ferry to Shelter Island

Greenport

a few dollars walk-on; more with a carKidsDogs ok

CUTEST STREET

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Love Lane

Mattituck

FreeKidsDogs ok

Beach

Iron Pier Beach

Northville

non-resident daily parking fee in seasonKids

Outdoors

Orient Beach State Park

Orient

FreeKids

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Horton Point Lighthouse & Nautical Museum

Southold

small admission; summer weekendsIndoor + outAges 5+

Activity

Bonnie Lynn Public Schooner Sails

Greenport

ticketed public sails $100 to $125 per personKids

Activity

Bug Light Cruises

Greenport

ticketed evening cruises, Saturdays only from late June through October; book aheadAges 4+