Bad Seed Hard Cider
Cider on a Highland apple farm.
- Food
- The taproom kitchen or the food truck
- Farm stand
- Heart of the Hudson Valley Farmers Market
- Kids
- Marked for kids
- Groups
- Marked for a big group
- Lodging
- Gardiner
Crowd level: Easy. Busy only at the obvious hour.
Good with kids
Good for a big group
Best season The taproom is a weekend visit, and they do not reserve tables. Check their site for hours.
Drive About 1 hr 45 min–2 hr
General guidance from Midtown to Highland. A calm midday is faster than a Friday afternoon.
Parking. On the farm. It is a rural road. Do not block the lane.
A cidery and taproom on a family apple farm at 43 Baileys Gap Road in Highland. They do not reserve tables. Check their site for hours.
Worth knowing
Just show up
They do not reserve tables, and that the room is family- and dog-friendly. Private events are a separate booking.
Hours
With kids. Kids are welcome in the taproom, but it’s a cidery, not a play space.
With a group. Walk-in tables are not reserved. Weddings and private parties are. Use the events form if the group is the point.
The short version
Bad Seed Hard Cider is at 43 Baileys Gap Road, Highland, NY 12528. Phone (845) 236-0956. The cider is pressed from Hudson Valley apples grown on their 6th-generation farm or bought from local farms.
Food nearby
The taproom kitchen or the food truck
They serve food at the taproom. Check their site for hours.
Farms and stands nearby
Heart of the Hudson Valley Farmers Market
Local, farm-fresh food for a meal, at Cluett Schantz Park in Milton.
Season. Every Saturday, 9 am. To 2 pm., rain or shine, June through mid-October, plus a Thanksgiving market on November 18.
Milton is the next town south of the cidery. Read hhvfarmersmarket.com for the Saturday hours.
Official page
Staying in Gardiner – snapshot (lodging only)
Checked Oct 16, 2026. We recommend; you book directly. Prices are nightly, low–high by season, with a source. “From” prices depend on your dates. Items we couldn't verify are marked †.
The quiet base: Gardiner, with Brookfield Farm in Modena as the farm stay. Highland sits next to both.
Inns, B&Bs, farm stays, guesthouses, campgrounds
- Little Logan's Farm, Gardiner
- Type.
- Farmhouse, 4 BR
- Price (low–high).
- No price on file
- Good for.
- Strong, sleeps 8
- Book via.
- Airbnb (per its own site; listing ); Glamping Hub listing found
- Why we like it.
- Working veganic farm
- Brookfield Farm B&B, Modena
- Type.
- Farm B&B
- Price (low–high).
- $210 Mon–Thu, $230 Fri–Sun, 5% off 5+ nights; no seasonal variation shown (own)
- Good for.
- Suite for 4
- Book via.
- Booking/Expedia:
- Why we like it.
- Highland cows, orchards
Vacation rentals
- Charming Cottage, Gardiner
- Sleeps.
- Up to 8
- Price (low–high).
- No price on file
- Good for.
- Up to 8
- Book via.
- Vacasa
- Why we like it.
- Up to 8
Know before you book: Little Logan's is seasonal and has no price. Charming Cottage has no price.
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