a Lakeside agricultural esCAPE in midcoast Maine
Four Ways to Experience Blenheim Park
Photo Workshops | Creative Retreats
CREATE
Learn from some of the world’s most respected photographers in intimate, immersive programs designed to deepen your visual voice.
Community Events | Celebrations
GATHER
From cherry blossom picnics to Jazz-Age lawn parties and a holiday makers market, our events celebrate the beauty of the orchard and the joy of gathering with community.
Orchard Pantry | Apothicaire
TASTE
Small-batch bitters, cocktail infusions, shrub, preserves, botanical bath and body goods inspired by the orchard and made in Maine with love.
Blenheim Park Vacation Stays
STAY
Make Blenheim Park your base for ‘Vacationland.’ Minutes from Damariscotta, our lakeside cottages offer a peaceful place to slow down and reconnect.
Workshops Led by Legendary Photographers
Each year, photographers from around the world travel to this quiet corner of midcoast Maine to study with some of the most renowned and celebrated voices in photography. Our workshops are intentionally small, immersive, and deeply personal — designed not only to sharpen technical skills, but to reconnect photographers with the deeper reasons they make images.
Our prestigious lineup of 2026 instructors include
Cig Harvey, Greg Gorman, Maggie Steber with Sarah Leen, Pamela Springsteen with Rob DeMartin, Simon Lewis, Aline Smithson and Claire Rosen.
“Inspiring workshop instructors, a stunning location and wonderful hospitality has kept me returning for five years. Blenheim Park feels like my creative home away from home.”
Cig Harvey leads ‘Creative Renewal: A Maine Photography Retreat’
Greg Gorman teaches “The Connected Portrait and Fine Art Nude’
Maggie Steber teaches “The Secret Garden of Lily La Palma’ with Sarah Leen & Kerry Payne
Pamela Springsteen & Rob DeMartin teach “Access All Areas - Photographing Musicians On Stage and Off’
Step Into The Orchards
Blenheim Park is home to Maine’s largest cherry orchard, with 200 dwarf sour cherry trees grown for harvest and more than 120 ornamental flowering cherries — the beloved Japanese cherry blossom — which transform the landscape each May in a spectacular cloud of pink. The orchard is still young, but it is already becoming the heart of everything we do here.
Planted to create a place of beauty and renewal, the orchard inspires many of the goods we make here, from cherry blossom bath and body products to cherry based libations, preserves and other small-batch provisions.
While Blenheim Park is a working family orchard and not open daily to the public, the landscape becomes accessible through our workshops, seasonal events, photography bookings, and special gatherings throughout the year.
TASTE THE Sour Cherries
Our 200-tree orchard of prairie-bred dwarf sour cherries was planted in 2018. These deep crimson fruits are prized for their antioxidant-rich flavor and vibrant color. Every cherry we harvest finds its way into our small-batch products — from shrub, to bitters, preserves and cocktail kits.
EXPERIENCE THE Cherry Blossoms
Each spring the orchard transforms into a cloud of pink as more than 120 flowering cherry trees burst into bloom. Inspired by the beloved sakura festivals of Japan, our blossoms are both beautiful and delicious — preserved for teas, cocktails, and seasonal treats.
PLAN YOUR Orchard VISIT
Throughout the seasons the orchard becomes a place to gather — for blossom picnics, photography workshops, farm tours, and special events. The landscape is also available as a location for photographers and filmmakers seeking a distinctive natural setting.
SHOP THE Orchard Pantry & Apothicaire
The harvest continues long after the cherries are picked. We transform fruit and blossoms into a growing collection of small-batch goods — cherry shrubs, bitters, infusion kits, preserves, and botanical bath products — all inspired by the flavors and fragrances of the orchard.
“We were so in love with the area, and most of all, this slice of heaven on earth that Kerry and Justin have poured their hearts and souls into, that we cannot wait to return!”
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