Factory or dairy visit · Elizabeth Town, Tasmania
Ashgrove Cheese Dairy Door
Ashgrove's Dairy Door at 6173 Bass Highway, Elizabeth Town, is open daily from 8:30am to 5pm. You can watch the cheesemakers through glass panels Monday to Friday. A self-guided plate of six cheeses costs $12, a hosted cheese tasting $25, or $45 with wine, and the café serves breakfast and lunch.
- Open
- Daily, 8:30am to 5pm
- Watch cheesemaking
- Monday to Friday
- Tastings
- $12, $25, or $45 with wine
- Where
- 25 minutes east of Devonport
Watch the Cheesemakers
Glass panels look into the factory, and you can watch the cheesemakers at work Monday to Friday. Interpretation panels explain how each cheese is made, so a weekend visit still makes sense.
Tastings
- Tasting plate: a mini sample of six farmhouse cheeses with crackers and self-guided notes, $12.
- Cheese tasting: a hosted tasting, $25, or $45 with wine.
- High Cheese: like high tea for cheese lovers, $35 a person, minimum two, from 2pm to 5pm.
Book tastings and tables online. Buses and coaches are welcome with a free booking.
Food
The café serves farm breakfasts and a lunch menu with five cheese toasties, a three-cheese truffle and thyme pizza, mac and cheese, truffle fondue and a tasting plate with a wine flight. There is gelato for children, and the shop sells Ashgrove milk, butter and cheese and other Tasmanian produce.
Getting There
The Dairy Door is on the Bass Highway at Elizabeth Town, 25 minutes east of Devonport and 40 minutes west of Launceston, with plenty of parking. It is an easy first or last stop if you arrive or leave on the Spirit of Tasmania ferry at Devonport.
See the Tasmania cheese trail for the other stops.
Cheeses to Taste Here
Where to Stay near Devonport
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Questions People Ask
Can you watch cheese being made at Ashgrove?
Yes, through glass panels Monday to Friday.
How much is a cheese tasting at Ashgrove?
A self-guided plate of six cheeses is $12, and the hosted cheese tasting is $25, or $45 with wine.
What are Ashgrove's opening hours?
Every day from 8:30am to 5pm.
Official site: ashgrovecheese.com.au/pages/visits-us. Dates, hours and prices checked 22 October 2026; confirm on the official site before you travel. See all cheese factory tours.