Tastings · Pokolbin, NSW
Cheese Tasting in the Hunter Valley
In the Hunter Valley, the Hunter Valley Cheese Factory on McDonalds Road in Pokolbin has viewing windows onto the cheesemaking and paid tastings from $26.50, including a cheese, wine and chocolate pairing for $56.50. Hunter Belle Cheese Room on Broke Road has tastings from $5. Both are open every day.
- Cheaper tasting
- Hunter Belle, from $5
- Pairing
- Cheese, wine and chocolate, $56.50
- Watch cheesemaking
- Hunter Valley Cheese Factory
Hunter Valley Cheese Factory
447 McDonalds Road, Pokolbin, open 9am to 5:30pm daily except Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Good Friday. Watch cheesemaking through the factory viewing windows, then choose a tasting:
- Five cheeses with olives and chutney, 45 minutes, $26.50, 9am to 4:45pm.
- Perfect Pairing of cheese, wine and chocolate, about an hour, $56.50, 10am to 5pm.
- A shared board of four cheeses, $34 per person.
Two-hour cheesemaking workshops cost $200 with a home cheesemaking kit. Dates are 7 November 2026, then 6 March, 19 June and 6 November 2027.
Hunter Belle Cheese Room
1616 Broke Road, Pokolbin, next to De Iuliis Wines, open daily 10am to 5pm. The cheese is made from the owners' own Brown Swiss herd. A sampler of four cheeses is $5, a premium tasting of six $10, and both with a glass of local wine or beer $28. Hunter Belle also runs a cheese café in Muswellbrook with tastings.
Smelly Cheese Shop
Shop 3, Pokolbin Village, 2188 Broke Road. A walk-in cheese room, platters and gelato made on site. Opens 9:30am on weekdays and 9am at weekends.
Binnorie Dairy
Binnorie's cheese shop is at 25 Lodge Road, Lovedale, open daily from 10am to 4pm, and until 5pm in the summer season.
Planning a Day
All four are within a short drive of each other in Pokolbin and Lovedale, so a cheese day fits easily between winery visits. Start at the Hunter Valley Cheese Factory in the morning to see the vats, then taste at Hunter Belle. Weekends are busiest.
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Questions People Ask
Can you watch cheese being made in the Hunter Valley?
Yes, through the viewing windows at the Hunter Valley Cheese Factory on McDonalds Road, Pokolbin.
What is the cheapest cheese tasting in the Hunter Valley?
Hunter Belle's sampler of four cheeses costs $5, open daily 10am to 5pm on Broke Road.
Is Binnorie Dairy open every day?
Yes, from 10am to 4pm, and until 5pm in summer, at 25 Lodge Road, Lovedale.
Official site: huntervalleycheese.com.au/. Dates, hours and prices checked 22 October 2026; confirm on the official site before you travel. See all cheese tastings.