Factory or dairy visit · Pyengana, Tasmania
Pyengana Dairy Farmgate Café
Pyengana Dairy's Farmgate Café at 163 St Columba Falls Road, Pyengana, is open Wednesday to Sunday from 9am to 3pm and closed on Mondays, Tuesdays and Christmas Day. You can watch the cheesemakers, look down through a louvre window into the cheese cellar and taste the Pyengana cheddars and blue.
- Open
- Wed to Sun, 9am to 3pm
- Closed
- Mon, Tue, Christmas Day
- From St Helens
- 25 minutes
- Phone
- +61 3 6373 6157
What You See
Farmers in Pyengana have made traditional cloth-matured farmhouse cheddar for more than 130 years. At the farmgate you can watch the cheesemakers, peer through a louvre window into the cave-like cellar below, and taste the award-winning cheddars and blue cheese, with staff on hand to explain how they are made. The cows wander in to be milked whenever they are ready, several times a day.
Café and Shop
The café serves breakfast and lunch, platters on the deck and barista coffee. The shop sells Pyengana cheese and other local products, and staff can pack a cooler bag for the road or arrange delivery home.
Getting There
Pyengana is 25 minutes inland from St Helens on Tasmania's north-east coast, and 15 minutes from St Columba Falls, so the two make an easy half day. It works as a stop on a road trip from Launceston or along the east coast.
See the Tasmania cheese trail for a route that takes in Ashgrove and Bruny Island.
Cheeses to Taste Here
Where to Stay near St Helens
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Questions People Ask
When is Pyengana Dairy open?
Wednesday to Sunday, 9am to 3pm. It is closed on Mondays, Tuesdays and Christmas Day.
Can you see cheese being made at Pyengana?
Yes. You can watch the cheesemakers and look into the cheese cellar through a louvre window.
Official site: pyenganadairy.com.au/pages/visit. Dates, hours and prices checked 22 October 2026; confirm on the official site before you travel. See all cheese factory tours.