Factory or dairy visit · Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
Salt Spring Island Cheese Farm Shop
The Salt Spring Island Cheese farm shop at 285 Reynolds Road is open every day, 10:00 to 17:00 from the March time change and 10:00 to 16:00 from the November time change. In January and February it closes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Entry is free, you can taste every cheese, and windows look into each room of the cheese plant.
- Entry
- Free
- Summer
- 10:00 to 17:00
- Winter
- 10:00 to 16:00
- Café
- Seasonal, 11:00 to 16:00
- Phone
- +1 250 653 2300
What You Can Do
The company sold its first cheese in 1996, after founder David Wood spent six years experimenting on the farm, and it is still family run. Every cheese is made by hand. Through the viewing windows you can watch each stage, then walk around the farm to see the animals and the garden.
The shop puts out samples of every cheese it makes: the flower, garlic, chili and other flavoured chèvres, the surface-ripened Juliette, Romelia and a spicy feta. It also sells chutneys, jams, crackers, honey, smoked salmon and olive oils to go with them.
Café
The café serves simple food made with local ingredients: pizzas, salads, a cheesecake made entirely with the farm's goat cheese and served with fruit compote, and gelato from the same goat milk. You eat in the courtyard or the garden. It opens in the warm months, from 11:00 to 16:00, and closes for the winter, so check before you plan lunch around it.
Hours
The farm shop is open seven days a week. Summer hours of 10:00 to 17:00 start at the March clock change and winter hours of 10:00 to 16:00 at the November one. In January and February the shop is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Tips
Bring a cooler bag if you plan to carry cheese home. Salt Spring Island Cheese also travels to festivals; in 2026 it had a stall at the Great Canadian Cheese Festival in Ontario.
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Questions People Ask
Can you watch cheese being made at Salt Spring Island Cheese?
Yes. There are viewing windows in every room of the production building, and entry is free.
Is Salt Spring Island Cheese open in winter?
Yes, from 10:00 to 16:00, but it closes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in January and February, and the café shuts for the winter.
Official site: saltspringcheese.ca/. Dates, hours and prices checked 22 October 2026; confirm on the official site before you travel. See all cheese factory tours.