Tours · Gouda

Cheese Farms Near Gouda

The polders around Gouda, promoted as Cheese Valley, still have farms that make Gouda boerenkaas from their own milk. The easiest to visit are De Twee Hoeven in Haastrecht (shop Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10:00 to 17:00, with a walking path and farm tours) and Schep in Bergambacht (Monday to Saturday, 8:30 to 18:00, with a self-guided farm walk and tours with the farmer). Most farms are closed on Sundays.

Best for tours: Schep, De Twee Hoeven
Shops: Mostly Mon to Sat
Sundays: Closed
By bike: 60 km KoeKaas route from Gouda

What Boerenkaas Is

Boerenkaas is farmhouse cheese made on the farm from the farm's own raw milk. The taste changes from farm to farm and with the seasons, which is the point of buying it at the source. The farms below are working dairies, so cheesemaking is not a show; some let you watch, others don't.

Kaasboerderij De Twee Hoeven, Haastrecht

Steinsedijk 37, in the Steinse polder east of Gouda. Gouda boerenkaas is made here all year. A walking path crosses the farm and runs out into the polder, a farm app takes you round on your own, and guided tours explain milking and cheesemaking. Afterwards there is a cheese platter or ice cream. The new farm shop opens Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 10:00 to 17:00 (closed on public holidays), and vending machines run daily from 7:00 to 22:00. Phone (0182) 50 12 44 to arrange a tour.

Kaasboerderij Schep, Bergambacht

Zuidbroek 153, in the Krimpenerwaard. Walk the farm on your own past information boards, feed the cows, see the milking carousel and the calves, and taste the homemade cheese. Tours with the farmer are booked through the farm's website. The shop sells cheese, dairy and regional products and opens Monday to Saturday from 8:30 to 18:00.

Kaasboerderij Jongenhoeve, Bergambacht

Benedenberg 90. A farm shop open Monday to Saturday from 9:00 to 18:00. Phone 0182 35 12 29 before coming if you want more than the shop.

De Ruyge Weyde, Oudewater

Ruige Weide 43. An organic cheese farm with a shop open Monday to Saturday from 9:00 to 18:00. There are no guided tours and the cheese room is closed to visitors, but the shop gives out a map for walking round the farm on your own.

Kaasboerderij Janmaat, Woerden

Barwoutswaarder 57. A regular at the regional cheese competitions, once nominated among the top five farmhouse cheese makers in the Netherlands. The shop at the house opens Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:00 to 18:00 (closed Wednesday), and on Saturdays the farm sells at the Woerden market from 9:00 to 15:00.

Cycling Between Farms

The KoeKaas route is a 60 km cycle loop from Gouda through the Krimpenerwaard via Stolwijk and Ouderkerk aan den IJssel, past farms selling cheese, honey and eggs. A PDF of the route is on the Groene Hart tourism site. Gouda tourist information at Markt 35 can point you to farms that are open on the day.

Combine It With

The Gouda cheese market on Thursday mornings from April to August, or the Woerden market and Kaaspakhuis on a Saturday.

Cheeses to Taste Here

Boerenkaas

What it tastes like and how it's made

Gouda

What it tastes like and how it's made

Where to Stay near Gouda

We may earn a commission when you book through this map, at no extra cost to you.

Questions People Ask

Can you watch cheese being made on a farm near Gouda?

Sometimes. De Twee Hoeven and Schep offer farm tours that cover cheesemaking; book ahead. At De Ruyge Weyde the cheese room is closed to visitors.

Are Gouda cheese farms open on Sundays?

Mostly not. The farm shops listed here open Monday to Saturday, and De Twee Hoeven only on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, though its vending machines run every day.

What is the difference between Gouda and boerenkaas?

Boerenkaas is Gouda-type cheese made on the farm from the farm's own raw milk, rather than in a factory from pasteurised milk.

Official site: welkomingouda.nl/en/kaasboerderijen/. Dates, hours and prices checked 22 October 2026; confirm on the official site before you travel. See all cheese tours.