Cheese travel
Cheese in Connecticut
Connecticut's cheese stops are farm shops rather than tours. Cato Corner Farm in Colchester opens its shop Friday to Sunday, Arethusa Farm Dairy sells its award-winning cheeses at its Bantam store every day, and at Hastings Farm in Suffield you can watch a robot milk the cows before buying cheese in the farm store.
Where to Go
In the Litchfield Hills, Arethusa Farm has made cheese since 2011 and now ages nine cheeses, from Camembert to the hard Mt. Tom, which took first place in its class at the 2021 World Dairy Expo. Its Bantam retail store, at the dairy on Bantam Road, is open long hours every day, and there is a second shop on Chapel Street in New Haven.
In eastern Connecticut, Cato Corner Farm in Colchester sells its cheese from a farm shop that opens Friday to Sunday. North of Hartford, Hastings Farm in Suffield is a family dairy with a farm store selling its cheese, yogurt, milk and beef; you can watch the robotic milker at work and visit the calves.
Farm Stores and Shops
| Place | Town | What you can do | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cato Corner Farm | Colchester | Farm shop at 178 Cato Corner Road | Fri and Sat 10am to 4pm, Sun 11am to 4pm |
| Arethusa Farm Dairy | Bantam | Retail store at 822 Bantam Road with the farm's cheeses, ice cream and dairy | Sun to Thu 10:30am to 8pm, Fri and Sat 10:30am to 10pm |
| Arethusa New Haven | New Haven | Retail store at 1020 Chapel Street | Wed and Thu noon to 8pm, Fri and Sat noon to 9pm, Sun noon to 6pm; closed Mon and Tue |
| Hastings Farm | Suffield | Farm store at 472 Hill Street; watch the robot milking and visit the calves | Mon to Sat 9am to 6pm, closed Sundays |
For a bigger cheese trip, Massachusetts and Vermont are close: see our Massachusetts and Vermont pages.
Where to Stay in Connecticut
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Questions People Ask
Where can you buy cheese at a farm in Connecticut?
At Cato Corner Farm in Colchester (Friday to Sunday), Arethusa Farm Dairy in Bantam (daily) and Hastings Farm in Suffield (Monday to Saturday).
Can you see cows being milked in Connecticut?
Yes, at Hastings Farm in Suffield, where visitors can watch the robotic milker and visit the calves.