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Kenny's Farmhouse Cheese
Kenny's Farmhouse Cheese, at 2033 Thomerson Park Road near Austin in Barren County, opens its cheese shop on Friday and Saturday from 10am to 2pm. Visitors can watch cheese being made on scheduled production days; call 270-434-4124 for the schedule before you go.
- Shop hours
- Fri and Sat, 10am to 2pm
- Cheesemaking
- Production days; call ahead
- Phone
- 270-434-4124
- Farm stay
- Two apartments on Airbnb
What You Can Do
Kenny Mattingly's family farm welcomes visitors to the creamery, where you can watch the cheesemaking on scheduled production days. The shop sells the farm's cheeses and gift boxes, including Norwood, an Alpine-style cheese. The cheese is made from the farm's own closed herd, a cross of Holstein, Australian Red, Brown Swiss and Jersey cows, and aged in caves on the farm.
Robotic Milking
After the old dairy barn collapsed in a storm in July 2016, the Mattinglys rebuilt with a robotic milking centre, where cows choose when to be milked. Observation decks look over the barn and the countryside.
Stay on the Farm
Two one-bedroom apartments above the robotic barn rent through Airbnb, with a connecting door for larger groups and cheese left in the fridge for guests. RV stays are listed on Airbnb and Harvest Hosts.
Hours and Season
The shop takes a winter break; in 2026 it reopened on 6 March, with Friday and Saturday hours of 10am to 2pm. Cheese also ships, on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Getting There
The farm is in rural Barren County, south-central Kentucky, and you need a car. For beer cheese, the Beer Cheese Trail in Winchester is a longer drive northeast, past Lexington.
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Questions People Ask
Can you watch cheese being made at Kenny's Farmhouse Cheese?
Yes, on scheduled production days. Call 270-434-4124 for the production schedule.
When is Kenny's cheese shop open?
Friday and Saturday from 10am to 2pm, outside its winter break.
Official site: kennyscheese.com/. Dates, hours and prices checked 22 October 2026; confirm on the official site before you travel. See all cheese factory tours.