Tours · Yellow Springs
Farmstead Cheese and Ice Cream Tours at Young's Jersey Dairy
Young's tours start at 10:30am in front of the production windows inside the Dairy Store at 6880 Springfield-Xenia Road, near Yellow Springs. Arrive by 10:25. Tickets (ages 5 and up) include a cheese item and a pint of Young's ice cream; book a date through the tours page, which lists the current dates and prices.
- Start
- 10:30am at the Dairy Store windows
- Includes
- One cheese item and a pint of ice cream
- Tickets
- Ages 5 and up
- Dairy Store
- Daily from 11am (weekends 9am)
The Tour
A dairy expert talks you through how Young's makes its farmstead cheese and ice cream while you watch through the windows into the production room. Each ticket includes one item from the cheese cooler (a small block, a cheese sampler or a curd sampler) and a pint of Young's Homemade Ice Cream. Children 4 and under can come along with family but do not get the cheese and ice cream. In June, special tours run on the Cheese Anniversary Weekend.
The Farm
The Young family began selling Jersey milk to the public in 1958 from a 10-by-10-foot room on the end of the milk house, on the honor system. Today the farm has a Dairy Store and restaurant, a heated cow carousel open all year, and seasonal mini golf, batting cages, wagon rides and a corn maze. The Dairy Store opens Monday to Thursday 11am to 9pm, Friday 11am to 10pm, Saturday 9am to 10pm and Sunday 9am to 9pm, with breakfast at weekends. It closes on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Getting There
The farm is on Springfield-Xenia Road just north of Yellow Springs, about 30 minutes east of Dayton and an hour west of Columbus.
Nearby
In Bellefontaine, about an hour north, Blue Jacket Dairy sells farmstead cheese; see the Ohio hub. In Cincinnati, Urban Stead opens its tasting room on Friday and Saturday.
Cheeses to Taste Here
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Questions People Ask
What time is the Young's Jersey Dairy cheese tour?
10:30am, starting at the production windows inside the Dairy Store. Arrive by 10:25.
What is included in the Young's cheese tour?
A cheese item from the cooler and a pint of Young's Homemade Ice Cream for each ticket holder aged 5 and up.
Official site: youngsdairy.com/farmstead-cheese-ice-cream-tours/. Dates, hours and prices checked 22 October 2026; confirm on the official site before you travel. See all cheese tours.