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Cabot Creamery Stores in Vermont
Cabot Creamery runs two stores in Vermont. The Cabot Creamery Store at 2657 Waterbury-Stowe Road in Waterbury Center opens Tuesday to Sunday from 10:30am to 5pm, and the Yellow Barn at 323 Route 15 in Hardwick opens Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 5pm. Both close on Mondays. The factory tours in Cabot have ended and the old visitor center there is closed.
- Waterbury Center
- Tue to Sun, 10:30am to 5pm
- Hardwick (Yellow Barn)
- Tue to Sun, 10am to 5pm
- Mondays
- Both closed
- Factory tours
- Ended
What You Can Do
The Waterbury Center store is the one most visitors find, on Route 100 between Waterbury and Stowe. The trail map calls it the Visitor and Tasting Annex, and it stocks the full range of Cabot cheddars plus limited-edition merchandise. The Yellow Barn in Hardwick sits on Route 15 in the Northeast Kingdom, close to Cabot's dairy country. Neither store makes cheese, so there is nothing to watch, but they carry far more of the range than a supermarket does.
What Happened to the Cabot Factory Tour?
For years Cabot ran tours of its plant in the village of Cabot. Those tours have ended and the visitor center in Cabot is closed. To watch cheddar being made in Vermont today, go to Shelburne Farms, Grafton Village Cheese or Crowley Cheese.
Nearby
From Waterbury Center, the von Trapp Farmstead store in Waitsfield and Sage Farm Goat Dairy in Stowe are both on the Vermont Cheese Trail. From Hardwick, the Willey's Store in Greensboro sells the cheeses of Jasper Hill Farm, which is not open to visitors.
Cheeses to Taste Here
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Questions People Ask
Can you tour the Cabot cheese factory?
No. The factory tours have ended and the visitor center in Cabot is closed. The stores in Waterbury Center and Hardwick are still open.
What are the Cabot store hours in Waterbury?
Tuesday to Sunday, 10:30am to 5pm. It is closed on Mondays.
Where is the Cabot Yellow Barn?
At 323 Route 15 West in Hardwick, open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 5pm.
Official site: cabotcreamery.com/pages/visit-us. Dates, hours and prices checked 22 October 2026; confirm on the official site before you travel.