Tastings · Woodstock
Sugarbush Farm
Sugarbush Farm at 591 Sugarbush Farm Road in Woodstock is open every day from 9am to 5pm, with free admission and no reservation needed. You can taste the farm's cheeses and maple syrup grades, see where cheese is cut and hand-waxed, and walk the sugarhouse and maple woods. It closes on Thanksgiving and Christmas, and from late November to early April it is best to call ahead on (802) 457-1757.
- Hours
- Daily, 9am to 5pm
- Price
- Free
- Booking
- Not needed
- Maple season
- March and April
What You Do
In the work room you see the cheese being cut, hand-waxed and wrapped, then you taste your way along the counter with one of the family explaining the cheeses and the grades of syrup. Jack and Marion Ayres bought the 550-acre farm in 1945 and were the first in Vermont to sell cheese in waxed bars that travel without refrigeration. In 1995 the American Cheese Society gave Sugarbush a blue ribbon for the best smoked cheese in the country.
Beyond the tasting room there is a sugarhouse with a self-guided display and a short video on the four seasons, two nature trails through the maple woods, farm animals in the warmer months, a small chapel and a picnic area. Syrup is boiled in March and April, but the sugarhouse display is open all year. The three-room farmhouse shop will ship your purchases home.
Practical Details
The farm is close to Woodstock and Quechee, 7.3 miles off exit 1 of I-89. The last stretch is a scenic hill road; in winter and early spring, call ahead for hours and road conditions. Dogs on a leash are welcome on the maple walk and the sugarhouse tour, but not in the tasting room or shop.
Nearby
Billings Farm and Museum, a historic working dairy farm, is in Woodstock village. The Plymouth Cheese Factory at the Calvin Coolidge birthplace is southwest along Route 100A.
Cheeses to Taste Here
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Questions People Ask
Is Sugarbush Farm free?
Yes. Admission, the self-guided sugarhouse tour and the cheese and maple samples are all free.
Is Sugarbush Farm open in winter?
Yes, daily from 9am to 5pm, but from late November to early April call (802) 457-1757 first to check hours and road conditions.
Can you bring a dog to Sugarbush Farm?
Yes, on a leash on the maple walk and sugarhouse tour. Dogs are not allowed in the tasting room or farm store.
Official site: sugarbushfarm.com/visit-the-farm/. Dates, hours and prices checked 22 October 2026; confirm on the official site before you travel. See all cheese tastings.