Cheese trail
Vermont Cheese Trail
The Vermont Cheese Trail is a free map from the Vermont Cheese Council listing more than 30 cheesemakers in six regions, each marked open to the public, call ahead, or no tours or retail. The 2026-2027 edition is on the Council's website, and you can also have a paper copy mailed to you.
- Published by
- Vermont Cheese Council
- Map
- 2026-2027 edition, free
How the Map Works
The map divides Vermont into six regions: Northwest, Lower Champlain Valley, Southwest, Southeast, Central Route 100 Corridor and the Northeast Kingdom. Each maker has icons for the milk it uses (cow, goat or sheep) and a note on visiting: open to the public, by appointment, or not open. A suitcase icon marks farms that offer farm stays. The Council's own advice is worth repeating: many cheesemakers are also dairy farmers, so they ask for appointments to make sure someone is out of the barn when you arrive, and self-serve stands may take only cash.
Places You Can Visit
Shelburne Farms
The trail map lists cheesemaking viewing from 10am to 4pm, May to October. See our Shelburne Farms page.
Grafton Village Cheese
A viewing area at the Grafton factory on weekdays from 8am to 2pm, and a tasting store in Proctorsville from Thursday to Sunday. See Grafton Village Cheese.
Crowley Cheese
The 1882 factory in Mount Holly, where cheese is usually made by hand Tuesday to Friday. See Crowley Cheese.
Plymouth Cheese Factory
A factory store and antique displays at the Calvin Coolidge birthplace, daily 11am to 5pm. See Plymouth Cheese Factory.
Cabot Creamery
No factory tours, but stores in Waterbury Center and Hardwick open Tuesday to Sunday. See Cabot Creamery Stores.
Sugarbush Farm
Not on the Council map, but its free daily tastings near Woodstock are a classic stop. See Sugarbush Farm.
Farmstands and Farm Stores
Boston Post Dairy in Enosburg Falls, Blue Ledge Farm in Leicester, Woodlawn Creamery in Pawlet, Sage Farm Goat Dairy in Stowe, von Trapp Farmstead in Waitsfield, Cobb Hill and Fat Sheep Farm in Hartland, Good Hands Creamery in Windsor and the Parish Hill and Vermont Shepherd stands in Putney. Hours for each are in the table on our Vermont page.
Not Open to Visitors
Jasper Hill Farm in Greensboro is not open to the public; the map sends cheese lovers to the Willey's Store in Greensboro instead. Vermont Creamery in Websterville and Maplebrook and Ploughgate in Bennington are also closed to visitors.
Cheeses to Taste Here
More in Vermont
All of Vermont
Shelburne Farms Cheesemaking
Shelburne, Vermont
Watch cheddar being made from May to October, near Burlington.
Vermont Cheesemakers Festival
Shelburne, Vermont
Vermont's cheesemakers in one barn at Shelburne Farms each September.
Cabot Creamery Stores
Waterbury Center, Vermont
Cabot's two Vermont stores, open Tuesday to Sunday, since factory tours ended.
Grafton Village Cheese
Grafton, Vermont
A cheddar factory window in Grafton and a tasting store in Proctorsville.
Crowley Cheese Factory
Mount Holly, Vermont
America's oldest continuously operating cheese factory, with free samples.
Sugarbush Farm
Woodstock, Vermont
Free cheese and maple tastings on a hill farm near Woodstock, open daily.
Questions People Ask
Does Cabot still give factory tours?
No. Cabot's factory tours have ended and its visitor center in Cabot is closed. You can still buy cheese at its stores in Waterbury Center and Hardwick.
Can you visit Jasper Hill Farm?
No, the farm is not open to the public.
Official site: vtcheese.com/trail/. Dates, hours and prices checked 22 October 2026; confirm on the official site before you travel. See all cheese trails.