04/06/2026
It's 🧀🧀International Cheese Day🧀🧀 and aren't we lucky to have two incredible cheese producers right here in Stanford? Make sure to make your next visit as cheesy as possible with award-winning Stanford cheeses! 😉
🧀Meet Klein River Cheese🧀
For over three decades, the family-run business has handcrafted cheese on the Klein River Cheese Farmstead — a place where time slows and tradition endures.
Tucked just outside the heritage village of Stanford, the farm is surrounded by a meandering river, lush pastures, and the jagged grey cliffs of the Overberg mountains.
The Farmstead has also been a boutique working dairy and cattle farm for over 60 years. The focus is on crafting artisanal cheese within the context of regenerative agriculture. This includes pasture-living-loving beef cattle, heirloom pigs, bees, compost production, and a passion for dendrology (trees).
Find Klein River Cheese's shop right in the heart of the village in Queen Victoria Street, or at select retailers.
🧀Meet Stonehouse Cheese Estate🧀
Discover the taste of tradition at Stonehouse Cheese Estate, perfectly positioned at the mouth of the Akkedisberg Pass near Stanford. Here, they craft premium, handcrafted cheeses using full-cream milk from their own dairy herd and time-honoured methods. Surrounded by mountains, rivers, and lush pastures, our 250-hectare farm produces cheeses that capture the essence of the Overberg — rich, creamy, and full of character.
Visit their farm shop or Wine Village in Hermanus or find them at local markets and experience authentic, small-batch South African cheese at its best.
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