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The cheese counter in the Cheese Pantry at Connage Highland Dairy, with whole cheeses on the shelves behind.
Inverness

Connage Highland Dairy

An organic family dairy at Ardersier near Inverness, making vegetarian cheeses from its own cows' milk, with a Cheese Pantry and a self-service store.

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Cheese lovers heading along the Moray Firth should make time for Connage, a family dairy farm on the edge of Ardersier, a few minutes from Fort George.

The farm was started by Hamish Clark and is still in the family, and since 2006 the Clarks have made organic, vegetarian cheeses from the milk of their own herd of around 150 cows, which graze clover pastures running down to the shore of the firth. Callum and Jill make the cheese, while Cameron and Eileen look after the farm and the herd. In the Cheese Pantry you can browse their award-winning range, from Dunlop and Clava Brie to Gouda, crowdie and smoked cheeses, alongside British and continental favourites, and the team are always happy to help you choose. The Connage Express, a self-service vending store, has cheese, local produce, biscuits, chutneys and gifts from 8am to 7pm every day. The Cheese Pantry opens Wednesday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm.

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Before you go

The Cheese Pantry is staffed Wednesday to Saturday; the self-service Connage Express opens every day.

Where
Milton of Connage, Ardersier, IV2 7QU: from the A96, take the B9039 for Ardersier and turn right at the first 30mph sign.
Open
The Cheese Pantry, Wednesday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm. The Connage Express, every day, 8am to 7pm.
Phone
01667 462000

Opening hours

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Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
10am–4pm
Thursday
10am–4pm
Friday
10am–4pm
Saturday
10am–4pm
Sunday
Closed

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Where it is

On the family farm at Milton of Connage, at the edge of Ardersier, east of Inverness, IV2 7QU.

Close byArdersier, Culloden and Nairn.
  1. Fort GeorgeFort GeorgeAn 18th-century fortress near Ardersier, built after Culloden, with a rampart walk of more than a kilometre and the Highlanders' Museum.3 miles 9 min by road
  2. Chefs in HG jackets slice bread and plate small dishes in a kitchenHillhead CafeA small community café in the new town of Tornagrain, near Inverness airport, with breakfasts, brunch, daily bakes and good coffee.5 miles 9 min by road
  3. Culloden Visitor CentreCulloden Visitor CentreThe National Trust for Scotland's visitor centre and battlefield five miles east of Inverness, where the last Jacobite Rising ended in 1746.8 miles 15 min by road
  4. Culloden ViaductCulloden ViaductThe longest masonry railway viaduct in Scotland, 29 red sandstone arches striding 549 metres across the valley of the River Nairn near Culloden.8 miles 16 min by road
  5. Grassy dunes border a wide sandy beach with walkers near the shorelineNairnA seaside town on the Moray Firth east of Inverness, with Victorian villas, Fishertown, a Telford harbour, two beaches and Nairn Golf Club.8 miles 17 min by road
  6. Nairn BeachNairn BeachThe long sandy beach by the harbour at Nairn, with a promenade, a breakwater and its white beacon, dunes, and wide views across the Moray Firth.9 miles 18 min by road
  7. Clava CairnsClava CairnsA cemetery of cairns and standing stones about 4,000 years old, in a small wood on a terrace above the River Nairn near Inverness.9 miles 16 min by road
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Red iron arches line a covered market hall with shopfronts either sideAttractionsThe Victorian Market10 miles
A tray of sponge cakes dusted with icing sugar and filled with jam and cream.CafeHarry Gow10 miles
Macaroni cheese served in a mini skillet with garlic bread and saladRestaurantsCafe Artysans10 miles
Leather sofas face a fireplace beside glass cabinets stocked with whisky bottlesRestaurantsThe Malt Room10 miles

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  • 8 miles from Connage
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  • 9 miles from Connage
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  • Sleeps 4
  • In Brodie
  • 12 miles from Connage
Free 9–11 NovA white harled cottage with a slated roof and gabled porch sits behind a garden of wildflowers, a table and chairs on the patio.Garden Cottage
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Dores
  • 15 miles from Connage
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