# Barrys Bay Traditional Cheese, Duvauchelle

Barrys Bay Traditional Cheese is a deli at 5807 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Duvauchelle, Banks Peninsula.

[Call 03 304 5809](<tel:033045809>) · [Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Barrys%20Bay%20Traditional%20Cheese%2C%205807%20Christchurch%20Akaroa%20Road%20Duvauchelle%2C%20Banks%20Peninsula>) · [Website](<http://www.barrysbaycheese.co.nz/>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Barrys%20Bay%20Traditional%20Cheese%2C%205807%20Christchurch%20Akaroa%20Road%20Duvauchelle%2C%20Banks%20Peninsula>)

**Licensed.** Holds an off-licence other not otherwise specified on the council’s register, to 7 Sept 2027, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.

## About, in one paragraph

Its own website describes it as “Handcrafted traditional cheese made from fresh, local Banks Peninsula milk since 1895”. The address’s own page keeps 1 council report on file. It holds an off-licence other not otherwise specified on the council’s register.

_Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 5807 Christchurch Akaroa Road Duvauchelle _(Council licence register)_
- **Kind:** Delis _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Phone:** 03 304 5809 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Website:** http://www.barrysbaycheese.co.nz/ _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ · _its own site agrees_
- **Email:** info@barrysbaycheese.co.nz _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Alcohol licence:** Off-licence other not otherwise specified, expires 7 Sept 2027, held by Barrys Bay Dairy Company Limited _(Council licence register)_

## In its own listing

Barrys Bay Cheese has been made the traditional way since 1895. Not to be swayed by the mechanical temptations that would most certainly have changed the course of our history, they've persevered with the original methods. Open 7 days, 9am-5pm

_Source: Find Christchurch, 2024._

## The ground it stands on

_Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._

- **District Plan zone:** Industrial General _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [5807 Christchurch Akaroa Road Duvauchelle](https://www.chch.live/duvauchelle/5807-christchurch-akaroa-road), 1 report on file


## The reports nearby
9 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8431382), [5800 Christchurch-Akaroa Rd, Canterbury, Duvauchelle 7582, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/duvauchelle/5800-christchurch-akaroa-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7966280), [5807 Christchurch-Akaroa Rd, Canterbury, Duvauchelle 7582, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/duvauchelle/5807-christchurch-akaroa-road)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7168763), [5805 Christchurch-Akaroa Rd, Canterbury, Duvauchelle 7582, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/duvauchelle/5805-christchurch-akaroa-road)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/5909585), [5800 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Duvauchelle 7582, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/duvauchelle/5800-christchurch-akaroa-road)
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/5653976), [5800 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Duvauchelle 7582, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/duvauchelle/5800-christchurch-akaroa-road)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5587238), [5800 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Duvauchelle 7582, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/duvauchelle/5800-christchurch-akaroa-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/4337412), [5800 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Duvauchelle 7582, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/duvauchelle/5800-christchurch-akaroa-road)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/4192232), [5800 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Duvauchelle 7582, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/duvauchelle/5800-christchurch-akaroa-road)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/2925719), [5800 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Duvauchelle 7582, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/duvauchelle/5800-christchurch-akaroa-road)
## Getting there

- [Christchurch Akaroa Road Duvauchelle](https://www.chch.live/street/duvauchelle/christchurch-akaroa-road), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Barrys%20Bay%20Traditional%20Cheese%2C%205807%20Christchurch%20Akaroa%20Road%20Duvauchelle%2C%20Banks%20Peninsula)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.7612325197149,172.91118644096912)

## Nearby

- [Half Moon Cottage](https://www.chch.live/business/half-moon-cottage-duvauchelle), Hostels, 308 m
- [Barrys Bay Streamside](https://www.chch.live/park/1322-barrys-bay-streamside), park, 50 m

_Source: [Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Canterbury_Maps/MapServer/26), refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes._

## The nearest other delis

- [La Bonbonnerie](https://www.chch.live/business/la-bonbonnerie-akaroa), Akaroa, 6.7 km
- [Eruption Brewery](https://www.chch.live/business/eruption-brewery-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 23.4 km
- [Choco-Blitz Scarborough](https://www.chch.live/business/choco-blitz-scarborough-sumner), Sumner, 23.7 km
- [de Spa Chocolatier Factory Shop Showroom](https://www.chch.live/business/de-spa-chocolatier-factory-shop-showroom-ferrymead), Ferrymead, 28.2 km
- [Food Factory Seconds Shop Ferrymead](https://www.chch.live/business/food-factory-seconds-shop-ferrymead), Ferrymead, 28.2 km
- [Berkano Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/berkano-cafe-ferrymead), Ferrymead, 28.2 km
- [Bangers'n'Bacon](https://www.chch.live/business/bangers-n-bacon-ferrymead), Ferrymead, 28.3 km
- [Woolston Market](https://www.chch.live/business/woolston-market-woolston), Woolston, 29.3 km
- [Every one in Duvauchelle](https://www.chch.live/businesses/deli#in-duvauchelle)

## Also in Duvauchelle

- [Twin Gullies](https://www.chch.live/business/twin-gullies-duvauchelle), B&Bs, 1.2 km
- [Boat houses](https://www.chch.live/business/boat-houses-duvauchelle), Attractions, 1.5 km
- [Duvauchelle Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/duvauchelle-hotel-duvauchelle), Bars & pubs, 1.7 km
- [Halfmoon Cottage](https://www.chch.live/business/halfmoon-cottage-duvauchelle), Hostels, 1.8 km
- [Duvauchelles Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/duvauchelles-hotel-duvauchelle), Hotels, 1.8 km
- [Allied](https://www.chch.live/business/allied-duvauchelle), Petrol stations, 1.8 km
- [The Duvauchelle Store Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/the-duvauchelle-store-cafe-duvauchelle), Cafés, 2.1 km
- [Akaroa Golf Club](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-golf-club-duvauchelle), Golf courses, 2.1 km
- [Boat houses](https://www.chch.live/business/boat-houses-duvauchelle-2), Attractions, 2.6 km
- [Duvauchelle Holiday Park](https://www.chch.live/business/duvauchelle-holiday-park-duvauchelle), Campgrounds, 2.7 km
- [Every kind of business in Duvauchelle](https://www.chch.live/duvauchelle#s-biz)

## Reviews

Rated **4.5** on Google, 507 reviews, as at October 2026.
> Definitely worth a stop between Akaroa and Christchurch. Enjoyed plenty and tasting choices and a variety of items to grab for the long ride back home. Love seeing "where the cheese is made"., Michele Chiles-Hickman, 5 months ago
> Delicious cheese, such a pleasant quiet spot to stop off the road on the way in or out of Akaroa, so picturesque! :), Richard Wynne, 3 months ago
> Grab a bottle of wine and few pack of popcorn. Cheese production stopped few weeks ago according from the staff., Alvin Soh, 3 months ago

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.7612325197149&lon=172.91118644096912)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.7612325197149,172.91118644096912,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Barrys%20Bay%20Traditional%20Cheese)
- [Duvauchelle](https://www.chch.live/duvauchelle), the suburb


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Barrys Bay Traditional Cheese?**

A deli in Duvauchelle, Christchurch.

**Where is Barrys Bay Traditional Cheese?**

5807 Christchurch Akaroa Road Duvauchelle, on [Christchurch Akaroa Road Duvauchelle](https://www.chch.live/street/duvauchelle/christchurch-akaroa-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.7612325197149,172.91118644096912,17)

**Is Barrys Bay Traditional Cheese still trading?**

Holds an off-licence other not otherwise specified on the council’s register, to 7 Sept 2027, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.

**How do you contact Barrys Bay Traditional Cheese?**

phone [03 304 5809](tel:033045809) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](http://www.barrysbaycheese.co.nz/) (Find Christchurch, 2024), email [info@barrysbaycheese.co.nz](mailto:info@barrysbaycheese.co.nz) (Find Christchurch, 2024).

**What other delis are near Barrys Bay Traditional Cheese?**

[La Bonbonnerie](https://www.chch.live/business/la-bonbonnerie-akaroa) (6.7 km), [Eruption Brewery](https://www.chch.live/business/eruption-brewery-lyttelton) (23.4 km), [Choco-Blitz Scarborough](https://www.chch.live/business/choco-blitz-scarborough-sumner) (23.7 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/deli).

**What’s near Barrys Bay Traditional Cheese?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/duvauchelle/5807-christchurch-akaroa-road) holds 1 report; 1 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Half Moon Cottage](https://www.chch.live/business/half-moon-cottage-duvauchelle) (308 m); nearest park: [Barrys Bay Streamside](https://www.chch.live/park/1322-barrys-bay-streamside) (50 m).

**What stood where Barrys Bay Traditional Cheese is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.7612325197149&lon=172.91118644096912)

## Sources

- Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register, a licence must be current for the premises to sell alcohol (CC BY 4.0)
- Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
- Record assembled 2026-10-20

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