Maegden

27/04/2026

Looking for a part time or full time barista - make Jo happy! Please share or DM us if interested for more info.

17/01/2026

For those who missed out on a table, we have made the menu from our "Maegden Cheese Dinner" available on Saturday 21st of February.

Bookings available between 8pm and 9pm, limited availability.

Call to book or reserve online!!!!

02/01/2026

At last, we’re getting a new roof!

Saturday 3rd is our last day trading under the current leaky one until early February. As 2025 saw us FINALLY switch from being the renters to the owners of our premises, now it’s time to begin a gradual programme of restoration. We’re in no rush to change the place though, and only the people working inside this draughty old building will notice, to begin with anyway.

Thank you to everyone who allowed us to supply their Christmas and New Year cheese, or queued patiently like a conga line round the shop (and sometimes down the street) for toasties. We are grateful to every single one of you.

We had originally hoped to keep the shop running until Sunday, but we’ll be all out of bread and coffee and most provisions by the end of Saturday! Instead, we’ll be inside cleaning down on Sunday, but if you knock on the hatch we’ll make you a coffee if there are any beans left!

Xx

17/12/2025

Great Christmas Gift Idea 🎁

🧀 Maegden Tasting Dinner at Bushmills Townhouse 🧀
📅 Thursday 20th February 2026
⏰ 7.30pm

Join us at Bushmills Townhouse for a special evening celebrating exceptional Irish produce, featuring a six-course tasting menu created around hand-picked Irish cheeses from Maegden Cheese, Bushmills’ own local cheese monger.
Each course has been thoughtfully designed to showcase the character and versatility of Maegden’s cheeses, paired with seasonal ingredients and carefully considered flavours.

Tickets
• Tasting Dinner: £49.95 per person
• Paired Wines (optional): £30 per person

For those wishing to extend the experience, an overnight stay including the tasting dinner and breakfast the following morning is available from £117.50 per person.

A relaxed, food-focused evening in the heart of Bushmills, celebrating local producers and great cooking.

🎟️ Tickets can be booked online or by telephone on 028 2003 2510
📍 Bushmills Townhouse, 45 Main Street, Bushmills

14/12/2025

CHRISTMAS OPENING HOURS! We’re here late from this Tuesday right through to Christmas Eve. Online cheese orders open until Tuesday 16th and counter service/pre-order collection for Christmas from Wednesday 17th onwards. Pray for the CHEESEMONGERs. Xx

10/12/2025

THE HAMPER STATION is bursting with treats for all pockets: from the “Party Box” for your holiday host right down to our “Mini Maegden” essential selection. Lots of you are choosing to grab a box or big tray and fill up on personalised gifts, but if you’re short on time or ideas we have piles of presents ready to just grab and go. And we’re still open for online orders - just pick your day to collect and we’ll have everything tied up with ribbon.

Massive thanks to all the super-organised people who’ve placed cheese box and hampers orders so far - you’ve definitely helped settle the shopkeeper/cheesemonger pre-Christmas nail-biting. Mostly we’re just delighted to share products we love with your loved ones!

16/11/2025

CHRISTMAS CHEESE ORDERS ARE GO!

Sort your Christmas Cheese Box NOW on cheesemaegden.com. The wall of Christmas cheese info is also up in the shop if you’d rather taste and order in person first. Collection runs from 17th-23rd December, with the 23rd always filling up v fast.

Make your table more delightful with one of the following cheese selections:

1. Emma’s Granny Violet models the Cheesemonger’s Choice box
2. Everybody’s Happy when Daniel brings his 10-piece box to dinner
3. Jo with the Classic £30 hard, soft & blue

And plenty more options available for groups large and small!

28/09/2025

01/09/2025

Summer’s over, we’ve had a blast, the shop’s been pillaged daily, we’ve had 7 staff birthdays in Aug alone ♎️, and we’re now taking a few days off to collapse. A really genuine thank you to everyone who stopped by or made coming to see us a special part of their holiday. It never ceases to amaze us! Now it’s back to our regular opening hours (ie. closed Mondays and Tuesdays) and this week we’ll be closed an extra couple of days, Weds and Thurs, too. Back open as usual on Friday 5th Sep.

08/07/2025