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Wensleydale

02/02/2017

Yorkshire Pudding Day

Yorkshire Puddings are a British icon – something enjoyed with the Sunday roast by families across the nation. The origin of this delicacy can be traced back at least as far as 1737 (then known as a “dripping pudding”) when cooks would serve the pudding with a thick sauce or gravy ahead of the main roast dinner, in an effort to stem the appetite; meat was a very expensive commodity. As the years have gone by, love for the Yorkshire Pudding has grown, and one of its most famous fans... Read More

04/11/2016

Christmas Lunch in Calvert’s Restaurant

Our popular Christmas Lunches return from Monday 28th November. Served seven days a week, every dish is home-made & locally sourced, and features our award-winning cheeses. From just £12.95, booking is advisable!   See the full Christmas Lunch Menu here.

16/10/2016
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The Wensleydale Creamery Showcases Range at International Trade Show in Paris

The Wensleydale Creamery, famous for its European protected Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese, will showcase its range of handcrafted cheeses as it heads to SIAL in Paris (16-20 October), the world’s largest food innovation exhibition bringing together over 7,000 companies from 100 countries around the world. The exhibition showcases products from all over the world and looks at the latest emerging culinary trends. The Creamery will be showcasing its range of sliced blended cheeses at the event, which recently launched in France, and unveil their new Mature Cheddar with Black Sheep Riggwelter... Read More

01/08/2016

Yorkshire, Yorkshire, Lovely Yorkshire

Today is one of the most special, the most wonderful days of the year. Whether it’s sunny, cloudy, snowy even (!) – you won’t find a better day! Today we celebrate God’s Own County – Yorkshire. Legendary for its stunning landscape, including coast and countryside, sporting heroes, flat caps, and amazing food, including of course Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese, we explore ways in which The Wensleydale Creamery and Visitor Centre is connected to this incredible county. The Yorkshire Dales National Park is the home of The Wensleydale Creamery. Set in the... Read More

23/05/2016

Raydale Preserves Sampling

We welcome Raydale Preserves to our Visitor Centre on Monday 30th May, who will be sampling their range of delicious jams, jellies and chutneys between 11am and 4pm.

23/05/2016
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Award-winning Yorkshire food producers collaborate to create a delicious NEW chutney

Two of Yorkshire’s award-winning food producers have collaborated to produce a delicious NEW chutney. Rosebud Preserves and The Wensleydale Creamery, who both use simple ingredients, traditional recipes and time-honoured techniques, have created a Yorkshire Wensleydale Chutney. • Yorkshire Wensleydale Chutney (£3.40/198g) A classic combination of fresh Bramley apples, plump sultanas and traditional spices. Perfect with Yorkshire Wensleydale Cheese. Bramley apples 50%, onions, sultanas, unrefined sugar, malt vinegar (barley), spices, sea salt. Elspeth Biltoft, owner and founder of Rosebud Preserves, says: “We wanted to work with a local cheese-maker to develop... Read More

28/04/2016

Our Head Chef – Gwen Lambert

Gwen is our head chef and is responsible for ensuring that the wide range of food served daily in our popular Visitor Centre Calvert’s Restaurant and 1897 Coffee Shop is of outstanding quality, being home-made, and locally sourced, and of course great value, all of which Gwen has a great passion for. Our Visitor Centre food offer is unique, being is inspired by the use of our range of Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese milk & butter; Gwen and her team champion this and have developed a fantastic range of dishes and... Read More

17/03/2016
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Easter at The Wensleydale Creamery

With the Easter holidays fast approaching, we’ve got some exciting activities in the pipeline to share with you! Cheese-making demonstrations We will be running cheese-making demonstrations at various times each day during the holidays. This is a wonderful experience, watching one of our cheese experts turn a gallon of milk into a pound of cheese before your eyes, in around 45 minutes! Please contact us for times and availability. Booking essential. Tickets £1 per person (in addition to Museum & Yorkshire Wensleydale Cheese Experience admission).   New cookery demonstrations New for this Easter,... Read More

09/01/2016
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Yorkshire is open for business!

Recent weather and severe flooding have been widely reported in the news in the last few weeks, with many homes and businesses falling victim to terrible damage. Whilst flooding has been widespread, much of Yorkshire is still operating as usual and businesses are accessible, open and looking forward to seeing you! The Wensleydale Creamery Visitor Centre is one of those lucky businesses. The roads to Hawes are clear, with diversions in place for any roads that have been damaged or have standing water. We have ample parking and a warm,... Read More

24/12/2015
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Winter Warmer – a Festive Treat

2015 marked the 20th anniversary of The Wensleydale Creamery inventing Yorkshire Wensleydale & Cranberries cheese. It is an iconic pairing which has since been copied by many others across the country, paving the way for many other creative blends of cheese that grow more adventurous as time goes on. A little known fact is that Yorkshire Wensleydale & Cranberries cheese is one of our biggest selling products. It accounts for around a quarter of our business each year, and has become a firm favourite both here in the UK and... Read More