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Yorkshire Wensleydale

17/06/2016
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Wensleydale Creamery serves up a cheeseboard treat

The Wensleydale Creamery, based in Hawes (17 miles up the Dale from Leyburn), is this year’s headline sponsor of the new-look Dales Festival of Food & Drink, and is bringing its range of delicious handcrafted cheeses along to the festival. As well as sampling their range of award-winning cheeses including favourites such as Yorkshire Wensleydale, Wensleydale Blue, and Yorkshire Wensleydale & Cranberries, there will also be Yorkshire Yogurt available to sample, and delicious cheeseboard platters to buy and enjoy during your visit. Come along to their stand to choose from... Read More

16/06/2016
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Name The Wensleydale Creamery’s New Cheese

The Wensleydale Creamery, main sponsor of the Dales Festival of Food & Drink, is inviting visitors to the Dales Festival of Food & Drink to come along and name its new cheese, which it will be launching at the festival. A creamy, mellow, russet coloured blue cheese, full of character, which is handcrafted at The Wensleydale Creamery using milk from local farms, will be available for visitors to sample at the festival. The new blue cheese will be available for sale in Campbell’s, along with the Creamery’s range of handcrafted... Read More

03/06/2016
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British Cheese Awards 2016

This year’s British Cheese Awards took place at the Royal Bath & West Show, on Wednesday 1st June. Cheese and dairy producers from all over Britain enter their products to be judged by panel of industry experts, and this is the first major “competition” of the season. We were delighted to receive a number of accolades; Best Territorial – Traditional Double Gloucester Gold – Traditional Double Gloucester Silver – Yorkshire Wensleydale Silver – Yorkshire Wensleydale & Cranberries Our cheeses were also entered by retailers, and we were awarded the following medals:... Read More

27/05/2016
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Half Term at our Visitor Centre

We’re looking forward to bank holiday weekend and Summer Half Term here at The Wensleydale Creamery Visitor Centre – we’ve got lots going on! You will find a selection of our local suppliers sampling their fantastic food & drink in our Cheese & Gift Shop over the following dates: Sunday 29th May – Rosebud Preserves Monday 30th May – Raydale Preserves Tuesday 31st May – Masons Gin Wednesday 1st June – Yorkshire Dales Brewery Be sure to check out these incredible products, all of which can be found here at... Read More

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

13/05/2016
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Iconic Yorkshire Producers Unite to create Yorkshire Wensleydale & Ginger Cheesecake Ice Cream

The Wensleydale Creamery is celebrating the start of Summer with the launch of a Yorkshire Wensleydale & Ginger Cheesecake ice cream, to be sold at the Creamery’s popular Visitor Centre. The Creamery, based at Hawes in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales, has partnered with fellow Wensleydale dairy manufacturer, Brymor Ice Cream, to create a unique flavour of their Real Dairy Ice Cream; Yorkshire Wensleydale & Ginger Cheesecake. Inspired by the famous signature dish; Yorkshire Wensleydale & Ginger Cheesecake, served at The Wensleydale Creamery’s Visitor Centre, the ice cream is... Read More

11/05/2016

A Tasty Yorkshire Test Match

We are looking forward to providing a great ‘Yorkshire Welcome’ at Headingley for the first Test Match of the season, starting 19th May. We’ll be taking along our range of award-winning handcrafted cheeses, to sample. Plus, new for this year are our Wensleydale Creamery cheeseboard platters, which can be purchased from our stand at the ground, to enjoy whilst you watch the match. With a selection of our delicious cheeses to choose from, including our famous Yorkshire Wensleydale, Wensleydale Blue and Yorkshire Wensleydale & Cranberries, along with home-made chutney &... Read More

09/05/2016
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British Sandwich Week

The origin of the sandwich can be traced back to the 18th Century. John Montagu, the Fourth Earl of Sandwich, was a prolific gambler and legend has it he would ask his valet to bring him meat between two slices of bread as a meal, in order that he didn’t need to leave the gaming table. As time went on, his companions began to ask for “the same as Sandwich” – and so the sandwich was born! In the present day, the sandwich is a highly popular snack or light... Read More

03/05/2016
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Yorkshire Wensleydale & Creamed Leek Flatbread

A popular dish in our Visitor Centre Coffee Shop – perfect as a snack, or as a light lunch/supper. Ingredients 1 flatbread 1 leek, washed and finely chopped Knob of butter 150ml vegetable stock 50ml whipping cream 1 slice bacon, grilled and diced 50g Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese, grated Black pepper Chopped parsley to garnish Method 1. Add the vegetable stock and butter to a pan and allow to simmer, before adding the leeks 2. Cover and simmer until liquid has reduced by 3/4 and the leeks have softened 3. Add... Read More

22/04/2016
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Food & Drink Expo 2016 – The Round Up!

We were delighted to take a stand and bring The Wensleydale Creamery to this year’s Food & Drink Expo, to meet with contacts and customers old and new. The show was vibrant and exciting with a wealth of different food and drink producers, wholesalers and independent businesses; all of whom were passionate about growing their businesses and working together. On The Wensleydale Creamery stand we displayed our full range of handcrafted cheeses including Yorkshire Wensleydale (which has European protected food name status), Wensleydale Blue and Yorkshire Wensleydale & Cranberries, as... Read More