List of British cheeses
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This is a list of cheeses from the United Kingdom
. The British Cheese Board states that there are over 700 named British cheeses produced in the UK.
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. The British Cheese Board states that there are over 700 named British cheeses produced in the UK.
Blue cheeses
- Bath Blue
- Barkham Blue
- Buxton BlueBuxton Blue cheeseBuxton Blue is an English blue cheese that is a close relative of Blue Stilton, is made from cow's milk, and is lightly veined with a deep russet colouring...
(Protected Designation of OriginProtected designation of originProtected Geographical Status is a legal framework defined in European Union law to protect the names of regional foods. Protected Designation of Origin , Protected Geographical Indication and Traditional Speciality Guaranteed are distinct regimes of geographical indications within the framework...
) - Cheshire Blue
- Devon Blue
- Dorset Blue VinneyDorset Blue Vinney cheeseDorset Blue Vinney is a traditional blue cheese made near Sturminster Newton in Dorset, England, from skimmed cows' milk. It is a hard, crumbly cheese. "Vinney" is a local Dorset term related to the obsolete word "vinew", which means to become mouldy...
- DovedaleDovedale cheeseDovedale, also marketed as Dovedale Blue, is a cheese from the Peak District of Great Britain. It takes its name from a part of the River Dove on the Derbyshire and Staffordshire border known as Dovedale....
(Protected Designation of Origin) - Exmoor Blue (Protected Geographical Indication)
- Harbourne BlueHarbourne BlueHarbourne Blue is a goat's cheese produced by Robin Congdon at Ticklemore Cheese Company in Devon, near Totnes....
- Lanark BlueLanark BlueLanark Blue is a sheep milk cheese produced in Lanarkshire, Scotland.Produced at Ogcastle near to the village of Carnwath by Humphrey Errington since 1985, it is a rich blue-veined artisan cheese...
, Scotland - LymeswoldLymeswold cheeseLymeswold cheese was an English cheese variety. Many English cheeses are named after regions but Lymeswold was not, although it may have been derived from the place name Wymeswold. The cheese was a soft, mild blue cheese with an edible white rind, much like Brie, and was inspired by French cheeses....
no longer produced. - Oxford Blue
- Shropshire Blue
- SticheltonSticheltonStichelton is an English blue cheese. It is similar to Blue Stilton cheese, except that it does not use pasteurised milk or factory produced rennet. Randolph Hodgson of Neal's Yard Dairy and American Joe Schneider produce Stichelton in small batches in a dairy on the northern edge of Sherwood...
- Stilton (Protected Designation of OriginProtected designation of originProtected Geographical Status is a legal framework defined in European Union law to protect the names of regional foods. Protected Designation of Origin , Protected Geographical Indication and Traditional Speciality Guaranteed are distinct regimes of geographical indications within the framework...
) - Blue Wensleydale
- Yorkshire Blue
Other
- Appledore is a Lancashire cheese with apple
- Berkswell
- Blue Monday
- BonchesterBonchester cheeseBonchester cheese is a soft Scottish cheese, made from cow's milk. It is produced at Bonchester Bridge, Roxburghshire.During production, the cheese develops a white rind.Its production in Europe is regulated under protected designation of origin laws....
(Protected Designation of OriginProtected designation of originProtected Geographical Status is a legal framework defined in European Union law to protect the names of regional foods. Protected Designation of Origin , Protected Geographical Indication and Traditional Speciality Guaranteed are distinct regimes of geographical indications within the framework...
) - BrieBrieBrie is a historic region of France most famous for its dairy products, especially Brie cheese. It was once divided into two sections ruled by different feudal lords: the western Brie française, corresponding roughly to the modern department of Seine-et-Marne in the Île-de-France region; the...
- Somerset Brie
- Cornish Brie
- Brinkburn
- Caithness
- CabocCabocCaboc is a Scottish cream cheese, made with double cream or cream-enriched milk. This rennet-free cheese is formed into a log shape and rolled in toasted pinhead oatmeal, to be served with oatcakes or dry toast. The texture is smooth, slightly thicker and grainier than clotted cream, while the...
is a Scottish cheese with an oatmealOatmealOatmeal is ground oat groats , or a porridge made from oats . Oatmeal can also be ground oat, steel-cut oats, crushed oats, or rolled oats....
coating. - CaerphillyCaerphilly cheeseCaerphilly is a hard, white cheese that originates in the area around the town of Caerphilly in Wales, although it is now also made in England, particularly in the South West and on the English border with Wales...
- CheddarCheddar cheeseCheddar cheese is a relatively hard, yellow to off-white, and sometimes sharp-tasting cheese, produced in several countries around the world. It has its origins in the English village of Cheddar in Somerset....
- West Country Farmhouse Cheddar (Protected Designation of OriginProtected designation of originProtected Geographical Status is a legal framework defined in European Union law to protect the names of regional foods. Protected Designation of Origin , Protected Geographical Indication and Traditional Speciality Guaranteed are distinct regimes of geographical indications within the framework...
) - Applewood
- Coleraine cheddarColeraine cheddarColeraine Cheddar is a cheese made in Northern Ireland and Canada, and was distributed by Castlewood Farm Products Ltd until it ceased trading recently...
- West Country Farmhouse Cheddar (Protected Designation of Origin
- CheshireCheshire cheeseCheshire cheese is a dense and crumbly cheese produced in the English county of Cheshire, and four neighbouring counties, two in Wales and two in England .-History:...
- Appleby Cheshire
- ChevingtonChevington cheeseChevington is a cow's milk cheese, made in Northumberland, England, by the Northumberland Cheese Company. It is semi-soft and mould-ripened.-External links:*...
- CoquetdaleCoquetdale cheeseCoquetdale cheese is a full-fat semi-hard cheese, made from pasteurised cow's milk and vegetarian rennet. The cheese, which takes its name from Coquetdale, Northumberland, is produced by the Northumberland Cheese Company....
- Cornish Pepper
- Cotherstone
- Cotswold
- Coverdale
- CroglinCroglinCroglin is the name of a village, beck , and grange in Cumbria in England.Croglin is a quiet picturesque fellside village between the Pennines and the River Eden, about south-east of Carlisle. The surrounding land is used for agriculture, mainly sheep...
- CrowdieCrowdieCrowdie is a Scottish cream cheese, or the term less often refers to a type of brose .The cheese is often eaten with oatcakes, and recommended before a ceilidh as it is said to alleviate the effects of whisky-drinking. The texture is soft and crumbly, the taste slightly sour...
- DerbyDerby CheeseDerby cheese is a mild, semi-firm cow's milk cheese with a smooth, mellow texture and buttery flavour. It has a pale, golden orange interior with a natural or waxed rind. It is quite similar in taste and texture to Cheddar and ripens at between one and six months...
- Double Gloucester
- Goosnargh Gold
- Dorstone
- DovedaleDovedale cheeseDovedale, also marketed as Dovedale Blue, is a cheese from the Peak District of Great Britain. It takes its name from a part of the River Dove on the Derbyshire and Staffordshire border known as Dovedale....
(Protected Designation of OriginProtected designation of originProtected Geographical Status is a legal framework defined in European Union law to protect the names of regional foods. Protected Designation of Origin , Protected Geographical Indication and Traditional Speciality Guaranteed are distinct regimes of geographical indications within the framework...
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- DunlopDunlop cheeseDunlop is a mild cheese or 'sweet-milk cheese' from Dunlop in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It resembles a soft Cheddar cheese in texture. It fell out of popularity some time after the end of the Second World War, however it has now appreciated for its value in various recipes and for eating on its own...
is a Scottish cheese - Farleigh WallopFarleigh WallopFarleigh Wallop is a small village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, approximately south of Basingstoke. The parish includes about .Since 1486, Farleigh Wallop has been the home of the Wallop family, including John Wallop, Henry Wallop, and Gerard Wallop, 9th Earl of Portsmouth.-External...
is a cheese made by Alex James - Farmhouse Llanboidy
- Fine Fettle YorkshireFine Fettle Yorkshire CheeseFine Fettle Yorkshire is a British cheese made from the milk of sheep produced in North Yorkshire by Shepherds Purse Cheeses. The owner, Judy Bell, was forced to change the cheese's name after an EU ruling meant that all Feta cheese must be produced in Greece, its country of origin.-External...
(formerly Yorkshire Feta) - Goldilocks (organic)
- Black Eyed Susan
- Golden Cross
- Gruth Dhu
- Harlech
- Hereford Hop which has a rind of toasted hops
- Huntsman is a combination of Double Gloucester and Stilton.
- IlchesterIlchester Cheese CompanyThe Ilchester Cheese Company is a cheese company based in Ilchester, Somerset. The Ilchester brands are part of Norseland, a subsidiary of Norwegian dairy company Tine BA. Ilchester do not actually manufacture any cheese from scratch, but specialise in blending a variety of British cheeses with...
- Innkeepers Choice
- Isle of Mull
- LancashireLancashire cheeseLancashire is an English cow's-milk cheese from the county of Lancashire. There are three distinct varieties of Lancashire cheese. Young Creamy Lancashire and mature Tasty Lancashire are produced by a traditional method, whereas Crumbly Lancashire is a more recent creation suitable for mass...
- Beacon Fell traditional Lancashire (Protected Designation of OriginProtected designation of originProtected Geographical Status is a legal framework defined in European Union law to protect the names of regional foods. Protected Designation of Origin , Protected Geographical Indication and Traditional Speciality Guaranteed are distinct regimes of geographical indications within the framework...
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- Beacon Fell traditional Lancashire (Protected Designation of Origin
- Lincolnshire Poacher
- Little Wallop
- Katy's White Lavender
- Kidderton Ash
- Lord of the Hundreds
- Lowerdale Goats Cheese
- PantysgawnPantysgawnPantysgawn is a Welsh cheese made from goat's milk. It's sold in logs of 150 g or 1 kg. It has a high moisture content and limited shelf life....
- Red Devil
- Red Dragon
- Red Leicester
- Rothbury Red
- Red WindsorRed Windsor cheeseRed Windsor is a pale cream, English cheddar cheese, made using pasteurized cow's milk marbled with a wine, often a Bordeaux wine or a blend of port wine and brandy....
- Sage DerbySage Derby cheeseright|thumb|200px|Sage Derby cheese with wax coatingSage Derby is a mild, mottled green, semi-hard cheese with a sage flavour. The colour is from sage and sometimes other colouring added to the curds, producing a marbling effect and the subtle herb flavour...
- Single Gloucester (Protected Designation of OriginProtected designation of originProtected Geographical Status is a legal framework defined in European Union law to protect the names of regional foods. Protected Designation of Origin , Protected Geographical Indication and Traditional Speciality Guaranteed are distinct regimes of geographical indications within the framework...
) - Stinking BishopStinking Bishop cheeseStinking Bishop is a soft washed-rind cheese produced since 1972 by Charles Martell and Son at Laurel Farm, Dymock, Gloucestershire in the South West of England. It is made from the milk of Gloucester cattle, which in 1972 consisted of only 68 Gloucester breed heifers...
- Sussex SlipcoteSussex SlipcoteSussex Slipcote is a fresh, vegetarian cheese made from ewe's milk by the High Weald Dairy in West Sussex, England. The cheese is usually round in shape with a very soft texture. There are two different explanations given for the meaning of "slipcote"...
- Swaledale (Protected Designation of OriginProtected designation of originProtected Geographical Status is a legal framework defined in European Union law to protect the names of regional foods. Protected Designation of Origin , Protected Geographical Indication and Traditional Speciality Guaranteed are distinct regimes of geographical indications within the framework...
) - Teviotdale (Protected Geographical Indication)
- Tintern
- Waterloo
- Wensleydale (also produced as a blue cheese)
- Produced with many additives such as cranberries, ginger, etc
- White Stilton
- Also produced with additives.
- Whitehaven
- YargYargYarg is a semi-hard cow's milk cheese made in Cornwall, United Kingdom from the milk of Friesian cows. Before being left to mature, this cheese is carefully wrapped in nettle leaves to form an edible, though mouldy, rind. The texture varies from creamy and soft immediately under the nettle coating...
- Wild Garlic Yarg
- Wiltshire Loaf
- Woolsery Goats
- Village Green Goat
- Y Fenni