Category: Dairy Produce & Eggs

 

The Northumberland Cheese Company Ltd
Green Lane , Blagdon, Seaton Burn, Northumberland, NE13 6BZ
Tel: 01670 789798 Fax: 01670 789644
Email: enquiries@northumberland-cheese.co.uk
Website: www.northumberland-cheese.co.uk
Map and directions
Contact: Jackie Child

For those who appreciate premium quality cheese, then Northumberland Cheese Company with it's traditional methods of craftsmanship, which have stood the test of time, is a must.

From their renovated old granary on the Blagdon Estate in South Northumberland , they use only the best handmade farmhouse practices, producing high quality richly flavoured gourmet cheeses.

These delicious cheeses, which have collected many top awards over the years: see below for the last two year sample awards.

Cow's Milk Cheeses

  • Chevington, mould ripened from jersey Milk
  • Cheviot, feels and taste a like a blue
  • Coquetdale , mould ripened with a complex range of flavours, semi hard cheese.
  • Hadrian, A young Cheviot with Caraway seeds, as the Romans made.
  • Northumberland Cheese Range , Gouda washed Curd style, creamy and smooth with a full flavoured after taste. With added herbs flavours :- Ale, Chilli, Chives, Nettle, Smoked; Original and Original Ex-Mature have NO additives.
  • Reiver, Mould ripened
  • Tynedale, more like a traditional dale cheese

Goat's Milk Cheeses

  • Brinkburn; mould ripened cheese with the most prizes, now in New York finest Deli
  • Elsdon, Smooth, wonderful for cooking.

Sheep's Milk Cheese

  • Redesdale, The 1 st Cheese I made in 1985. Smooth and that richest assosciated with Sheep milk

All our Cheeses are made with Vegetarian Rennet and freeze very well. Made in a variety of sizes to suit all needs

Gift boxes and gifting merchandise are available, including Northumberland Whey Biskets and Fromage A La Coupe, a selection of wedges. Deliveries available both UK and International.

Farmshop Produce:

We make a range of Cheesey foods sold mainly from the Farmshop: eg: Curd Tarts, Flan, and our acclaimed Cheese Soup. Coffee/Farm Shop open daily 10-5pm

PRIZE WINNING CHEESE 2002 / 2003

Bakewell Show

Northumberland Smoked 1st Prize 2003

Northumberland Nettle 2nd Prize 2003

Chevington (mould/J) 1st Prize 2002

Reiver 1st Prize 2002

Northumberland Chive 2nd Prize 2002

 

Great Yorkshire Show

Redesdale Sheep Cheese 1st Prize 2003

Northumberland Chive 1st prize 2002

Chevington (mould/J) 1st Prize 2002

 

Nantwich Cheese Show

Elsdon Goat Cheese 2nd Prize 2003

Brinkburn Very Highly Commended 2002

Coquetdale 2nd Prize 2002

 

Bath & West County Show

Northumberland Smoked 1st Prize 2002

Brinkburn 2nd Prize 2002

Northumberland Nettle 2nd Prize 2002


Local Outlets

Northumberland
Berwick Garden Centre, Blagdon Farm Shop at Milkhope; Corbridge Larder at Corbridge, Deli at Darras Hall, Dingle Dell of Heddon on Wall; Good Life Shop in Wooler; Hannies at Alnwick; Real Cheese Shop of Morpeth; Robbs of Hexham; L. Robson's of Craster, Shields of Bellingham; Stableyard nursery at Craster; Tulleys of Rothbury; Wallington Hall Farmshop;

Tyne & Wear
 Fenwicks in Northumberland St ; Mathews in Grainger Market

Farmers Markets attended: Barnard Castle , Berwick upon Tweed , Durham , Hexham, Morpeth, Newcastle , Ponteland, Stanhope