Hawes is the home of the Wensleydale Creamery, who proudly tell you that they are the only makers of
real Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese in the world! This cheese was nearly lost for ever when Dairy Crest closed the creamery in 1992, transferring production over the border to Lancashire - upsetting everyone in Yorkshire! However a management buyout took place, keeping jobs (and cows) in Wensleydale.
The recipe came from French Cistercian monks from the Roquefort region, so it's also available in blue:
I always approve of shops that let you try before you buy, and there's plenty of samples here:
There's Oak Smoked Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese:
and Wensleydale with ginger, Wensleydale with apricots, Wensleydale with cranberries, Wensleydale with pineapple:
and many more to choose from.
There's even a museum and cheese-making viewing gallery, where you can see the cheese being made:
As we all know, Wensleydale is Wallace and Gromit's favourite cheese, and you can buy souvenirs in the shop:
The Wensleydale Creamery
Gayle Lane
Hawes
Wensleydale
North Yorkshire
DL8 3RN
Tel: 01969 667664
Fax: 01969 667638
Web:
www.wensleydale.co.uk
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