The Old Cheese Shop

Hartington is a lovely village in the south of the Peak District. It's a great place for walking -before you start have a coffee and a fresh scone from the Beresford Tea Rooms and sit outside next to the Victorian post box:
Hartington is famous for its cheese. The creamery in Hartington was established by the Duke of Devonshire in the 1870's. Hartington creamery is one of only a few creameries licensed to produce blue Stilton cheese. Ironically Stilton can't be produced in the Cambridgeshire village called Stilton where the cheese got its name from. However rival cheesemaker Long Clawson bought the Hartington creamery from Dairy Crest last year and this summer it's being closed down.

The Old Cheese Shop was opened in the 1980s to showcase the best cheeses from the award winning Hartington Creamery. It's still trading as usual at present, but it's up for sale (by auction) on Thursday 24th September 2009, so I recommend you get there fast. I hope it will remain a cheese shop, but lack of advertising revenue/sponsorship from this blog stops me from placing a bid.
The Old Cheese Shop
Market Place
Hartington
Derbyshire
SK17 0AL

Tel: 01298 84935

Comments

Claire Millner said…
Just to let you, and everyone else, know that we are 2 young couples from the Longnor area and we have bought the Cheese Shop! We will open hopefully on the 22nd October and the existing owners will remain trading until this date. We will be stocking the same lines of cheeses and will slowly be introducing new local and speciality cheeses. Come back to the shop and see for yourself what changes we have made or try our online shop which should hopefully be up and running late November! Our new website is currently being developed so check out www.hartingtoncheeseshop.co.uk over the next few weeks for updates on our progress. If you come to the shop introduce yourself to us. Regards. Claire
2 October 2009 at 17:14
Bill Pearson said…
That's excellent news Claire.

I wish you well with your new business and look forward to seeing the new lines.
2 October 2009 at 17:41
Anonymous said…
A good story

GK Chesterton: “The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.”

Voila: www.tastingtoeternity.com. This book is a poetic view of 30 of the best loved French cheeses with an additional two odes to cheese. Recipes, wine pairing, three short stories and an educational section complete the book.

From a hectic life in New York City to the peace and glories of the French countryside lead me to be the co-founder of www.fromages.com. Ten years later with the words of Pierre Androuet hammering on my brain:

“Cheese is the soul of the soil. It is the purest and most romantic link between humans and the earth.”

I took pen and paper; many reams later with the midnight oil burning Tasting to Eternity was born and self published.

I believe cheese and wine lovers should be told about this publication.

Enjoy.
14 October 2009 at 14:50
Chris Miller said…
That is good nes Claire, I and my friends have been regular visitors over the years and I had heard that the shop was closing, so I called in yesterday. Rest assured that the infamous "Cheese Run" will take place agin on the Thursday before Christams
18 October 2009 at 13:25
Unknown said…
Good luck with the cheese shop Claire. I am revamping my 'Peak District Teashop Walks' book right now and was wondering what was happening with the shop.

I will ensure that you get a mention in there.
28 February 2010 at 12:14
Claire Millner said…
Thanks for the mention in your book. If you need an outlet to sell it we will gladly take some from you? Ring me at the shop to discuss further if it would help? Kind regards. Claire
1 March 2010 at 18:44
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