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Cheddar Cheese

Features

Drop in to Gough's Cave or read about great English cheeses. After a quick nibble of Somerset's finest, let us introduce you to cheesemaker Andy Paton.

Gough's Cave

Like many a great geological discovery, Cheddar’s most impressive cave, Gough’s, was found by a gifted amateur who was actually looking for something else.

Gough's Cave
Great English Cheeses

Great English Cheeses

Cheddar may be the king of English cheeses, but it is by no means the only cheese produced here to have achieved international renown. As well as the traditional regional styles, a whole new generation of quality cheeses made by small producers has come to prominence in the past 20 years.

Ten Things…

How many of these Cheddar facts have you already sniffed out?

Ten Things…