Wensleydale Creamery

The Wensleydale Creamery in Hawes is famous the world over as the home of Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese, which achieved European Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status in December 2013. Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese is the only one actually made in Wensleydale itself - if it doesnt say Yorkshire Wensleydale, then its not from Wensleydale! The Wensleydale Creamery continues the art of traditional cheese-making which dates back nearly a thousand years, using milk from over 40 local farms to handcraft their delicious range of cheeses. It is the milk from these farms, together with the Creamerys own starter cultures and the skill of its cheese-makers that give Yorkshire Wensleydale its unique, creamy, crumbly and full of flavour taste, that no other cheese-maker can match. Yorkshire Wensleydale can be found in all the major UK food retailers and independent shops and delis around the country, as well as in number of countries worldwide. 2014 saw sales development into countrie...