Graham and Hugh Padfield – Bath Soft
The Padfield family has been happily milking a herd of cows at Park Farm for four generations. They currently have a herd of around 200 organic fresian cows. Almost 20 years ago (1993) Graham Padfield thought he would try making cheese. The family loved cheese and were being paid less and less for their milk. … more
Charlie Westhead – Neal’s Yard Creamery
Charlie first started cheese mongering as Neal’s Yard Dairy’s first full time employee, before deciding he’d like to try his hand at cheese making in 1990. He started Nr Sevenoaks in Kent then after a few years moved the Creamery to the Golden Valley in Herefordshire. Charlie, Haydn Roberts and the team make a range … more
Edward Appleby – Appleby’s
Edward and Christine Appleby follow in the footsteps of Edward’s parents Lance and Lucy Appleby (MBE’s) and they are now joined by their son and his wife; Paul and Sarah Appleby. Farming and cheesemaking have been a way of life for the Appleby family since Appleby’s cheese was first made at Hawkstone Abbey Farm in … more
Rachel Stephens – Devon Oke
Rachel Stephens and her young family moved to Devon in 1979 buying a small farm to go dairy farming. They arrived with 37 cows and a large mortgage! Her life with the world of cheese began when she was offered a part time job. This was helping with the launch of Curworthy Cheese back in 1985 when it … more
Philip Stansfield – Cornish Blue
Knowle Farm, where Philip Stansfield makes Cornish Blue, is at Upton Cross right on the edge of Bodmin Moor. The micro climate of the southern edge of Bodmin Moor results in lush greenlands which Philip’s dairy herd convert into quality milk responsible for his delicious cheese. Over the past decade, Philip has been a regular … more
Harley Pouget – Oxford Isis
Harley, although educated in England, spent a large part of his childhood in France, even attending the village school near the family chateau, at Flagy (renowned for the Moulin at Flagy restaurant). Harley joined the Oxford Cheese Company after a stint in the city. He had decided that commuting 4 hours a day and sitting … more
Charles Martell – Stinking Bishop
After a spell in the Falkland Islands Charles came to Gloucestershire where he met and fell in love with a Gloucester cow………! At the time (1972) this ancient Gloucestershire breed numbered just 68 head worldwide – mostly in Gloucestershire. Determined not to watch the breed becoming extinct he bought a farm, half a dozen cows … more
Jamie Montgomery – Mongomergy’s Cheddar
Jamie Montgomery runs the cheese production side of Montgomery’s family farm in North Cadbury, Somerset. The cheddar it produces is renowned for it’s texture and flavour and is referred to as “The aristocrat of the Somerset Cheddar World” The cheese is made 7 days a week to ensure the freshness of the milk and Jamie uses … more
Peter Humphreys – Rachel Goat’s
Peter Humphreys is a cheese maker of some repute who makes goats cheese at Bagborough Farm near Shepton Mallet in Somerset. A well known and well loved member of the cheese fraternity, he worked with Graham Patfield at Park Farm near Bath, making Bath Soft Cheese before setting up his own dairy at Bagborough Farm. … more
John Turner – Marksbury Cheddar
John Turner, standing in front of his thatched farm house is responsible for selecting and maturing the distinctive Marksbury Farmhouse Cheddar. Production consists of about 40 traditional truckles a day, only a small percentage of which develop the flavour characteristics which will allow selected cheddars to mature into the Marksbury brand. The cheddars are matured a … more