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Events

09/05/2016
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British Sandwich Week

The origin of the sandwich can be traced back to the 18th Century. John Montagu, the Fourth Earl of Sandwich, was a prolific gambler and legend has it he would ask his valet to bring him meat between two slices of bread as a meal, in order that he didn’t need to leave the gaming table. As time went on, his companions began to ask for “the same as Sandwich” – and so the sandwich was born! In the present day, the sandwich is a highly popular snack or light... Read More

06/04/2016
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Wensleydale Creamery Announced As Main Sponsor Of The Dales Festival Of Food & Drink

The Wensleydale Creamery has been announced as the main sponsor for the 2016 Dales Festival of Food & Drink (18th – 19th June 2016). The festival is back with a new look event for 2016 [and with a new organising team behind it], being held in the market place of Leyburn. The announcement today that The Wensleydale Creamery will be sponsoring the 2016 festival has helped to safeguard the future of this popular food and drink festival for the Dales. The Wensleydale Creamery, based at Hawes in Wensleydale, [in the... Read More

17/03/2016
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Easter at The Wensleydale Creamery

With the Easter holidays fast approaching, we’ve got some exciting activities in the pipeline to share with you! Cheese-making demonstrations We will be running cheese-making demonstrations at various times each day during the holidays. This is a wonderful experience, watching one of our cheese experts turn a gallon of milk into a pound of cheese before your eyes, in around 45 minutes! Please contact us for times and availability. Booking essential. Tickets £1 per person (in addition to Museum & Yorkshire Wensleydale Cheese Experience admission).   New cookery demonstrations New for this Easter,... Read More

17/02/2016

The Wensleydale Creamery Attends UKTI Gulfood Trade Mission to Dubai

The Wensleydale Creamery is joining a major UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) Northern Powerhouse trade mission to the Gulfood and Halal World show in Dubai to increase its export business in key Middle East markets. The landmark event at the Dubai World Trade Centre will run from 19th – 25th February 2016 inclusive and is the world’s biggest annual food and hospitality show, attracting almost 5,000 exhibitors from more than 120 nations to the trading hub of the Middle East. The Wensleydale Creamery, which also attended Gulfood in 2014 and... Read More

08/02/2016
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Food & Drink Expo 2016 – we’ll be there!

We’re excited to announce that we will be exhibiting at this year’s Food & Drink Expo, taking place at the NEC, Birmingham 18-20 April. Set to be the biggest food and drink trade show in the UK for 2016, we’ll be bringing along our award-winning range of handcrafted cheeses; showcasing our Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese (protected by European PGI food name status), Wensleydale Blue, and Yorkshire Wensleydale & Cranberries, plus our delicious range of new Yorkshire Yogurts. You will find us on stand K99, where our team will look forward to... Read More

09/12/2015
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Christmas Shopping with the Askrigg Handbell Ringers

Our annual Christmas Shopping Evenings are a popular event, with people joining us to take advantage of our 20% discount* and free tasty mince pies and mulled wine. It is an opportunity to stock up on cheese for Christmas, find unique gifts for loved ones, and to create stunning bespoke hampers that our team lovingly hand wrap in our gift shop for you. And this year we will be joined by the fantastic Askrigg Handbell Ringers, who will be treating us all to a live performance, adding to the festive... Read More

16/07/2015

Yorkshire Yogurt Steals The Show

The Wensleydale Creamery has won a hat-trick of trophies and taken home a further 10 prizes in another successful year at the 2015 Great Yorkshire Cheese & Dairy Show.