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Yorkshire Post Cheese Shop

Meet the Yorkshire couple who have set up a cheese museum – The Yorkshire Post

21st August 2017

Clipping from The Yorkshire Post (August 2017) on The Courtyard Dairy.  Click here to read the full article.

Sunday Times Gift Guide

Featured in The Sunday Times Christmas Gift Guide

20th November 2016

The Courtyard Dairy featured in pride of place (number 1!) in this weeks Sunday Times Christmas Gift Guide.  Along with many fabulous other Christmas gifts the Christmas cheese selections had pride of place! Thanks Sunday Times!      

Cheesemonger of the Year

Winner of Cheesemonger of the Year (Farm Shop & Deli Awards 2016)

17th April 2016

Specialist cheesemonger The Courtyard Dairy on the A65 near Settle has beaten off stiff competition from all over the UK to be named ‘Cheesemonger of the Year’ at this year’s ‘Farm Shop & Deli Awards’ held at the NEC in Birmingham on 18th April, as well as picking up the award for ‘Best Food Retailer in the North West’ at the same time. The Courtyard Dairy was started in 2012 by Andy Swinscoe and his wife Kathy, after working for some of the top cheesemongers and affineurs in England’s south-west, London and France. Their ethos is to offer only the best cheeses that can be found, limiting the range to just 30 so that every one is absolutely at its prime. Championing cheeses being made traditionally and by hand on small farms, mainly from unpasteurised milk, The Courtyard Dairy’s range of superb cheeses is truly special. The small-scale, quality-first ethos has seen them win many awards since opening, including Best Cheesemonger at The World Cheese Awards, and being finalists in the BBC’s prestigious Food and Farming Awards, but this is the first time they have won ‘Cheesemonger of the Year’ at the Farm Shop & Deli Awards. Kathy Swinscoe was…

Observer Food Awards 2015 – Runner Up Best Food Retailer

18th October 2015

This month Andy, Kathy and all the team at The Courtyard Dairy were extremely happy to be featured in The Observer Food Monthly Awards: read the article here. Find out more fascinating facts about cheese – simply sign up to The Courtyard Dairy monthly newsletter for regular  exciting offers and interesting info. from the cheese-world.  Sign up here.        

Cheese telegraph

‘The Most Amazing Cheese Shops in the World’ (The Daily Telegraph 2015)

20th July 2015

The Courtyard Dairy is featured in The Daily Telegraph’s  ‘Most Amazing Cheese Shops in the World’.

The Courtyard Dairy features The One Show

15th July 2015

Earlier this year, the BBC’s Lucy Siegle visited The Courtyard Dairy in Settle to get advice on making cheese.

Watch the clip by clicking below.

Father’s Day Gift Ideas – Delicious Magazine

1st June 2015

Clipping from Delicious Magazine (June 2015) on top Father’s Day gift ideas.

FT Best Cheesemongers

Five of the best: British cheesemongers – FT Magazine

29th May 2015

Clipping from FT Magazine (May 2015) on the five best British cheesemongers.

The Countryman Magazine Cheese

The Countryman: A passion for traditional farmhouse cheeses

9th May 2015

The Countryman’s May 2015 edition had a special feature on The Courtyard Dairy and Andy’s passion for farmhouse cheese. Read the article here: page 1, page.      

Buyers guide: christmas cheeseboard – Olive Magazine

14th December 2014

Clipping from Olive Magazine (December 2014) buyers guide for a Christmas cheeseboard.

The 10 best cheeseboards – The Independent Newspaper

14th December 2014

Clipping from The Independent Newspaper (December 2014) on the 10 Best Cheeseboards for Christmas (including The Courtyard Dairy’s Christmas Cheeseboard!)

Christmas Cheese Tips & Gifts – BBC Good Food Magazine

1st December 2014

Two clippings from BBC Good Food Magazine (December 2014) – Andy’s tips on how to look after your cheese this Christmas, and a brilliant British gift for foodies: The Courtyard Dairy’s Camembert Baker.

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