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A video visit to Kirkham’s Lancashire

9th June 2014

Every couple of months Andy, Kathy and occasionally some of The Courtyard Dairy staff like to pop over to visit good old Graham Kirkham (of Kirkham’s Lancashire cheese fame) and select out for the shop some of his special cheese.

You can enjoy watching Andy’s last visit here and find out from the horse’s mouth just how the delicious Kirkham’s Lancashire is made…

The Courtyard Dairy features BBC’s Countryfile

9th June 2014

Earlier this year, the BBC’s Matt Baker visited The Courtyard Dairy in Settle to seek out some great cheese.

Watch the clip by clicking below.

Andy Swinscoe wins “Cheesemonger of the Year” at The World Cheese Awards.

4th December 2013

The Courtyard Dairy, the specialist cheese shop on the A65 near Settle, North Yorkshire, has followed up its success in winning ‘Best New Cheese Retailer’ at The British Cheese Awards last summer by adding not one, but two prestigious awards at the World Cheese Awards held at the BBC Good Food Show last week: The Courtyard Dairy itself won ‘Best Cheese Counter’, and their young managing partner, Andy Swinscoe, won ‘Cheesemonger of the Year’ after a hard-fought contest.