Raven Crag

Nicola has a long pedigree in British farmhouse cheesemaking and ‘cut her teeth’ milking goats and making cheese at the formidable, late great, Mary Holbrook’s farm in Bath, (Mary Holbrook was a real awe-inspiring pioneer of goats’ cheese in the UK in 1980s and 90s). After learning all she could from Mary, she helped out at various farms (including Kirkham’s Lancashire) before setting up St James cheese with Martin Gott in 2006 making sheep and goats milk cheese on their own farm. The fame of their outstanding farming methods and unique cheeses, soon spread throughout the world and they won every accolade going (James Aldridge Award, Artisan Cheese Awards, BBC Food & Farming Awards).

In 2024 Nicola branched out by herself to create some new and exciting cheeses, Ravencrag is one of these. Taking inspiration from Mary Holbrook. Who made a fabulous goats cheese: Old Ford. Mary had spent time in the Portuguese mountains, learning how to make hard cheeses up there. She passed those techniques on to Nicola who now makes this hard 6-months aged, continental style goats cheese.

This product will have two weeks’ shelf life from the date of delivery.  Conveniently, at checkout you can choose a delivery date well in the future if you would like your cheese delivering for a specific event.