Christmas orders are now closed
Everything on the website is out of stock BUT our counter in Pangbourne is full of cheese, so please come in to make your selection
You are still able to purchase vouchers online until 22nd December
We offer vouchers for Cheese, Academy of Cheese Courses, Cheese Tasting Events
You can also purchase Cheese Subscriptions to start in January 2025
Our shop in Pangbourne is stocked with delicious cheese for counter service
£2.75 – £16.50
Montgomery Farmhouse Cheddar is a superb example of a Somerset cheddar cheese. It is one of our very favourite cheeses, so much so that we usually have a hunk of it in our fridge at home!
Montgomery Farmhouse Cheddar is a traditionally made farmhouse cheddar with a wonderful nutty taste and a crunchy bite.
Jamie Montgomery is the third generation of his family to farm in North Cadbury in the heart of Somerset. His cheddar is possibly the most famous of all West Country Farmhouse Cheddars and many would say it is the best cheddar there is. (We love it so much that we had a 6kg ring of it as the base of our cheese wedding cake!) Jamie has a herd of 140 Holstein cows on his farm. The damp climate of Somerset produces wonderfully lush grass which results in milk of the uppermost quality. The conditions are perfect to produce amazing cheddars.
The cheeses are made by hand every day of the year, wrapped in cloth and matured for 12 months. Each cheese we collect from the farm tastes different from the last as we go through the year. Even with these subtle changes the cheese is always instantly recognisable from its complex flavours and wonderful aroma. It tends to be slightly drier than other cheddar cheeses and occasionally we find some bluing within its creamy paste but that is all part and parcel of this fabulous cheese.
Enjoy this cheese as part of a traditional ploughman’s lunch or served straight up on the cheeseboard. It pairs beautifully with a lunchtime bitter.
Ingredients (Allergens are listed in capitals)
MILK, starter cultures, rennet, salt.
Normal opening Monday – Saturday 9am – 4pm until:
Sunday 22nd 9am – 4pm
Monday 23rd 9am – 4pm
Christmas Eve 9am – 12pm
Christmas Day Closed
Boxing Day Closed
Friday 27th Closed
Saturday 28th 9am – 4pm
Sunday 29th Closed
Monday 30th 9am – 2pm
Tuesday 31st 9am – 2pm
New Year’s Day Closed
Thursday 2nd January Closed
Friday 3rd 9am – 4pm then open as normal
After Christmas our courier delivery slots start from 8th January.
