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The Cheddar Gorge Cheese Company

Chris Maynard, the Retail Manager of the only existing Cheddar making dairy in the world that is actually based in Cheddar, Somerset, invited Richard Vobes and Paul Stoneman to have a look around the visitors center at the foot of the Cheddar Gorge. The cheese is all hand made by experienced dairy men and women and is even matured as it used to be in the Cheddar Caves, giving the iconic product its complete unique flavour.

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The old fashioned mould
A smaller old fashioned cheese mould used by diary farmers.
Cheddaring
The curd is shaped into house brick shapes to help get rid of the wey in the cheddaring process!

Cheddar Facts!

King Henry II purchased 10240 lbs of Cheddar in 1170 at a farthing per lb (that's 4644 kg at a total cost of £10.67!) When Charles I was on the throne, demand outweighed supply so much that you could only get Cheddar at the King's court, and even then you had to pay before the cheese was made Scott of the Antarctic took with him 3500 lbs (nearly 1600 kg) of Cheddar made in Cheddar on his famous expedition in 1901 Originally cheese had to be made within 30 miles of Wells Cathedral to be able to be called Cheddar

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    Real Cheddar Cheese

    If you like cheese, why not visit the only cheesemaker in Cheddar still producing the genuine article and have a sample of that delicious Cave Matured Cheddar! You wont regret it!

    The Cheddar Gorge Cheese Company...

    The Cheddar Caves

    It is an incredible experience to wonder down the amazing caves at Cheddar and walk in the footsteps of Richard Gough who foundthe largest cave in the Gorge.

    The Cheddar Caves...

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