A Four-Day Long Festival Dedicated To Cheese Is Coming The Yorkshire Dales This Weekend

A Four-Day Long Festival Dedicated To Cheese Is Coming The Yorkshire Dales This Weekend

Love a good cheese board? Or, are you a fan of all things cheese? Then we have the festival for you! The Yorkshire Dales Cheese Festival 2023 will be returning this October for an un-brie-lievable four days of fun this October 2023. You’re not going to want to miss this maturing event that celebrates the cheesy goodness. With Yorkshire Dales known for its green pastures and sprawling landscapes – you know they’re producing top cheeses.

This festival will be welcomed by all cheese lovers and visitors looking to enjoy some inspiring food and drink with the stunning and unique landscapes of the Yorkshire Dales.

Yorkshire Dales Cheese Festival 2022
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Taking place from Friday 6th October to Monday 9th October, the Yorkshire Dales Cheese Festival 2023 will celebrate the incredible produce of the Yorkshire Dales. It will include a range of local businesses hosting special events such as menus, and tasting to mark the occasion.

Over 50 businesses are set to take part in the fantastically cheesy event all over the Yorkshire Dales, check out the full list of places taking part here.

Yorkshire Dales Cheese Festival 2022
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There will be delicious cheeses to try and cheesy dishes in local cafes and restaurants in Leyburn, Skipton, Hawes and more also demos using local produce, cookery courses, dining experiences and more.

Yorkshire Dales Cheese Festival
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Wensleydale Creamery Experience explores all things cheesy and is a great place to start your cheese loving journey.

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Town End Farm Shop & Tea Room near Skipton are serving Dale End Mac n Cheese, Mac n Cheese toasties, a trio of Wensleydale cheeses and fruit cake, and fabulous local cheese and charcuterie – yum.

Yorkshire Dales Cheese Festival
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As well as great cheeses, there will be Yorkshire gin and ales to wash down all that dairy. If you’ve got room, there will be specially created dairy ice creams and sorbets, jams, jellies and chutneys, locally-reared meat on menus, and the chance to meet the makers.

This year the cheese festival have launched ‘A Taste of the Dales’ Food and Drink Map, which is a food lovers dream come true! 

Don’t miss out on the super cheesy Yorkshire Dales Cheese Festival 2023. Make sure you get down and enjoy the festival. Find out more by check out the festival’s Facebook here.

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