We've been visiting local cheese producers in the #YorkshireDales and asking them hard hitting questions! Ben Spence from Curlew Dairy, in Carperby, shows us around their maturing room and explains how their cheese develops its unique flavour. Traditional farmhouse cheesemaking almost died out during wartime rationing, but these local producers have fought to bring it back to its original roots. Got a taste for more - check out all our events taking place during our Cheese Festival, celebrating

The Yorkshire Dales Cheese Festival is back! 10-19th October 🧀 Explore the area with our interactive Festival map!👇 📌https://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/things-to-do/whats-on/shows/cheese-festival/ Planning a walk? Fancy a nibble? Want to meet local producers? This map is your foody guide through the Dales. Find local produce events, tastings, cheesemakers, pizza spots and farmers markets. Local business wanting to take part and feature on our map? Get in touch in the comments - we’d love to in

Join Stonebeck Cheese on a guided walk from How Stean Gorge to Low Riggs Farm. 🐄 Discover stunning landscapes, rich biodiversity, native rare breed cows 🧀 Sample handcrafted Stonebeck raw-milk cheese made in Upper Nidderdale by first-generation farmers Andrew & Sally Hattan. #CheeseFest25 celebrates these wonderful cheese stories and traditions, championing sustainability and the connection between the area's local produce and our special landscape. 📆11 - 12 Oct (*not 10 - 11) Book your place