La  Fromagerie

La Fromagerie was founded in 1991 by Patricia Michelson, who turned her garden shed into a cheese cave and introduced properly matured farmhouse cheeses sourced direct from small independent cheese makers.

With its stylish, unconventional shop a window for the best-kept cheeses and other specialist foods from the continent, you'll find cheeses from France, Italy, the UK and other European countries.

Orders taken by phone or fax for delivery.
www.lafromagerie.co.uk

Lynher  Dairies  Cheese

Lynher Dairies is the result of a partnership between two Cornish farming families dedicated to producing artisan cheeses. Makers of the well-known wild garlic-wrapped Cornish Yarg and other Cornish soft cheeses by mail order.

There is also a visitors' centre offering guided tours.
www.lynherdairies.co.uk

The  Teddington  Cheese

Good range of small-scale production, artisan cheeses, including Mrs Kirkham's.

The cheeses come from the UK, and around the world, all under the careful gaze of knowledgeable and enthusiastic staff.

Also available are besopke gift hampers, choose your cheeses and then complement them with wines, chutneys or a cheeseboard and knife set. Online mail order available.
www.teddingtoncheese.co.uk

Neal's  Yard  Dairy

A courtyard in the middle of London, this much-respected company opened in 1979.

In those days, they made cheese and sold it - all in the same tiny space. Within a year, Neal's Yard started buying cheese from farms all over the British Isles.

Farm visits to talk to the cheese makers themselves means they understand the
cheese and the variations
from one day to the next.
www.nealsyarddairy.co.uk

Paxton  &  Whitfield

"Paxton & Whitfield's cheeses come from individual and dedicated producers, we look after them and mature them as necessary so that you may enjoy them at their best."

Only a limited selection is available to buy online, but a mail order service is available.

Paxton & Whitfield shops can be found at 93 Jermyn Street, London, 13 Wood Street, Stratford upon Avon and John Street in Bath.
www.paxtonandwhitfield.co.uk

Provender  Delicatessen

Specialists in food and drink from the West Country, particularly fine artisan cheeses.

They supply some fabulous products from the counties of Devon, Dorset and Somerset, by mail order for those who can't just "pop in". 
www.provender.net

Caws  Cenarth  Cheese

Caws Cenarth are known for their traditional Caerphilly cheese, produced using the organic milk from their own dairy herd.

Visitors are welcome at the dairy, where you can watch the cheese being made and sample them. Soil Association-certified.
www.cawscenarth.co.uk

The  Fine  Cheese  Company

Artisan cheese by overnight carrier from a quaint shop in Bath.

The Fine Cheese Company will help with your choice, cut the cheese and pack your order.
www.finecheese.co.uk

The  House  of  Cheese

This long-established, by Royal Appointment family business is run by partners Philip and Jenny Grant.

They offer a wide range of British and European cheeses, and all manner of biscuits, chutneys and accompaniments.
www.houseofcheese.co.uk

Mousetrap  Cheese

The dairy produces Little Herefordshire Cheese, which is made by hand to the original Herefordshire recipe.

The site includes a farm shop and offers a range of local, British farmhouse and continental cheeses mostly made from unpasteurised milk.
www.mousetrapcheese.co.uk

The  Cheese  Society

The vast majority of cheeses on offer are specialist, farmhouse and unpasteurised and most are British.

The company offers gourmet cheese selections and a range of gift packs.

The Monthly Selection is a popular choice, with many customers enjoying the variety of a range of different cheeses each month.

The cheeses on offer include Colston Bassett, Yarg, Blue Vinny, Mrs Kirkham's, Stinking Bishop, English Parmesan and Buffalo cheeses. Online mail order available.
www.thecheesesociety.co.uk

Shepherd's  Purse  Cheeses

Shepherd's Purse makes Mrs Bell's Blue Cheese and a number of other unusual blue cheeses using cow, ewe and buffalo milk. Mail order available.
www.shepherdspurse.co.uk