100 Years In Somerset

Cheesemaking and dairy farming have been carried out in the Somerset countryside for centuries. Back in the early 1900s, there were over 3,500 cheesemakers. Today fewer than 10 farmhouse cheesemakers are left in the Cheddar region.

And at Wyke Farms, although we are sticklers for tradition, we have moved with the times and our high-tech dairy has the most up-to-date cheesemaking equipment and hygiene standards in Europe. But amid the gleam of stainless steel our master cheesemaker still maintains control of the process using his skills and experience to ensure that every batch is up to the quality we insist on.

Quality which has helped Wyke Farms to become the best-tasting and best-selling Farmhouse Cheddar in the UK. Our Grandmother, Ivy Clothier, would be proud.