Cheese making production re-started in the Parish of Hartington in October 2012.

A dynamic and entrepreneurial group have set up a newcompany called the Hartington Creamery and have converted a number of barns in the Parish of Hartington into a small scale cheese factory.

The five individuals are passionate about cheese making and keeping cheese production alive in Hartington and the county of Derbyshire as no cheese factories have operated in the County since the closure of the Long Clawson Hartington Dairy in May 2009.

Two of the team are renowned cheese makers, two are the owners of the Hartington Cheese Shop and the fifth member of the team owns The Cheese Factor, a well established cheese shop in Chesterfield.

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If all that information has whetted your appetite - remember you can buy Stilton Cheese online from the Hartington Cheeseshop

Or you might like to try one of our cheese making courses.

Go to www.hartingtoncreamery.co.uk for more details.