Full of such great food ����� scones massive with cream, butter and jam. Oh the cheese tasting mmmmm delightful spent nearly a hundred pounds between the shopping list I had from The Crown at lofthouse my daughter and me ,hot chili cheese , pineapple Wensleydale , caramelized onion , apricot cheese , the list is endless well worth the drive xxx
we always make a detour to Hawes so that we can pick up our cheese fix. Love most of the cheeses but our favorites are Onion and chives and blue wensleydale. The blue as a more supple taste and isnt as strong as stilton(which I dont like). Theres a very well stocked shop were you can purchase almost anything thats made in Yorkshire, from tea bags to beer. Theres a very nice cafe that servers only things that are locally sourced. So its not just a factory its a place you can spend time in and taste cheese,.
The creamery is amazing the self guided tour was fantastic, learned lots of interesting cheesy facts and as it is a working factory you get to see it made. Then to top it off you have the gift shop for everything you could ever want. The cheese shop inside the gift shop is amazing, as you get to taste so many cheeses. This is good for all the family.
Fantastic place to visit and the staff demonstrations were just great. Very knowledgeable and with a good dose of Yorkshire humour. Lots of info and great tasting and shopping opportunities. Loved it!
Visited last week. Excellent cafe, superb coffee and got chocolate with fresh whipped cream and marsh mallows. Cheese emporium is cheese heaven spend a fortune. Then the shop......
Cheese Louise what a gorgeous village tour and shop / large coffee shop
Wow, it was fabulous 6 years ago, but what an improvement to the size of the tasting area and shop! Had a gorgeous lunch and spent a lovely afternoon shopping!
Great place to visit when it’s raining. We did the experience tour, where we learn about cheese making. It was really interesting. Then visited a small museum where you learn facts about cheese. It’s really great for kids also the way they have done it. Followed by cheese tasting ( the best part).
You can then go back to the shop which is quite big. And a dedicated area for cheese to taste and buy. They a cafe and toilets.
They have free car park on-site.
I will recommend as a day out. Only disappointment was when going to pay my shopping the cashier was not so friendly it felt rushed like she wanted to get rid of us, not nice customer service when you spend money local.
My wife and I went on a coach trip last year. Lovely scenery on the way. We had an interesting tour around the creamery. Fun and informative. We made a dash for the restaurant and pleased we did as they only catered for a certain amount of covers. The food was amazing and service first class. There is a cafe if you miss out.
A must visit if you are in the Dales! Plenty of tasting opportunities and wide variety of cheeses, pickles, biscuits etc on sale as well as other homeware and gift ideas. Cheese making demonstration excellent too with tasting including fruitcake. Cafe sells good food with generous portions. We really enjoyed our visit, thank you!
Raining today so went to the Creamery in Hawes. Very impressed with free parking, excellent restaurant, interesting factory demonstration/ tour. Brilliant gifts in the shop and of course lots of cheese to taste and buy. Highly recommended.
Brilliant demonstration very informative and visual which helps a lot for some people. Really enjoyed the cheese tasting and found a new favourite cheese 🧀 Wensleydale with pineapple 🍍 😋 be warned you may spend too much in the cheese shop 😍 we did !
Definitely a destination for cheese lovers. Samples of all their cheeses are available to taste in the shop. They make more than just their world famous Wensleydale too. The smoked cheddars are amazing. I didn't take the factory tour, as they don't make cheese on the weekend.
I love cheese so Ideal place to visit
Tim the guide was informative and entertaining
Husband and dog had to wait outside but then went for lunch. Very nice if a little windy outside
My favourite place in the UK. The most delicious menu I've ever experienced, with the most wonderful take-home items and the friendliest staff. I visit once a year and always leave smiling, no matter the weather. ❤️
Fantastic place! We're both cheese lovers so this was basically a pilgrimage!! Spent more time than was necessary in the tasting room but also paid for the demonstration and tour! Lovely gift shop and cafe too. Highly recommended.
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Came here on a day excursion and spent an interesting two hours here. The visitor centre is only a short distance from the market square and has a large free car park. It's well signposted and all the buildings are wheelchair accessible. The staff were welcoming and friendly. Our visit to the Wensleydale Cheese Experience was pre-booked with a time slot. The man who did the cheesemaking demonstration was very knowledgeable, going through all the different stages of how cheese is hand crafted in the modern creamery. We then walked across to a little museum where we learned all about this place's fascinating history through artefacts and easy to read info boards, tasted a variety of Wensleydale cheeses and got to see inside the creamery itself from a viewing gallery. Lots of fun activities for kids and the opportunity to be photographed with Wallace and Gromit! The shop is a delight to browse around, full of beautiful homewares, pictures, stationery, books and much more. The cheese shop is also well worth visiting, not only for the cheese but also crackers, chutneys and a host of other foodie treats. Bought some cheese and a delicious Yorkshire fruit cake to take home. There's a restaurant and café which I didn't get time to visit, but I did treat myself to an ice-cream from the shop and ate it on a café terrace with a lovely view of the dales. All in all this was an enjoyable visit!
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