Christmas Cheese 2024

cheese boxes

Our Christmas cheese boxes and hampers are all based around the idea of a nicely balanced self-contained cheeseboard. So they all start with a cheddar, a blue and a brie, as in the Christmas Three (left above).

Move up to the Christmas Four (middle above) and Christmas Five  (right above) and we'll add one or two additional cheeses in different styles - so that you're guaranteed contrast and interest.

Now, we don't try to hide the fact that the Westcountry is our thing. It's where we live, and it's always seemed to us to make sense to celebrate the cheeses of our region ... to fly the flag for all the great products made down here. And it's really not hard for us to get excited about them.

Not wanting to show favouritism, in this year's Christmas boxes we've managed to get all five Westcountry counties represented (yes! even Dorset!).

From our home county there's Sharpham Rustic, made just a stone's throw from us (slight exaggeration), Cornish Blue is from (guess where!) Cornwall, and Cricket St Thomas Camembert is made in Somerset. Then, stretching as far to the east as we can manage (and possibly stretching the definition of 'Westcountry') we have Rosary goats' cheese from Wiltshire. Dorset is represented by that lovely little black-waxed cheddar from Ford Farm, near the iconic Chesil Beach.

So that's it! Five counties of Westcountry cheese in this year's Christmas boxes, all of which are ready to order now, for delivery as late as 20 December. Just don't mention Gloucestershire.*

hampers

The hampers are based around the same sets of cheeses - three, four or five - with all sorts of accompaniments added - wine, chutney, preserves, crackers - the bigger the hamper the more of these you get.

So: with a hamper, you get a slightly higher-value gift, with more than just cheese.

For full details, take a look at the Christmas Trio (left below), Christmas Quartet (middle below) and Christmas Quintet (right below). And there's one more! It's our top of the range - the Christmas Ensemble.

* I said don't mention Gloucestershire.
All right. WHO SAID GLOUCESTERSHIRE?