The best British cheeses
The top 3 according to 46 votes from people: Wensleydale · Red Leicester · West Country Farmhouse Cheddar. (Updated Feb 21, 2020.)
Stilton, farmhouse Cheddar and Wensleydale lead a country with over 700 named cheeses, according to the British Cheese Board.
Top 17
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1
Wensleydale
Crumbly Yorkshire cheese, great with fruit cake.
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2
Red Leicester
Orange, mellow and nutty.
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3
West Country Farmhouse Cheddar
Protected, cloth-bound Cheddar from Somerset, Devon, Dorset and Cornwall.
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4
Caerphilly
Fresh, lemony Welsh cheese.
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5
Cheshire
One of England's oldest cheeses.
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6
Shropshire Blue
Orange-coloured blue cheese.
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7
Stinking Bishop
Pungent washed-rind cheese soaked in perry.
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8
Lincolnshire Poacher
Hard cheese between Cheddar and Alpine styles.
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9
Stilton
The king of English blue cheeses.
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10
Double Gloucester
Rich, buttery and rolled down Cooper's Hill.
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11
Lancashire
Creamy or crumbly, from Lancashire.
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12
Stichelton
Raw-milk blue, made like old Stilton.
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13
Dorset Blue Vinney
Traditional blue from Dorset.
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14
Cornish Yarg
Wrapped in nettle leaves.
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15
Sage Derby
Marbled green with sage.
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16
Caboc
Scotland's oldest cheese, rolled in oats.
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17
Isle of Mull Cheddar
Scottish island Cheddar.
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Comments (1)
Stinking Bishop so high? Brave choice. Smells like a barn, tastes amazing.