The History of Hartington Creamery
The most prestigious Cheese awards ceremony in the world just awarded us a Gold for Devonshire Gold Blue Cheese and a Bronze for our Blue Stilton at the International Cheese & Dairy Awards 2021 We are incredibly proud of our achievement at this global event winning both a Gold and a Bronze award. This year after missing 2020 the show has moved for the first time in 98 years away from Nantwich...
Meet the artisan cheesemakers at the only Derbyshire based, smallest Stilton producer in the world Words: Janine Sterland: Derbyshire Life Magazine September 2021 Behind the scenes: Through a tapestry of vivid green pastures and interlocking drystone walls, Hartington Creamery, Derbyshire’s only Stilton producer, is found in the most idyllic of settings. On the site of a Neolithic burial ground featuring the remains of a Roman road running through its farmyard and into the...
How is Blue Cheese Made We were visited way back in October 2019 but due to Covid, the episode featuring our creamery has only just aired on Channel 4's new series of Food Unwrapped. The TV crew wanted to film a segment with their presenter Andi Oliver of Great British Menu fame, being shown our process of making our Stilton Cheese. Hartington Creamery is the only Stilton making using artisanal methods and...
The Fire at Dove Dairy 1929 The original Hartington Creamery was known as the Dove Dairy and suffered two devastating fires during its 150-year history. The first fire struck under the ownership of our founder Duke of Devonshire, who built the first Creamery in 1870 and produced a crumbly white cheese using surplus tenant farmers milk. The fire of 1894 partially destroyed the Creamery, and it remained empty for six years...
The First Purpose-Built Cheese Factory in the Country - Dove Dairy 1876 The seventh Duke of Devonshire founded the Hartington Creamery as part of his Chatsworth Estate in 1876. Built on Mill Lane, Hartington, the Dove Dairy was the first purpose-built cheese factory in the country, it remained at the same site until 2009 when it was closed by competitors Long Clawson shortly after they purchased the business. Until its closure,...
Wins with a Gold for Chocolate & Chilli & a Silver for Shropshire Blue Cheese We have been on a winning streak lately and at the Virtual Cheese Awards (VCA) we won three prestigious national awards for our cheese and our cheesemaker. Pictured here is our homegrown talent and a 4th generation Hartington cheesemaker Ryan Gee. He follows in the footsteps of his Great Grandfather, Grandparents, and his Uncles all of...
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