Christmas Cheese, Made Properly

From the all-important Christmas cheeseboard to thoughtful gifts for family and friends, make this Christmas one to savour with Hartington Creamery.

Discover our range of artisan cheeses, festive hampers and delicious accompaniments, all carefully chosen to make sharing good food with the people you love that little bit more special.

Cheese Hampers

Cheese Truckles

Traditional Cheese

Large Cheese Wheels

Cheese Accompaniments

Cheese Gift Cards

Important Christmas Ordering & Delivery Information

Get your Christmas cheese sorted early and leave the rest to us! We’ve made it easy to order your festive favourites in advance, without having them delivered too soon.

  • FREE Delivery on Christmas Pre-Orders

    Enjoy free delivery when you select one of our Christmas pre-order dispatch options at checkout. No minimum spend required.

  • Choose Your Christmas Dispatch Week

    Select the week commencing 7th or 14th December at checkout. We’ll hold your order and dispatch it during your chosen week.

  • Carefully Packed & Delivered

    Your cheese is packed with ice packs to keep it cool and fresh during transit. You’ll receive tracking details once your order is dispatched.

  • Customisable Gifts & Hampers

    Choose the deault option or quickly customise your cheese hamper to include your favourite cheeses

Christmas Cheese Favourites

From our colourful waxed truckles to traditional cheese wedges, discover proper artisan cheeses made for gifting, sharing and enjoying throughout the festive season.

Red Onion Waxed Cheese Truckle Any 3 for £16 | Any 5 for £25Red Onion Waxed Cheese Truckle

Red Onion Waxed Cheese Truckle

£5.25

Balti Spiced Cheese Truckle Any 3 for £16 | Any 5 for £25Balti Spiced Waxed Cheese Truckle

Balti Spiced Waxed Cheese Truckle

£5.25

Smokey Derby Waxed Cheese Truckle Any 3 for £16 | Any 5 for £25Smokey Derby Cheese Truckle

Smokey Derby Waxed Cheese Truckle

£5.25

Red-derby-wedge-lifestyle Any 3 for £16 | Any 5 for £25red-derby-wedge-packaged

Traditional Red Derby Cheese 160g Wedge

£5.50

Cheddar Cheese Truckle Any 3 for £16 | Any 5 for £25Extra Mature Cheddar Squadron Cheese Truckle

Squadron Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese

£5.25

Hartington Peakland White Cheese Wedge Any 3 for £16 | Any 5 for £25Hartington Peakland White Cheese Wedge

Peakland White Cheese 160g Wedge

£5.50

Hartington Peakland Blue Cheese Wedge Any 3 for £16 | Any 5 for £25Hartington Peakland Blue Cheese Wedge

Peakland Semi-hard Blue Cheese 160g Wedge

£5.50

Hartington Dovedale blue Cheese Wedge on cheese board Any 3 for £16 | Any 5 for £25AWARD WINNERHartington Dovedale blue Cheese Wedge

Hartington Dovedale Soft Blue Cheese 160g Wedge

£5.50

Blue Stilton Cheese Wedge Any 3 for £16 | Any 5 for £25AWARD WINNERHartington blue Stilton Cheese Wedge

Hartington Blue Stilton Cheese 160g Wedge

£5.50

Our Christmas Cheese Hampers

Give the gift of proper cheese this Christmas. Explore our artisan cheese hampers, beautifully presented in our new Hartington gift boxes and filled with delicious cheeses and carefully chosen accompaniments.

Hartington Smokey Derby and Balti Spiced waxed cheese truckles displayed with cheese wedges and a cracker topped with artisan cheese. The Hartington Cheese Lovers Hamper featuring four artisan waxed cheese truckles, Red Derby Cheese Water Biscuits and Nice & Spicy Chilli Jam in a festive Christmas setting.

The Hartington Cheese Lovers Hamper

£28.00

Hartington Cheese & Wine Gift Box featuring Squadron Extra Mature Cheddar and Red Onion waxed cheese truckles, Red Derby biscuits and iHeart Merlot red wine.

Hartington Cheese & Wine Gift Box

£35.00

cheddar squadron cheese truckle Hartington Cheese & Beer Hamper featuring three artisan cheeses, two Peak Ales beers, biscuits, chutney and Serious Pig snacks in a festive setting.

Hartington Cheese & Beer Hamper

£37.00

Squadron Extra Mature Cheddar, Smokey Derby and Red Onion cheese truckles served with biscuits and chutney alongside Peak Ales Bakewell Best Bitter. Hartington Beer & Wine Hamper featuring three artisan waxed cheese truckles, two Peak Ales beers, Merlot red wine, biscuits, chutney and snacking cheese in a festive setting.

The Hartington Beer & Wine Hamper

£40.00

Close-up of artisan blue cheese served on a cracker beside a wedge of Hartington cheese and Red Derby Biscuits. Three Kings Cheese & Port Gift Box featuring Blue Stilton, Dovedale Blue, Shropshire Blue, Red Derby Biscuits and Cockburn’s Fine Ruby Port in a wooden gift box.

The Three Kings Cheese & Port Gift Box

£44.00

Hartington Tomato & Garlic waxed cheese truckle displayed with Serious Pig Snacking Cheese in a festive setting. The Hartington Sharing Hamper featuring five artisan cheeses, Red Derby and Salt & Black Pepper Biscuits, chutney, snacking cheese and garlic stuffed olives in a festive setting.

The Hartington Sharing Hamper

£43.00

Can’t Decide? Give a Gift Card.

Not sure which cheese they’d love most? Let them choose with a Hartington Creamery Gift Card. A thoughtful present for anyone who appreciates proper artisan cheese.

Hartington creamery christmas

The Christmas Cheeseboard Centrepiece

Make room for something special this Christmas. From rich, creamy Blue Stilton to full-flavoured mature cheddar, our larger cheeses are perfect for festive gatherings and cheeseboards made for sharing.

red derby cheese on a board half moon of red derby cheese

Red Derby Cheese Half Moon 1.4kg

£34.00

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Traditional Derby Cheese Half Moon 1.4KG

£34.00

Squadron Cheddar Cheese Hartington Squadron Cheddar Cheese

Hartington Squadron Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese – 2kg Waxed Party Wheel

£45.00

Skegness Blue Cheese 2kg with a wedge cut out. Out of StockSkegness blue cheese wheel

Skegness Blue Cheese 2kg Ring

Original price was: £48.00.Current price is: £40.00.

17% Off

Hartington Blue Stilton 4kg wheel Half Stilton 4kg

Hartington Blue Stilton Cheese 4kg (Half ‘King of Cheese’)

£90.00

Hartington Peakland White Cheese ring 2kg Hartington white stilton cheese wheel

Hartington White Stilton Cheese 2kg

£48.00

Hartington Baby Stilton Cheese AWARD WINNEROut of Stock4kg Hartington Blue Stilton

Full Hartington Blue Stilton Cheese (Approx 2.2kg)

£55.00

8kg Whole Blue Stilton cheese AWARD WINNERWhole Blue Stilton 8kg

Whole Hartington Blue Stilton Cheese 8kg The King of Cheese

£149.00

Half a Hartington Shropshire blue cheese wheel

Shropshire Blue Cheese Half Moon 1kg

£26.00

2 halves of a Peakland white cheese wheel Half a Hartington White Stilton Cheese wheel

Hartington White Stilton Cheese Half Moon 1kg

£26.00

Hartington Peakland Blue Cheese Wedge Hartington Dovendale blue half cheese wheel

Peakland Blue Semi-Hard 1kg Half Moon

£26.00

2 halves Hartington Peakland white cheese wheel half of a Hartington Peakland white cheese wheel

Peakland White Cheese Half Moon 1kg

£24.00

Hartington Peakland white cheese ring Hartington Peakland white cheese wheel

Peakland White Cheese 2kg Ring

£48.00

2 halves of Hartington Blue Stilton Cheese wheel AWARD WINNERhalf a Hartington Blue Stilton Cheese wheel

Hartington Blue Stilton Cheese Half Moon 1kg

£26.00

2kg Shropshire Blue Cheese wheel 2kg Hartington Shropshire blue cheese wheel

Shropshire Blue Cheese 2kg Ring

£48.00

Hartington Peakland blue cheese ring Hartington Peakland blue cheese wheel

Peakland Semi-hard Blue Cheese 2kg Ring

£48.00

Hartington Baby Blue Stilton Cheese on chopping board with pomegranate and grapes AWARD WINNEROut of StockHartington Baby Dovedale Blue Cheese

Baby Dovedale Soft Blue Cheese 350g

£9.95

2kg Blue Stilton cheese ring AWARD WINNER2kg Hartington blue stilton cheese wheel

Hartington Blue Stilton Cheese 2kg Ring

£48.00

Christmas Cheese – Frequently Asked Questions

We recommend ordering early to make sure you don’t miss out on your festive favourites! Simply place your order in advance and choose one of our Christmas dispatch weeks at checkout. We’ll take care of the rest.

Yes! When placing a Christmas pre-order, you can select delayed dispatch for the week commencing 7th or 14th December. We’ll hold your order and send it during your chosen week, so your cheese arrives closer to Christmas.

Please note that these are dispatch weeks, not guaranteed delivery dates.

Absolutely! All cheese wedges and larger cheeses ordered through our Christmas pre-order service are guaranteed to have best-before dates beyond Christmas and into the New Year.

As a guide, our freshly cut cheese wedges typically have a maximum shelf life of 28 days from cutting, with a guaranteed minimum of 7 days from delivery. Our flavoured cheese blocks have a minimum of 14 days from delivery.

Some cheeses naturally keep for longer. Traditional Derby and Red Derby can have best-before dates of up to 3 months, while Squadron Cheddar and our other waxed truckles can have dates of up to 6 months.

To make sure your Christmas cheese has plenty of life left, we recommend selecting one of our delayed Christmas dispatch options at checkout.

Please note: Our usual minimum-date guarantees do not apply to discounted products clearly labelled as short-dated.

Christmas pre-orders qualify for FREE delivery, with no minimum spend! Simply select one of our delayed Christmas dispatch options at checkout.

For regular orders, our standard UK delivery charges apply, with free delivery on orders over £35.

We carefully pack your cheese with ice packs to help keep it cool and fresh during its journey. Once your order has been dispatched, you’ll receive tracking details so you can keep an eye on your delivery.

 

Of course! Everyone has their favourites, which is why most of our Christmas hampers can be personalised to suit your taste.

Prefer a different cheddar? Fancy swapping the chutney or choosing another accompaniment? Simply select your preferred products when building your hamper.

Yes! Our cheese hampers make wonderful Christmas gifts. Simply enter the recipient’s name and delivery address at checkout, and we’ll send their gift directly to their door.

Of course! If you’re sending a Christmas cheese hamper or gift to someone special, simply add your personalised message in the gift message box at checkout. We’ll include your message with their gift for that extra personal touch.

Absolutely! If you’d prefer to speak to a real person, our friendly team will be happy to help you place your order over the phone. Whether you’re choosing cheese for Christmas or organising a gift for someone special, we’re here to help. Call 01335 682342.

We’re always happy to help! From traditional Blue Stilton and mature cheddar to our award-winning artisan cheeses and gift hampers, there’s something for every cheese lover.

If you need a little guidance, just get in touch with our team and we’ll help you find something special.