Think blue cheese is just for your Christmas cheeseboard? Let us inspire you...

Add big flavour to your summer with our creamy, mellow blue cheeses - melt onto burgers, add generously to pasta dishes or crumble on top of a pizza to take your dishes to a delicious new level of taste!

Scroll down for inspiration and discover more about the history of our award-winning, handcrafted range of speciality British cheeses...

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For over 35 years, our family have been handcrafting our award-winning range of speciality cheeses here on the farm in North Yorkshire.

Add award-winning flavour to your summer with the blues

Are you someone who thinks blue cheese is just for your Christmas cheeseboards? Then let us inspire you

Loved by newcomers and committed blue cheese lovers alike, our blues are renowned for their rich and creamy texture and mild, mellow notes.

Perfect for adding that bit of pizazz to everyday dishes with their savoury, umami flavours and creamy texture. Pair simply with a whole host of sweet and savoury accompaniments too. Melt on top of burgers, add generously into pasta dishes or crumble on top of pizza this summer and enjoy!

You'll find delicious dish inspiration using our award-winning blues here and keep an eye on our social channels throughout the summer to get top tips on pairing, cooking and enjoying our award-winning blues.

As Shepherds Purse has grown, so too has our creamy, artisan blue range and we've continued to innovate, develop and evolve.

Meet the Makers…

Building on our already award-winning cow and ewe’s milk blue cheeses, our team developed a deliciously indulgent and creamy buffalo milk version, Buffalo Blue, made using milk sourced from a single herd of Italian water buffalo.

Further innovation soon followed with our mould ripened Bluemin White (think a blue cheese style Brie with an unciously gooey middle) and our Northern Blue with its slightly stronger, more robust notes.

In 2012 our founder Judy handed the Shepherds Purse reigns to daughters Caroline and Katie, who in the same year launched their first collaborative cheese, our much-loved buttery and rich Harrogate Blue.

Achieving international acclaim almost as soon as it was released, Harrogate Blue was awarded a coveted Super Gold at the World Cheese Awards in 2017/18, where it was judged the 11th best cheese in the world!

In 2024 and in the true spirit of our heritage of collaboration and innovation, we introduced Organic Yorkshire Blue, with the organic milk adding sweet, meadowy notes and a deliciously different spin on our classic, original Yorkshire Blue.

Where it began...

This year marks 30 years since the launch of two of our most popular and award-winning cheeses, Yorkshire Blue, our creamy, mild cow’s milk blue cheese and its deliciously mellow ewe’s milk counterpart, Mrs Bell’s Blue.

Both have became cornerstones of our range over the last three decades, gaining a legion of fans along with a host of prestigious industry awards.

Their launch, by our founder Judy back in 1995, saw the return of blue cheese production to Yorkshire for the first time in nearly 35 years and set the scene for Shepherds Purse to become one of Britian’s most renowned artisanal cheesemakers.

Awards arrived almost immediately with Yorkshire Blue named Champion Blue Cheese at the Nantwich International Cheese Show in 1996 and Mrs Bell’s Blue the following year.

National and International awards for both cheeses have since followed each year, most notably with Mrs Bell's Blue receiving a very rare and extremely prestigious 3* Great Taste Award in 2023, a huge testament to the continued care and attention of our cheesemakers here on the farm.

Celebrating the Summer Blues with our delicious new partnership with Rudding Park in Harrogate

We've teamed up with our friends at the award-winning Rudding Park in Harrogate this summer, who share our passion for quality, provenance and delicious Yorkshire produce.

In celebration of the launch of their new Terrace Restaurant this summer, Head Chef Matthew Wilkinson has created a Signature Harrogate Blue Summer Pizza, featuring our creamy, buttery Harrogate Blue on a neapolitan base with san marzano tomato, speck & Rudding Park Honey and a Signature Charcuterie board, with focaccia, kitchen garden chutney, Mrs Bell’s Salad Cheese, Rudding Park honey, cold pressed rapeseed oil & balsamic.

Available to indulge in now, these delicious new dishes will be exclusively available on their Terrace Menu throughout the summer.

Make sure you keep an eye on our social channels for more on this seriously delicious collaboration and don't forget to enter our competition to WIN A Luxury Roof Top Spa Break for 2 at Rudding Park too!

WIN! A Roof Top Spa Break at Rudding Park in Harrogate

Indulge in some delicious Yorkshire hospitality at Rudding Park in Harrogate.

One lucky winner will receive a Luxury Roof Top Spa Break for 2, including dinner, Yorkshire breakfast and access to their award-winning spa & garden. We can't enter sadly!

You and runners up will also receive a delicious Shepherds Purse Hamper, packed with our artisan cheeses and an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how we handcraft our award-winning range.

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