Swaledale Farmhouse

Swaledale cheese has been made in the Dale that bears its name for many centuries. It is thought that the art of cheesemaking was brought to the Yorkshire Dales in the 11th century by Cistercian Minks, who had arrived from Normandy and settled into the local abbeys at Jervaulx and Rievaulx. They in turn passed on their cheesemaking skills and knowledge to the local farmers and tenants of Swaledale, thus Swaledale Farmhouse cheese was born.