Natural Rind Coverdale

Family-run Cryer & Stott Cheesemongers have revived the famous Coverdale cheese to its original recipe. Coverdale cheese has over 100 years of history dating back to 1912.

Coverdale is a dale set in the idyllic Yorkshire Dales North Yorkshire & the home of our newly revived Coverdale cheese. The original Coverdale cheese was officially recorded to be produced by Les Lambert of Coverham Dairy which started in 1912 & later bought by Wensleydale Dairy, although it is thought the original recipe could have been made before this by farmers wives with no written records. Coverdale was a highly sought-after cheese, steeped in history. When Wensleydale Dairy sadly decided to delist the product this year, we decided to revive it with our own innovative yet traditional twist! We have worked with the small artisan dairy Atley Hill in Northallerton to produce this 5-week-old Wensleydale, clothbound with an aesthetically pleasing natural rind. Our mould rind Coverdale has a spongy texture, slightly crumbly with a subtle tang. A perfect all-rounder on a cheeseboard, deli counter & amazing on a wedding cake.