We started making cheese at the dairy in Queenbower in October 2006...

The aim was to create a variety of small scale handmade cheeses for the island.

Shortly afterwards we started winning awards, and in November 2017 we completed on the purchase of Queen Bower Dairy after the dairy farmer retired.

We collect all our milk twice a week from our friends Paul and Mary Bradley who keep their Holstein Friesian herd at Crocker’s Farm, Newport.

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Our new cheese for Christmas 2024

Borthwood is our soft white mould rinded cheese which contains a generous layer of truffle that sits through its middle.

We’ve been trialling the cheese for over a year now and it impressed the judges at the British Cheese Awards and the Artisan Cheese Awards in 2024, where it picked up three Gold medals.

Lovingly made by hand in the dairy, the cheese is sold at approximately 4 weeks of age with a further 4 week shelf life.

The cheese takes its name from the stunning Borthwood Copse which is a stone's throw away from us here at Queen Bower Dairy.

Available across the Island from Thursday 28th November. Check our list of stockists here

Aftercare

When you’re ready to eat it, Borthwood will benefit from being at room temperature for the flavours to emerge fully.

It is always advisable to only remove from the fridge the quantity that you think you will eat. If placing back in the fridge be sure to seal the cheese properly keeping the air off all of the surfaces.

We always recommend unwrapping our soft cheeses and placing them in your fridge, inside a sealed tupperware box. Open the lid daily to refresh the air inside. This allows the cheese and the mould on the rind to breathe.

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Great cheese starts with great milk...

We have always enjoyed making our cheese with the best, freshest quality milk from the Isle of Wight and we pride ourselves on a close supplier relationship with the Crocker’s Farm who supply us.

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