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About us
Welcome to Teesdale Cheesemakers
Teesdale Cheesemakers is a family-run dairy on Pond Farm, Butterknowle. It makes soft and blue cheeses by hand from the family farm's milk. The farm has Café Cheesedale with a small shop selling its cheeses and locally sourced products, rare breed pigs reared on the whey, and glamping lodges. It was founded as Leaside Cheesemakers in 2012 and has been run by Allison and Jonathan Raper since 2016.
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Where you'll be
Pond Farm, 11 Copley Lane, Butterknowle DL13 5LW, United KingdomNearest petrol stations
Filling up on the way to Teesdale Cheesemakers? These are the closest forecourts.
- DirectionsPetrol stationCockfield DL13 5EN, United Kingdom1.9 mi E
- DirectionsJETStaindrop Road, Bishop Auckland DL14 9PB, United Kingdom5.2 mi E
- DirectionsTeesdale Service Station (Penny Petroleum)Prospect Place, Barnard Castle DL12 8HL, United Kingdom5.6 mi SWUnleaded (E10/95)DieselLPG
- DirectionsJETEtherley Moor, Bishop Auckland DL14 0ST, United Kingdom6.3 mi E
- DirectionsFir Tree Filling Station (Jet)Witton Road, Crook DL15 8EA, United Kingdom6.3 mi NEUnleaded (E10/95)DieselLPG
Business hours
- Mon
- Closed
- Tue
- Closed
- Wed
- Closed
- Thu
- Closed
- Fri
- 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
- Sat
- 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
- Sun
- Closed

