The Ten Best British Cheeses

2. Tymsboro - £8.10 (220g)
This goat’s milk cheese is one of several stunning varieties made by Phyllis Teal andMaryHolbrook on a farm near Bath. It’s said to taste of lemon sorbet and apples, and can be quite “goaty”.
www.nealsyarddairy.co.uk; 020-7240 5700

3. Westcombe - cheddar - £7.52 (500g)
Westcombe Dairy is the smallest of the three remaining authentic farmhouse cheddar producers in Somerset. Made from unpasteurised cow’s milk, its cheeses mature for up to 20 months, and have a rich, tangy taste.
www.thecheeseshed.com; 01626 836 762

4. Tunworth - £2.97 (100g)  
Tunworth, made from unpasteurised Ayrshire cows’ milk, was last year’s British Cheese Awards’ Supreme Champion. It has a creamy texture and a sweet, nutty, milky flavour.  
www.waitrose.com; 0800 188 884 and specialist cheese shops

5. Stinking Bishop - £12.50 (500g)  
As featured in the last Wallace and Gromit film. Made from the milk of the rare Gloucester cow, its rind is washed in perry made from local pears. The result has a pungent aroma that masks a subtle taste.
www.nealsyarddairy.co.uk; 020-7240 5700

6. Colston Bassett stilton - £1.80 (100g)
Stilton has European Union protection and can only bemade in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to a specified recipe. This version is particularly smooth and creamy.
www.waitrose.com; 0800 188 884 

7. Mrs Kirkham’s Lancashire - £1.65 (100g)
Good Lancashire is one of Britain’s most underrated cheeses. Made from unpasteurised cow’s milk at Lower Beesley Farm near Goosnargh, this is considered by many to be its supreme example, a rich, crumbly cheese, with moist, creamy texture and a tangy, lemony flavour. Terrific grilled, or served with chutneys.
www.waitrose.com; 0800 188 884 

8. Cornish blue - £15 (1kg)  
This cheese’s makers, Philip and Carol Stansfield, have been named among Rick Stein’s “Food Heroes”. Eaten young it’s rich, sweet, mild and creamy.
www.cornishcheese.co.uk; 01579 363 660

9. Berkswell - £2.60 (100g)  
This is made from unpasteurised ewe’s milk at Ram Hall, near the ancient village of Berkswell on the outskirts of Coventry. The result is a firm cheese, in a distinctive orange cartwheel shape with a fruity taste, that’s sometimes pineappley and nutty. Has won a gold prize at the World Cheese Awards.
www.sheepscheese.com; 01676 532 203

10. Lynher Valley Dairy yarg - £1.90 (100g)
Based on a 13th-century recipe, this cheese, from a Duchy of Cornwall estate farm, is wrapped in nettle leaves, is moist and has a tangy flavour.  
www.teddingtoncheese.co.uk; 020-8977 6868