Blaenafon Cheddar

The Blaenafon Cheddar Co Ltd is one of Wales’ most awarded hand made cheese makers, a family run business consisting of 3 family members. The cheeses are all made on site at the dairy and draw on local character, tradition and Welsh landscape for their inspiring flavours. The full range of 9 cheddars and a Caerphilly, has been awarded some very prestigious medals, such as the International Cheese Awards; Best Export products for the Travel Trade, Best Cheeseboard, Royal Welsh M & S Cup for the Best Territorial Cheese with their PGI Caerphilly, which is produced using milk from The Littlest dairy in Caerphilly, to name but a few.

The famous 1868 mature cheddar is aged in the shadows of Big Pit, and the Dragons Breath chilli cheddar was used in the Welsh version of ‘Mini Cheddars’. Other ingredients used are sourced from all over Wales telling the story of intrigue through taste. Blaenafon Cheddar is a Visit Wales accredited Tourism Attraction and open to the public.