Dorstone (previously Cambridge Bleat)

Dorstone, previously known here as Cambridge Bleat, is a wonderful English goat’s cheese named after the beautiful Dorstone Hill, overlooking the River Wye in Herefordshire, on which Neal’s Yard Creamery now sits. We have been ageing Dorstone cheeses in our Cambridge cellars for over two decades and their old nickname ‘Cambridge Bleat’ is still used and recognised by many of our customers.

Charlie Westhead of Neal’s Yard Creamery makes the Dorstone using goat’s milk from Andrew and Diane Goodwin’s herd at Wychmoor Farm in Titley, Herefordshire.

Neal’s Yard Dairy began life as an actual dairy in Covent Garden, making a few young cheeses alongside yoghurts and creme fraîche, however, as the business grew, Neal’s Yard Creamery was established as a separate business and moved to Herefordshire in 1996 to do all of the cheese production. Neal’s Yard Dairy continues life as a highly successful shop.

Neal’s Yard Creamery are very small scale producers and keep sustainability at the heart of what they do. The electricity they use is almost entirely generated on site by windmill and photovoltaic solar panels and their heat requirements are mostly handled by their hot water solar panels alongside their custom furnace, which burns local wood. They also have a custom planted wetland system that naturally purifies their drain water.