Dew-lay Ltd: Cheese Maker in Garstang

The Dew-Lay dairy was first established by George Kenyon in April 1957. Over the next forty years the Dew-Lay reputation for making consistent, quality cheese was established with Dew-Lay winning all the major awards at the top national cheese competitions.

By the 1990's we had out-grown our original site and in 1997, we moved to a new dairy close to the Dew-Lay farm where we produce hand-crafted cheese with the benefits of modern practices and technology.

We produce fine cheeses for all tastes, from the young multi-day curd Creamy Lancashire (matured for 6 weeks) to the rich flavoured Tasty Lancashire (matured for up to 14 months).

Our full range of English Territorial cheeses includes Cheddar, Red Leicester, Double Gloucester and Cheshire, ranging in sizes from 200gram prepacks up to 20kg farmhouse or block cheeses.

We also proudly make Garstang Blue, which is a creamy, rich but mild cheese, and has the good melting characteristics of Dew-Lay Lancashire.

All Dew-Lay cheeses are best kept refrigerated and where possible brought up to room temperature 30/40 minutes prior to use.

Dew-Lay Tour Information - Come along to the Dew-Lay factory and enjoy a tour of our viewing gallery and museum, followed by cheese and light refreshments.

Our viewing gallery boasts colourful murals, which explain the production process from start to finish. You can also watch the cheese being made by the Dew-Lay staff in our high-tech, fully air conditioned, modern dairy.

The museum contains a variety of cheesemaking artefacts from the 1930’s and educational boards telling the story of the history of Lancashire cheese.

Opening times are Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 3.00pm. Prices are £4 per adult and £2 per child (under 12).

PLEASE NOTE: Visits to the dairy are available only for groups of fifteen or over. Pre-booking for group visits to the dairy is essential.


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