ABOUT US

Established since 2002, the business was taken over in October 2007 and is now owned and managed by Debbie Priestley.  A love of great food and cooking, a passion for local produce, individual shops, and a desire to be her own boss was the perfect combination for The West Country Cheese Company.

Since then we have gone from strength to strength, from the start we wanted to champion fine British cheese and also support our local producers and our shop is now a treasure trove of fine cheese.  We stock over a hundred cheeses from unpasteurised traditionally made West Country favourites such as Montgomery, Quickes & Keens Cheddar to some fine artisan delights such as our local Devon Oke, Sharpham and Vulscombe cheeses.  However, you’ll also find some firm favourites from further afield such as the wonderful Blacksticks Blue, Colston Bassett Stilton, Sparkenhoe Red Leicester and traditionally made Wensleydale to name a few. 

Our passion for cheese, however, extends into a mild obsession.  So you’ll also find a good selection of European favourites, from wonderful aged Gouda’s to ripe French Brie de Meaux including some wonderful smelly delicacies such as Munster and Epoisses.  We also stock handmade butter, local tea, coffee & clotted cream, chutneys, pickles, relishes, jams, olives, locally smoked trout, ham and other nibbles.

We also want our customers to have a personal shopping experience, so whether you are popping in for one piece of lovely cheese or you want enough cheese to feed a wedding party, our friendly staff will be on hand to help and advise and no doubt, insist you try before you buy.  Beats supermarket pre-packed shopping any day!

WHERE TO FIND US

If you’re here in North Devon, do come and visit us, you’ll find us down famous Butchers Row in historic Barnstaple.  It’s a great row of independent little shops with a Baker’s, Butcher, Fishmonger’s, Deli, Café, and Florist and last but by no means least, our Cheese shop, crammed full of lovely stuff. 

Butchers Row is located in the centre of Barnstaple, just off the high street and opposite the Pannier Market.  The Barnstaple Bus and Train station are all within short walking distance as are the town centre car parks

CONTACT US

For any enquiry including to place an order by phone, please call us on
Tel: 01271 379944.  For out of hours or busy periods, please leave a message and we will return your call as soon as we can.
Or email us: enquiry@westcountrycheese.co.uk

OUR ADDRESS

The West Country Cheese Co
10 Butchers Row, Barnstaple, EX31 1BW
Tel: 01271 379944