Food Fest: Best Cheese

GODMINSTER, Bruton, Somerset, 01749 813733 www.godminster.com Godminster in Somerset has been home to a dairy farm for over 100 years. The vintage organic cheddar is its flagship product and comes heart-shaped, encased in red wax, perfect for romantic picnics, dinner parties or any cheese fan that you love.

DEVENICK DAIRY, Banchory-Devenick, Aberdeen 01224 782476 www.devenickdairy.co.uk The family-run farm treats its cows as part of the family too, lovingly grazing them on quality grass. The cows produce beautiful flavoured milk, used to create their hand-crafted cheese. A popular one is The Dee's Cheese, a cream cheese which comes in an assortment of flavours including chilli, garlic and chive, a selection will be available to taste and purchase at Foodies.

LOCH ARTHUR CREAMERY, Beeswing, Dumfries, 01387 760296 www.locharthur.org.uk The award-winning organic farmhouses cheese is produced from the 105 ewes which reside on the Loch Arthur farm. Indulge yourself and go for the full-fat Crannog, a soft cheese with a fresh and delicate but full flavour.

JAMESFIELD FARM, Abernethy, Perth & Kinross, 01738 850 498 www.jamesfieldfarm.co.uk Lactose intolerant? But still love cheese? Fret no more – as well as a range of high-quality organic cheeses including the particularly delicious Connage Highland Dairy Organic Smoke Dunlop Cheese, Jamesfield farm specialises in cheese and dairy substitutes for dairy (free) addicts.

DAMHEAD, 32a Damhead, Old Pentland Road, Edinburgh (between IKEA and Hillend ski slope) 0131-445 7425 www.damhead.co.uk The family business based on an organic farm on the outskirts of Edinburgh is a must visit for cheese lovers; the vast selection includes two favourites the Le Montsurais, a Camembert from Brittany, and the pure white, soft goats' milk cheese, which is gluten, sugar and wheat-free.