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Yorkshire Dales Cheese Festival

Name: Yorkshire Dales Cheese Festival
Start: 2026-10-09
End: 2026-10-18
Location: Venues across the Yorkshire Dales National Park, including Wensleydale Creamery, Gayle Lane, Hawes DL8 3RN

When Until 18 OctWhere Venues across the Yorkshire Dales National Park, including Wensleydale Creamery, Gayle Lane, Hawes DL8 3RNPrice Varies by venue — many free tastings; some workshops and guided walks ticketed separately

Ten days of cheese across the Dales, with more than 50 farm shops, dairies, pubs and cafés putting on tastings, cookery demos and meet-the-maker events — Wensleydale Creamery in Hawes is the flagship stop, but it's worth picking a few venues and making a proper Dales day of it.

No single ticket or itinerary needed: turn up at whichever venues catch your eye and taste your way round.

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