Welcome to High Weald Dairy

Award winning
Sussex Cheese Maker

High Weald Dairy are an award winning Sussex cheese maker specialising in artisan cow, sheep and goat milk cheeses, all lovingly crafted on our family-owned farm in the beautiful West Sussex countryside.

Working in the farm’s former grain store, our team of cheese makers do every part of the cheese-making process from pasteurisation to packaging, all completed here at the dairy.

Did you know we have…

varieties

of cheese – from creamy soft to nutty hard we’re likely to have something for you.

awards

for our cheese – we know they’re all winners, but we’ll let you be the judge of that…

milk types

used in our cheese – sheep, goat or cow milk all have different characteristics.

years

of cheese making – but after all this time we’re still innovating with new ideas.

spring is coming…

Sussex Blossom Organic

Ewes milk cheese


  • Safflower and Calendula petals
  • Light, mellow & tangy flavour
  • Semi soft ewe milk cheese
  • Add cheese board colour
  • World Cheese Award winner

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All milk types


6 months of cheese
  • Fantastic selection for cheeseboards
  • 4-5 mouth-watering cheeses
  • Something for everyone
  • optional Biscuits & Chutney
  • Award winning cheeses

Sussex Floral Organic

Cows milk cheese


  • NEW FOR EASTER 2024
  • Delicious herbaceous flavour
  • Marigold and Safflower petals
  • Smooth buttery texture
  • Delightful citrus freshness

St Giles is perfect for this time of year.

Total comfort food – it melts just so perfectly over a baked potato.
You simply must give it a try.”

Nita – Heathfield

Sussex Blossom wins

We were very pleased to announce the latest silver award for our Sussex Blossom Sheep milk Cheese with its floral coating of edible organic Safflower and Calendula petals.

The award was presented at the 2023 World Cheese Awards, held in Trondheim, October 2023.

best selleRs

  • ORGANIC

    £5.99£64.80

    ORGANIC

    £5.99£64.80

    Duddleswell is a hard cheddar-style cheese made from organic sheep milk. It has a well-rounded, rich flavour with a slightly sweet and nutty hint that comes from being aged for around five months. It is named after the small village on Ashdown Forest, where the Dairy was originally founded in 1986. Also available traditionally smoked…

  • ORGANIC

    £5.50£48.00

    ORGANIC

    £5.50£48.00

    Our Sheep milk halloumi is a firm, slightly salty cheese that once fried or grilled takes on the classic finish we know all and love. Halloumi cheese is a salty brined ‘squeaky’ cheese that originates from the Mediterranean and is traditionally made from sheep milk, giving it the pure white colour, with the addition of…

  • ORGANIC

    £4.80

    ORGANIC

    £4.80

    Little Sussex is a soft sheep milk cheese with a white rind, similar to a lactic brie. It has a mild, delicate flavour when young which becomes stronger and more flavoursome with age as the cheese matures in its packaging. At 80 grams Little Sussex is very unassuming, but is full of flavour, texture and…

  • ORGANIC

    £5.85£64.08

    ORGANIC

    £5.85£64.08

    Named after the Seven Sisters chalk cliffs in East Sussex, Seven Sisters is a semi-soft matured sheep milk cheese, coated in a layer of Hebridean seaweed. The light nuttiness of the sheep milk cheese blends perfectly with the salty, unique flavour of the seaweed to give an intriguing cheese that is very morish. Seven Sisters…

  • ORGANIC

    £4.20£15.00

    ORGANIC

    £4.20£15.00

    Sussex Slipcote is a fresh soft sheep cheese made with 100% organic sheep milk, and has a light, creamy texture, that melts in the mouth, and a slightly sharp refreshing flavour. Our buttons are 100 grams in size and Slipcote’s are often enjoyed on crusty bread or crumbled over pasta dishes. It is also available…

  • ORGANIC

    £4.95£33.00

    ORGANIC

    £4.95£33.00

    Medita is typically known as Feta which has its origins in the Mediterranean. We make Medita in the traditional way using organic sheep milk which is matured it in brine for over five months. It is a semi soft crumbly cheese with a distinct sharp, fresh, salty flavour. CHEESE FACT The word feta comes from…

  • £4.65£44.40
    £4.65£44.40

    Brighton Blue is a mild, semi-soft cheese with a mellow blue flavour. It has a slightly salty finish with a delicious melt in the mouth texture. The blue green veins deepen as the cheese matures, and the familiar flavour of the blue deepens. Brighton Blue has an attractive natural edible rind and has won numerous awards including a…

  • ORGANIC

    £4.27£40.80

    ORGANIC

    £4.27£40.80

    Sussex Velvet Organic is a semi-soft continental style cheese based on our popular St Giles. Made by hand using organic cow milk it is carefully matured for around 16 weeks in our cheese store. We then allow Sussex Velvet to gradually develop its attractive natural mottled grey rind and its dense, but smooth velvety texture…

  • £4.29£38.40
    £4.29£38.40

    A delicious cow’s milk cheese made using the curd washed process, which removes all the whey during making. It has very buttery texture, similar to Port Salut, and melts extremely well, making Saint Giles a great cheese to cook with. Saint Giles is named after the Church in Horsted Keynes, where the Dairy is based….

GREAT FLAVOUR

Three classic milks

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made with love in Sussex

The language of cheese…

The diversity of cheeses available at the High Weald Dairy show how complex flavours can be developed from the same base ingredient, milk.

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Leader Project

The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) contributes funds to the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE).

Refrigerated Cheese brining store

Part funded by EAFRD

Supported by the Leader Project this consists of the installation of a refrigerated brining room to the dairy, to improve product storage and workflow, and the purchase of equipment for creating marbled cheeses.

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