The Bath Soft Cheese Company
There is an old farming saying, “Look after your cows and your cows will look after you.”
It goes to the heart of what happens here at Park Farm. We take a traditional approach both to how we raise and graze our small herd of 160 mainly Holstein Friesian cows and to our artisan, handmade, hands-on cheesemaking.
No fungicides, pesticides or artificial fertilisers are used on our land. Instead we use manure and compost: so that the environment, the land and the waterways remain uncontaminated. Our milk and cheese is produced in a way that protects our natural world and lets every farm animal feel the sun on its back.
Of course, we do not avoid technology if it will contribute to our animals’ welfare or will improve the quality of our cheese. We have a brand new milking parlour that allows our cows to produce one million litres of milk per year. Around 60% of this is turned into cheese in our state-of-the-art cheese facility, while the rest goes to another cheesemaker who uses it to make cheddar or to another producer who makes our delicious ice-cream.
If you are interested in visiting us, you can pop along to our café for a toastie or to buy some cheese.
Award | Description | Category | Year | Result |
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Cheese | Bath Soft Cheese | Product - Cheese | 2024 | Gold |
Cheese | Wyfe of Bath Extra Mature | Product - Cheese | 2024 | Gold |
Champion Cheese | Bath Soft Cheese | Champion Product - Champion Cheese | 2024 | Finalist |
South West Cafe/Tearoom | "This is an excellent café, which I will definitely be visiting personally in the future. The staff were very friendly and welcoming on arrival and were exceptionally well informed on the menu and provenance of all the ingredients. The menu is excellent value for money, with huge portion sizes and delicious food." - Taste of the West Judges 2024 | Hospitality - Café/Tearoom | 2024 | Gold |
South West Cafe/Tearoom | "Everything about my visit to Bath Soft Cheese was great. I’d like to return to sample the lunch menu at some point, it looked very appealing. I can’t fault the service, cleanliness, or ambience. Really varied menu items not found in other, similar places and a lovely cup of tea with enough for two cups in the pot." - Taste of the West Judges 2023 | Hospitality - Café/Tearoom | 2023 | Gold |
Cheese | Bath Blue | Product - Cheese | 2023 | Gold |
Cheese | Wyfe of Bath Extra Mature | Product - Cheese | 2023 | Gold |
Champion Cheese | Bath Blue | Champion Product - Champion Cheese | 2023 | Finalist |
Best South West Café/Tearoom | The Bath Soft Cheese Company - Café | Champion Hospitality - Best South West Café/Tearoom | 2022/2023 | Finalist |