Cheddar crowned Britain's favourite cheese

The classic, which dates back nine centuries, fended off domestic and even foreign rivals including Red Leicester, Stilton, Brie and Parmesan.

Researchers from pickle manufacturer Branston quizzed 2,000 people and asked them to rank their top five favourite cheeses. Other results revealed that 9% could eat an entire block of cheese in one sitting while 20% of 18-24 years olds had at least two cheese sandwiches every week. Meanwhile, the favoured way of eating cheese is on toast, followed by a toasted sandwich.

We produce an amazing array of more than 700 cheeses in Britain – that’s more than in France – so there’s plenty of choice.

Below is just a small sample of some of our NFU dairy farmer members who’re producing great British cheese