The Cheese Awards @ The MidSomerset Show

Mid Somerset Agricultural Society

Mid Somerset Show 2026

Event Date

16th Aug 2026

Farmhouse Cheddar UK only

Ring:

Cheese Marquee

Judges:

To Be Confirmed (Judge)

Kindly Sponsored By: Christeyns

Class: 1 Best Mature Cheddar Traditional or Block

Class: 2 Best Mature Cheddar Traditional

Class: 3 Best Extra Mature Cheddar Traditional or Block

Class: 4 Best Extra Mature Cheddar Traditional

Class: 5 Best Vintage Cheddar Traditional or Block

Class: 6 Best Traditional Cheddar aged more than 12 months undressed displayed in its original bandages.

West Country Class

Description:

Open to all West Country Cheesemakers (from the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire)

Kindly Sponsored By: JKM Foods

Ring:

Cheese Marquee

Judges:

To Be Confirmed (Judge)

Kindly Sponsored By: Christeyns

Class: 7 Single Mild Cheddar Cheese

Class: 8 Single Mature Cheddar Cheese

Class: 9 Single Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese

Class: 10 Single Vintage Cheddar Cheese

Inter County Cheddar Class

Description:

Open to manufacturers in the seven counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Somerset & Wiltshire

Kindly Sponsored By: Eurilait

Ring:

Cheese Marquee

Judges:

To Be Confirmed (Judge)

Kindly Sponsored By: Christeyns

Class: 11 Single Mild Cheddar Cheese

Class: 12 Single Mature Cheddar Cheese

Class: 13 Single Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese

Class: 14 Single Vintage Cheddar Cheese

Regional Cheddar

Kindly Sponsored By: Christeyns

Ring:

Cheese Marquee

Judges:

To Be Confirmed (Judge)

Kindly Sponsored By: Christeyns

Class: 15 Best English Cheddar

Class: 16 Best Scottish Cheddar

Class: 17 Best Welsh Cheddar

Class: 18 Best Irish Cheddar

Open Class

Description:

Open to all UK and non UK Creameries

Kindly Sponsored By: Eurilait

Ring:

Cheese Marquee

Judges:

To Be Confirmed (Judge)

Kindly Sponsored By: Christeyns

Class: 19 Single Mild Cheddar Cheese

Class: 20 Single Mature Cheddar Cheese

Class: 21 Single Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese

Class: 22 Single Vintage Cheddar Cheese

Class: 23 Reduced Fat Cheddar - 17 to 24%

Class: 24 Half Fat Cheddar - less than 17%

Class: 25 Best Vegetarian Cheddar

Open Organic Creameries

Kindly Sponsored By: Flexopack

Ring:

Cheese Marquee

Judges:

To Be Confirmed (Judge)

Kindly Sponsored By: Christeyns

Class: 26 Single Organic Mature Cheddar

Class: 27 Single Organic Extra Mature Cheddar

Class: 28 Single Organic Vintage Cheddar

IFF Grand Prix

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Ring:

Cheese Marquee

Judges:

To Be Confirmed (Judge)

Kindly Sponsored By: Christeyns

Class: 29 IFF Grand Prix - Finest Mature Cheddar

Creamery/Block Cheese Territorials - Open

Ring:

Cheese Marquee

Judges:

To Be Confirmed (Judge)

Kindly Sponsored By: Christeyns

Class: 30 Double Gloucester

Class: 31 Red Leicester

Class: 32 Mature Red Leicester exceeding 6 months of age.

Class: 33 Cheshire Cheese - white or coloured.

Class: 34 Crumbly Lancashire

Class: 35 Creamy Lancashire

Class: 36 Tasty Lancashire

Class: 37 Caerphilly

Class: 38 Wensleydale

Artisan Speciality Cheeses

Description:

Open to makers who produces cheese in small batches (less than 400 tons annually), focusing on traditional, hands-on methods rather than automated industrial processes

Ring:

Cheese Marquee

Judges:

To Be Confirmed (Judge)

Kindly Sponsored By: Christeyns

Class: 39 Traditional Smoked Hard Cheese

Class: 40 Traditional Smoked Soft Cheese

Class: 41 Flavoured Smoked Cheese

Class: 42 Best Organic Hard Cheese

Class: 43 Best Organic Soft Cheese

Class: 44 Best Unpasteurised Cheese

Class: 45 Best Hard Cows Milk Cheese - state variety

Class: 46 Best Hard Goats Milk Cheese - state variety

Class: 47 Best Hard Sheep Milk Cheese - state variety

Class: 48 Best Hard Buffalo Milk Cheese - state variety

Class: 49 Best Soft Cows Milk Cheese - state variety

Class: 50 Best Soft Goats Milk Cheese - state variety

Class: 51 Best Soft Sheep Milk Cheese - state variety

Class: 52 Best Soft Buffalo Milk Cheese - state variety

Class: 53 Best Rind Washed Cheese

Class: 54 Best Vegetarian Cheese (Not cheddar)

Class: 55 Reduced Fat Cheese (Not Cheddar) - state variety

Cheese for Export

Kindly Sponsored By: Coombe Castle

Ring:

Cheese Marquee

Judges:

To Be Confirmed (Judge)

Kindly Sponsored By: Christeyns

Class: 56 Cheese for export in final branded packaging.

Fresh Cheese

Ring:

Cheese Marquee

Judges:

To Be Confirmed (Judge)

Kindly Sponsored By: Christeyns

Class: 57 Feta Style

Class: 58 Lactic Cheese

Class: 59 Mozzarella

Class: 60 Halloumi style cheese

Cheese with Additives

Ring:

Cheese Marquee

Judges:

To Be Confirmed (Judge)

Kindly Sponsored By: Christeyns

Class: 61 Savoury Flavour

Class: 62 Sweet Flavour

Convenience Cheese

Ring:

Cheese Marquee

Judges:

To Be Confirmed (Judge)

Kindly Sponsored By: Christeyns

Class: 63 Best snacking/mini meal cheese products

Class: 64 Best cheese slices plain

Class: 65 Best cheese slices with additives

Class: 66 Best grated cheddar

Waxed Cheese

Ring:

Cheese Marquee

Judges:

To Be Confirmed (Judge)

Kindly Sponsored By: Christeyns

Class: 67 Best Waxed Cheese without Additives - State variety

Class: 68 Best Waxed Cheese with Additives - State variety

Soft External White Mould

Ring:

Cheese Marquee

Judges:

To Be Confirmed (Judge)

Kindly Sponsored By: Christeyns

Class: 69 Cows Milk

Class: 70 Sheep Milk

Class: 71 Goat Milk

Blue Cheese

Ring:

Cheese Marquee

Judges:

To Be Confirmed (Judge)

Kindly Sponsored By: Christeyns

Class: 72 Whole Blue Stilton

Class: 73 Two Halves of Blue Stilton

Class: 74 Best Shropshire Blue

Class: 75 Other hard blue cheese - state variety

Class: 76 Other soft blue cheese - state variety

Cheese Lover's

Kindly Sponsored By: Wyke Farms Ltd

Ring:

Cheese Marquee

Judges:

To Be Confirmed (Judge)

Kindly Sponsored By: Christeyns

Class: 77 Cheese Lover's Choice

Butter

Ring:

Cheese Marquee

Judges:

To Be Confirmed (Judge)

Kindly Sponsored By: Christeyns

Class: 78 Unsalted Butter sweet cream - 2 Butter pats displayed on a white tile

Class: 79 Salted Butter sweet cream - 2 Butter pats displayed on a white tile

Class: 80 Whey Butter Salted - 2 butter pats displayed on a white tile

Class: 81 1 X 250 gm Salted Butter - Displayed in branded Packaging

Best New Dairy Product

Ring:

Cheese Marquee

Judges:

To Be Confirmed (Judge)

Kindly Sponsored By: Christeyns

Class: 82 Best New Dairy Product

Other Dairy Products

Ring:

Cheese Marquee

Judges:

To Be Confirmed (Judge)

Kindly Sponsored By: Christeyns

Class: 83 Natural Yoghurt - Any milk

Class: 84 Low Fat Yoghurt - any milk

Class: 85 Luxury indulgent Greek Style Yoghurt.

Cottage Cheese

Ring:

Cheese Marquee

Judges:

To Be Confirmed (Judge)

Kindly Sponsored By: Christeyns

Class: 86 Natural Cottage Cheese

Class: 87 Cottage Cheese with Savoury Additives

Class: 88 Cottage with Sweet Additives

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Event Summary

Location
The Mid Somerset Showground,
Cannards Grave Road,
Shepton Mallet,
Somerset,
BA4 4GF
Entry Fee
£10.00 - £15.00
Date
Sun 16 August 2026 10am
Advanced Entries Close
Mon 6 July 2026 11:59pm
Entries Close
Mon 27 July 2026 11:59pm
Email
secretary@midsomersetshow.org.uk
Phone
01749938044

The Cheese Awards @ The MidSomerset Show

Farmhouse Cheddar UK only

West Country Class

Inter County Cheddar Class

Regional Cheddar

Open Class

Open Organic Creameries

IFF Grand Prix

Creamery/Block Cheese Territorials - Open

Artisan Speciality Cheeses

Cheese for Export

Fresh Cheese

Cheese with Additives

Convenience Cheese

Waxed Cheese

Soft External White Mould

Blue Cheese

Cheese Lover's

Butter

Best New Dairy Product

Other Dairy Products

Cottage Cheese

The Mid Somerset Showground,
Cannards Grave Road,
Shepton Mallet,
Somerset,
BA4 4GF

£10.00 - £15.00

Sun 16 August 2026 10am

Mon 6 July 2026 11:59pm

Mon 27 July 2026 11:59pm

secretary@midsomersetshow.org.uk

01749938044

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The Cheese Awards @ The MidSomerset Show

Farmhouse Cheddar UK only

West Country Class

Inter County Cheddar Class

Regional Cheddar

Open Class

Open Organic Creameries

IFF Grand Prix

Creamery/Block Cheese Territorials - Open

Artisan Speciality Cheeses

Cheese for Export

Fresh Cheese

Cheese with Additives

Convenience Cheese

Waxed Cheese

Soft External White Mould

Blue Cheese

Cheese Lover's

Butter

Best New Dairy Product

Other Dairy Products

Cottage Cheese

The Mid Somerset Showground,Cannards Grave Road,Shepton Mallet,Somerset,BA4 4GF

£10.00 - £15.00

Sun 16 August 2026 10am

Mon 6 July 2026 11:59pm

Mon 27 July 2026 11:59pm

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The Mid Somerset Showground,
Cannards Grave Road,
Shepton Mallet,
Somerset,
BA4 4GF