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The Cheese Awards @ The MidSomerset Show

Event Date
16th Aug 2026

Farmhouse Cheddar UK only

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Class: 1 Best Mature Cheddar Traditional or Block
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 2 Best Mature Cheddar Traditional
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 3 Best Extra Mature Cheddar Traditional or Block
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 4 Best Extra Mature Cheddar Traditional
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 5 Best Vintage Cheddar Traditional or Block
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 6 Best Traditional Cheddar aged more than 12 months undressed displayed in its original bandages.
Entry Price: £15.00

West Country Class

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

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Class: 7 Single Mild Cheddar Cheese
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 8 Single Mature Cheddar Cheese
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 9 Single Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 10 Single Vintage Cheddar Cheese
Entry Price: £15.00

Inter County Cheddar Class

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

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Class: 11 Single Mild Cheddar Cheese
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 12 Single Mature Cheddar Cheese
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 13 Single Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 14 Single Vintage Cheddar Cheese
Entry Price: £15.00

Regional Cheddar

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Class: 15 Best English Cheddar
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 16 Best Scottish Cheddar
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 17 Best Welsh Cheddar
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 18 Best Irish Cheddar
Entry Price: £15.00

Open Class

Open to all UK and non UK Creameries

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Class: 19 Single Mild Cheddar Cheese
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 20 Single Mature Cheddar Cheese
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 21 Single Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 22 Single Vintage Cheddar Cheese
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 23 Reduced Fat Cheddar - 17 to 24%
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 24 Half Fat Cheddar - less than 17%
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 25 Best Vegetarian Cheddar
Entry Price: £15.00

Open Organic Creameries

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Class: 26 Single Organic Mature Cheddar
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 27 Single Organic Extra Mature Cheddar
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 28 Single Organic Vintage Cheddar
Entry Price: £15.00

IFF Grand Prix

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Class: 29 IFF Grand Prix - Finest Mature Cheddar
Entry Price: £15.00

Creamery/Block Cheese Territorials - Open

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Class: 30 Double Gloucester
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 31 Red Leicester
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 32 Mature Red Leicester exceeding 6 months of age.
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 33 Cheshire Cheese - white or coloured.
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 34 Crumbly Lancashire
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 35 Creamy Lancashire
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 36 Tasty Lancashire
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 37 Caerphilly
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 38 Wensleydale
Entry Price: £15.00

Artisan Speciality Cheeses

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
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Class: 39 Traditional Smoked Hard Cheese
Entry Price: £12.50
Class: 40 Traditional Smoked Soft Cheese
Entry Price: £12.50
Class: 41 Flavoured Smoked Cheese
Entry Price: £12.50
Class: 42 Best Organic Hard Cheese
Entry Price: £12.50
Class: 43 Best Organic Soft Cheese
Entry Price: £12.50
Class: 44 Best Unpasteurised Cheese
Entry Price: £12.50
Class: 45 Best Hard Cows Milk Cheese - state variety
Entry Price: £12.50
Class: 46 Best Hard Goats Milk Cheese - state variety
Entry Price: £12.50
Class: 47 Best Hard Sheep Milk Cheese - state variety
Entry Price: £12.50
Class: 48 Best Hard Buffalo Milk Cheese - state variety
Entry Price: £12.50
Class: 49 Best Soft Cows Milk Cheese - state variety
Entry Price: £12.50
Class: 50 Best Soft Goats Milk Cheese - state variety
Entry Price: £12.50
Class: 51 Best Soft Sheep Milk Cheese - state variety
Entry Price: £12.50
Class: 52 Best Soft Buffalo Milk Cheese - state variety
Entry Price: £12.50
Class: 53 Best Rind Washed Cheese
Entry Price: £12.50
Class: 54 Best Vegetarian Cheese (Not cheddar)
Entry Price: £12.50
Class: 55 Reduced Fat Cheese (Not Cheddar) - state variety
Entry Price: £12.50

Cheese for Export

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Class: 56 Cheese for export in final branded packaging.
Entry Price: £15.00

Fresh Cheese

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Class: 57 Feta Style
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 58 Lactic Cheese
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 59 Mozzarella
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 60 Halloumi style cheese
Entry Price: £15.00

Cheese with Additives

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Class: 61 Savoury Flavour
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 62 Sweet Flavour
Entry Price: £15.00

Convenience Cheese

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Class: 63 Best snacking/mini meal cheese products
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 64 Best cheese slices plain
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 65 Best cheese slices with additives
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 66 Best grated cheddar
Entry Price: £15.00

Waxed Cheese

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Class: 67 Best Waxed Cheese without Additives - State variety
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 68 Best Waxed Cheese with Additives - State variety
Entry Price: £15.00

Soft External White Mould

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Class: 69 Cows Milk
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 70 Sheep Milk
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 71 Goat Milk
Entry Price: £15.00

Blue Cheese

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Class: 72 Whole Blue Stilton
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 73 Two Halves of Blue Stilton
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 74 Best Shropshire Blue
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 75 Other hard blue cheese - state variety
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 76 Other soft blue cheese - state variety
Entry Price: £15.00

Cheese Lover's

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Class: 77 Cheese Lover's Choice
Entry Price: £15.00

Butter

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Class: 78 Unsalted Butter sweet cream - 2 Butter pats displayed on a white tile
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 79 Salted Butter sweet cream - 2 Butter pats displayed on a white tile
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 80 Whey Butter Salted - 2 butter pats displayed on a white tile
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 81 1 X 250 gm Salted Butter - Displayed in branded Packaging
Entry Price: £15.00

Best New Dairy Product

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Class: 82 Best New Dairy Product
Entry Price: £15.00

Other Dairy Products

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Class: 83 Natural Yoghurt - Any milk
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 84 Low Fat Yoghurt - any milk
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 85 Luxury indulgent Greek Style Yoghurt.
Entry Price: £15.00

Cottage Cheese

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Class: 86 Natural Cottage Cheese
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 87 Cottage Cheese with Savoury Additives
Entry Price: £15.00
Class: 88 Cottage with Sweet Additives
Entry Price: £15.00
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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

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