CROOME CHEESE
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There are picnics, and then there are proper picnics. The ones where someone lifts a lid, or unwraps something, and people shuffle forward to get a better look. Where the cheese board ends up being the thing everyone talks about on the way home.
We think a lot about that moment. The one where someone takes a bite, pauses, and asks what they just ate. It happens a lot with Croome Cheese, and honestly, we never get tired of hearing about it.
We’re a family farm in Whittington, Worcestershire, and we’ve been making award-winning artisan cheeses for generations. Every variety starts with the best quality cheese we can source, and every flavour combination is chosen because it genuinely works. If it doesn’t taste brilliant, it doesn’t make the cut.
Cheese is, without question, one of the best things you can bring to an outdoor gathering. No cooking, no reheating, no worrying whether it will survive the journey. You just pack it, slice it, and let people get stuck in.
What makes artisan cheese different is that it actually gives people something to talk about. There’s a reason guests gravitate toward the board rather than the crisps. Interesting flavours, proper textures, and the kind of quality that feels a world apart from the supermarket block wrapped in plastic at the back of the fridge.
Our waxed truckles are a particularly good call for summer picnic food. They’re compact, vibrant, easy to slice, and they hold up well outside the fridge for a decent stretch of time. Ideal whether you’re heading to the park with a blanket and a bottle, setting up a garden table for the afternoon, or packing a cooler for something a bit more ambitious.
Here are our top picks for outdoor eating, whether you’re keeping things simple or going all-in on a proper spread.
The Bramble is one of our most popular cheeses, and once you’ve tried it, you’ll understand why. English cheddar with blackberry, cranberry and apple. It sounds indulgent, and it is, but in the best possible way. It works brilliantly alongside crackers, alongside fruit, alongside a glass of something cold. Basically, it just works.
Ginger Blossom is a lovely option if you want a gentle warmth running through the board, and the Jubilee Fig has a gorgeous, slightly jammy quality that sits beautifully next to cured meats or a wedge of good bread.
For something that feels a little bit special without being too out-there, the Honey and Figs truckle and the Honey and Ginger truckle are both crowd-pleasers that look just as good as they taste.
If your crowd leans savoury, you’re in very good hands. The Colonel Mustard brings a proper punch of heat that makes a cracker feel like a proper mouthful. The Stinking Rose is all about roasted garlic, rich and unapologetic, and absolutely brilliant for people who find most cheese a little too polite.
Worcestershire Gold is one of our most celebrated varieties and tends to disappear off the board faster than anything else. The Worcestershire Hop, made with locally sourced hops, has a subtle earthy edge that pairs beautifully with a real ale if your picnic stretches to that sort of thing.
The Scrumpy Crunch has a fresh, cidery quality that feels genuinely made for sunny afternoons, and The Brunswick delivers the kind of well-rounded, characterful cheddar that never fails to please.
Sometimes you want a cheese that makes people raise an eyebrow in a good way. The Black Truffle truckle is the one for that. Rich, earthy, and quietly impressive, it needs nothing more than a plain cracker to let the flavour do the talking.
The Whittington Oak is our smoked cheese, given a gentle depth that regular cheddar simply doesn’t have. The moment the wrapper comes off, people notice it. Hot Chilli is there for those who like a board with a bit of a kick, and Y-Fenni, a proper Welsh cheddar with wholegrain mustard and ale, brings a heritage flavour that always goes down well.
You don’t need to overthink this. A few great cheeses will always beat a dozen average ones, and the accompaniments don’t need to be complicated either.
Pick three or four varieties with different flavour profiles. Something fruity, something savoury, something a little bit unexpected. The Bramble, Worcestershire Gold, and Black Truffle are a combination that rarely fails. Add water crackers, a few seeded oatcakes, some grapes or sliced apple, cornichons, and a good chutney, and you’re there.
One small tip: if you’re using waxed truckles, keep them separate during the journey and only unwrap them when you’re ready to serve. The wax helps protect the cheese in transit, and there’s something quite satisfying about the reveal when you actually sit down to eat.
You don’t need to be in Worcestershire to get your hands on Croome Cheese. We deliver our full range of wedges and truckles across the UK, so wherever your summer picnic happens to be taking place, great cheese can be on its way to you within days.
Everything we make comes from our working farm on the Croome Estate. That connection to the land, and to the local and British ingredients we use, is something you can actually taste. It’s not a marketing line. It’s just how we’ve always done it.
However big or small your gathering, there’s a Croome Cheese for it. Browse the full range, pick your favourites, and get them ordered before the next good weather window. You know how quickly those disappear.
