St Bede

A raw-milk Camembert-style cheese with a gently lactic core that softens as it ripens, its Geotrichum rind tending towards red-fruited aromas in place of classic cabbage-allium notes. St Bede is a new cheese from cheesemaker Julie Cheyney.

This is a new cheese to our slate, and only available in small quantities in our shops. We are excited to see how it develops. 

Minimum weight - 250g 
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Average age 4-6 weeks

Raw Cow's MILK, Salt, Cheese Cultures, Animal Rennet

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St Bede

Made by Julie Cheyney & Blake Bowden

Wheatacre, Norfolk.

St Bede is the newest cheese from Julie Cheyney. A Camembert style cheese named for the Venerable Bede to join the other saintly cheeses made by Julie and Blake Bowden.

Julie Cheyney and her team moved in 2025 to new cheesemaking facilities situated at Oakalby Dairy in Norfolk, near the town of Beccles. The milk comes from a family-run farm where the herd, mostly British Friesians, with some Ayrshire and Brown Swiss, produces milk that reflects the diversity of the pastures and the seasons. Julie works closely with the farm to understand the subtleties of the milk, from stage of lactation to changes in the cows’ diet, which in turn shape the character of the cheese. This move to a new herd and location was the inspiration behind adding a new cheese, adding to their range of French inspired British raw milk cheeses. St Bede was named after the famous medieval Saint, the Venerable Bede, as Julie felt it was only appropriate to continue in the theme.

We have provided continual feedback throughout the development of St Bede, and are excited to see how it develops across the seasons.

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