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Yorkshire Dales Cheese Festival

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Yorkshire Dales Cheese Festival

Yorkshire Dales Guides, North Yorkshire
9 October 2023

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Yorkshire Dales Cheese Festival
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Celebrating the Dales’ delicious produce, with local businesses throughout the National Park hosting events such as menus and tastings, themed dishes and cookery courses.

It’s not all cheese-based dining experiences however, as there are also Yorkshire gin and ales, specially created dairy ice creams and sorbets, locally-reared meat and the chance to meet the makers.

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