Pry Dairy is based in Slaley, Northumberland.

From its own small flock of Lacaune sheep, it makes a signature soft cheese in a bespoke dairy on a seasonal basis.

We welcome guests for bed and breakfast in the 18th-century farmhouse.

Our Cheese

Slaley Soft, made from raw sheep’s milk, is the only cheese of its kind in Northumberland.

Mould-ripened with a creamy-like texture, people say it’s delicate and sweet, a bit nutty and has a savoury tinge mainly from the wrinkled coat of Geotrichum yeast.

But hey, ho taste it yourself.

Our Dairy

Steve Percy works Pry Dairy. A former journalist, he shepherds a mini flock of Lacaune sheep, famous for Roquefort cheese.

Daily he milks eight or so ewes, or yows, as they’re called. They are all known to him and form a pretty bolshie extended family. They come to an old trailer and a red portable milker does its job. He carries the milk churn to the farm cottage and enters the new dairy extension, inspired by a local Edwardian butter room of green and ivory brick tiles, to make what is truly a farmstead cheese.

Five years in the making and still growing, Pry Dairy strives to make cheese from high-quality milk in harmony with the local environment. Regenerative farming, organic ingredients and good animal welfare guide the way.

Our Sales

Made and sold locally, our premium cheese is available from June until September.

It is for sale at the farmgate and found at selected cheesemongers and delis in the region.

Pictured, a tartlet made from our cheese on the menu at the Lord Crewe Arms, a boutique hotel in Blanchland, Northumberland.

We are also developing a hard cheese made in a copper Alpine vat.