ERRINGTON CHEESE

What ERRINGTON CHEESE does

Errington Cheese is a family-run Scottish farmhouse cheesemaker operating from Walston Braehead Farm in Lanark, South Lanarkshire, with a complementary farm shop, cheese counter, and cafe concept called Errington's Barn located at South Melbourne Farm in Elsrickle. The company's core products are hand-made, small-batch cheeses crafted from ewe's and goat's milk, including Lanark Blue, Corra Linn, Blackmount, Elrick Log, and Bonnington Linn, each positioned as terroir-driven and tied to the Upper Clyde Valley landscape. Production has been continuous on the family farm since 1985, and the cheese portfolio has received regional Taste Award recognition; the business also generates ancillary revenue from whey-fed pork (chops, bacon, sausages), a curated selection of guest farmhouse cheeses, and deli staples.

The business model is direct-to-consumer across two channels: an owned e-commerce shop at erringtoncheese.co.uk (selling own and guest cheeses, deli staples, and whey-fed pork, with unit prices ranging from £10.00 to £45.00) and a physical farm shop and cafe at Errington's Barn open 10am-4pm daily, with kitchen service until 3:30pm and a Friday evening dinner service from 5pm to 9pm. Agritourism revenue is generated through cheese tastings, farm tours, and seasonal events booked via FareHarbor, and a Dog Run adds venue diversification. The customer base is described as individual consumers and food enthusiasts seeking provenance, craft, and farm-to-table experiences; there are no disclosed enterprise customers, no wholesale accounts, and no external investors, leaving ownership entirely with the founding family.

Operationally, the company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, no subsidiary structure, no patents, no leadership changes, and no M&A activity on record. Distribution is domestic (United Kingdom/Scotland only) with no international or wholesale presence evidenced, and headcount data is not disclosed. The underlying technology is traditional hand-craft cheesemaking, with no proprietary software, AI, or platform technology components identified in the available data.

Name

ERRINGTON CHEESE

Legal name

Errington Cheese

Website

https://erringtoncheese.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Errington Cheese is a family-run Scottish farmhouse cheesemaker producing hand-made ewe's and goat's milk cheeses (Lanark Blue, Corra Linn, Blackmount and others) from its Lanark farm, selling direct-to-consumer through its own e-commerce shop and the Errington's Barn farm shop and cafe in Elsrickle.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisan Farmhouse Cheese

NAICS

Cheese Manufacturing (311513)

SIC

Dairy Products (2020)

akta.pro primary industry

Ripened Natural Cheese Manufacturing (Semi-Soft, Hard & Blue) (AFAHABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cheese Manufacturing (AFAKAKAB), Cheese Shops & Fromageries (CRAHAGAD)

Keywords

• Artisan farmhouse cheese
• Ewe and goat dairy
• Whey-fed pork products
• Farm shop cafe
• Cheese tastings tours

Headquarters

HQ city

Lanark

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Cheese Sales: Direct sales of award-winning Scottish farmhouse cheeses including Lanark Blue, Corra Linn, Blackmount, Elrick Log, and Bonnington Linn. Products sold via online shop and farm shop.
2. Whey-Fed Pork Products: Sales of whey-fed pork including chops, bacon, and sausages produced on the farm.
3. Cafe and Restaurant: Cafe service at Errington's Barn offering meals made with produce from the farm. Open 10am-4pm with kitchen service until 3:30pm, and Friday dinner service 5pm-9pm.
4. Events and Tours: Hosting cheese tastings, farm tours, and seasonal events. Bookings handled through FareHarbor.
5. Guest Cheeses and Deli Staples: Online shop offers a carefully chosen selection of guest cheeses from other farmhouse producers, along with deli staples like crackers, olives, sauces, pasta, and oils.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Errington Cheese is a family-run Scottish farmhouse cheesemaker that hand-crafts award-winning cheeses from ewe and goat dairy on its farm in the Upper Clyde Valley. Its core range includes Lanark Blue, Corra Linn, Blackmount, Bonnington Linn, and Elrick Log, sold through a direct-to-consumer online shop, a physical farm shop and cafe at Errington's Barn, and a takeaway shed. The company also produces whey-fed pork (chops, bacon, sausages) and hosts cheese tastings, farm tours, and seasonal events.

Product overview

Errington Cheese is a family-run Scottish farmhouse cheese company established in 1985, specializing in ewe and goat dairy products. The product portfolio centers on award-winning artisan cheeses including Lanark Blue, Corra Linn, Blackmount, Bonnington Linn, and Elrick Log—each reflecting the Upper Clyde Valley landscape and seasons. Products are sold through an online shop, the Errington's Barn farm shop and cafe, and via the Takeaway Shed. Beyond cheese, the company produces whey-fed pork (chops, bacon, sausages) and offers curated gift selections. The company also operates two physical locations: Walston Braehead Farm in Lanark and South Melbourne Farm in Elsrickle.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lanark Blue Award-winning Scottish farmhouse cheese made from ewe's milk, deeply tied to the Upper Clyde Valley. Sold from £10.00 through the farm shop and online.
• Corra Linn
• Blackmount
• Bonnington Linn
• Elrick Log
• Errington's Mixed Selection
• Digital Gift Card
• Perfect Pairing - Elrick Log
• Whey-Fed Pork
• Errington's Barn (Farm Shop, Cheese Counter & Cafe)
• Cheese Tastings, Farm Tours & Seasonal Events
• Online Shop (Deli Staples & Guest Cheeses)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Montgomery's Cheese: Family-run Somerset farmhouse cheesemaker producing traditional Cheddar from a multi-generation farm. Comparable heritage farmhouse cheesemaker with direct farm sales.
• Quicke's: Family-run English farmhouse cheese maker producing traditional, award-winning cloth-bound cheeses on a working farm with on-site shop and cafe. Highly comparable to Errington's heritage cheesemaking and farm-experience model.
• Neal's Yard Dairy: Iconic UK affineur and retailer specializing in British and Irish farmhouse cheeses, with shops, wholesale, and online sales. Comparable as a UK artisan cheese specialist, though Errington is a producer while Neal's Yard is primarily a monger.
• Highland Fine Cheeses: Independent Scottish farmhouse cheesemaker (Caboc, Minger) based in the Highlands with on-site farm shop. Same Scottish terroir-driven artisan positioning and small-producer scale.
• Stichelton Dairy: Nottinghamshire-based raw milk blue cheese producer (partnering with artisan cheesemaker Joe Schneider). Comparable as a small-batch, award-winning UK farmhouse blue cheese specialist in the same blue-cheese category as Lanark Blue.
• Isle of Mull Cheese: Scottish farmhouse cheesemaker producing artisan cheeses from a small family herd. Direct geographic and category peer, sharing the Scottish provenance story and small-scale craft production.

Regional players

• Cabot Creamery Co-operative: US farmer-owned dairy cooperative producing award-winning farmhouse cheddar and specialty cheeses. Comparable in farm-cooperative heritage and award-led branding, though operating in the US market.
• Vermont Creamery: US-based artisan creamery producing goat and cow milk cheeses and cultured dairy, sold through specialty retail and foodservice. Comparable small-batch farmstead model and goat-cheese positioning, though operating in North America rather than the UK.

Broad incumbents

• Lactalis UK & Ireland: Subsidiary of global dairy giant Lactalis, manufacturing mass-market and premium cheeses (e.g., Seriously, Galbani) in the UK. Operates broadly in the same category but at industrial scale, representing the competitive ceiling Errington would face if scaling.
• Arla Foods UK: Farmer-owned dairy cooperative producing a wide range of dairy products including branded cheeses (e.g., Lactofree). Provides the benchmark for UK dairy scale and the distribution reach Errington currently lacks.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/erringtoncheese

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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