Churchmouse Cheeses

Our Burnes supper was voted top class because we had some of the best Scottish cheeses from this shop... We return again and again. Always made welcome.

A fantastic aladdins cave of cheeses and goodies to make your mouth water. They're also celebrating their 5th anniversary. Long may they continue....

excellent cheese and very helpful staff. they went out of their way to arrange delivery to our remote location on the Isle of Skye and followed up to ensure all arrived in great shape.

The most amazing shop with a wonderful atmosphere, friendly and knowledgeable staff and a piano player! There is no place better to taste and buy great regional cheeses and to select from a wonderful range of oils and deli produce. John and Jules run the best shop ever and deserve to win.

A really special shop - the piano playing, the quality and range of the cheeses, all the extra deli items and last but without doubt not least, the staff - a little bit of heaven in Kirkby Lonsdale!!

As far as I know this is the only shop from which I can obtain Creamy Lancashire, to my mind the finest cheese in the world.

This shop is an ultimate box of delights every time you enter.

I tend to use Churchmouse Cheeses when ordering cheese for special occasions like Christmas. The staff at the end of the 'phone are knowledegable, polite and very friendly and the orders are delivered on time and well-packed. Needless to say the products themselves are always absolutely delicious (cheeses & accompaniments).

A diamond of a shop. The staff obviously love their cheeses and are happy to tell all about where they come from. I challenge anyone to walk out without buying something!

i have'nt visited this shop yet but i have heard excellent reports about it,i intend to visit it this summer when i pay a visit to the UK as i work at a cheese market myself here in ireland im really looking forward to it.Tess

My mother took me to Churchmouse, Wed 27 December 2006 for my birthday (30th). I was like the proverbial kid in a sweetshop! Don't ever stop doing what you're doing!

The great range off cheese's, the piano!!!, the staff and their profesionalism the location it is in what more can I say

friendly service, the very highest quality produce and lovely surroundings

I went to this shop at the Victorian Fayre weekend . What a great place. Everyone was so nice and helpful . The range ws fantastic . They don't sell the feel good factor they GIVE IT AWAY FREE .Go on make the visit

Discovered the shop by accident, but the atmosphere is amazing. The choice of produce, quality and friendless of the staff is second to none. I have also used the Internet to order cheese and the service has been first class and the cheese arrived chilled and very well rapid. The best cheese shop around.

We undertake a four hour round trip to buy our cheese, olives and olive oil at Churchmouse Cheeses because we get a great welcome and a great choice. If we can't manage the journey, the mail order service has the personal touch of a phone call to check the order and have a chat.

This shop is a true delight!! With great service and produce.. Nothing could be better!

Aladdin's Cave of deli food - could spend ages in there just looking at the different preserves, foodstuffs, displays, etc available - the best stuffed olives and peppers/chillis. Never go home without a bag of goodies for tea!

Top quality produce and much more than cheese. Great enthusiasm from the owners and all their staff. A pleasure to shop there

Churchmouse Cheeses should win local food heroes for the name alone. Exceptional food, wonderful service and friendly knowledgeable staff. Visting the shop as I do on a regular basis is a real pleasure. Long live Churchmouse Cheeses. Thank you John and Jules.

Excellent in all respects. John is passionate about his cheese, and all the staff are great. This must also be the only cheesemongers in the world with a resident pianist.

Warm, friendly and great food, visit every time we are in the area, including last week with family.

What makes thsi place special, is not only the cheese, but thes staff! O often visit Kirkby on my days off, and I always pop in and visit this shop. It truly is delightful. The wonderful window displays,the charasmatic service.Of course the divine cheeses. I often go in on Sundays, and get served by a delightful young girl called Sophie. Please do when visiting congratulate Julie and Johm on having such wondefull staff. Thankyou Churchmouse cheeses for making any occasion in my house just that extra bit better, as we always eat delicious cheese !

This place is really nice! Not only does it sell some really quality food, but the staff are the most charming people you would ever hope to meet! The live piano playing just adds to the lovely atmosphere of this place.THE ONLY PLACE WORTH BUYING CHEESE FROM.. Ever..

Geat food, Great staff, Great live entertainmant.. SIMPLY THE BEST!

never in my waking life have i seen such an astonishing outlet. an outstanding selection of high quality cheeses, chutenys & jams, buscuits & cakes, home made dehli items & meats. the owners are commited to selling local produce and have even met alot of their supliers. this shows how passionate John & Jules are about their business, which is why its such a success. but also the small quirky touches such as the extremly talented pienists at weekends, or the creative displays. but to me the reason the business has boomed is due to the kind heated, generous and also professional owners, who dedicate their life to the shop and really care about what they do. this is what makes churchmouse cheeses one of the most individual & enjoyable places to shop in the north west.

Fantastic cheeses, beautiful shop, live pianist and the loveliest owner of the shop you could ever wish to meet!

excellent shop, travel from st helens, merseyside to kirkby lonsdale especially to get my cheese now! fantastic staff and a good range of relishes and chutneys make it superb!!!

Found quite by accident. I now travel some 150 miles to visit as often as possible. Fabulous cheeses & more, value for money, friendly & helpful staff, live piano accompaniment, website if I can't make it and to top it all John & Julie support and promote Kirby Lonsdale which is the most unspoilt town/village I have been to in years.

By mistake I gave the wrong postcode and the first parcel went astray. John & Jules were wonderfully helpful over the phone and even sent me a replacement order free of charge. The cheese is beautifully wrapped too!

Great staff, wonderfull array of cheeses. Get there early to beat the que or even shop online

Bought cheeses both from the shop and via the internet and the service and product knowledge is second to none. They even ring to check the internet order. It's worth the 120 mile round trip to Kirby Lonsdale just to visit the shop for both cheese and deli goods.

Live over 50 miles away but it's the only place to go when I need cheese for a dinner party. Great selection and friendly staff. Shopping like it should be. Their Lancashire Bomb is a great conversation piece. Highly recommended.

Just popped in to be nosey and ended up coming home with over £80 worth of goodies! Now make the effort to call in here whenever going to the Lakes, the staff are so friendly and the range of produce is fantastic especially the Balckstick Blue!!

the owners of this establishment go out of their way to look after their customers and with the enthusiasm they emit it is a pleasure to shop and visit Kirby. we travel from East Lancashire to visit the shop and always come away with more than we expected in value and in quality.

I would consider moving to Kirby Lonsdale if only to have a local shop like Church Mouse Cheeses. The shop is wonderful, and so are the staff. I have also ordered produce over the Internet for myself and guests, which has gone down a storm. Well Done John and Julie.

I have only been able to use Churchmouse Cheeses via the internet or telephone ordering service so far and cannot fault the service and prompt attention I have received. The cheese arrives beautifully packaged and cool even in the middle of summer and is in perfect condition. I have also received handy hints on storage (as I tend to buy in bulk!) and I feel that it is good value for money. I have no hesitation in recommending them to anyone.

top quality produce and service

Best selection of quality chheses in Lancashire/Cumbria. Staff know what they are talking about. Nice chutneys/crackers/biscuits etc to go with cheese

beatiful shop ,a real pleasure to visit. i just wish there were more shops like it in the high street.

Quite simply, its just a brilliant place.

"Let's have a piece of the Crumbly Lancashire. And, Joe, please play 'The way we were' just one more time." Well, I have never found any other place where you can taste and buy great cheese, handmade butter, delicious quiches, and... and... AND listen to these beautiful piano tunes. The service is immaculate, the cheese and all the other treats are fabulous - all that accompanied by the nostalgic tunes that Joe plays on his piano - that's my favourite holiday treasure. I miss it already - and will be back next year! Eva-M, Duesseldorf/ Germany

kirkby lonsdale is so luckey to have this super shop which does so wellwhen there is a Booths supermarket to compete with

What a treasure of a shop!!! In a gorgeous setting it invites you in by the sights and sounds on offer. There is even a piano player to soothe the weary shopper!! The staff are all really friendly and helpful. As for the produce I have never seen such a vast choice - cheeses, pastas, olives, preserves, olive oils, salads etc. and the quality is excellent too. It is good value for money.

Churchmouse cheeses brought a breath of fresh air to this market town four years ago. Locals and visitors have been introduced to a whole new and exciting variety of cheeses. John and Jules have offered information and tastings at local WIs and other groups who had no idea such wonderful cheeses and olives existed. has brought a fresh new approachbreath of fresh air to this market town.Locals and visitors alike all

I LOVE CHURCHMOUSE CHEESE! Beautiful shop, with stacks of interesting cheeses and associated goodies, run by a friendly team with enthusiasm and specialism for local and UK produce. If you want something special, John will always oblige and is a font of knowledge on food provenance. Ever since we 'found' them last year, we mail order all our cheese from Churchmouse (it all arrives exquisitely packed too). A real 'find'.

Excellent - nothing else to say

Brilliantly atmospheric display of top quality food. Marvellous selection of cheese, olives and other irresistible delights.

As you immediately open the door, you are surrounded by the most incredible smells, colours and choices of not just some spectacular cheeses but a huge choice of accompaniments. There's an amazing array of chuckneys, biscuits/crackers, olives, crisps etc. It's a brilliant place to try new and unusual cheeses that you just don't come accross in the superstores. Did I mention the friendly and helpful staff? if you're not sure of a choice, then try before you buy and there are suggestions galore from accross the counter. I would recommend a visit if you're in the area, it's a real treasure trove for food lovers.

We found this jewel of a shop while on holiday from the US in 2005. It's one of the more memorable places we visited. Definitely worth the time and effort to get there! Friendly staff, excellent variety of cheeses (and more)!

So different. There is so much to choose from apart from the amazing array of cheeses,there are wonderful salamis, anchovies etc etc and delicious olives and so many varieties. The shop gets better and better. Keep up the good work.

Exceptional knowledge and passion for cheeese from british sources

Churchmouse Cheeses is a business passionate about good food and committed to local sourcing wherever possible. Within a short space of time, John and Julie made great connections with other local businesses, becoming part of the 'food community'. A visit to the shop is a real treat!

Really awesome place - very VERY nice people who own it - great shop unlike any I've come across anywhere else in the UK. Good luck to John & Jules from Barclay!

The choice and quality is superb and the very friendly staff make you want to go back time and time again. Would recommend this cheesemonger to everyone. You'll never go anywhere else again!

Fantastic choice, great shop with friendly enthusiastic staff, make for a cheese lovers dream..

Simply outstanding, more shopping experiences should be like this. Happy friendly team who have a passion for their product. Well done John & Julie.

I have never been in a shop like it in my life. It's like a bygone era - with exceptional friendly service, lots of tasters to try and to top it all - a live pianist playing at the weekend. The staff are keen for you to try all the delicious produce before you buy, to make sure that everything is just right. Over 140 cheeses are available and the knowledge of the staff is second to none. Definately worth a visit!

The range is outstanding, the staff always go that extra mile to ensure total satisfaction. A true jewel in Kirkby Lonsdale's crown.

The shop goes out of its way to be the best in good cheese. It's always busy and yet the staff still treat you like an individual - and give you plenty of help and inspiration if you can't make up your mind!

On top of their amazing array of cheeses (the cheese bomb is beyond words!) they also sell anything from traditional hand-patted butter, farmhouse cakes and puddings, delicious fudge and an astounding array of chutneys and pickles.