Fen Farm Dairy

Fen Farm: Britain's Answer to Brie de Meaux

Fen Farm Dairy achieved something remarkable - creating Britain's only raw milk Brie de Meaux-style cheese that genuinely rivals the French original. Their Baron Bigod, named after a 12th-century Suffolk landowner, has won prestigious awards and earned comparisons to France's finest. Made with milk from their own Montbeliarde cattle (the same breed used in Comté production), each wheel develops rich, creamy texture and complex mushroomy depths through traditional techniques and careful ageing. This is British cheesemaking announcing that soft cheese excellence isn't exclusively French territory.

What makes Baron Bigod exceptional is uncompromising dedication to quality - raw milk from their own herd, traditional make by hand, ageing that cannot be rushed, and standards that refuse compromise. The result is cheese that earns respect from French fromagers and converts those who thought great Brie could only come from Meaux. Perfect for impressive cheese courses that challenge assumptions about British soft cheese, or experiencing what happens when British dairy excellence meets French technique. This is cheese that demonstrates British cheesemaking's extraordinary evolution.