- Country : England
- Old Region (Transfer) : Cumbria
- Location : Thursby, Crofton Hall Estate
- Dairy : Thornby Moor Dairy
- Cheesemaker : Carolyn and Leonie Fairburn
- Style : Firm
- Milk : Goat, Unpasteurised
- Rennet : Traditional
- Rind : Natural Rind, Clothbound
- Age : 3 – 8 months
- Size : 2.0kg
- Shape : Cylinder
- Notes : Carolyn Fairburn already had her own goats and started making cheese at Thornby Moor House in 1979, with her first cheese being Allerdale. Her grandparents and parents had farmed in Suffolk and her cheesemaking knowledge came from watching them and experimentation in her own kitchen, an entirely self-taught cheesemaker.
Allerdale
