The Cheese Shop, Louth is an artisan delicatessen situated in Louth

Louth, Lincolnshire

Louth is a market town and civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:Known as the "capital of the Lincolnshire Wolds", it is situated where the ancient trackway Barton Street crosses the River Lud, and has a total resident population of 15,930.The Greenwich...

, England

England

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, known for its large selection of artisan foods, especially cheese

Artisan cheese

Artisan cheese is manufactured by hand using the traditional craftsmanship of skilled cheesemakers. As a result the cheeses are often more complex in taste and variety. Many are aged and ripened to achieve certain aesthetics...

. The Cheese Shop has been featured in national newspapers such as The Daily Telegraph and its magazine

The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...

 and The Guardian

The Guardian

The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...

, local radio and television on BBC Lincolnshire and BBC Look North

BBC Look North

BBC Look North is a name used by the BBC for its local regional news programme in three regions in the North of England:*BBC Look North for the BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire region*BBC Look North for the BBC Yorkshire region...

, and national television episodes in The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain

The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain

The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain is a 2009 BBC television cookery programme which is presented by The Hairy Bikers: Dave Myers and Si King....

 and Rose Prince's "The Good Food Producers' Guide 2010".

The shop supplies many pubs and restaurants in the surrounding area. It stocks all locally produced cheeses including Lincolnshire Poacher and Lincolnshire Red, Cote Hill Blue and Yellow, and Billy's Best, as well as well known and hard to find cheeses.

In 2011, The Cheese Shop won the food category in "The Best Small Food Shops in Britain Awards", run by Mary Portas

Mary Portas

Mary Portas , is an English retail adviser, journalist and television presenter.-Early life and education:Portas was born and brought up in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, in a family of five children. Educated at St Joan of Arc Catholic School, Rickmansworth, she looked after her youngest brother...

 and The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...

, being chosen out of a shortlist of three by The Daily Telegraph's

The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...

 food columnist Rose Prince.

Awards

• Included in Rose Prince's Good Food Producers Guide 2010
• Voted number 1 in "The Best Small Shops in Britain Awards" in the food category, by The Daily Telegraph
  The Daily Telegraph
  The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
  
  , in association with Mary Portas
  Mary Portas
  Mary Portas , is an English retail adviser, journalist and television presenter.-Early life and education:Portas was born and brought up in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, in a family of five children. Educated at St Joan of Arc Catholic School, Rickmansworth, she looked after her youngest brother...
  
  and Rose Prince