Here at The East London Cheese Board we specialise in the best of British cheeses, especially those from smaller, hard to find dairies. We also stock cheeses from France, Spain, Italy and more, but our focus is very much on the finest cheeses that Britain has to offer. From raw milk Suffolk bries, to truffled Camemberts from Cornwall to silky ewe's milk blues from Scotland, we have them all and more for you to conveniently buy online. We also love putting together custom cheese selections and have a few to choose from, but also welcome requests for bespoke cheese hampers.
Cheese Selection boxes
Here you'll find our most popular cheese selections. We have all manner for cheese selection boxes to choose from, including British, French, Welsh, etc., we even have a special selection we've put together for new mums who have been craving cheese but unable to eat some types during pregnancy. Our cheese subscription, 'Cheese Club' is also proving popular and you can sign up for 3 months, 6 months or 12 months and have a great selection of cheeses delivered to your door each month.
Best of British Cheese Selection
The Best of British selection contains Baron Bigod brie, Colston Bassett Stilton, Cornish Yarg and Quickes Cheddar
£30.00
Most Popular Cheese Selection
This cheese selection box is full of our most popular cheeses. When you taste them you'll see why.
£25.00
New mums cheese selection
Missed cheese during pregnancy? Indulge yourself with this selection of cheese you've not been allowed.
£25.00
Most Popular
This is a selection of our current, most popular cheeses. This changes on a seasonal basis as popularity changes with the weather. You'll pretty much always find, Carboncino, Baron Bigod and Stinking Bishop on this list though.
Vintage Lincolnshire Poacher
Beautiful hard cheese from Lincolnshire, which is like a cross between mature cheddar and Comté.
From £6.50
Carboncino
Carboncino is a delicious soft Italian cheese made from cow, sheep and goats milk. One of our most popular cheeses online and in store.
£6.00
Beauvale
From Cropwell Bishop Stilton, Beauvale is a soft blue cheese influenced by Gorgonzola Dolce. It won 'Best Blue Cheese' at the 2017 British Cheese Awards.
From £7.25
Baron Bigod
Baron Bigod, a beautiful, unpasteurised English farmhouse brie from Bungay, Suffolk. This cheese takes the classic French Brie de Meaux and adds another dimension.
From £8.00
Langres
Langres is a semi-soft, totally delicious and strikingly beautiful washed-rind cheese from the Champagne region of France.
£7.95
Stinking Bishop
Stinking Bishop is a world famous strong, soft cheese from Gloucestershire. It is the wonderful combination of mousse like texture, distinctive pink rind and powerful flavour that make Stinking Bishop a must have on a cheeseboard.
From £9.50
Westcombe Cheddar
Westcombe Cheddar is a deliciously smooth Cheddar with lovely nutty, earthy flavours. It's recently won 'Best Cheddar' in the 2017 and 2018 British Cheese Awards.
From £5.25
Petit Valencay
Light and chalky goats cheese for France with distinctive truncated pyramid shape.
£5.50
Cheese of the week
Cave Aged Cheddar
Really tangy, delicious, cheddar cheese, matured for 12 months in Gough's Caves in Cheddar, Somerset. Once this cheese gets a hold of your tastebuds it won't let go.
From £6.50
Come visit us
We're more than just a website and online cheese shop! If you're in the area pop in to our shop and cafe, Froth & Rind in Walthamstow, London and say hi. As well as cheese we serve great coffee, cakes and pastries and our amazing cheese toasties. We stock a wide range of craft beer too as well as a range of tasty local produce.
Keep in touch
Cheese news
Keep up to date with what we've been doing and what's new in the world of cheese.
What is rennet?
We often get asked what rennet is and how it fits into cheesemaking. The answer is that rennet is a vital part of cheesemaking and also provides the difference between vegetarian and non-vegetarian cheeses.
Washed-Rind Cheeses
If you like a smelly cheese, chances are it's a washed rind cheese as this type is famous for its pungency.
Best of British Cheese
We love cheese of all descriptions, from all corners of the globe but we're extra passionate about British cheese and work hard to bring you the best of British cheese from the classic stiltons and cheddars to some of the more unusual and harder to find cheeses. Keep an eye on our site and we'll keep bringing you more and more fantastic British cheeses.
Colston Bassett Stilton
Rich and buttery, a classic English Stilton and still one of the finest cheeses available.
From £7.00
Minger
NEW! Minger is a silky soft, strong Scottish cheese with pungent washed rind, superb flavour and fantastic name.
£10.00
Oxford Isis
Oxford Isis is a strong, washed-rind soft cheese from Oxfordshire similar in style to Epoisses.
£8.55
Best Sellers
When it comes to buying cheese online, the list below contains our best sellers. Every so often another cheese has a bit of a run and infiltrates the top 10 but these great cheeses consistently out perform the rest. Classic cheddars, creamy blues and a few soft and strong beauties, there's a reason why they sell so well.
Vintage Lincolnshire Poacher
Beautiful hard cheese from Lincolnshire, which is like a cross between mature cheddar and Comté.
From £6.50
Carboncino
Carboncino is a delicious soft Italian cheese made from cow, sheep and goats milk. One of our most popular cheeses online and in store.
£6.00
Beauvale
From Cropwell Bishop Stilton, Beauvale is a soft blue cheese influenced by Gorgonzola Dolce. It won 'Best Blue Cheese' at the 2017 British Cheese Awards.
From £7.25
Baron Bigod
Baron Bigod, a beautiful, unpasteurised English farmhouse brie from Bungay, Suffolk. This cheese takes the classic French Brie de Meaux and adds another dimension.
From £8.00
Langres
Langres is a semi-soft, totally delicious and strikingly beautiful washed-rind cheese from the Champagne region of France.
£7.95
Stinking Bishop
Stinking Bishop is a world famous strong, soft cheese from Gloucestershire. It is the wonderful combination of mousse like texture, distinctive pink rind and powerful flavour that make Stinking Bishop a must have on a cheeseboard.
From £9.50
Westcombe Cheddar
Westcombe Cheddar is a deliciously smooth Cheddar with lovely nutty, earthy flavours. It's recently won 'Best Cheddar' in the 2017 and 2018 British Cheese Awards.
From £5.25
Petit Valencay
Light and chalky goats cheese for France with distinctive truncated pyramid shape.
£5.50
More cheese news
What is rennet?
We often get asked what rennet is and how it fits into cheesemaking. The answer is that rennet is a vital part of cheesemaking and also provides the difference between vegetarian and non-vegetarian cheeses.
Washed-Rind Cheeses
If you like a smelly cheese, chances are it's a washed rind cheese as this type is famous for its pungency.
Warming Winter Cheeses
When it's cold outside, there's nothing better than a strong cheese to blow the chills away.
Travelling with cheese
Now that the weather is getting a little warmer we give some advice on travelling with cheese, so that you can ensure that you arrive at your destination with the cheese in good condition and don't stink out other passengers should you be travelling by train or plane.