{"items":["5fda4e4fbcb38000175a2756","5fda4e4fbcb38000175a275e","5fda4e4fbcb38000175a275b","5fda4e4fbcb38000175a2758","5fda4e4fbcb38000175a2759","5fda4e4fbcb38000175a2757","5fda4e4fbcb38000175a2755","5fda4e4fbcb38000175a275c","5fda4e4fbcb38000175a275a","5fda4e4fbcb38000175a275d"],"styles":{"galleryType":"Strips","groupSize":1,"showArrows":true,"cubeImages":true,"cubeType":"fill","cubeRatio":"100%/100%","isVertical":false,"gallerySize":30,"collageDensity":0.8,"groupTypes":"1","oneRow":true,"imageMargin":0,"galleryMargin":0,"scatter":0,"chooseBestGroup":true,"smartCrop":false,"hasThumbnails":false,"enableScroll":true,"isGrid":false,"isSlider":false,"isColumns":false,"isSlideshow":true,"cropOnlyFill":false,"fixedColumns":1,"enableInfiniteScroll":true,"isRTL":false,"minItemSize":120,"rotatingGroupTypes":"","rotatingCropRatios":"","columnWidths":"","gallerySliderImageRatio":1.7777777777777777,"numberOfImagesPerRow":3,"numberOfImagesPerCol":1,"groupsPerStrip":0,"borderRadius":0,"boxShadow":0,"gridStyle":0,"mobilePanorama":false,"placeGroupsLtr":false,"viewMode":"preview","thumbnailSpacings":4,"galleryThumbnailsAlignment":"bottom","isMasonry":false,"isAutoSlideshow":true,"slideshowLoop":false,"autoSlideshowInterval":3,"bottomInfoHeight":0,"titlePlacement":"SHOW_ON_HOVER","galleryTextAlign":"center","scrollSnap":true,"itemClick":"nothing","fullscreen":true,"videoPlay":"hover","scrollAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","slideAnimation":"SCROLL","scrollDirection":1,"scrollDuration":400,"overlayAnimation":"FADE_IN","arrowsPosition":0,"arrowsSize":18,"watermarkOpacity":40,"watermarkSize":40,"useWatermark":true,"watermarkDock":{"top":"auto","left":"auto","right":0,"bottom":0,"transform":"translate3d(0,0,0)"},"loadMoreAmount":"all","defaultShowInfoExpand":1,"allowLinkExpand":true,"expandInfoPosition":0,"allowFullscreenExpand":true,"fullscreenLoop":false,"galleryAlignExpand":"left","addToCartBorderWidth":1,"addToCartButtonText":"","slideshowInfoSize":160,"playButtonForAutoSlideShow":false,"allowSlideshowCounter":false,"hoveringBehaviour":"NEVER_SHOW","thumbnailSize":120,"magicLayoutSeed":1,"imageHoverAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imagePlacementAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","calculateTextBoxWidthMode":"PERCENT","textBoxHeight":0,"textBoxWidth":200,"textBoxWidthPercent":50,"textImageSpace":10,"textBoxBorderRadius":0,"textBoxBorderWidth":0,"loadMoreButtonText":"","loadMoreButtonBorderWidth":1,"loadMoreButtonBorderRadius":0,"imageInfoType":"ATTACHED_BACKGROUND","itemBorderWidth":0,"itemBorderRadius":0,"itemEnableShadow":false,"itemShadowBlur":20,"itemShadowDirection":135,"itemShadowSize":10,"imageLoadingMode":"BLUR","expandAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imageQuality":90,"usmToggle":false,"usm_a":0,"usm_r":0,"usm_t":0,"videoSound":false,"videoSpeed":"1","videoLoop":true,"gallerySizeType":"px","gallerySizePx":205,"allowTitle":true,"allowContextMenu":true,"textsHorizontalPadding":-30,"showVideoPlayButton":true,"galleryLayout":5,"targetItemSize":205,"selectedLayout":"5|bottom|1|fill|false|1|true","layoutsVersion":2,"selectedLayoutV2":5,"isSlideshowFont":true,"externalInfoHeight":0,"externalInfoWidth":0},"container":{"width":205,"height":276,"galleryWidth":205,"galleryHeight":115,"scrollBase":0}}
Cheese class at Neal's Yard

My husband was the lucky recipient of a Neal's Yard Dairy gift voucher, and rather than simply purchasing enough excellent British Isles cheese to send ourselves off to a happy but imminent artery clogged death, he (read: we) promptly signed up for one of their cheese classes.
If you check their website there's a running list of different themed classes, mostly held upstairs at their delicious Borough Market shop. We went for the 'cheesemongers lunch' one Saturday, which cost £50/head (ps you definitely need to book ahead, and quite far in some instances).
This is what greeted us...

Heavenly.
One of the experts at the Dairy talked us through a selection of six (AMAZING) artisan cheeses, all imaginatively matched with anything from medjool dates to fabulous charcuterie and handmade chutneys - all sourced from Borough Market below and the locale. The glasses of cremant (current hot fave of mine), port and Normandy cider went down a treat alongside.
Here's the detail of what we actually ate on the day:

Each board was between roughly 3-4 people and oh my goodness it was a lot.
This is the face of a man who enjoys an exorbitant amount of cheese, yet almost couldn't face the last tasting. Believe.

Any fellow cheese fans should advance immediately to Neal's Yard and purchase a significant slab of Stichelton (a raw milk version of Stilton) and a St Cera (one of the most remarkable and changeable cheeses I've tried).
Happy cheeseboarding.
#nealsyarddairy #cheese #boroughmarket #cheeseclass #stichelton