One of the oldest agricultural shows in the UK with nearly 200 years of history, Bakewell Show has evolved from a purely agricultural display to the diverse event it is today.
The highest accolade in the Cheese judging category is the award of Supreme Champion, which was won in 2013 for Smooth Blue and in 2019 by our Blue Stilton.
The following awards were won in 2019:
- UK Cheese Guild Supreme Champion Trophy – Blue Stilton
- Milway Foods Trophy – Best Blue Cheese – Blue Stilton
- Hugh Young Memorial Trophy – Best Cow’s Milk Cheese – Rutland Red
The following awards were won in 2017:
- Red Leicester Category – Silver for Rutland Red
- Savoury Blends – Bronze for Herb and Garlic Whirl
The following awards were won in 2016:
- Stilton Cheesemakers Trophy for Blue Stilton
- Millway Foods Trophy for Blue Stilton
- Hugh Young Trophy
- Two Halves Blue Stilton – Gold for Blue Stilton
- Two Whole Blue Stilton – Gold for Blue Stilton
- Single Whole Blue Stilton – Gold for Blue Stilton
- Hard Pressed Territorial Cheese – Gold for Aged Leicestershire Red
- Cows milk cheese with savoury additives – Gold for Cheddar with Diablo Chilli
- Vegetarian Cheese – Gold for Blue Stilton
- Cows milk cheese with sweet additives – Silver for White Stilton Mango & Ginger
- Two Halves Blue Stilton – Silver for Blue Stilton
- Whole Blue Cheese – Silver for Blue Shropshire
- Whole Blue Cheese – Bronze for Blue Stilton
- Two halves Blue Cheese – Bronze for Blue Shropshire
- Two Whole Blue Stilton – Bronze for Blue Stilton
The following awards were won in 2015:
- Two Whole Blue Stilton – Gold for Blue Stilton
- Hard Pressed Territorial Cheese – Gold for Aged Leicestershire Red
- Whole Blue Cheese – Gold for Blue Shropshire
- Two Halves Blue Stilton – Silver for Blue Stilton
- Whole Blue Stilton – Silver for Blue Stilton
- Two Whole Blue Stilton – Bronze for Blue Stilton
- Single Whole Blue Stilton – Bronze for Blue Stilton
- Two Halves Blue Stilton – Bronze for Blue Stilton
- Whole Blue Cheese – Bronze for Smooth Blue
The following awards were won in 2014:
- Two halves Blue Cheese – 1st prize for Blue Shropshire
- Whole Blue Cheese – 1st prize for Smooth Blue 2nd prize for Blue Stilton
- Two halves Blue Stilton – 3rd prize for Clawson Blue Stilton
- Single Whole Stilton – 2nd and 3rd prize for Clawson blue Stilton
- Two whole Blue Stiltons – 3rd prize for Blue Stilton
- Blended Cheese with Sweet Additives – White Stilton with Mango & Ginger
The following awards were won in 2013:
- UK Cheese guild Supreme Champion Trophy – Smooth Blue
- The Hugh Young Memorial Trophy for best Cows Milk Cheese – Smooth Blue
- Stilton Cheesemakers association for best Blue Stilton
- Specialist Cheesemakers Association Trophy for Best Farm Cheese – Aged Leicestershire Red
- Chatsworth Choice Trophy – Smooth Blue
- Two Halves Stilton – 1st and 2nd prize for Blue Stilton
- Pair of Blue Stiltons – 1st and 2nd prize for Blue Stilton
- Single Whole Stilton– 2nd prize for Blue Stilton
- Cows Milk Cheese with Sweet Additive – 2nd prize for Wensleydale with Cranberries
- Cows Milk Cheese with Savoury Additives – 2nd prize for Innkeepers Choice
- Cows Milk Cheese with Savoury Additives – 3rd prize for Huntsman
- Farmhouse Cheese made from Milk produced within a 5 mile radius of the manufacturer- 1st prize for Aged Leicestershire Red
- Farmhouse Cheese made from Milk produced within a 5 mile radius of the manufacturer- 3rd prize for Smooth Blue
- Whole Blue Cheese – 2nd prize for Blue Shropshire
- Whole Blue Cheese – 3rd prize for Blue Stilton
- Mould Ripened Soft Cheese – 1st prize for Smooth Blue
- Single Vegetarian Cheese – 2nd prize for Smooth Blue