Steve Percy
Farmer and cheesemaker
A former journalist who shepherds and milks a small flock of Lacaune ewes and makes Slaley Soft by hand.
Pry Dairy
Pry Dairy at Pry House, Slaley, Northumberland is Steve Percy's small Lacaune sheep dairy making Slaley Soft raw sheep's milk cheese, sold at the farm gate June to September.
Pry Dairy is Steve Percy's small sheep dairy at Pry House, Slaley, in Northumberland, a short walk from Slaley village.
A former journalist, Steve milks a mini flock of around eight Lacaune ewes, the breed famous for Roquefort, each known to him by name. The milk is carried straight to a bespoke dairy built onto the farm cottage, inspired by a local Edwardian butter room, where he makes Slaley Soft, a mould ripened soft cheese from raw sheep's milk described as delicate, sweet, a bit nutty and savoury from its wrinkled Geotrichum coat. He calls it the only cheese of its kind in Northumberland.
The cheese is seasonal, made and sold from June until September, available at the farm gate and through selected cheesemongers and delis in the region, with a hard Alpine style cheese in development. Regenerative farming, organic ingredients and good animal welfare guide the dairy, and the 18th century farmhouse also takes bed and breakfast guests.
What they sell
- Raw sheep milk cheese
- Slaley Soft cheese
- Farmgate cheese sales
Plan your visit
- You can visit in person
- No delivery
Meet the farm team
From the community
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From 3 Google reviews
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