Buxton

Stop 91 of 265 · United Kingdom

One cheese on the loop, with something to drink beside it, something for the driver, and the road either side.

The cheese

Buxton Blue

  • cow milk
  • blue
Drink
Port or a sweet dessert wineSugar and spirit against salt and mould — the oldest reliable rule in cheese pairing.
Driving
Sweet black teaWeight and sweetness without the alcohol.
Eat with
Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pearSweetness and nut against salt and mould — the same principle as the wine, on a plate.

Derived from the milk and the style of the cheese, not from local custom. A local will have opinions.

Buxton Blue on Wikipedia

The road

Arriving fromCheshire52 km (32 mi) by road, about 55 min driving.
On toMatlock33 km (21 mi) by road, about 38 min driving.
BuxtonCheshireMatlock

Every cheese on the loop has a drink for the driver as well as one for the passengers. On a driving tour, somebody is always driving.