Discover where the award-winning Bristol cheese brand has opened its new permanent store and what it offers local cheese lovers.

The Cheese Connection opened its first cheese shop at Wapping Wharf last Friday (September 12).

The new cheese shop, which is open seven days a week at Cargo 2, is an evolution of The Cheese Connection brand which first launched in 2022 as a food truck and mobile cheesemonger.

Having spent the past few years bringing artisan cheese and cheesemakers’ stories to festivals, markets, pop-ups and breweries in and around Bristol, The Cheese Connection founder, Luke Maslen has now put down solid roots at Wapping Wharf, to help develop relationships with the growing community of cheese lovers that have supported the business.

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At its core, the new store offers a range of South West’s top cheeses, including products from Westcombe, White Lake Cheese and Bath Soft Cheese Co., alongside other standout varieties from the UK and Ireland and a few gems from the wider continent.

The Cheese Connection also offers drinks and pairing sourced from Bristol-based businesses, including Spiegel & Peach, Wiper & True, Easton Chilli, GingerBeard's Preserves, Step and Stone, and The Real Olive Company.

It also offers cheese platters, drinks and pre-dinner aperitivos for dining on the harbourside, and ‘date packs’ to takeaway, as well as a calendar of tasting events with upcoming appearances from the likes of Montgomery's Cheese, The Trethowan Brothers and White Wood Dairy.

The Cheese Connection, Unit 8, Cargo 2, Museum Street, Bristol BS1 6ZA.