A fine cheese and delicatessen at 5 Market Street, in the heart of Bradford-on-Avon, owned and run by Christophe Bonneau since 2006. A French cheesemonger trained in Michelin-starred kitchens, now cutting cheese from the wheel and carving local free-range ham over the same counter for twenty years.
A large range of fine cheese, much of it from local Wiltshire and West Country producers, cut from the whole wheel at the counter. Soft, blue, hard and washed-rind, from the everyday wedge to the centrepiece of a board.
cut from the wheelLocal award-winning free-range ham carved at the counter, alongside charcuterie, a good pate, fresh marinated olives and freshly ground coffee. The deli end of the shop, built the way a French cheesemonger would build it.
free-range and localA wide larder of local chutneys, biscuits and crackers, fruit preserves and toast for cheese, so you can build the whole board in one visit. The accompaniments that turn a wedge into a spread.
to finish the boardTiered cheese cakes, whole cheeses stacked and dressed with grapes and physalis, made to order for weddings and occasions. Plus gift hampers and the branded jute bag, made up to whatever budget you set.
weddings and gifts
Christophe Bonneau trained and worked in top hotels and Michelin-starred restaurants before opening his own cheese and delicatessen at 5 Market Street in 2006. Two decades on, the same owner is still behind the counter, cutting cheese from the wheel and carving local free-range ham, in the Bath-stone Pippet Buildings beside the old Gothic doorway, a few steps from the Saxon church and the medieval Town Bridge.
THE CHEESE SHOP · 5 MARKET STREET · SINCE 2006
“A little shop in the heart of the town, bursting with sights and aromas, where the cheese is cut to order and the ham is carved at the counter.”The Cheese Shop · Bradford-on-Avon · since 2006
From a single wedge for tonight to a tiered cheese cake for a wedding, the same counter and the same advice for everyone who comes in off Market Street.
For a cheeseboard for friends, a tiered celebration cheese cake for a wedding, or a made-up hamper as a gift, send a note with the date and a rough number, and we will put it together. A few days notice is plenty for most things.
Cut to order from the whole wheel at the counter. Tell us roughly how many you are feeding and what you like, and we will cut to size and help you build a board.
Yes. We build tiered cheese cakes from whole cheeses, dressed with grapes and physalis, made to order. Give us a few days notice and a rough number of guests.
Yes. The free-range ham is from a local award-winning producer, carved at the deli counter, alongside charcuterie, pate, olives and freshly ground coffee.
We make up hampers to whatever budget you set, in the branded jute bag, with cheese, chutney, biscuits and the rest. Good for Christmas, thank-yous and housewarmings.
At 5 Market Street, in the Pippet Buildings in the heart of town, beside the old Gothic doorway. Open Tuesday to Friday 9 to 4 and Saturday 9 to 3. Closed Sunday and Monday.
At 5 Market Street, in the Bath-stone Pippet Buildings in the heart of town, beside the old Gothic doorway and a few steps from the Town Bridge and the Saxon church. Park near the wharf or the canal and walk in.