No Christmas is complete without a cheeseboard filled with some of the finest cheeses in Britain. Now that there's such an emphasis to shop more locally for food, Bristolians are spoilt for choice when it comes to cheese, surrounded by dozens of incredible West Country dairy farmers.
Inside the Bristol Cheesemonger in Wapping Wharf and you're in a giant fridge essentially, a chilly cheese lover's paradise filled with some of the best produce from the South West. It started as a pop-up in St Nicholas Street then moved to a permanent site in a converted shipping container at Cargo filled with artisan cheeses from Somerset, Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Bristol - but husband and wife owners Oli and Jenny Smith are craving more room.
"We've outgrown our space in the last few months and the location is great and we're desperate to spread out," co-owner Jenny explained. Cargo was only ever meant for a temporary installation and the site has been earmarked for a new 12-storey development for flats, co-working, restaurants and shops.
