The owners of a dairy farm in the Waveney Valley are celebrating after their cheese was named the nation's best.

Fen Farm Dairy is based in Bungay in Suffolk and its Baron Bigod brie is stocked at independent shops nationwide. 

It has just announced its latest award as the 2023-2024 best British cheese brand for the second year running in Fine Food Digest's Best Brands Survey. 

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Fen Farm Dairy said: "This is decided on the votes of British independent cheese retailers, so it feels particularly special.

Lowestoft Journal: Dulcie and Jonny Crickmore with their children Otillie and Arthur Picture: Kat Mager PhotographyDulcie and Jonny Crickmore with their children Otillie and Arthur Picture: Kat Mager Photography (Image: Kat Mager Photography)

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"Thank you to everyone who has eaten their fair share of Baron and helped us make it to the top of a list we never dreamed we would make once, let alone twice!"

The farm, which is home to a a 300-strong herd of Montbeliarde cows, is run couple Jonny and Dulcie Crickmore, who are third-generation farmers.

They have two shops of their own, which are at the farm and at the Roy Humphrey's site on the A140, between Diss and Eye.