The Northern Cheese Festival is coming to Austwick this July.

The event, hosted by The Courtyard Dairy, will showcase the north's finest farmhouse cheesemakers, including British Cheese Awards winner Mary Davenport.

Andy Swinscoe, Courtyard Dairy owner, said: "It's really great to bring together the few remaining small farm cheesemakers in the north, and showcase these little family farms and their rare, hard to find cheeses in one place."

Alongside cheese tastings, the event will feature cheese-making talks, cookery demonstrations, and even kid goats to pet.

(Image: The Courtyard Dairy)

Kathy, another owner of The Courtyard Dairy, shared: "It's one of my favourite days of the year.

"This year we'll even have a cheese to taste that's made right here with milk from Settle.

"You can be one of the first to ever try it!"

The free event will take place between 11am and 3pm on Sunday, July 7 at The Courtyard Dairy near Settle.

(Image: The Courtyard Dairy)