The History and the People behind Cheese Vat Farm

Cheese Vat Farm was by tradition a dairy farm, owned at one point in its history by the Rowntree family.  Built in the mid 19th Century on the site of what some old maps call “Cheese Fat Hall”, we think the farm  in the last 150 years produced cheese for the Cornborough Estates, as well as being the Estate School House. 

As current owners we have spent the last 15 years turning Cheese Vat from a working farm into a residence.  Cheese Vat Farm sits on raised ground midway between the Sheriff Hutton ridge and Terrington ridge.  The valley is often spoken of by estate agents as ‘The Golden Triangle’ due to its wheat growing over an area which used to be a glacial lake. 

This Holiday Property is a converted Granary over two floors with the large extension which used to be a piggery in a former life, and the whole forms two sides of an enclosed foldyard.  It has been developed in a traditional style but with a contemporary twist.  We have paid particular attention to detail and tried to keep as small a carbon footprint as possible within that remit.  We eventually plan on moving there ourselves, and the installation of a wind turbine in the woodlands and out of sight  within the next 12 months completes the final piece of the jigsaw.