For anyone in London

[Sloe-Gin]

I'd love to do this
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9j8dzsC ... czZXM4bXlu

[Pampy]

Me too!

[Stokey Sue]

I've not been on the tour, but I've been to all the shops they show, and use them all from time to time (less so Fortnum's which is overpriced imo), covers a fair bit of ground in 2 hours looking at it.
I don't like Paxton & Whitfield as much as I used to, since they modernised it a few years back, (though still amazing) tend to go to Neal's Yard either in its original location in Covent Garden or the Islington branch, or La Fromagerie

[Pepper Pig]

Too much walking to taste enough cheese IMHO. I’ve done one of Celia Brooks’ Borough Market tours (thanks kids) and I would say that was much more leisurely and specific. And we had a light breakfast first. I think we finished up at Neal’s Yard IIRC.

https://celiabrooks.com/london-food-tours.html

[aero280]

I use a few of those shops, so I'm not sure that I would gain much. But it would make a nice day out for people who are not London regulars.

Neal's Yard have a company policy of offering plenty of tasting, so if you feel hungry near there, go in and be indecisive, and you can eat a lot of cheese!

[Earthmaiden]

It'd be fun. I didn't look at the price but probably wouldn't want to pay it!

ETA - no, I wouldn't ! That is for two people though.
https://www.notonthehighstreet.com/thei ... wl-for-two

[Stokey Sue]

Rather than a walk, I think I'd prefer another of Ned Palmer's cheese tasting events, I have been to a wine (edit: no cheese!) and beer pairing event he did with Pete Brown, the beer writer.

He's a lovely bloke, and you get generous amounts of cheese; I've got his book A CHEESEMONGER'S HISTORY OF THE BRITISH ISLES but I haven't read it yet, he has written more since.

https://www.cheesetastingco.uk/

[scullion]

It'd be fun. I didn't look at the price but probably wouldn't want to pay it!

ETA - no, I wouldn't ! That is for two people though.
https://www.notonthehighstreet.com/thei ... wl-for-two

you can buy a fair selection of cheese for seventy pounds...

[Earthmaiden]

Quite fun to imagine what you'd buy if you had to spend £70 - I think some biscuits could be included.

[Pepper Pig]

As I say, with the Celia Brooks one it included breakfast and then the stallholders had prepared various tasting platters for the group. After visiting about 4 I was stuffed. I think there were 8 in all. She had organised it very well and it started quite early. It wasn’t just cheese though but that was a feature. Because they knew her and it was Borough the non pre-arranged stalls also chipped in. I think she does them once a month. My kids gave me The Experience as a Christmas present. I took BF who is hard to please as she has allergies but she enjoyed it too. Yes it’s expensive but a nice gift for a foodie.

[Earthmaiden]

That does sound a good one PP.