Christmas shipping information

All orders intended for Christmas MUST be placed by noon on Wednesday 18th December to guarantee delivery.

Orders received after this date and during the period between Christmas and New Year will not be dispatched until the first week of the New year.

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Terms and conditions

Somerset Cheese Company recommends that you print out and keep a copy of these terms and conditions for future reference. These terms and conditions apply to all transactions on this site. Please read them carefully. They do not affect your statutory rights.
These terms and conditions apply to the use of this website and by accessing this website and/or placing an order you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set out here. If you do not agree to be bound by these terms and conditions you may not use or access this website.
The Contract Between Us Any contract for purchases made through the website will be with Somerset Cheese Company. Somerset Cheese Company must receive payment of the whole of the price for the goods that you order before your order can be accepted, and the contract formed. Once payment has been received Somerset Cheese Company will confirm that your order has been received by sending an email to you at the email address you provide in your registration form. The shipment email will include your name, the order number and the total price. Somerset Cheese Company acceptance of your order brings into existence a legally binding contract between us on these terms. Any term sought to be imposed by you in your order will not form part of the contract. Somerset Cheese Company is entitled to withdraw from any contract in the case of obvious errors or inaccuracies regarding the goods appearing on our website.

If an error or inaccuracy is discovered with regards to the advertised price of the goods that you have ordered, we will contact you as soon as possible by e-mail. This will be to inform you of the correct price of the goods, and to ask you if you wish to continue with the order at the amended price, or to cancel the order altogether.

All prices quoted on this site are exclusive of VAT. Vat will be added at the current prevailing rate at the checkout stage before confirming the purchase. The total price including VAT will be displayed at the checkout stage. This only applies to VAT rated products.
These terms and conditions and all transactions relating to this website are governed by English law and are subject to the non–exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. We do not accept amendments to these terms and conditions. Additional terms and conditions may apply for prize competitions, online bidding, pre–release orders and our added value services and offers. If so, you will be alerted to them at the relevant juncture.

These terms and conditions only cover the Somerset Cheese Company website. Any other websites which are linked to from this site are governed by their own terms and conditions. We accept no responsibility or liability for the content or operation of websites, which are not under our control. We are required by law to tell you that sales can be concluded in English only and that no public filing requirements apply.
This Website Somerset Cheese Company own the copyright, trademarks and other intellectual property rights in all material and content on this website, which you may use, download, copy, publish, transmit or otherwise make available by any other means only for your own personal, non–commercial use. Any other use or reproduction of the material or content is strictly prohibited. You may not create any link to this website without prior written consent, nor may you restrict or inhibit the use or enjoyment of it by anyone else. While we will use reasonable endeavours to verify the accuracy of any information we place on the Somerset Cheese Company website, we make no warranties, whether express or implied in relation to its accuracy. We make no warranty that the Somerset Cheese Company website will meet your requirements or will be uninterrupted, timely or error–free, that defects will be corrected, or that the site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs or represents the full functionality, accuracy, and reliability of the website. We will not be responsible or liable to you for any loss of content or material uploaded or transmitted through the website.

Payment Details Somerset Cheese Company accepts payment by Visa, MasterCard, Switch, Maestro, and Visa debit cards via secure payment processing using Paypal for online transactions. All product prices and delivery charges are shown in UK pounds sterling. Your payment card company will perform any currency conversion. Somerset Cheese Company does not store any users financial information.
Availability of Goods You Order If Somerset Cheese Company has insufficient stock to deliver the goods ordered by you, we will notify you as soon as possible and any sum debited by Somerset Cheese Company from your credit card will be re-credited to your account and Somerset Cheese Company will notify you by email at the address given by you in your order form. The refund will be made as soon as possible and in any event within 30 days of your order. Somerset Cheese Company will not be obliged to offer any additional compensation for disappointment suffered. Please note: we endeavour to bring our customers the best value we can by running special offers, but please remember stocks are limited at the special offer price, and subject to availability. We update our website as quickly as we can to minimise disappointment. The process of updating the website when goods have sold out at promotional price can take a few hours to update.

Changes to This Agreement Somerset Cheese Company reserves the right to make changes to our site, policies, and these terms and conditions at any time. If any of these conditions shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unforeseen, that condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition.

I just wanted to say I’ve received my Taster Cheese selection and just have to say it’s the best cheese we’ve ever tasted ! Pennard Red and Pendragon both joint favourites. The rest still outstanding.

A lovely treat during these dreadful times.

Thank you,

Richard Batey

Richard Batey