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On a fine, sunny day is there anything better than cooling off with an ice cream? Whatever your preferred flavour, whether you love a flake or a spot of sprinkles, you are in for a treat with our best ice cream spots in Hampshire. Here are some of our favourites…
The best ice cream spots in and around Winchester
Platform 1 Shawford
Try the very best of Italian gelato at Platform 1. This independent café sits within the station at Shawford. Choose from a number of tempting flavours including morello cherry, mango sorbet and your classics of vanilla and strawberry.
Swoon Gelato, Winchester
Rooted in its Italian heritage, Swoon is one of the newest ice cream spots to open up in Hampshire. Located in the heart of Winchester city centre, be tempted by the various flavour of gelati, including bacio (the Italian for kiss). Vegan sorbetto are also part of Swoon's offering.
Bon & Rose Gelato, Chilton Candover
Bon & Rose serve up farm-based gelato - made in small batches. Open weekends across the summer at The Yard, Hampshire.
The best ice cream spots around The New Forest
Burley Ice Creams, Burley
Create your own ice cream from a range of flavours, cones and toppings at Burley Ice Cream Parlour. Right in the heart of Burley village, look out for free roaming donkeys and New Forest Ponies as you lick at your tasty treat. The perfect way to end a day exploring all that the New Forest has to offer.
Carlo's Ices & Tea Rooms, East Wellow
Tucked away in East Wellow, and only a short reach of Paultons Park is Carlo's Ices & Tea Rooms. Established in 1894, this ice cream spot is a popular one with the locals and offers a wide variety of flavours and some very tempting sundaes.
Top ice cream spots by the Hampshire coast
The Flintstones Tea Room, Emsworth
Just a short stroll from Emsworth's harbour will lead you to The Flintstones Tea Room. During busy times, the hatch will be open for all manner of ice creams and ice cream-based milkshakes. Take them away and sit by the harbour wall watching the comings and goings of the harbour and families crabbing. Don’t forget your four-legged friend too, doggy ice creams are also on offer here!
Northney Farm Tea Rooms, Hayling Island
Set on a working dairy farm, you can't get much less food miles than this! Try the various flavours of ice cream whilst sitting in the tea room garden.
Other top ice cream spots in Hampshire
Waffles and Cream, Chandler’s Ford
This family-run ice cream parlour and dessert shop has all manner of flavours of gelato and ice cream to try. Chocolate orange gelato? Or how about a scoop or two of cookie dough? Look out for seasonal specials too with Mini Egg gelato making an appearance at Easter time, for example.
Hampshire ice cream makers worth a try
Although not ice cream parlours as such, the following ice cream makers are based in Hampshire and are often stocked in local shops, restaurants and at some of our accommodation providers.
New Forest Ice Cream
Rather than a parlour, this is one of Hampshire's best-known ice cream makers and has been producing ice cream in Lymington since the 1980s.
Jude's Ice Cream
Based in Twyford, just outside Winchester, Jude's is an award-winning ice cream producer and is a certified B Corp company. Flavours include Blackcurrent Eton Mess and Blood Orange Sorbet.
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