No matter the weather, we can’t pass up ice cream. From traditional flavours like chocolate and vanilla, to more interesting ones like banoffee ice cream (which is delicious!), ice cream really is a treat that brings a smile to our face.
So we thought we’d showcase 10 of the best ice cream producers in Devon, so you know where to get your sweet-tooth fix. We asked our social media following for some suggestions, and here are their recommendations.
Taverners Farm, Exeter
Set in a renovated courtyard, the parlour has seating for 60 customers either around traditional farm house tables or outside on benches in the court yard.
Their cornets can be bought in a number of sizes and types from plain, small kids, single waffle, double waffle, chocolate dipped or sweet sprinkled. Toppings include clotted cream, smarties, chocolate, brownies and flake.
https://www.tavernersfarm.co.uk/our-ice-cream
Otter Valley Dairy, Honiton
Otter Valley is a family business that has seen three generations working together to create award-winning ice cream, from cow to cone.
From handmade ripples, natural ingredients, hand rippled inclusions to the slow churning of each and every mix (using our wonderful artisanal machine), every stage is lovingly carried out from scratch, there certainly are no short cuts in producing award-winning handcrafted ice cream.
https://www.ottervalleydairy.co.uk/
Beanice Ice Cream, Newton Abbott
Beanice Ice Cream is a family run business, based in Newton Abbot and pride themselves on their personal service, seven day delivery during the summer period and a reputation for reacting to their customer’s needs.
The product is made using only natural ingredients which includes fresh whole milk and clotted cream. The ice cream has won several awards at Bath and West Show, as well as the Devon County Show.
Salcombe Dairy, Salcombe
All the ice cream at the Salcombe Dairy contains natural ingredients sourced locally. They’re very proud of the flavours they create; fruit, coffee, rum, chocolate, vanilla or anything else they dream up as a delicious ice cream flavour, are the best quality available and are all of these ingredients are added to the base mix before packaging. They’re proud to serve delicious, natural, egg-free, nut-free ice cream.
https://salcombedairy.co.uk/products/ice-cream/
Dunstaple Farm, Holsworthy
Based near Holsworthy, Devon, Dunstaple Farm manufacture and supply quality ice creams and sorbets with outlets throughout the South West region. Their reliable and comprehensive service also includes table menus and flavour boards for pubs and restaurants, and for their scooping customers they offer a full range of promotional items such as flags, swing boards and posters.
Yarde Farm ice cream, Plympton
Yarde Farm’s delicious, local and national award-winning products are made with expert care by a small team of dedicated frozen dessert enthusiasts at their factory near Plymouth, in the beautiful West Country.
Browse through their extensive range of Luxury Dairy Ice Cream flavours, choice of Retail Tubs, Soft Scoop ice cream, mouth-watering Sorbets, Diabetic ice cream, Frozen Yoghurt and more!
https://www.yardefarmicecream.co.uk/
The Devonshire Dairy, Newton Abbott
The Devonshire Dairy make their own ice creams, frozen yoghurts and sorbet, using top quality organic milk and cream from Ashclyst Dairy and locally sourced ingredients wherever possible. They do a range of seasonal flavours to suit all kinds of tastes. In summer, they have strawberry and raspberry sorbets made with locally sourced fruit! Their bestsellers include Turkish delight, creamy cherry chocolate and honeycomb.
https://www.thedevonshiredairy.co.uk/
The Cowlick Creamery, Plymouth
The Cow Lick love creating new and exciting flavours. They are proud to produce ice creams and sorbets for some of the region’s best loved restaurants, hotels and other fine food outlets.
All of their ice creams are freshly-made, especially for you! They use whole milk and double cream from a local dairy, along with an abundance of carefully selected ingredients.
Langage Farm, Plymouth
Langage Farm moved from the original farm in Langage, Plympton to pastures news just across the fields to their new farm in Smithaleigh in 2003.
Today, the company employs around 50 people and has over 250 special Jersey and Guernsey cows. Together, they produce the most wonderful cream, ice creams, yoghurts, spreads, dips, cream cheese…. and many more!
Hocking’s Dairy Cream Ices, Appledore
Hockings Dairy Cream Ices is a small, long established family business which manufacture and retail their own original vanilla dairy ice cream from an old recipe handed down from previous generations. The ice cream is only sold from their own vans found throughout North Devon.
