Picture: Taken at Becattelli in Kelso.
On a warm day out in the country (or even a rainy one!), we are always up for a scoop of delicious ice cream. Our love affair with ice cream has been a long one. We still remember as children running outside to the tune of the ice cream van, and quickly trying to lick all the melting ice cream before it dripped down our elbows. We couldn’t imagine a countryside summer without it (though we would never say no to a scoop in any season). It can be eaten almost anywhere at any time, comes in an unlimited number of flavours, and is loved by everyone in the whole family (even the dog enjoys a small vanilla cone on a hot day). If you are out adventuring in the Scottish Borders or Northumberland, here are some places where you can enjoy a delicious scoop.
Ice Cream Spots in the Scottish Borders
Located just off the square of Kelso, Becattelli make a delicious selection of freshly made artisan gelato. It’s just a stone throw away from our men’s store on the square, so we know first-hand how tasty a scoop is.
At this ice cream parlour, you can try over 24 ice cream flavours! They also make ice cream sundaes, milkshakes and ice cream floats.
This little café offers a wide range of ice cream flavours and offers ice cream sundaes and tasty milkshakes.
This ice cream parlour is a family run business that you can find next to the harbour in Eyemouth. Their ice cream and sorbets are multi-award winning, so it is worth a visit.
This little ice cream shop in Jedburgh offers an impressive selection of handmade ice cream and confectionary.
This little ice cream parlour scoops up award winning Equi’s luxury ice cream and offers coffee, cakes, waffles, milkshakes, and sweets.
If you look for a green shipping container on the right as you come into Over Langshaw farm, you can find a vending machine filled with luxury ice creams and sorbets that are made with the freshest ingredients from their farm.
In this little shop overlooking Melrose Abbey, you can find an abundance of handmade chocolates, sweetie jars and delicious ice creams.
Ice Cream Spots in Northumberland
This shop brings award winning Ciccarelli artisan gelato and sorbet to Alnwick. They also have an ice cream bike available to hire for events.
This café was established in 1925 and is famous for traditional Italian ice cream made from a secret family recipe. They also create to order unique ice cream cakes for any occasion.
Big licks truly have an ice cream for everyone, with gluten free, dairy free, vegan and dog friendly ice cream available (their sauces and cones are vegan friendly too!).
Bertorelli’s is famous in Northumberland for their traditional homemade Ice-cream. Their Art Deco caffè is set in the heart of Newbiggin-by-the-sea.
For Ciccareli it all began with one ice cream van in 1996, now they provide wholesale, event hire, and a whole fleet of vans! At their ice cream parlour at Blyth beach, you can taste their famous Artisan Gelato.
This little ice cream parlour has been selling homemade ice cream in the same place for nearly 100 years. They serve up a wide range of ice cream along with ice lollies and soft drinks.
Built by a local dairy farmer in the 1930’s, this is a favourite stop-off point for people to enjoy their famous Doddington Dairy ice creams that are made just down the road from their very own cows.
This is a friendly little parlour that has deliciously luxury ice cream, they even have doggie ice cream for your pooch! They also have a sweet and gift shop where they offer a wide range of sweets, hampers, and quirky gifts.
This little café and ice cream parlour offers a wide range of sundaes made from luxury ice cream from Finlay’s Cream o' Galloway Farm.
In an original part of their farm’s steadings, you can find their ice cream parlour that serves up scoops of their freshly made ice cream that is made from using their very own award-winning milk from their heard of Holstein, Ayrshire and Jersey cows.
You can find this little custom trailer situated at Lambertslee farm and it sells seven varieties of Morwick ice cream. It is a perfect pit-stop for anyone on a coastal adventure!
Located in the seaside town of Amble, Spurreli create artisan ice cream and sorbets using milk and cream from Marley Cote walls farm in Hexham. They also have a variety of vegan, dairy free, and gluten free ice creams available.
At this Parlour you can enjoy their fresh award-winning ice creams, milkshakes, and luxury cream desserts that have all been made just a few hundred yards from your table.
A restaurant located in the beautiful town of Bamburgh where you can indulge in local award-winning ice cream. They also have a coffee bar, and a little shop where you can browse local art, beers, crafts and maps, sweets, and confectionary. If you visit any of these wonderful places this summer for a tasty scoop, or an out of this world ice cream sundae, we would love to hear on social with #Humesoutandabout (though we warn you we will be utterly jealous).
