Marshfield Ice Cream, nr Bath

We visited Marshfield Farm, the home of Marshfield Ice Cream for a tasty treat on my daughters 9th birthday.

We’d seen on their web site that the farm is open to visitors during the weekend and that there was an ice cream parlour serving some of the 26 flavours of ice cream Marshfield produce.

If you’re now imagining a glitzy, chrome, 1950’s Americana Ice cream parlour with roller-skating waitresses in rah-rah skirts, then you’re going to be disappointed, however if you want to see a beautiful Cotswold stone, working dairy farm, whilst tasting the most delicious ice cream, then you’re in luck.

The ice cream parlour is situated in a stone barn that dates from the 17th Century, story boards adorn the walls, telling the story of Marshfield Ice Cream and there are a selection of tables & chairs.

On a sunny day, just the kind when one wants ice cream, what could be more idyllic than to sit outside the barn, in the farm yard, with chickens roaming about, taking in the Sun whilst eating a luscious ice cream?

On the day we visited there were most, if not all of the flavours available, and these can be had in a cone, tub or as a Sundae. There also seems to be no problem having a little taste of a flavour first – and we were encouraged to try the new banana & chocolate flavour – this was a great choice for a coeliac like me, as unlike the previous Banoffee flavour, this one is gluten free, as are most of the ice creams – those that aren't are well labelled “Contains Gluten” and are in the main fairly obvious exceptions, such as cookies & cream.

As any 9 year old would, my daughter devoured her wonderful Rocky Road Sundae: 
two large scoops of chocolate brownie ice cream, Honey Comb Ice Cream, cream, marshmallows, chocolate sauce and as if that wasn't enough, she requested an extra flake, which was added without any problem. Her opinion was “Yummy and lush”. 

We adults were a little more restrained, just trying three large scoops each!

We made a special journey from the centre of Bath to the farm and would undoubtedly do it again. If you’re visiting any local attractions then I would certainly recommend popping in to Marshfield farm for an ice cream or two – especially on a sunny English summer’s day.