HELLO… IS IT ME YOU’RE QUEUING FOR?
WHAT WE DO
We hand make over 40 flavours of delicious small batch, slow churned gelato in our Hawkshead shop. Each day we spice it up and serve a mixture of 22 flavours to the lovely folk of the Lake District, UK. We also make some bangin’ sorbets and dairy free flavours too.
We believe that no one should miss out on a scoop so we are GLUTEN FREE & VEGAN friendly - please ask a member of staff upon arrival what tasty treats you can have!
WHO IS THE BRAINS BEHIND ALL OF THIS?
The Little Ice Cream Shop is owned by one crazy young woman on a mission, Amy.
Amy opened the The Little Ice Cream Shop in 2016 when she was 18 years old as part of her plan to save up enough money to move to London and train as an actor. Little did she know that she had accidentally created the beginning of an ice cream empire. Soon after opening word spread and The Little Ice Cream Shop in Hawkshead had queues out the door - people were going crazy for her ice cream!
Amy then convinced Mum & Dad to expand the ice cream empire and in July 2018, The Little Ice Cream Shop #2 was born in Windermere!
Lots of exciting things have happened since the beginning of this journey. Amy now lives in London and is a professional TV actress but you may see her behind the scenes in Hawkshead making ice cream until 2am in the season - not quite as glamorous as being on set!
WHat’s GELATO - Isn’t that just italian for ice cream?
Yes, but gelato is creamier, smoother and has less fat in it than traditional English ice cream. That means you can enjoy your scoops guilt-free!
We source our milk & cream from a local dairy in Windermere as we believe in supporting local businesses and we also know that Cumbrian Cows are the happiest.
“Possibly the greatest thing I’ve ever eaten.”