From modern ice cream parlours to traditional family recipes, there are a variety of different flavours, toppings and sauces on offer to make ice cream the perfect family delight.
Do you fancy the classic vanilla with raspberry sauce, sprinkles and a flake – or are you more adventurous and enjoy trying flavours that are a little more unusual like blue bubblegum or key lime?
From Blackpool to Cockerham, there are plenty of places to stop off to grab an ice cream whether you’re heading to the countryside or passing by the seafront.
And as the Met Office is predicting more dry, settled weather ahead for the next week with sunny spells and generally feeling warm, we've put together a list of some of the best spots in Lancashire to enjoy an ice cream feast.
1. Billy Bob’s Myerscough
Billy Bob’s Myerscough is a 1950s America-style venue featuring play areas, and an outdoor walk-up hamburger and ice cream stand selling a variety of flavours. Enjoy your refreshments at the outdoor seating options or grab a seat on the school bus. Photo: Tony Johnson
2. Tootsies Ice Cream
Tootsies Ice Cream is an Ice Cream parlour, coffee shop and café based on Liverpool Road, Little Hoole near Preston. The staff manufacture their own award winning ice cream and usually have 30 flavours in stock at any one time. Photo: Daniel Martino
3. Wallings Ice Cream
Three generations of the Walling family operate this working farm, with Wallings ice cream being made using milk from their herd of cows in the fields across the road. There is also a variety of dairy free Gelato flavours at the venue on Garstang Road, Cockerham. Photo: Garth Hamer
4. Fredericks Ice Cream Parlour, Bolton Road, Chorley
Fredericks Ice Cream Parlour, Bolton Road, Chorley, sells award-winning Italian-style ice cream that has been perfected over four generations of the Frederick family. You can also find it at Massa’s Dessert-Café-Bar, on Cunliffe Street, Chorley, and The Pavilion on Mesnes Park in Wigan. Photo: David Hurst
5. Truly Scrumptious Ice Cream, Naze Lane, Freckleton, Preston, PR4 1RJ
Truly Scrumptious was inspired by fond family memories of visiting Frederick’s Italian ice cream shop, the owners wanted to bring the same authentic experience to the Fylde coast. Since opening, the business has built a loyal customer base, both local and from further afield, thanks to its friendly, community-focused atmosphere and commitment to serving luxury Italian ice cream and indulgent treats. | Google Photo: Google
6. Brooks Gelato, Barton
This family-run gelato parlour is based in the grounds of a farm in Station Lane, Barton. Photo: Catherine Musgrove