This is perfect for a rainy day! I went to pickup some lunch for my grandparents, and they loved…read moreit. They sell Carr's pasties, if you're from Bolton, you'll understand how much of a staple food they are. I had a bacon barm, it was very small and the bacon was a bit dry. I'd go there again though, but have something different for sure.

Cute little cafe within a garden nursery. Serves sandwiches, panini's, hot & cold drinks & best of…read moreall Fredericks ice cream. Loads of flavour choices, syrups & toppings on s range of different types of cones or sizes of tubs. Great staff & service. Indoor & outdoor seating. Lovely little gem of a place

It seems Horwich is definitely becoming the place to be for tasty treats and great food! Evidence…read moreof this can be seen in the latest business to open on Winter Hey Lane: CHILL @ The Cowshed. An ice cream parlour! A lot of work was put into the fixing up of this building, which used to be a butcher shop. The exterior was sandblasted, but the interior keeps the same exposed wall and stone flagged floor, which gives a lovely rustic effect. I'd describe the effect they're going for as seaside vintage shabby-chic, and it works well, complete with rough boards and mismatched china. Its location is excellent, being next door to a bank and a car park. Both handy things for such a visit! Inside, the cosy space has several tables and chairs, around a central column, behind which is the main counter, which displays a delicious array of tempting ice creams, which (as the lady behind the counter is quick to tell us) we're welcome to taste the flavours of to get us in the mood for more! A most coherent and agreeable suggestion! We were told that a new flavour had just come in, blackcurrant and liquorice, and told that a sample would be brought for us to try. Fab! There is a blackboard proudly listing the 22 flavours that the parlour stock, and another blackboard mentioning the days food options should you feel peckish. We're also told the soup of the day. This is good really, it means that in the depths of winter, CHILL will have other options as well as ice cream. I quite fancied something foody first, so went for good and simple cheese on toast and a cup of tea. I asked if I could also have ham on my toast and was told that wouldn't be a problem. It was nice to be asked what type of bread I'd like to. Although initially served open-faced as a classic cheese on toast, a member of staff brought out an extra slice of toast, which we thought was kind and thoughtful. It was hot and tasty, and my tea was served in a dainty teapot with traditional cup and saucer. Very civil. This reminded me a bit of Delicieux, and with good reason. Debbie Halls-Evans, the owner of the former Delicieux is seemingly on-board helping out here and there, loaning chairs and the such, and is soon to open a pop-up restaurant located within the parlour itself, in an adjoining room. After my lunch, I had a sample taste of a few flavours (Turkish delight,lemon meringue and the amazing wild cherry), but settled on white chocolate and raspberry flavour. The ice creams are availible in tubs at £1 a scoop, or in cones varying from classic wafer cones, to waffle cones, coloured cones, and chocolate-dipped cones! This is pretty good value considering the price a lot of places charge for ice cream. It also goes without saying that it was delicious! After such a tasty and good value visit, and with such friendly and pleasant staff, I will most definitely be returning to CHILL, and I look forward to seeing how they progress and grow. I have at least another 21 visits planned to try all of the flavours! They don't have a big internet presence currently, which in the age of Twitter and Facebook can make things tricky, but they have a placeholder on their website, so I have no doubt that we have more in store from them!

So I'm half saddened and half delighted whilst writing this review. Delighted because Ice Cream…read moredoesn't get better than Holdens yet saddened because it's April and I should be able to eat Ice Cream every day out in the sun by now and it's bloody raining.. Ahhh the good old north west ey! Anyhow, back to this creamy genius: Holdens Ice Cream is a staple of any Bolton childhood and it remains my favourite ice cream to this day at the grand old age of 24. I can still remember the days when my grandma would take me up to Edgworth on a summers day to eat gallons of Ice Cream and play on the park for what seemed like 10 minutes but likely was closer to 5 hours - it literally is a taste of summer for me! In recent years, the family of the inventor have rebranded the Ice Cream and started to introduce a whole range of flavours where previously it was just vanilla. You can get all sorts, like pistachio, strawberry and about 15 other fruity combinations, but for me its always the original, and it always will be! If you're in these parts for a nice walk or watching the local football/cricket - definitely brave the queues and grab yourself some of the best homemade Ice Cream around!

After looking for somewhere totally unrelated on a map I thought I would see if I could remember…read morewhere Holdens was,sure enough it was easy to find. I am 45 now and Holdens would be a place I would frequently visit with my mum and then stepdad 30 years ago. In my former years I have often tried new ice creams in search of that flavour and nothing comes close,to me the vanilla is unique and something I could never get enough of, I would HIGHLY recommend to any ice cream connoisseur

For the best ice cream in the area with a vast array of flavours ... I HIGHLY recommend fredericks…read more They even have ice cream vans, are on the canal so you can have a lovely walk whilst enjoying a cone and I haven't had the hot food yet but it looks amazing. ... It's also on Deliveroo so you don't even have to leave the house to get amazing ice cream.

TL;DR - An ice cream legend, still going strong…read more I grew up in Chorley, and everyone there knows Frederick's Ice Cream. As you drive in on the A6 from the south you'll pass the distinctive sign, but if there's a hint of sun in the sky you'll know you're getting close because the road will be lined with cars and there will probably be a queue snaking down the road. Yes, parking is basically non-existent so either walk or pull up on the road side. The parlour itself is fairly small with seating for about 20 people inside, plus some more seating outside (but it's on a busy road so not too scenic!). However, if you go down the side of the business, the pathway goes down to the canalside where they have some additional seating, and you have access to the wonderful canalside walks of the Leeds Liverpool canal. The variety of flavours is huge... today Sparky had a scoop of pistachio and a scoop of cherry whilst I went for a double scoop of nutella and peanut. Delicious, hugely satisfying and great value for money. There are far more exotic flavours though - I was tempted by the Jammy Dodger, and most of the kids there seemed to be desperate for the bubblegum flavour which I think was the blue ice cream everyone seemed to be eating. Frederick's is a bit of a Chorley landmark and legend combined, still going strong and well worth a visit. Who would have thought the A6 through Chorley would have such a treasure?

A wicked place, the milkshakes are fantastic. I had a Haribo one and once i'd drunk the lovely…read morecreamy milkshake I got to lots of little bits of Haribo at the bottom of the cup which you can scoop up with the spoon end of the straw! Yes I am a big kid but lets think about thisHariboIce creamtogether? The best thing ever! And with hundred of sweets and random things to try it really is amazing! In fact I think if you take your own chocolate or sweets in they will make you one using them! Time to dig out that 1982 packet of Opal Fruits I've been leaving to ferment!

The Milkshack is like no other place I've ever been. It offers freshly made milkshakes in any…read moreflavour you can imagine. They freshly prepare them in a blender with ice-cream and milk and any flavouring, from standard fruit flavours, to mars bar, crunchie, skittles, malteasers and any other sweet you can imagine. An ideal place for kids and adults alike.

First time here and the ice cream was Amazing! I will come back soon definitely yummy!read more

Based right at the entrance of Chill Factor-e this is the best ice-cream parlour around! With it…read morebeing part of the ski centre, there's a massive car park so you shouldn't have to fight for a parking spot. There's so many different flavours to pick from, it always takes me a good few minutes to make a decision. They do have the standard flavours like vanilla, mint choc chip, etc, but to mix things up a little bit, they have some genius ideas, such and ice-cream mixed with sweets, biscuits and other delicious sauces. This time I opted for the Jammie Dodger ice-cream - it was perfectly creamy and had little chunks of biscuit in it. I'm not a massive fan of the ice-cream cones so I opted to have mine in a tub. There are however a few different options when it comes to the cones, there's the standard plain one, a chocolate one and one with sprinkles. This is a cute little café, so there are seats so that you can sit down and enjoy your ice-cream. Alternatively you can walk around with it and watch people ski / snowboard through the viewing area. The prices are marvellous for the quality of the products served. I cannot fault this place at all.

Shakeout is, as far as I'm concerned, as good as it gets when it comes to kicking ass with…read moremilkshakes. Think of an awesome flavour of milkshake that you've never tasted, seen or heard of - and I'm not talking about goat curry or Lego & vinegar - I mean like Dime Bar, Oreo or ginger cake, or any combination thereof; mint Aero & bourbon or peanut butter and Minstrels. Then imagine you can have that flavour explosion handed to you in a cup. That's Shakeout. I have never tasted a milkshake from Shakeout that was anything less than delicious. Go and order one for the sake of your mouth today.

Charlotte's real jersey icecream parlour…read more As soon as I heard about this place I thought as an icecream lover it would be rude not to visit when I was in the area so straight in the car and off we went into the beautiful West Yorkshire countryside near Dewsbury to grab some yummy icecream. I thought the setting was wonderful it was possible to see for miles around. I was pleasently surprised how much this place had to offer as if all that icecream and cakes wasn't enough for you there is also animals which includes donkeys, rabbits, goats, geese, and of course cows and a playground and mini golf. Yes there is mini golf with the most amazing views of West Yorkshire The icecream was simply delicious I have to admit it was difficult to decide from all the yummy flavours 24 in total lucky that it is possible to have scoops of different ones together in one tub. Also they sell large tubs to take away and store in your freezer. It is possible to eat inside the cafe or the is seating outside which is lovely on a nice day. We went on a saturday afternoon and it was busy this little spot seems very popular. Parking was free I suggest visiting the website for a map and details of how to find the place.

Awesome ice cream and loads for kids to do. Ours just slept, but he is 4 months old... Mandarin ice…read morecream is particularly good. Great place to go and spend a bit of time, have a coffee etc. Interesting animals, mini golf, a train and a wonderful view!

Oh, Lordy. The…read moretraffic was awful, and I'd spotted this place on the way to work, so it was just too tempting on a hot day on the way home. It's adorable- all big trees and cobbles, and the most enormous goat I've ever seen in my life. Everything was planted up pretty, and little old guys scooting up on their mopeds for a scoop. I'm 99% sure this is the best ice cream in the land. You can choose from so many flavours, I had fanuttytastic and carrot cake, the latter was particularly exceptional, but I was also tempted by the white mountain, the banana, the Turkish delight, the sloe and damson gin, the elderflower and rhubarb and the maple and walnut- so I'll just have to come back, won't I?

ERMAHGERD this ice cream is amazing!…read more Seriously, Snugbury's is a one of a kind place. A small little farm-style set up with an onsite creamery and a shop selling no less than fourty, YES - FOUR-ZERO - flavours of ice cream and frozen yogurt. Once you've made your decision you can plonk yourself on the numerous benches or prostrate on the garden lawn (if you overdo it on the cream) and there is also a short country walk if you'd prefer to burn off some of your sugar intake. Every flavour is churned on site and given a suitably cheeky name (think B&J pre-Unilever). They also have seasonal limited editions like Summer Pimms and have previously partnered with a local Cheshire bakery for an apple pie ensemble (with whole apple pie churned into it!). In the interest of research (and gluttony) I opted for the double scoop, one of 'Driving me Cherries', a rich chocolatey flavour packed full of juicy fresh black cherries, topped off with the creamiest coconut ice cream I have ever tasted. Most importantly they give good cone - if you're a selling me an ice cream in a wafer cone, then frankly you can shove your wafer where the sun don't shine! I want a cone of equal calorific value to its contents and Snugberry's deliver with their crisp and sugary waffle cones. A right proper handful. Tactical ice cream tip: the servers are real pro's with their scoopage, filling the cone completely. So if you are going to get a double scoop ask for your favourite flavour first to get the most of it. Am I over thinking this? Possibly. Do I care? Not a chance.

Rich's Ice Cream Coffee Shop and Gelataria is based along Southport's shopping boulevard. It…read moreprovides a welcome break after a long walk along the promeade because you can wind down in this lovely cafe whether it is to sip a mug of coffee, slurp on a luscious sundae or bite on a toasted sandwich. Most strikingly through their window, you'll easily see that their speciality is selling beautiful ice cream for your delights (at a cost)! However, you'll find a generous variety of flavours to make your mouth water. My favourite has to be Pistachio, which I found to be just as good as the one I had in Venice. Certainly worth the money if you enjoy it! As well as ice cream and hot drinks, they strangely combine their sweet business by offering a selection of savoury snacks, such as breakfast butties and soups with rolls. These dishes are are a bit pricey but when you consider it's prime location and fine dining experience, it is second to none. All this makes Rich's such a tempting place to visit and why not on a gorgeous day. "I scream, You scream, We All scream for ice cream!"

And now, back to an establishment that is a bit more traditional in Southport, Rich's Coffee Shop…read moreand Geleteria. Although, saying that, 'geleteria' does sound a bit exotic and unusual, doesn't it? It does sound more enticing than 'ice cream shop' though, so I can see why they'd use that instead. Rich's is primarily a nice little café at the quieter end of Lord Street which offers its customers a pleasant atmosphere in a reasonably-sized area that gives shoppers the chance to take the weight of their feet and have a hot drink and a sandwich or light snack. However, where Rich's really excels is in its range of desserts. As their sign says, Rich's sells ice cream in a variety of flavours and colours, meaning even the fussiest person could find a flavour to suit their tastes (I usually play safe and stick to chocolate myself, but each to their own). Their dessert menu also features a selection of homemade delicacies such as sundaes and huge chocolate éclairs which at three quid are pretty expensive but are definitely worth it, as my éclair-loving friend will testify.