Balderson's Ice Cream Parlour in Ryedale

We stopped here on our way home, for an ice cream and stroll around the village. Feeling a bit greedy - it was lunchtime after all - and we enjoyed a triple cone each. In the mix were limocello, coconut, ferrero roche, bramble, NY cheesecake and white chocolate. No pictures, we didn't let it hang around. Lovely and creamy ice cream, with good strong flavours. Great service, and good selection of cones, or if that was not your fancy, there were plenty of sundaes to choose from too. We will be back again to sample more flavours. 

the icecream is the best around as is the service from the young staff I highly recommend this lovely place if you love your icecream

Visited today Sunday 21/ July after a busy day around Scarborough and Filey, looking for a hygienic served ice cream with no success, after watching servers pick up cones with hands that were handling money and not washed we decided to go out of our way to Baldersons at Thornton le dale where we visited last year who were 100% spot on with food safety. Today what a disappointing experience, After watching Two couples being served I decided not to bother with an ice cream. A lady long blond hair, half tied back, picked up the cone with her finger stuck in the centre of the cone then twisted a small napkin around the cone! what was the point of the napkin ? She had already touched the cone with her hand that previous had taken 2 cash payments from customer's, money is the dirtiest thing around, no viable hand washing in sight just an abundance of cross contamination. So very disappointing, the hygiene standards have clearly declined

Quite simply, the best ice cream around! Loads of lovely flavours, though my favourite still remains as amaretto cherry!

We try to visit Baldersons for an ice cream as much as we can, but it’s a very long journey for us. There’s lots of local places around us that are rated highly but for us, nothing compares to the delicious creaminess of a Baldersons ice cream. We have been making the almost 4 hour round trip since we first discovered this little gem 8 years ago. It’s a lovely day out, driving across the moors, through the little quaint villages, then to arrive at our final destination for our delicious reward! Nothing is too much trouble for this little family run parlour. Their customer service is always spot on and although they are busy, the queue goes down really quickly so there’s no waiting around. My husband and I are both in ill health and very rarely leave the house. On the rare occasion we both feel well enough, we treat ourselves to a day out to the beautiful Thornton-le-Dale and a treble scoop of THE BEST ice cream in the world! It’s our little luxury. They have a huge variety of flavours, different cones/sundaes to choose from which all taste amazing. I honestly can’t rate Baldersons highly enough! Check out their bakery too - their cheese scones taste AMAZING!

We love an ice cream from Baldersons whenever we’re in Thornton le Dale, with our most recent visit being a few days ago. Lovely to grab a delicious ice cream and sit on the benches and watch the world go by, or to take with you on a stroll down the Beck. Large selection of flavours and cones, and really friendly service.

Awesome ice cream , the £4 , three scoops with flake is truly delicious. Try the blackberry crumble , it’s fantastic. Great staff and spotless . What’s not to like .

Stopped here for an ice-cream. I had a Biscoff Sundae really nice, delicious. Good choice of flavours and cones.Friendly and quick service. Very popular place . Situated on the main road. If you can find a space you can park outside alternatively there is a large car park nearby. If you like ice-cream as I do you then come here.

We stayed nearby for 3 night and saw many people giving these ice creams a try so we did too. Tried numerous flavours and loved them all especially the Limoncello and also the bubble-gum . Chocolate cones fresh and delicious . Will recommend to others

Excellent ice cream and staff lovely and friendly. Sunday pots in various flavours and a variety of scoop or soft serve too!

It was our elevens drink and we had share buns they were very nice and light but very tasty, when we are at the east coast i love to come here as next door are the best cakes ever my favourite is batten berg cake, been coming here 30 years with my wife and we all ways buy a batten berg cake.On getting home and tasting the cake the marzipan does not taste the same wonder if youve changed the recipe?Still nice. Wife bought 2 x scones.

Third visit to Baldersons in Thornton le Dale. My previous favourite ice cream (New York cheesecake) was not on the menu so I went for blackberry crumble which was delicious and a scoop of chocolate…equally delicious.They should sell them by the container, I’d be there every week!PS your website doesn’t work

Long queue but worth it I had vanilla my wife had caramel plenty of choice comes wafers tubs thousand islands flakes

This tea shop is set in the most beautiful chocolate box village. My husband and I had such great service first time round we purposely went out of our way to call again.I am gluten intolerant, my needs were totally catered for on both occasions, they do de caf coffee too, a bonus. The young man serving on was polite and cheerful, the man making the sandwich for me which came with crisps salad and Coleslaw, came out with the bag of crisps to make sure I was OK to eat them.. What fantastic customer care that is. The tables are in a sunny position, and are cleaned immediately after people leave. I definatly recommend this wonderful little Gem of a place to stop for a bite to eat.

The best ice cream I think I have ever had. The amaretto cherry was WOW and the raspberry ripple was unbelievably tasty. As one other reviewer wrote, the queue says it all!

Hard to resist when the sun is shining, so we didn't try. Three flavours for £4 and a free flake. Delicious!

Just finished my triple ice cream in a tub. It was delicious! No need for a dinner tonight... The queue outside was long but moved very quickly. The staff was very friendly and helpful. Will definitely go again!

The best ice creams for miles around. I have a job to pass this place without buying a soft whippy ice cream

Passing through with the family and stopped for lunch. A great selection and excellent service, a nice friendly place. Tea, coffee, soft drinks, sandwiches, pie and chips were all enjoyed.

Stopped off here to get an ice cream, loads of different flavours. Great if you love ice cream. Both soft whipped ice cream and traditional scoop ice creams.

We go here a lot in summer the best ice cream. Worth the ten mile trip to enjoy Thornton-le-Dale and a lovely ice cream.

What can you say. Ice cream selection heaven. Nice little place that should not be passed by. Unfortunately can only eat one at a time.

Stopped here for a drink and something to eat. Had a milkshake which was very nice and the cakes were scrummy.

No raspberry sauce offered for ice cream so tasty but 💤 boring, will visit again lovely area. 🍦🍦😘😘

Can take dogs through to the back, under cover areas should there be rain. very nice sandwiches and chips, pleasant service too,

A lovely choice of flavours of this delicious local ice cream. Recommended to have a wander around this picturesque village whilst enjoying the ice cream!

Called at Balderson’s in Thornton-le-Dale for an ice cream pit stop on a drive out with my Mum & Grandma. I had the Nea York cheesecake flavour and white chocolate and raspberry was yummy! Mum tried coconut & mint choc chip. Grandma had raspberry & white chocolate and caramel. We all enjoyed them very much very creamy ice cream. Would definitely recommend.

Stopping here for brunch, I foolishly assumed it would be a lovely place for food, judging by the food on display in the window.

We were visiting this village and decided to have a morning coffee. We parked up and the first coffee shop we come to was this one. The coffee was very nice. We would visit this shop again. One staff member was very pleased she took time out to ask if we were visiting for the day. We were going to Mattewson's for a look around.

Delicious soft vanilla ice cream, there was quite a queue but it was definitely worth the wait. Lovely.

We had a double tub of toffee and honeycomb ice cream from the outside parlour. As always fantastic.

Wow! The ice cream made and sold here at Balderson's is amazing! You've definitely got to try it if you're in Thornton Le Dale!

Very friendly and a lovely atmosphere- best Milk Shake ever. Wide choice of ice cream, drinks and snacks

Worth making the visit to this lovely part of the country just for this icecream. Absolutely lovely icecream

I like Ice cream.. I mean I REALLY like Ice Cream.

Owner was just shutting up as we pulled up outside. He offered to open up again and served us all delicious ice creams!! Will definitely call again when we have more time.

After having a snack at their cafe, we nipped next door for an ice cream. Lovely flavours (raspberry ripple for me, toffee something for my husband) in waffle cones - yum!

We fancied a sweet treat so popped into the ice-cream parlour & we weren't disappointed. My husband had a banana split & I had a caramel sundae & they were absolutely delicious. Well worth a visit & would highly recommend this ice-cream parlour, it's both a child's & an adults paradise

We called here on the way back from Pickering - its a lovely little village. We had a couple of tubs of ice cream and it was excellent. Nice cheap treat, plus there are tables to sit out outside.

No visit to Thornton Le Dale should end without a lovely ice cream from Balderson’s, there is plenty of choice, all very delicious!

My daughter chose bubblegum ice cream in a waffle cone. Delicate blue colour and a big size scoop. Good price for a quality product. I couldn’t have fitted one in. If we go again I would get rum and raisin.

Stopped on the way home from a day trip trip to Scarborough at this miniature "Cotswold" village and decided to try the ice cream parlour. They had a good choice of traditional ice creams as well as the "Mr. Whipppy" style alternative. However we chose the traditional and we both had a double. A tub of strawberry and vanilla and a cone of raspberry ripple and chocolate. after sapling each we agreed they were very tasty, but did not quite have the depth of flavour that they needed to be one of the best. The staff were pleasant and at £3.20 each did not quite live up to their billing. However a wander around the waterways away from the A170 helped to make the stop-over a memorable, but brief visit

One of my favourite villages we stopped for ice cream sat watching the world go by. Polite young lady served us with value for money delicious ice cream.

This is one of the best ice cream parlour for miles. Also sells coffee / soft drinks, can get busy in the summer but well worth the wait.

Had an ice cream from here last year and thought it was fabulous. Was worried revisiting this year it wouldn't live up to my memories but pleased to say it did. Lots of flavours to chose from so hard to narrow down! Can't wait to come back.

Had to stop and have ice creams My lad had vanilla& choc Wife chic chip Me rum & rasin Not much to say really delicious farmhouse ice cr a,s full of flavour and a reasonably priced

This very popular ice cream parlour has a very good selection at reasonable prices. The staff are very friendly.

We are a family of 8, tables inside and outside, but we sat inside away from the sun. They were family friendly and there ice creams were fabulous, reasonably priced and we loved it. Loads of choice of ice cream. I had a mega waffle cone for £4 with 3 choices of ice cream. I had raspberry and white chocolate x2 and new York cheesecake too. Hubby had caramel ripple x3, girls had chocolate and mint choc chip, bubblegum and milkshakes. It was lovely. Too nice to wait to take a photo guys sorry. Lovely outing, good service fabulous ice creams.

Having passed here many times while on holiday and admiring the quaint village we visited before we went home. Shop and cafe very busy but I personally thought the ice cream was average. Have tasted better. Was a wee bit disappointed after reading the reviews. But that is my own opinion

Called on a hot sunny day the vanilla ice cream was delicious spoke to other guests who agreed with me

Being about a million degrees there was a queue at this place all afternoon but it was well worth the 5 minute wait. I just had one scoop of chocolate with a flake and it was delicious. It was obviously very popular as nearly everyone walking about had a tub or cone! There were plenty of staff serving and the prices were decent.

After a lovely stroll through the woods and around the lake we stopped for a ice cream, I chose a knickerbocker glory and my husband had a cherry sundae they were both excellent would definitely recommend coming here if you visit.

Nice Italian cones with a good selection of ice cream. Not many shops to speak of nearby but seats to sit and watch the world go by.

All the family fancied ice creams whilst wandering around Thornton Le Dale , we weren’t disappointed so many flavours to choose from I had the cherry ice cream absolutely delicious, there was a choice of whipped and scooped ice cream

Called in here for an ice cream and the choice of flavours is large and some different ones. All home made and delicious. Give this place a try.

I'm not an ice cream fanatic, but the ice cream here is some of the best I've had. If I lived close enough then I would be there every week! Great choice, delicious flavours.

We really enjoyed the delicious ice cream here! Beautifully presented and the staff are lovely. I was able to get my wheel chair in here without any problems but I imagine there would be problems if it was busy. Xx

Have had quite a few ice creams here and they never fail to deliver, excellent flavours, gorgeous soft ice too. Had ice cream sundae on one visit, has tone tried it was beautiful

We enjoyed a quick visit and my girlfriend enjoyed her purchase. A few flavours were out of stock but the staff were friendly and conveyed that well. It was also around 3pm on a Sunday so that's perfectly understandable.

Me and My boyfriend went to Thorton le dale in June, We decided to visit here for an icecream because it was a warm day, I got a lemon top - It was lovely (The sorbet was more sweet than sour) and my boyfriend got a Toffee and Honeycomb, We went again recently and got the same, The prices had gone up slightly since June which wasnt a problem but the icecreams are only small for the price.

Lovely ice cream but very expensive especially for children. There is a good choice however but seriously overpriced.

They have limited seating inside but cafe next door has seating to the rear ... lovely fresh ice cream made...

Who can resist an ice cream when there are so many flavours on offer. The prices were fair and the...

How much pleasure can it be to be wandering around a Yorkshire festival with a creamy gorgeous icecream! just has...

A lot of choice when choosing an ice cream I had the toffee and honeycomb. It was delicious and good...

Had a raspberry and white chocolate cone when visiting the scarecrow festival over the bank holiday. The cone was £1.90...

Visited again this year and had the Nutella sundae.... it was amazing!! I'll definitely be having another!

According to my husband this was the best ice cream he's ever had and I must agree they were pretty delicious. Plenty of flavours to chose from and each one sounding more delicious than the last. We had a cherry amaretto and honeycomb waffle cone.

Delicious ice cream in loads of different flavours all made on premises . Absolutely scrummy, love Turkish delight and coconut. Goid prices and goods staff with smiley faces.

Very friendly staff and smartly dressed we got served with a smile prices reasonably too. Can get very busy during weekends.

My favorite ice cream Mint choc chip was purchased at this quaint little Ice cream parlour. very yummy. The village is a beautiful place and kept very clean.

Good range of ice-cream, keenly priced and, most importantly, tasty ice-cream. Well worth calling in as we passed.

We went hoping to get ice cream sundaes with some sauces and extras but only 3 sundaes on the menu and the girl serving us refused to let us have any sauces on any other ice creams. The ice cream was ok but nothing amazing. Next time we will stick to Scarborough ice cream sundaes.

My wife and I called in with our two pups and being dog friendly it was very suitable for us.We had just had a lovely walk round the village so we're ready for early lunch/snack.We had visited a couple of years ago and liked it then. As the weather was ok - we sat outside under shelter in the garden area.We had sausage butties, coffees and a flapjack which costed about £12.All was served nicely and the food and eating area was really nice. We would recommend it and certainly visit it again.Next time I am going to get some items from cake shop to take home !!

Having visited Thornton Le Dale in North Yorkshire for over 50 years as a child, teenager and an adult, the enduring charm of this village is always better appreciated with an ice cream!

Really excellent ice cream. The choice of flavours wasn't so exhaustive that people could not make a choice, but choice non the less was there. Served through the front of the shop the queue was about ten long. Goes to show the quality when it is not the only ice cream shop.

We are staying close by and decided to stop for an ice cream in Thornton le Dale. Balderson's offer a good choice of flavours, soft and scooped available with a mixture of toppings. A medium cone costs £1.70. Which was very nice......yumy yumy!

Today we visited Thornton le Dale and had a lunch at Balderson's. The service was very quick and they serve an assortment of sandwiches to traditional hot meal, sausages, pies, fish etc. Normal teas, coffee and soft drinks are available as well as cold bottled lager and beers.As part of the cafe they have here own bakery which sells an extensive range pastries, breads and cakes. The cafe has a large seating area with an outdoor sitting area at the back of the cafe. Highchairs are available for the little ones. Toilets are not easy to get to, if you have trouble with steps, hand rails are in place. The doorways are narrow as this is an old building. Enjoyed our lunch and the prices for food and drinks are average.

oh my this is the best ice cream parlour in the world! we came everyday while staying local camping, the staff where very kind , service was quick even thou we where in school holidays, there have many flavours , some very unusual flavours too, we loved coming here we where very sad to be going home but will be back next year, there is seating inside, and benches close to shop outside, the village square is across the road to with plenty seating so on sunny days you can sit outside and eat the best ice cream in this beautiful yorkshire town. you will not be disappointed

At the end of a walk in Thornton Le Dale, no visit should be complete without stopping off here for a homemade ice cream. Wide choice of flavours and highly recommend the Ameretto Cherry and New York cheesecake.

After luck next door called here for ice cream. Amaretto and cherry was very good, good value and god service. Not the best ice cream I've had but OK.

Went in with my 3 year old grand daughter, asked her what she wanted, typical 3 year old, she wanted chocolate and strawberry. Knowing she wouldnt eat 2 scoops i asked very nicely if i could just have half a scoop of each, in a cone, with a flake, answer NO. I said oh please, it doesnt matter if it isnt even quiet half a scoop she is only little, NO, we dont do things like that for children,you will have to have two scoops, so in the end i bought two scoops in a tub and ate half myself, lovely ice cream, but very rude and very inconsiderate service, wont go there again.

Called here a couple of times whilst in the area for takeout icecream. Quite a good variety and flavour and always tasty (especially the bubblegum icecream). What more do I need to say.

Such a huge variety of flavours on offer! I went for the Turkish delight flavour and it was delicious! The staff were warm and welcoming and the ice cream portions generous. Such a pretty village too. I look forward to my next visit and won't leave the village without stopping off here! highly recommended!

We went when it was very busy and the staff were still absolutely lovely and there was a great variety of ice cream flavours! Fab

We have been in Thornton Le Dale for the afternoon and decided on an ice cream before we left. Great choice of flavours. We had a take away one but it is an ice cream parlour as well serving lovely desserts. Ice cream was really good so will be stopping again when we are in the area.

Have been through Thornton le Dale on many occasions but have never stopped there until today & loved the place especially the ice cream parlour. There are lots of different flavours available but we decided to try the knickerbocker glory which was available. It had fruit cocktail, jelly, strawberry ice cream, vanilla ice cream, biscuit rolls, a straw, an umbrella & grated chocolate on top - delicious

Food is always good and cakes scrummy! The garden at the back is sunny and staff friendly too! A lovely spot to stop, even for just an ice cream cone in one of the many delicious flavours and a leg stretch around this beautiful village.

Gorgeous village, lovely cafe and ice cream shop. Maybe bias as it was a glorious sunny day but a must stop for any north east visitor.

I only had a breakfast but it was served well, place clean, the staff very nice and had an outside area when the weather was nice, not dog friendly inside.

We caught the bus to Pickering but decided to stop off in Thornton-le-dale. It was a lovely warm morning and we called into Baldersons for a coffee. The cakes were very tempting so we had cakes and coffee. We sat outside in the sun in the back garden. Nice coffee and excellent food-glad we stopped of in Thornton-le dale.

We enjoyed a home made ice cream when we arrived in Thornton le Dale.There was a large variety of flavours.I enjoyed the caramel.

This is a lovely wee place to stop for an ice cream but hard to choose a flavour;-) plenty to choose from & they have original soft whippy ice cream too! They have a selection of cones to choose from or tubs..my son was a big fan of their chocolate ice cream:-)

We visited Baldersons for a quick stop off for breakfast... All staff were extremely friendly... Great coffee and wonderful baked items! The children loved the selection of ice creams, it was a little early for ice cream but we will be back too sample later in the summer!

Great range of home made ice cream; lots of flavours & options to eat in or take away. Part of a row of cafe, bakery & ice cream parlour with parking in front but local car park not far away. Lovely to sit by the stream & eat ice cream.

Vast variety of Ice-cream flavours to choose from - would highly recommend the salted caramel. Very pleasant atmosphere and friendly staff

This ice cream was very coconuty but I felt it was more lidl than Italian. Will try some other flavours though

The toffee and the Turkish Delight flavours are to die for!! A lovely setting and friendly staff, what more do you need with superb ice cream??

If you want a fantastic range of flavours that actually taste like the name then this is the ice cream parlour for you.The staff are great, and patient with kids choosing! Also a fantastic village to sit in the sun watching the world go by with an ice cream!

Any day is an ice cream day here, brilliant selection of flavours to please everybody's taste buds... Just can't get bored of visiting here.