Henley Ice Cream in Stratford-on-Avon

Recognised for many years for its great home made ice cream and located on Henley High Street. They now also offer an eat in and takeaway food option. With a specials board to support the menu there, is plenty of choice with everything home made fresh to order. I have to say the root vegetable soup is fabulous and served piping hot - definitely recommend. The specials board has a good selection of sandwiches and paninis all served with coleslaw, salad and crisps. If you are on the High Street looking for an option then Henley Ices is a must to consider.

The flavours are delightful. The crowd, on both sides of the counter, is jovial. We live in Banbury, and on a bright sunny afternoon, we just love to put the top down and drive up to Henkey-in-Arden for a delicious ice cream in a local shop that has been doing this for nearly a century. Driving into town, you start to see people coming down the pavement with cones in their hands, and outside the shop, families with kids, and older folks (like me) sitting at tables outside, soaking in the afternoon air with a great treat in their hands!

The ice cream is world renowned for good reason, but you can now add coffee to the reasons to visit, as Amanda makes the best cortado in the Midlands.

This place is awesome. Staff friendly and ice cream is always yummy. Had the best egg mayo sandwich ever today which I unfortunately shared with my kids! Next time we are each having our own! Just a great place for everyone Thank you

We’ve been to Henley ice cream a few years ago and today we decided to call and have a breakfast on our way to Alcester. The breakfast was absolutely lovely, well worth the money we paid and afterwards we both had an ice cream. It has to be the best. Staff were lovely

The d read about this ice cream parlour and it didn’t disappoint. There are lots of flavours but nothing unusual. I tried a scoop of coconut and honeycomb, both of which were delicious. This is a family business but I’m not sure if they make ice cream from scratch or with mixes but the ice cream tastes good. There are tables for diners in the interesting old black and white building. And you can buy containers of your favourite flavours.

Went in for lunch on Thursday, the two ladies on were fantastic as always. Super service and fantastic food. Very welcoming and nothing was to much trouble

Thank you to the amazing and kind ladies Amanda and Karen for going above and beyond by letting us have their delicious ice cream after their normal opening hours. After a lovely day in Stratford-upon-Avon we were really looking forward to their ice cream so maybe our keen smiley faces helped them decide to stay open a little longer. Thank you 😊

Visited this shop mid-afternoon. Busy with customers which was a goos sign. My wife and I both had double ice-creams, which were excellent (I recommend the maple and walnut, and clotted cream) Pleasant staff - recommend this place - we will be back

We visited Henley Ice Cream during our weekend away in Stratford Upon Avon and absolutely loved it. My partner had wanted to visit and I was only really tagging along for the ride as I’m vegan, however I was so happy to see they had a vegan vanilla option on the menu! The staff confirmed in the summer months they offer 3 or so vegan options too. Highly recommend as it was delicious!

Childhood memories of getting an ice cream here are some of my favourite memories. It was so lovely to come back here and share an ice cream and unlock old memories. Definitely going to return in the summer .

The best treat around! So delicious and served with a smile. Many flavours to choose from, generous portions - not cheap, but worth the money.

We had meant to visit this cafe for quite a while as their ice cream and range of flavours is second to none. Myself and my wife popped in for a late breakfast, probably the best breakfast we’ve both had in a long time. Hot, well cooked, quality produce well presented by friendly, welcoming staff, very reasonably priced. Dogs also welcome.

Had a lunch at Henly Ice Cream, service was amazing, very friendly staff. The toastie I had, bacon, brie, and cranberry, was amazing, highly recommended. Go for mint chocolate ice cream 👌🤌

The staff were extremely welcoming and helpful to the dietary requirements needed...the food was cooked to perfection and tasted amazing. Well worth a visit for the great ambiance and service experienced but the food was exceptional.

Was served up slimy cucumber on my plate with yesterdays salad, when I complained I was told the rotting cucumber had not touched the sandwhich so all was fine, manager refused to sort the problem, three emails, and three visits to the shop, staff have learned well from the manger, rude and completely uninterested in complaints, only one way this shop is going ..

Had a fabulous birthday lunch for four today. Two great vegan meals and two non-vegan meals... followed by 4 ice creams (2 vegan) and coffees all round. Great service by Amanda and her colleague. We will definitely be returning... Great value and wonderful food.

We had a lunch here for my daughter and her friends as a birthday celebration, followed by ice cream sundaes. The staff were extremely helpful and accommodating, preparing a lovely spread of fresh sandwiches, salad and snacks, with good quality ingredients. I would highly recommend!

What a wonderful afternoon we have had. Just enjoyed an afternoon tea. Food and service both excellent. Highly recommend and a cheeky ice cream to finish!

Excellent home made ice cream. This place has been here forever and has adapted with the times! Having ice cream on a whim always brings joy! I had a triple scoop on a waffle cone, salted caramel, mint chip and pistachio.

Visited last week for the first time in absolutely years. Used to come here all the time. Had taken a friend to Stratford-upon-Avon and came back through Henley so that we could have an ice cream. I’m so happy that we did! I chose the toffee crunch and the ginger, ice cream, my friend had the Amaretto and the rum and raisin. All the flavours were absolutely delicious, we managed to get a seat inside where it was a little cooler as it was gorgeous and sunny outside, but actually just a little bit too sunny! Both ice creams were £5 each, which for two scoops in a waffle cone. It’s not too bad at all. As my friend said to me afterwards, the ice cream really hit the spot!

Amazing ice cream and so many flavours to choose from!! I went with a double scoop waffle cone which I believe was £5? White chocolate ice cream and Mint chocolate chip - both were top tier.

What a lovely visit we had! Excellent service and delightful ice cream. I had the Black Forest and it was just so good. The lady even gave us the history of the ice cream shop, it’s the oldest ice cream shop in the Uk! Definitely worth the visit (maybe even every weekend)

If passing through or visiting Henley-in-Arden, do not neglect to visit the ice-cream shop; it offers a selection of flavours which is unparalleled, including some delicious sorbets. We were staying nearby for a few days, and purchased one-litre tubs for the freezer which proved excellent value. This is a family business which is flourishing, witness the number of people frequenting it, and one has to applaud this sort of enterprise. You will not be disappointed!

We popped to Henley to grab an ice cream for the perfect end to a perfect day. The shop itself is super hygienic and very cute. It has seats outside where you can sit and enjoy your delicious ice cream and look at the beautiful little cottages across the road. We were served by a young lad who was very sweet and polite, he assured us a number of times that we weren’t too late and stopping them from cleaning down for the evening.The ice cream (as expected) was wonderful and we will definitely come back again!

Popped in for a small snack (no ice cream) and was delighted with our sandwiches and jacket potatoes. Had a lovely pot of tea to wash it all down. Sat in the small room upstairs which was very period drama and a delight to have lunch in. Staff were very good (but they did forget my bottle of water).If we ever go to Henley in Arden again I will definitely go back for lunch.

No nice hello from the lady on the icecream counter ,just stared at us while we tried to decide which flavour. Could interact a tiny bit with customers, especially children and suggest tastes , even a cheery Good Morning would do and not an icy stare. Ice cream nice but wishy washy flavour ,not much flavour, my husband said the same. We went into the garden at the side to sit and eat it. Needs a good tidy up , old benches, old seats, bits of rubbish ,a historic mangle in bits and pieces with wood worm. If you are going to invite customers to stay and eat ,tidy it up and make it look inviting or get a review like this.We won't be back, there are friendlier icecream shops with much better icecream and with a much more cheerful setting.

We visited on our way to Studley Castle. We parked up a side street, and thoroughly enjoyed sitting outside on one of the tables to enjoy our ice creams. There were so many flavours to chose from, wish we'd have had time to call back for another one!!

Wide and scrumptious range of ice creams. Parking is not always easy but it is worth the trouble to find a spot.

Can’t fault this! Several samples passed around for us to try at a caravan site we use. Various flavours in pots handed out to several caravans for a taster! Lovely!!!

Have been many times but sadly our last visit was very disappointing they had run out of key flavours and the ice cream we had ordered was lacking flavour ! Not sure if they have changed hands or just changed the source of there ice cream

Went here to get a nice ice cream on a warm day, they had a great selection of ice creams so plenty to choose from and it tasted nice. Service could have been much better, staff member behind counter was unfriendly and not welcoming, the price list was not clearly displayed so we were pressured into making our mind up quickly. Considering the price of the ice cream I wouldn’t rush back.

Can only comment on the mango ice cream I had on Saturday but it was amazing! Fresh tasty and a welcome treat, will always call in again when passing. Especially to try some of the other flavours.

I’ve been coming here since I was a young boy and since becoming a parent, have been bringing my children too. After the appalling attitude I experience earlier, most disappointedly from the most senior member of staff on duty, I shall never be returning again. I am 100% behind getting behind local business during the pandemic, but when they look at their customers down their noses, with disgust as they believe ‘they are not following social distancing laws’ and then start moaning about customers to other customers, I can’t support you any longer. Completely unprofessional and as if you are doing us all a favour. Either put proper guidelines in place, like only allowing two customers in your shop at any one time, like most businesses or don’t moan about it!Most local businesses are grateful of the support ... you on the other hand felt like you were above serving us great unwashed. Never, ever again. And shame on you for setting such a poor example to your young staff!!!

This is really just for ice cream, not any kind of sundaes or a parlour or anything, but we enjoyed what we had. The banana fudge was really good!

Stopped off whilst staying nearby and was not disappointed. Lots of choice of flavours of ice cream and very tasty. A little expensive, but expected for the area anyway, so certainly not disappointed with anything.

Went today on a gorgeous sunny Sunday. Must have been at least 20 people in front queuing so we waited at least 20 minutes. But were so disappointed. All four of us had a small single cone, at £2.50 each, not a generous scoop either, and each ice cream lacked flavour and creaminess. My banana one was rather watery too. They must make a fortune - and good luck to them - but I would have expected a more luxury product to match the 'hype'. Wouldn't go again.

Apart from tea/ coffee and refreshment it is a must to have an ice cream - best ever Excellent service and fantastic choice.

Have had many Ice Creams around the world and Henley failed to meet expectation. Had Coffee, Rum and Raisin, and Black Cherry, smooth and creamy but lacked the flavour I would expect for Premium Ice Cream. Fairly indifferent service £6.20 for a single and a double cone.

This is one of the best ice creams stores in Britain, and hands down the best ice cream store in Warwickshire! I love coming here, although not very often. They have done an absolutely cracking job!

Pricey but worth it on a sunny day. Had morello cherry and bubblegum and partner had toffee crunch and salted caramel

I visited Henely ice cream today and the two ladies behind the counter were fantastic, so friendly and helpful. I will definitely be returning in the future.

So happy to be able to go and have some of their delicious ice-cream. Great range of flavours - this time went with Lemon Meringue.

Like another recent contributor it has been years since I passed through Henley. I remember that Henley was famous for Ice Cream and being close by decided to see if Ice Cream as still sold in the village.The good news is that Henley Ice Cream was open evening on a cold February Late Tuesday afternoon. My wife and I tried 2 different flavours, Rum and Raisin, Salted Caramel with Chocolate drops. We thought both were really good.It was nice to indulge old memories.

Nice little ice cream parlour and cake shop in historic Henley.First used this place over fifty years ago,and it still retains its Tudor character.Two cakes,a bottle of water,and a cup of tea at just over £7,good value and good service.Cakes were not great,but acceptable, will try the ice creams when it is warmer.

Tried this for the first time. My pot of tea was large and wonderfully fresh. The scrambled egg on toast piping hot, and the toast fresh chunky bread. Wonderful all round! Finished off with a mince pie ice cream. Perfection! Free wi fi. Friendly service.

Absolutely lovely place to eat.we both had a full English. very efficient staff.A very warm and friendly atmosphere Breakfast very tasty. Would definitely recommend.

I have been curious about this place as the ice creams are famous so we gave it a try. The ice cream is pretty good but the food is terrible. It seems to me mostly a place for a coffee and ice cream but nothing else.

Firstly, the staff need to crack more of a smile. Bit moody and snobby for my liking. The food was just mediocre. Sausages not cooked properly. Just typical cafe sausages. Paste and cooked one side and one side still visible skin. May as well of boiled them! Expected plum tomatoes. Half a cooked tomato instead. Seriously who eats those except old people. Beans came in the most tiny little thing. Poured beans out and must've been 3 mouthfuls. Not good enough. Is there a shortage on beans I don't know about? Eggs were very nicely done! Bacon was good and the toast. It obviously made for the snobs in Henley but they have forgotten most of their customers are people driving through. If builders come in, offer them a big breaky. A mouse could eat more. Tea was cat wee and half a cup. My work mate wasn't happy with most of his. Can't talk for the ice cream. Plenty of reviews on that! Shame as I have heard lots a good things over the years and finally got to go to only be disappointed. My verdict is if you want some good food go to another cafe.

Wasn’t impressed took my family to Henley the best ice cream place I’d ever known but it was busy waited in a cue to then be served by a miserable lady that gave the smallest scoops ever there was nearly 5 ppl serving an the other staff was filling the ice creams 2 scoops for £3:50 not worth it four daughters myself An partner definitely didn’t come cheap don’t think I will be returning there again to soon

Having had a hectic day in Stratford-upon-Avon a stop off on the way to Solihull was a sweet treat!I can recommend the pecan and maple ice cream! The staff were very pleasant and helpful even though it was near to closing time. Lots of different customers from couples, friends, on their own to young families on their way home from school. Will visit again

Came by for some ice cream and we weren’t disappointed. There’s a massive range of flavours, and they’re quite well priced for the quality of the ice cream. It is top quality ice cream. There’s free street parking available and the prices are very reasonable.

Popped in for ice cream and it took a lot longer to choose than we expected. Dazzling array of delicious flavours including some new to me, e.g. nutmeg. Went back the next morning for the very nice veggie breakfast!

Bank holiday weekend, scorching hot, the place was rammed, the staff worked through the line quickly & efficiently with smiles on their faces 😊 The ice cream was amazing!!

Wasn’t impressed took my family to Henley the best ice cream place I’d ever known but it was busy waited in a cue to then be served by a miserable lady that gave the smallest scoops ever there was nearly 5 ppl serving an the other staff was filling the ice creams 2 scoops for £3:50 not worth it four daughters myself An partner definitely didn’t come cheap don’t think I will be returning there again to soon

Took my daughters here for a spot of lunch! It wasn’t too busy for change! & we sat at the window overlooking the high street. We ordered a Baked Potato,a Sausage Sandwich & an Egg Mayonnaise Sandwich! The Sandwiches were delicious,on fresh chunky bread! We also had a Scone & a Toasted Tea Cake! Huge Tea Cake! We love this wee traditional Cafe with its wonky rooms & Famous homemade Ice Cream! I don’t think they had a lot of staff on that day as the young waitress & other members of staff were struggling with clearing laden tables & serving sit down customers. But they still managed to serve up gorgeous tasty food!

A great place on Henley High Street for an ice cream. We have been coming here for decades. There is a huge selection, some of them weird and wonderful - bright blue bubble gum for example. Italian gelato it is not; compared to the home made taste that I remember from childhood, the ice creams today are factory produced, and at £7.20 for two double scoops, not cheap.

We visited on a nice sunny Sunday lunch time for some food and a ice cream.

Have been here many times in the past ever since I was a kid. You can't really go wrong with the ice cream. Yes, some flavours are better than others but there only one way to really find out which are the best! The ice cream is always very flavourful and creamy.

three of us bought tea from Henley Ice Cream today, priced at £2.00 per "pot for one"

You just have to try the ice cream here!.....Truly sensational. A great choice of flavours(I could have had them all!) Wonderful staff also work in harmony with this outstanding little business.

Dropped in for a late breakfast ... excellent... followed by one of their fantastic ice creams... fabulous

For our first visit my wife, sister in law and myself travelled to Henley in Arden for a quiet lunch and found this little gem. All three of us decided on sandwiches which came with a great salad and crisps. Lovely and fresh, the food was really tasty. On leaving the cafe the ladies decided to try there ice creams which they said we're delicious. Only a small cafe but there is tables upstairs and out side. Will return asap.

My father in-law & I had gone to Henley to watch my wife play in a wheelchair basketball game.

You could easily blow your diet on a trip to Henley Ice Cream, but it would be worth it! Even though this isn't in the centre of the town there's a sort of magnetic pull and before long you're stood looking at the board showing all the flavours you can choose from. After you've finished you can pop next door to the Heritage Centre which is fascinating.

This is a great place for a snack consistently good and excellent value. Ice cream is big here loads of choice locally made a little expensive but it's worth the extra.

Big thank you to all the staff for making us so welcome. All our kids got their first choice of ice cream, with a smile. Would recommend to all. Thank you

Had a great lunch there today. The staff are very friendly and welcoming . Their ice cream is the best.

Friendly staff and an excellant full English. Plenty of toast (more offered if required ). Will be visiting regularly. Ice creams look good as well.

First visit and even though it was a cold day just had to have 5 ice creams for the family. Each had a different flavour and every one of us enjoyed them. Lovely to see a local family business producing such excellent food. Lovely warm and quaint premises and friendly staff.

I went along to this cafe for a full English breakfast. For £6.50 you get the breakfast, pot of tea and toast along with jams etc. See photos. It was very tasty and well presented. The staff were friendly and most welcoming. I will certainly go there again. They also specialise in home made ice cream. More tearoom space upstairs. Please try this place. You will not be disapointed

Brief visit as so much was on offer & could only eat 2 ice creams. There were a total of 38 different ice creams & sorbets to indulge one’s self in.

The service isn't quick, but why hurry, it is a lovely little café located in the middle of the High Street. All the usual menu choices and nice flat white coffee. The toilets were upstairs via some rickety stairs, not sure if they had a downstairs one or not, but the upstairs one would be impossible for disabled people.

Expensive, overrated, not creamy and lacked of any taste! For example ‘cherry’ ice cream had no flavour to it, neither did the ‘butterscotch’ ice cream. Poor value for money and wouldn’t rush back.

Wow what a great place had sandwiches to start plenty of choices and plenty of filling had the biggest flat white coffee I’ve ever tasted and really happy with the price, service was friendly so had to try a ice cream before we went over 50 to pick from so went for the unusual one fruit cake flavour pure brilliant food well worth going

What a rip off,a double iced cream in a pot £3.20 The produce is not even made in Henley The shop gets very crowded so sitting down at the tables is very cramped The building has a very traditional look which is impressive

Cracking little ice cream parlour that has a very tasty selection of snacks , ice creams and meals. A definitely place to visit if you ever stop in Henley-in-Arden.

Stopped off about half an hour before closing time on a very hot Sunday evening. The queue boded well and staff worked efficiently through it. It wasn't too long until I was sitting at a pavement table enjoying not just a glorious coconut and lime cone, but delightful views of Henley's quaint and very attractive high street. Look forward to returning, just like lots of happy families who were there during my visit.

Stopped off for a Breakfast on our way through, sausage were beautiful and nice to see Hashbrowns on there. A good size breakfast very reasonably priced. They were also really kind in just serving a sausage and beans for my little one. A big must to go again, we even popped back on our way home for ice cream, the queue was really long but it was well worth the wait.

I decided to come here for a breakfast on Monday 16th July, I opted for the full English and i couldn't fault it! The staff where very kind - will defiantly be returning soon!

Had a lovely sit down an ice creams on a very hot day it was like an oasis in a desert. Ice creams were lovely and lots of flavours to choose from also water dishes out for the dog.

Well it was a hot day and we craved something sweet, a local recommended this place, and we came to found a wide range of icecream flavours. So much to choose from! It was a delight

We visit Henley-in-Arden regularly as there are some lovely pubs in the village, i've regularly driven past this place and not stopped because it's been absolutely heaving but it wasn't too busy when we drove past so we decided to stop. The queue wasn't massive but there was no order to the queue at all, the ice-cream cones (both normal and waffle) are absolutely tiny. We had three ice-creams all with two scoops, the guy who did the ice-creams could barely get two small scoops into the cones because they were so small (he even said it was his first day and he had broken quite a lot of cones already!). The total came to £13.50 for 3 ice-creams (no flakes, nothing special just two scoops of ice-cream) …. £4.50 for two small scoops of ice-cream!! The ice-cream was nice but nothing amazing, sadly I won't be returning as it is way overpriced.

This was my first visit to Henley Ice Cream and I can only assume that there are two Henley Ice Creams. The one I visited was perfect. The staff were perfect and smiling, the breakfast was GREAT! The portions are enormous, well cooked and very reasonably priced. The only reason I won't call more often is because I'd put too much weight on. The only reason I can think why a shop would have a queue is because it must be good! If it wasn't, you'd be the only person in the shop.

This was the only place open on A Sunday morning that looked good for breakfast. Big mistake. Cash only signs everywhere should have warned us. The menu seemed quite promising. However, when the food arrived after a fairly long wait we were very disappointed. Very poorly cooked food and barely warm enough, but the worst thing was stingy portion size and very poor quality ingredients. The white bread was dry and seemed to be pumped full of fresh air. Fried egg tiny and really overcooked. Sausages skinny and tasteless. Scrambled egg tasted as it it was microwaved. Even the coffee was insipid.

4pm on a sunday and busy as always...you cant see the choice due to previous customers standing waiting to get their order

Don’t bother with breakfast here unless you like it served cold by miserable staff. If you complain they will argue your points with ridiculous excuses and blatant lies. So much for ‘service with a smile’ and ‘customer is always right’. A truly horrible experience.

Cold breakfast served finally after ordering 50 mins earlier. Been in an hour before food arrived. All cold. Vegetarian toastie was served as ham and cheese. Pre-cooked breakfast. Sent one back and complained about others. Owner came down and started by disputing the time we had waited. Great start to an apology. Claimed the plates were piping hot when they left the kitchen, I took the plates from the waitress and placed them on table. They had no heat at all. Then informed it was not wise to sit by the open door if we expected hot food. It’s 19 degrees outside. Informed the food couldn’t be cold as the sausages had been pre-cooked. Bacon was tougher than Sly Stallone in Rocky. Could not cut my fried egg it had been cooked that long ago and left to go cold. Ended up with me having to shout at owner to walk away before I said something I would regret to an older lady. Awful service, awful food and definitely not one to make a trip too. The ice cream is good, mind you, that’s meant to be cold

On a cold and wet day my mum and I decided to go out and get a breakfast. We headed to Henley Ice Cream tea rooms and ordered ourselves one of their full english breakfasts. Was absolutely delicious and great value for money. I will be going back! Popped back another day for an Ice Cream on the HOT may bank holiday but just couldn't even get close! The queue for an ice cream was enormous! They are famous for ice cream so I was not surprised!

My friend and I were in Henley planning a student visit for July.

As a guide to life, it’s always said when I Henley, visit the ice cream shop. Always worth a visit. We’ve been known in the past to jump in he car and drive 25 mike just for a Ice cream, well worth it and never been disappointed.

I was visiting my old childhood haunts with friends and came to Henley in Arden. We came here on a Saturday afternoon and wanted to sample the famous local ice cream. We were not disappointed. Amongst the group we had raspberry ripple, blackberry and apple crumble and Jaffa cake flavoured ice creams.... The crumble was the standout flavour. The shop and cafe were busy. The only problem is that there are so many delicious sounding flavours you need a week to sample them all.

We called in here whilst visiting friends. It also has a small menu you can choose from. Me and my opted for the homemade soup of the day which was tomato. It was very nice with chunks of tomato in. My friends had a sandwich which was good value for the money. The selection of ice creams were great. It was very busy whilst we were there, there is limited seating available

I always stop here when nearby, the ice cream is very good with many varieties being available. On a hot day, there is an endless stream of people purchasing the ice cream.

Lovely choice of ice creams in this parlour with very generous scoops! Perfect for the little village it sits in, and offers a sit on option :)

This lovely little Cafe sits on the high street in the pretty town of Henley-in-Arden. It’s a stones throw from my parents house and we often pop by for a quick lunch, Tea and Scone or it’s delicious selection of famous homemade Ice Cream! It’s often quite busy at the weekends and especially during the summer months, but there is extra seating upstairs and a few tables/chairs and benches outside etc! The staff are lovely and friendly and the young waiters and waitresses are very efficient! We’ve sampled the wide selection of sandwiches and baked potatoes, all delicious as well as the wide range of homemade Cakes, Cream Teas etc. The Cafe is mostly famous for its vast selection of homemade Ice Creams! Every flavour imaginable and wafer, cone or pot! Delicious! A great wee stop for walkers, tourists, families etc.

We saw this place advertised and was told how good it was by friends. So as the wife likes her ice creams we gave it a go.

We stop by here every now and again to get an ice cream. There is plenty to choose from and all very nice. They do sandwiches and breakfast too but haven’t tried this yet.

Called in for lunch. Lovely fresh made sandwiches and proper strong coffee. The ladies were lovely and friendly, the service...

Good creamy ice cream without that "gook" factor. Made there in the shop--I believe it is the oldest Ice cream...