The Little Ice Cream Shop - Windermere in South Lakeland

The portion sizes were very generous for the money however the ice cream / gelato were bland and icey. One of the members of staff had airpods in and the other one was blunt and quite clearly very bored.

An adorable ice cream shop in Windermere with multiple vegan options. The regular waffle cones are vegan. They give a generous portion when serving and their service was quick. I tried the limoncello flavor and it was so refreshing on a hot day.

We popped in here while visiting the town, as we had heard good things. The selection of flavours were very unusual, it was difficult to make a decision. We just got one scoop each as we thought the prices were a bit steep but when we got our tubs, the portions were massive, it was like 4 scoops not 1. It was delicious and well worth the money. The staff weren't the most friendly thb, a smile would have been nice at least?

Lovely little shop with a fantastic, unique selection of ice cream flavours. Large selection of free add ons. The friendly gent gives generous scoops and is very chatty. Highly recommend. One of the best ice creams I've had!

Amazing ice cream. Lots of choice and sizes to choose from. But only one scoop is enough as they are generous. Would recommend.

Very generous portions indeed!! Asked for a taste of the hawkshead gingerbread and they were very obliging. The salted caramel was perfection. Highly recommend a visit to this little ice cream shop!

On a wander around the village, we spotted this hidden gem which we knew would be dessert after our lunch. 22 flavours were available to us, meaning it was tricky to pick just two to put in our tubs; cones were available but we decided on the less messy cup option. I went for Jaffa cake and Banella (banana and Nutella) and my girlfriend had chocolate indulgence and cherry chocolate ripple. All flavours were stunning, and we decided to sit inside on some of the few seats, getting away from the poor weather. The seats were perfect for a good old people watch, and the worker behind the counter gave us an insight into the busy area during the school holidays. Would highly recommend for a good priced good quality ice cream.

Lots of choice and initially we thought on the expensive side until we saw the size of the one scoop! Grasmere ginger, key lime pie and snickers. Lots of places for ice cream but this was stand out.

Great ice cream treats. So many flavours. Good range of Vegan options also. Perfect. Must try if you're in Windermere.

Different flavours here than we had earlier in the week In Hawkshead but still great portions and flavour, the rum and raisin and snickers both outstanding. Shop doesn’t flow right as you have to come back through the queue to pay but it’s a minor problem

Bought an ice cream for my daughter, she loved it. Good selection, but oddly quiet until we decided to go there and then there was a slow queue! Think one of the sales team was on a break so got backlogged. Worth a visit.

Massive ice creams! Lovely but as a one off as it was £30odd for five ice creams. That being said one scoop is actually huge and there are loads of options for different cones and toppings. It was also tasty and definitely recommend. Gets pretty busy though and it becomes a bit of a free for all. Waited patiently behind a family being served, giving them some space, for another woman to come in with child and walk up to the counter, apparently oblivious to me waiting and then got served next, despite me standing there for some time and obviously invisible to the staff too! Bit annoying but can see how that can happen.

Lovely little ice cream shop. We tried the vegan mint chocolate and it was delicious. Great portion size too. Slightly expensive so I’d rather pay a little less for less ice cream.

The best ice cream ever! Large portions and lovely staff, i travel down to the lakes just for this!

The best ice cream spot!!! I’ve visited too many times to even count. Friendly staff, & lovely shop. Tasty ice cream & you always receive a fabulous big portion!!! 😜

Excellent ice cream. Huge selection. Lots of good vegan options. Great treat for kids and adults alike. Would highly recommend

Don't bother wasting your money here! Does not resemble gelato at all. I chose 3 different flavours that all tasted the same, watery and BLAND. I honestly was taken back to 2021 and assumed that I had lost my sense of taste due to a certain virus...... This was not the case the ice cream is just terrible. If you had one bad flavour it can be excused but to have 3 different flavours all taste the same is unacceptable. Staff don't appear to want to be there, awful customer service and seem clueless as to what goes in what size pot. After some muttering I was presented with 3 measly scoops that had NO FLAVOUR. AVOID any cheap own brand ice cream tastes better than this drivel.

Ice creams (impossible calling them gelato) are flavourless: it’s just sugar with ice and some colouring. Not worth the wait. We decided to try it because was probably the only ice cream parlour in Windermere and had a long queue. Never again: better enjoy a magnum from Sainsbury’s.

Forget the "premium brands" you see in the supermarket freezers, this is ice cream at its best! Locally-made, good portion sizes and served by excellent staff.

Very friendly welcome from the staff member, amazing range of flavours and delicious ice cream. If was even okay to bring our dog in to the shop while we chose what we wanted.

Popped in for ice cream, it was delicious, one of the best we have ever had, and the guy behind the counter was so kind and friendly, definitely worth a visit.

A wide selection of flavours from the classics to somewhat novel ideas such as charcoal. Can choose from a waffle cone or a tub. I find choosing a tub makes it a lot easier to eat. I come here every other week and am working my way through the flavours. My elderly mother and aunt also enjoy it although the tend to stick to the more traditional vanilla or clotted cream. It’s our fortnightly treat and we very much look forward to it. Staff are always very helpful and patient especially with my mother who takes ages to decide what she would like even though she always ends up always having vanilla. Can get busy and sometimes the queue is outside the shop but don’t be put off, the queue moves quickly and it is definitely worth the wait.

Found this gem via Tripadvisor and wasn’t disappointed. Great choice, massive portions and delicious smooth ice cream. Sat inside and had a lovely chat with the owner who explained how the family run shop had come to be. We look forward to returning!

Great range of flavours, huge portions, tasted great. Friendly, quick service. Really kindly replaced my daughter’s ice-cream for free when she dropped it down the road and gave us a free plastic tub to make sure we didn’t lose any more. Would definitely recommend!

My son was desperate to visit here and we loved the ice cream and choice. We thought the ice cream was a little pricey until we saw the size. Def get a bambino for kids or those with not as huge a appetite but lovely...

Had salted caramel cone. £3.50. Delicious and worth every penny. This is situated just off the busy ma8n street and easy to find.

What a cute little shop ! They have many of the usual suspects to choose from but also some flavours that are a bit different. Very generous servings , beautifully served with a little wafer. £3.50 for a single scoop.

Fabulous ice creams, cones and sprinkles. Great range of yummy flavors. Delightful staff who made us all feel very welcome 😊

I love ice cream and as per my previous review, I will purposely seek out ice cream for pure enjoyment. Therefore, I went out of my way with my family on Sunday having climbed the Old Man of Coniston to get an ice cream from...

I am a huge ice cream lover. This little gem was heaven for me - great variety, fantastic taste and great quality ingredients. For the first time in my life I could not eat the whole portion. I ordered only 2 scoops but these were...

What a fantastic little shop. We were recommended it and it certainly didn't disappoint. The woman who was serving was very friendly. Lots of different choices of flavours but also different cones. Very delicious ice cream and very clean shop. A must if you are...

With the biggest scoops in the whole of the lakes TLICS is the best place to for an ice cream 🍦 (full review on ig @charliemoochesaround)

So good we came back for seconds 2 days later. The carrot cake flavour was a particular highlight! Definitely check this out if you’re around Windermere, we didn’t find anything else that came close.

Lovely little shop with lots of choice of ice cream! Located in the centre of Windermere, many different flavours. All allergens listed in the ice creams and also provided gluten free cones. Really friendly service!

This is such an inviting shop, the display is enticing and the product good , found the ice cream flavours not that strong but texture is lovely . 2 scoops is a huge amount and will fill you up , not cheap but a great...

My wife and I decided to treat ourselves to an ice cream and found this little gem of a shop. I bought two double scoop ice creams - a ginger biscuit one and a Kendal mint cake one. Ok, they're relatively expensive, but...wow, they were...

The biggest and best ice cream! Very nice flavours and the only place I'll ever get Kendal mint cake ice cream! It was a delicious twist on the traditional mint choc chip ice cream which is once of my favourite flavours. My only disappoint is...

Superb flavours. We looked at others shops when out at bowness or Ambleside and none were as good as this. Absolute favourite was carrot cake but honourable mentions to pineapple and my daughter loved Cookie Monster too. Reasonable price for the quality and nice service

The BEST ice cream. My husband and I visit each time we are in the Lakes. Scoops are generous sizes and full of toppings and flavour.

Lovely ice cream with lots of different flavours. I got salted caramel and nutella and both were great. Portion sizes are also very large.

Most places try their best to make a cone look as full as possible with the least amount of ice cream - not these guys! A fantastic selection of flavours, my wife had salted caramel & I couldn't make my mind up so I had...

Wow. Tremendous ice cream selection and portions. Well worth a visit, you wont be disappointed - Enjoy.

My favourite ice cream shop! So many exciting flavours to choose from and all homemade, very impressive! We always go here or to the Hawkshead shop when in the area, I wouldn’t go anywhere else! So many varieties of cones and toppings too.

Good selection of ice creams, waffle cones and sprinkles. Portions are huge! Good value for money. We tried key lime pie and cherry which were both delicious. However I had the pistachio which is one of my all time favourite flavours, and it literally tasted...

This was gorgeous ice cream and they are massive. One scoop will be enough for anyone. It’s refreshing for a place to not skimp on the size of the servings. Definitely worth a visit for ice cream lovers.

Absolutely 5*! We queue for a few minutes but we'll worth the wait, the scoops were massively and one was more than enough! A nice variety of flavours to choose from. Would definitely recommend and good value for money!

Little gem of an ice cream shop on the main street. Delicious ice cream. Lots of choice and nice big servings.

Amazing ice cream and so many different flavours and cones to choose from. Definitely make a trip here as you won’t be disappointed. After leaving the shop my ice cream fell off the cone, when I went back to buy another the lovely lady gave...

Obviously all icecream is good icecream right. It's just that if you are going to specialise and only sell one type of product, it should be amazing and it wasn't. Yes they have loads of varieties but this is the norm these days even from...

Came up for a walk by the lake side and the main attraction was the ice cream shop, it was open as stated on the Internet. Walked over the get an ice cream as saw ice cream was going into the shop and the door was open. To be then told they were closed and the door was slammed in my face aggressively. I would not attempt going for an ice cream also within the window space we can view no ppe is worn and doesn’t look professional at all with the Covid regulations ongoing.

My daughter brought us here specially to enjoy their wonderful ices. Lovely flavours and imaginative selection My personal favourite , “ ex’s soul “

Lovely service and products. Lots of flavours to go at, neither of my beloved cherry or pistachio tho. So today was chocolate and soul of my ex (black vanilla) both were lovely. Last time I had black vanilla it was gimmicky but this time it...

Like to consider myself a bit of an ice cream connoisseur and it’s never a holiday until I’ve had an ice cream. Reluctantly just went for one scoop, didn’t need more as the portions were massive! Gingerbread ice cream with the honeycomb cone was heaven....

We went for one Nutella, and one Bounty - both excellent choices. Great choice no matter w2hat the weather is!

Lovely ice cream with many different flavours, located brilliantly in a very cute shop. Great service, will definitely be back!

Reasonable prices and good choice of flavours. Service was quick, despite the queues outside. We all enjoyed our cones - just what we needed on a very hot day!

Excellent range of ice-creams, great staff, overall great experience! I will highly recommend the bounty, white chocolate and Cookie Monster ice cream flavours!!

Delicious ice cream in loads of flavours! Reasonably priced for the quality and quantity! We visited a few times during our stay in the lakes. Very clean and organised with the new precautions in place. Wish we lived closer! Thanks :) x

Como persona que va de vacaciones regularmente en Italia, conozco un buen helado, a buenos precios y en cantidades decentes. Este pequeño lugar lo hace muy bien. Simplemente, el MEJOR helado que me han servido en cualquier parte del Reino Unido. Tengo 2 cucharadas. 3. 99. El pan de jengibre Hawkshead y una bola de chocolate también. Era ENORME, y no es broma, me tomó más de media hora comerlo. Fue sublime. Ojalá fueran más locales para nosotros y tendría esto como mi obsequio semanal. Gran selección de sabores, buen servicio (plástico solo ahora debido a Covid, así que olvídese de usar su dinero en efectivo)

Asistí a este pequeño gran lugar con mi familia. El personal era amable y muy paciente con mis hijos extremadamente indecisos. Había una buena selección de helados, conos y coberturas, el tamaño de las porciones era enorme. Todos estábamos muy contentos con nuestras selecciones.Desafortunadamente, el lector de tarjetas no funcionaba y, a pesar de nuestra repetida oferta de pagar en efectivo, el personal se negó a aceptar el dinero debido a las pautas actuales de Covid. Fue muy dulce y muy lamentable. Definitivamente volveremos.

This is the best ice cream you will ever eat. There is so many unique options and the range of cones is massive and very different. Would recommend anyone going to the lake to go here

Sports longgggg queues, has 22 flavours some going really fast with a selection of yummy cones. Daughter gave it two thumbs up. p.s. - they also do doggie ice cream

Very happy we stopped by the little ice cream shop. I ordered one scoop and it was massive! Really nice ice-cream and they have a shop in Hawkshead too.

Lovely little place. The man serving was really friendly and welcoming. Really generous scoops, I had cherry and it was delicious. Little seating area inside. Please continue to support this place throughout the Coronavirus outbreak!

Fantastic home made ice-cream. Something for everyone. Cappuccino is like an iced coffee and pineapple sorbet is great after a meal.

En un día de verano helado y lluvioso de vacaciones en los Lagos, nos animaron a encontrar una heladería en una esquina de Windermere que anunciaba una multitud de sabores. ¡Cómo podríamos resistir las bolas amontonadas en cornetas glamorosas, tan divertido de elegir, y aún más divertido tener una lamida de cada uno sentado en la mesa dentro! Muy memorable y pido disculpas por no exaltar las virtudes de este gran lugar y delicioso helado antes. No ser extrañado.

Really fantastic little place with lovely staff and a big range of flavours. Really enjoyed it. Thank you

Lovely cones and a nice variety of flavours. My son loved his ice cream . He had a smarties chocolate cone and cookies and cream ice cream. He’s a bit of an expert when it comes to ice cream so he knows a good one when he sees it

Very nice ice cream shop with several choices of flavour. If you ask behind the counter they have gluten free cones as well which was appreciated by my Mum :-)

Was nice and sunny outside so we thought we will treat ourself to one. Its amazing quality and huge size well worth every penny. Ohh and the best part so many different flavours.

A nice little ice cream shop with a bit of a unique twist, original flavours, the pink bubblegum was amazing, generous portion even with just 1 scoop! Really lovely, nice waffle cone!

Seriously one of the best ice cream I’ve ever had! Had 1 snickers scoop in a honey comb cone (their selection of cones all look amazing, it was hard to decide!). Really friendly staff and great value for your money

A real find for ice cream fans! Really great selection of gelato which tastes amazing! We’ve been here four times in a week it’s so good!

We got in just before closing time and glad we did! Good choice of interesting flavours, generous portions and irresistible toppings. The photo says it all: it was pouring down with rain, but the ice creams brought big smiles to our faces 🍨🍦😍

Great Prices huge sized cones. Just a couple of doors away from the COOP Young girl serving very pleasant

We called in here for a treat on a recent visit to Windermere. Great selection of real ice cream. Worth visiting if you are in the area.

We delayed leaving Windermere just for a taste of this ice cream having seen the portion sizes the day before. The Key Lime Pie (when available) is a must try for a tangy and authentic taste. Very reasonably priced for the serving sizes, just wish we had found this place sooner and had a few more throughout our trip!

22 flavours on offer and a choice of cones or cups. Friendly staff and delicious ice cream. Open till 7pm. Would have liked it to be open later so that I could go after dinner.

Had ice cream here a few times they have lots of flavours to choose from, we had salted caramel, chocolate, coconut, vanilla and passion fruit but not all at once. They also sell old fashioned sweets and all reasonably priced. The staff are very friendly and helpful.

22 sabores diferentes todos hechos artesanalemente, con diferentes toppings y conos. La porción es bastante generosa y va desde lo 2,5 hasta 4 libras el valor . Muy sabrosos aunque no tan cremosos .

Well worth a visit.. 5 of us had an ice cream each.. the portions were excellent compared to every place we’ve been to.. great value for money, the flavour choice was incredible.. we had Bicotti, Tobelerone, White Chocolate, Cherry, Rum & Raisin and Strawberry Milkshake. The cones were also delicious. It’s our last day in town today and first trip to this place, probably a good job we found it on our last day or we’d be too fat to fit back in the car!!! Loved it...

After we done some shopping we popped in to here and it certainly did not let us down the ice cream were lovely and creamy I got one with Maltese’s in and ant got the creamy one I thoroughly enjoyed the service was nice and friendly and also quick would highly recommend

Simply delicious and very indulgent. Visited all around the lakes on our last visit and loved enjoying an ice-cream or two by the water.

Some great flavours, although I stuck to my usual lemon and chocolate which was very nice and very big. Maybe one scoop would have been sufficient but too late when I realised that Hubby had raspberry and rum n raisin. He was very happy with both. We sat in the shop and watched the passing parade while we ate our uce cream. A very pleasant interlude.

It may be a little ice cream shop but the flavour is huge! Me and my partner had a 2scoop half choc cone each, he had choc indulgence and carrot cake flavours and I had kendal mint cake and cookies n cream flavours! All I can say is absolutely incredible! Friendly staff, clean environment, welcoming, definitely recommend!

FANTASTIC friendly service from the wonderful staff.

Awesome and lovely little shop for BIG ice cream!! Loads of varieties of cones, toppings to go with 24 home made flavours. Fully recommended - and check out the black ice cream called my ex’s soul! Beautiful 💫

Good value for money, the ice cream was delicious and there were some great gluten free options to choose from,

Giant Scoops of different flavored ice-creams, sorbets and multiple covered cones! Staff were friendly and recommenced some flavors, we got two scoops... One scoop is probably the size of your average two! No complaints!

Glad they have opened up in windermere. Love the hawkshead one. Brilliant Ice cream and waffles and great service

What a delightful little shop! Visited with some friends a few days ago and was beyond impressed. So many different flavours of ice cream and the quality was brilliant. Staff were lovely and I would very much recommend!

What more can you wish for with an ice-cream shop. Proper waffle cones, interesting flavours, real delicious proper ice-cream, generous portions, super friendly service. Perfection. A must visit place!

Loved this, had to come here everyday while i visited windermere. Try - My Ex Soul and Frozen! Both my favorite!

After visiting the Hawkshead branch I was thrilled to hear they'd opened in Windermere which is a bit closer to home. I made the trip up to visit and was very glad I did! Great range of homemade gelatos on offer, along with the classics they have some super interesting flavours which was a welcome surprise to find in the Lakes. In the end I had to try carrot cake and lemon cheesecake- really creamy and highly distinct flavours. They also had waffles on offer which looked great but I didn't have the stomach space to try one unfortunately.