Abbott Lodge

Abbott Lodge is a working dairy farm which produces over 30 flavours of homemade Jersey ice cream, of which at any time a whopping 16 types are available on site! Visitors can also visit their Jersey Cows and calves in the nearby field and learn about their excellent work with the Countryside Stewardship Scheme.

Kids can have some fun and work off the sugar in the indoor and outdoor play areas too! They're pretty small but the equipment is good and every little helps! There's also a ride on tractor circuit for kids under 8 so there's plenty for small folk to have some giggles on.

Set in the beautiful Eden Valley on the way to the Lake District, there are plenty of other pleasing things to within a short drive too, so why not make this a happy little stop on the way to something bigger! It's an ideal chance to stop and stretch your legs for sure and the ice cream is very much of local renown, but it's certainly not a day out on its own unless your smalls are especially small and notably undemanding!