Purbeck Ice Cream was born as a result of diversification from dairy farming over 30 years ago. Peter and Hazel and variable ‘help’ from their three boys of 6 months, 1 & 2 years run a 60 Friesian dairy herd on 126 acres of lush green hillside directly opposite the historic remains of Corfe Castle in the heart of Dorset.
With the introduction of milk quotas they found it impossible to maintain the farm as a viable enterprise and had to come up with something pretty fast that they could do with their lovely milk that didn’t result in penalties for over production or tread on anyone’s toes by embarking on a venture which was already being done locally.
They were adamant from the start that their ice cream should be utterly natural with no artificial additives and most certainly not coloured.
They started production in a converted building next to the dairy, one milking and skimming some of the milk for double cream and the other batching up small tubs of Purbeck Ice Cream.
As a local company, with a strong environmental and sustainability model, we are proud to partner with Purbeck Ice Cream to sell their mini tubs (125ml) in Plaza Cinema.