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Places to Stay Near an Ice Cream Parlour in Dorset

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Places to Stay Near an Ice Cream Parlour in Dorset

Dangerous knowledge for anyone on holiday with children: these Dorset stays have a proper ice cream parlour or creamery within about a mile. You have been warned.

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Harbourside

Harbourside

🏖️ 1.08 miles from Poole Harbour Lake (Excellent water quality)

Poole, South West England

Sleeps 8

£1,021 per break

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Mariners Hotel

Mariners Hotel

✓ 17th-century former coaching inn with individually styled en-suite rooms

🏖️ 0.34 miles from Lyme Regis Front Beach (Good water quality)

Lyme Regis

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Time to Unwind

Time to Unwind

🏖️ 0.38 miles from Bournemouth Alum Chine (Excellent water quality)

Bournemouth, South West England

Sleeps 3

£1,060 per break

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Hoburne Park

Hoburne Park

✓ First Hoburne park to open, on the Dorset coast

🏖️ 0.69 miles from Christchurch Friar`s Cliff (Excellent water quality)

Bournemouth

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Dorset House

Dorset House

✓ Grade II Listed Georgian B&B overlooking the Jurassic Coast

🏖️ 0.32 miles from Lyme Regis Front Beach (Good water quality)

Lyme Regis

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Primrose Bloom

Primrose Bloom

🏖️ 2.55 miles from Poole Canford Cliffs Chine (Excellent water quality)

Poole, South West England

Sleeps 5

£1,325 per break

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The Bull Hotel

The Bull Hotel

✓ 16th century coaching inn with 19 boutique bedrooms

🏖️ 1.6 miles from West Bay (West) (Excellent water quality)

Bridport

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Mayfair

Mayfair

🏖️ 0.5 miles from Bournemouth Pier (Excellent water quality)

Bournemouth

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Silver Way

Silver Way

🏖️ 0.36 miles from Christchurch Highcliffe Castle (Excellent water quality)

Bournemouth, South West England

Sleeps 6

£577 per break

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Tregonholme Hotel

Tregonholme Hotel

✓ Five minutes' walk from Bournemouth's beach, pier and gardens

🏖️ 0.32 miles from Bournemouth Pier (Excellent water quality)

Bournemouth

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Worth knowing before you book

The independent parlours and farm creameries are the ones worth the walk — look for 'made on site' on each place's page, and expect honest seasonal hours outside summer.

Browse the ice cream & creameries themselves in our Eat & Shop Local guide, or see all holidays in Dorset for the full picture.

Frequently asked questions

Are these proper ice cream places?

Yes — independent parlours and creameries from our Eat & Shop Local guide, not a freezer in a corner shop. Each has its own page with what it makes.

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