The Old Boathouse
🏖️ 1.82 miles from Church Ope Cove (Excellent water quality)
Weymouth, South West England
Sleeps 4
£611 per break
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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.
Highlands End
✓ Clifftop park with panoramic Jurassic Coast views
🏖️ 0.37 miles from Eypemouth (Excellent water quality)
Lyme Regis
Castle Lanes
🏖️ 1.81 miles from Poole Harbour Lake (Excellent water quality)
Poole, South West England
Sleeps 3
£916 per break
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Lloyds Cottage
🏖️ 1.82 miles from Church Ope Cove (Excellent water quality)
Weymouth, South West England
Sleeps 6
£811 per break
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Little Breeze
🏖️ 1.8 miles from Poole Harbour Lake (Excellent water quality)
Poole, South West England
Sleeps 2
£843 per break
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Edge of Water
🏖️ 1.8 miles from Poole Harbour Lake (Excellent water quality)
Poole, South West England
Sleeps 4
£1,752 per break
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Harbour Watch
🏖️ 1.79 miles from Poole Harbour Lake (Excellent water quality)
Poole, South West England
Sleeps 4
£1,195 per break
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Crow's Nest
🏖️ 1.79 miles from Poole Harbour Lake (Excellent water quality)
Poole, South West England
Sleeps 4
£1,195 per break
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Return to the Isle
🏖️ 1.79 miles from Poole Harbour Lake (Excellent water quality)
Poole, South West England
Sleeps 4
£1,369 per break
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Beneteau Bay
🏖️ 1.79 miles from Poole Harbour Lake (Excellent water quality)
Poole, South West England
Sleeps 4
£1,195 per break
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Anchor Ho
🏖️ 1.79 miles from Poole Harbour Lake (Excellent water quality)
Poole, South West England
Sleeps 6
£1,542 per break
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Les Bateaux
🏖️ 1.79 miles from Poole Harbour Lake (Excellent water quality)
Poole, South West England
Sleeps 4
£1,542 per break
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Harbour Hideaway
🏖️ 1.79 miles from Poole Harbour Lake (Excellent water quality)
Poole, South West England
Sleeps 4
£1,060 per break
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Horizon View
🏖️ 1.79 miles from Poole Harbour Lake (Excellent water quality)
Poole, South West England
Sleeps 6
£1,812 per break
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Kestrel Point
🏖️ 1.79 miles from Poole Harbour Lake (Excellent water quality)
Poole, South West England
Sleeps 2
£887 per break
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Stunning Harbour Views
🏖️ 1.79 miles from Poole Harbour Lake (Excellent water quality)
Poole, South West England
Sleeps 4
£1,825 per break
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Teal House
🏖️ a few minutes' walk from Lyme Regis Church Cliff Beach (Poor water quality)
Lyme Regis, South West England
Sleeps 8
£1,130 per break
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Wildflowers
🏖️ 1.79 miles from Poole Harbour Lake (Excellent water quality)
Poole, South West England
Sleeps 4
£1,060 per break
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Lavender Cottage
🏖️ a few minutes' walk from Lyme Regis Church Cliff Beach (Poor water quality)
Lyme Regis, South West England
Sleeps 4
£980 per break
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Tidal Reflections
🏖️ 1.79 miles from Poole Harbour Lake (Excellent water quality)
Poole, South West England
Sleeps 2
£973 per break
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Drift Away
🏖️ 1.79 miles from Poole Harbour Lake (Excellent water quality)
Poole, South West England
Sleeps 4
£1,360 per break
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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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