Small is beautiful at Daresbury Dairy, where they create small artisan batches from the milk of its Friesians. Savour a scoop of strawberry ice cream, made with a handmade purée of the freshest fruits. 08 Daresbury Dairy Daresbury After a long day’s shopping in Chester or a few hours talking to the animals at the Zoo, reward yourself with the likes of a sticky toffee fudge ice-cream at Backford Belles, made from the milk of the farm’s doe-eyed Jersey cows. 09 Backford BellesBackford Now it’s possible to sample Snugbury’s ice cream by the river in Chester. The Nantwich-based ice-cream maker opened its parlour on The Groves in 2019 for city dwellers, day trippers and short breakers to enjoy their creamy creations. 1o Snugbury’sChester The Ice Cream Farm near Tattenhall is one of Britain’s favourite tourist attractions: an adventure playground themed on the sweet stuff. When the kids have finished quad-bike racing on the Silvercone track they can refuel with one of the 50 flavours on the menu. 11 The Ice Cream FarmTattenhall At Snugbury’s Ice Cream HQ near Nantwich there’s a 40-foot high, 5-tonne bee to gawp at while devouring a double scoop of creamy honeycomb. The big buzzer is the latest giant straw sculpture to appear in the field next to the parlour. 12 Snugbury’s HQ Nantwich 15/17