As an usher at Wycombe Swan, I have sold thousands of pounds worth of Beechdean ice cream (and enjoyed plenty myself) so I was disappointed to learn last week that a new supplier had been appointed.
As a bit of an ice cream fan I have to say all the varieties of beechdean ice cream I have tried have all been pretty average at best, so I'm not disappointed one jot...
When I was a lad, (many moons ago), I used to stay with my dad for the obligatory every other weekend stay. Dad used to take me to "Tonys", an Italian ice cream shop in Acton. To this day, I have never found one to rival it and it is some 50 years of fruitless searching.
To be fair "Roskillys" in Cornwall comes a decent second!
Interestingly, no-one has mentioned the loss of income to Beechdean as a result of losing the Swan contract. Significant sales pretty well every day of the week throughout the year, regardless of weather or season, must be a fairly substantial source of income but I've no idea what percentage of Beechdean's turnover it represents - it may be tiny.
It won't exactly be ice cream weather when we visit Exeter in early January, but I can thoroughly recommend Donato's in Exmouth town centre, a short hop on the train from St James' Park.
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As a bit of an ice cream fan I have to say all the varieties of beechdean ice cream I have tried have all been pretty average at best, so I'm not disappointed one jot...
Roger. We want DaVilles. Them were the days.
Indeed we do, sadly went out of business a few years ago, they made bloody good ice cream!
Fond of a scoop or two of Mövenpick meself. Hit or Miss (Penn Street) used to serve it but haven't eaten there for ages.
When I was a lad, (many moons ago), I used to stay with my dad for the obligatory every other weekend stay. Dad used to take me to "Tonys", an Italian ice cream shop in Acton. To this day, I have never found one to rival it and it is some 50 years of fruitless searching.
To be fair "Roskillys" in Cornwall comes a decent second!
For me it's got to be Rossi's on Weymouth Promenade. A summer isn't complete without at least one, even if I have to drive there just for that.
Interestingly, no-one has mentioned the loss of income to Beechdean as a result of losing the Swan contract. Significant sales pretty well every day of the week throughout the year, regardless of weather or season, must be a fairly substantial source of income but I've no idea what percentage of Beechdean's turnover it represents - it may be tiny.
They are the third biggest ice cream manufacturer in the UK with a turnover in excess of £30m, shouldn't worry them too much...
Thanks @RogertheBandito. That's amazing. My concerns are allayed !
A lot of that is people eating ice cream in the Vere Suite at half time, an age old football tradition.
Is that something that happens? I thought little tubs of ice cream was strictly the preserve of the theatre crowd.
A large tub of Lidl soft scoop ice cream!..
It won't exactly be ice cream weather when we visit Exeter in early January, but I can thoroughly recommend Donato's in Exmouth town centre, a short hop on the train from St James' Park.