Ice Cream Scoops in Central MA! Nothing says “please summer, get here!” more than a cold ice cream treat.
Looking for some new spots to check out? We’ve gathered the list of the area’s finest scoops. Now to decide where to go…
Please check each business Facebook page before heading out as some locations may have last minute updates.
Central MA Ice Cream Spots
Auburn
CoCo’s Tropical Ice
1 Swanson Rd, Auburn
508-407-8787
Flavored ice and gelato
Crystal Caves-Mini Golf
790 Southbridge St, Auburn
508-832-0797
Entertainment center with their own homemade ice cream.
Ronnie’s Seafood and Ice Cream Shack
871 Southbridge Rd (Route 20) Auburn
508-832-9068
Known for fantastic fried seafood and delicious ice cream.
Barre
Carter & Stevens Farm/Stone Cow Brewery
500 West St, Barre
978-257-8600
Old Fashion Ice Cream and homemade frostees. Animals, playground, beautiful views.
The Spotted Cow
2291 West St, (Route 122) Barre (Relocated from Rutland)
Ice cream, baked goods, coffee bar
Douglas
Ice Cream Lady
63 Main St, Douglas
(508) 476-2631
Sundaes, Shakes, 24 flavor soft serve, Hard Ice Cream, Razzles, Floats, and more. A great spot after a day at Wallum Lake!
Grafton
Cones on the Common/Grafton Country Store
2 Grafton Common, Grafton
(508) 839-4898
Over 30 flavors. Featuring Gifford’s Ice Cream.
Holden
Goodhile’s
1122 Wachusett St, Holden
(508) 829-9429
Large selection of both soft and hard ice cream. Take out window with a few picnic tables.
Meola’s
Main St, Route 122A, Holden
So hard to choose a flavor with so many options! More than ice cream! An over 100 year family dairy business. Located next door to the Holden Bandstand. Sunday night summer concerts.
Lancaster
Kimball Farm
1543 Lunenburg Rd, Lancaster
(978) 534-9800
50 amazing flavors. Additional locations in Westford and Jaffrey NH.
Lunenburg
Cherry Hill Ice Cream
826 Leominster Rd, Lunenburg
(978) 582-7955
Great selection of ice cream. A second location opens in Townsend MA on April 2022.
Millbury
Christopher’s Homemade Ice Cream
22 W Street, Millbury
(508) 277-8782
Popular Ice Cream joint with seating inside and out.
Cold Stone Creamery
Shoppes at Blackstone Millbury
508-865-8165
National Chain with much more than ice cream and frozen yogurt.
Rutland
Rutland Marketplace
26 Pommagusett Rd Rutland
508-886-6088
Ice Cream, Frappes and homemade sundaes.
Still Four Corners Restaurant
224 Barre Paxton Rd ( Route 122) Rutland
508-886-6666
Popular casual restaurant offering ice cream with some indoor and plenty of outdoor seating.
Shrewsbury
Hebert Candy Mansion
574 Hartford Turnpike, Shrewsbury
(508)845-8051
This historic building and tourist attraction also has an ice cream window in the summer months. Check out their website for deals including free chocolate with purchase of ice cream and other specials.
iCraze Frozen Yogurt
20 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury
(508) 425-3950
Self-serve frozen yogurt with a great topping selection
Sterling
Rota Spring
117 Chace Hill Rd Sterling
978-365-9710
Old Fashion homemade ice cream on a 3rd generation working farm, picnic tables, petting zoo, farm store, fresh produce and beef and homemade specialty items.
Meola’s Ice Cream
110 Leominster Rd, Sterling
Hard to choose a flavor with so many options! More than ice cream! An over 100 year family dairy business. Picnic Tables. Next door to Mulligan’s mini golf.
West Boylston
Pinecroft Dairy
555 Prospect St, West Boylston
508-853-0717
Full service restaurant with take out ice cream windows. Lawn area with picnic tables and a small stage for summer weekend concerts. Check here for times and dates on concerts!
Meola’s Ice Cream
165 West Boylston St, West Boylston
Hard to choose a flavor with so many options! More than ice cream! An over 100 year family dairy business. Plentiful seating and occasional concerts.
Whitinsville
West End Creamery
481 Purgatory Rd, Whitinsville
508-234-2022
Mini-golf, barnyard jump, a fall maze and of course yummy ice cream!
Worcester
Berry Fusion Frozen Yogurt
807 Pleasant St, Worcester
508-753-3500
Self serve yogurt with lots of flavors and many topping choices!
Gibby’s Famous Ice Cream
50 Sunderland Rd, Worcester
508-753-1095
Family owned and operated dairy farm since 1923. Offering over 60 flavors. Their own milk, cheese, eggs. Local produce also available.
Madulka’s Ice Cream
193 Lake Ave Worcester
508-459-2323
Over 40 flavors of hard and soft serve ice cream and yogurts. Great views on Lake Quinsigamond. Arrive by boat or car! Plenty of seating lakeside.
Worth The Trip
Kimball Farm Westford
400 Littleton Rd, Westford
Bumper Boats, Mini Golf, Animal Shows, and much more! See our full story here.
What are your favorite ice cream spots in Central MA? Tell us about it in the comments below.
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