Lakenham Creamery (formerly known as Aldous Ices) was established in 1921, by Mr. Christmas Aldous.

103 years of perfecting the art of producing superior ice cream.

Our Aldous Ice Cream was originally made in a wooden tub, packed with ice, which had to be spun by hand as the ice cream mix was poured in. Our Aldous Ice Cream quickly developed a reputation in and around Norwich for its high quality, and distinctive, traditional taste. To this day, we still make our Aldous Ice Cream with Fresh Milk and Cream, based on the original recipe.

In 1938, Mr. Aldous began gradually utilising more modern, electric driven machinery, as proudly advertised on the photograph.

Due to popular demand, the Aldous Family introduced two trailers on the Norwich Market. The trailers would serve just Vanilla and Strawberry Ice Cream - which was commonly referred to as ‘White’ for Vanilla and ‘Pink’ for Strawberry.

On a Saturday, the ladies on the trailer would scoop over 3,000 ice creams. The trailers were situated on the top right hand side of the market, and the bottom left.

To this present day, we still have a stall on the bottom left of the Norwich Market - opposite the Royal Arcade, scooping a wide variety of flavours from our Award Winning Aldous and Norfolk County Ice Cream Ranges. For more information, head over to our Ice Cream Stall 8 Page.

In the mid 1980’s, the Norfolk County Range was introduced - made using Fresh Cream, Sugar, Eggs and Natural Flavourings. It was based on the principle of “how you would make ice cream at home”, but on a bigger scale.

The idea came from seeing artisan businesses in the USA producing an adult ice cream with a dense, rich, creamy taste. The launch of the Norfolk County brand in 1986 preceded the appearance of Hagen Dazs, which arrived in the UK 3 years later, and was then followed by Ben & Jerrys.

Lakenham Creamery has continued as a family business, owned since 1992 by the current owner, Mr. Chris Coughlan who has overseen the development of the business over the last 30 years to it’s current place in the market as the foremost producer of proper fresh cream ice cream in the UK.

Winners of 40 Great Taste Awards testifies to the quality of this ice cream.

Lakenham Creamery’s continued success has strongly been down to it’s passionate and loyal work force. The team consists of 5 hard-working members, who are passionate about their jobs and the ice cream we produce. Meet the team below!

Alongside our dedicated team, it is also down to our customers - old and new - who continue to support our business.

For this, we would like to say a huge thank you!