Short answer: Ice cream in Polperro comes from the Polperro Ice Cream Shop on Lansallos Street, where a reviewer counted about 40 flavours, and from Cones and Scones near The Coombes. Both have few Google reviews, ice cream is seasonal, and it lists no opening hours, so check before you go in winter.
Ice cream in Polperro is a short list, and it matters where you eat it, because the village is built on a hill. Pick up a cone on the way down and you finish it at the harbour; pick one up on the way back and it is a reward for the climb to the car park. Here is what is on offer, what we could confirm, and what to check before you make a special trip.
This is the dedicated ice cream shop, rated 4.1 from 27 Google reviews, so the sample is small. A reviewer counted "about 40 different flavours" of real Cornish ice cream and a choice of cones, and another picked millionaire's shortbread as one of the best they had had. Prices were described as very reasonable. Two reviewers had problems: one asked for two coffee scoops and was given chocolate, and another found there was no allergy list and the server could not say which cones contained egg, so their daughter had a tub. If you or your child has an allergy, ask directly (UK food businesses must give allergen information on request) and be ready to pick another shop. It has no opening hours on its listing, so check it is open before you make a special trip, particularly outside summer.
Rated 5.0 from 33 Google reviews, and again a small sample, but the praise is specific. A 2026 local guide lists it for ice cream and baked treats. Children loved the Oreo sundaes, according to a reviewer, who also called it the best Cornish afternoon tea they had had. Others name the apple crumble scones, apricot and mascarpone scones and iced lattes. Reviewers say dogs are welcome and that staff moved tables for a larger group. It is in the top half of the village, a useful last stop before the climb back to the car park.
Primarily a pasty shop (4.4 from 23 Google reviews), though the same 2026 guide lists it as an ice cream and snack stop. Reviewers praise the pasties and the vegan and vegetarian choices, and one says dogs get a treat. Ask what ice cream they have on the day.
Not much dedicated ice cream, but there are other sweet options.
On the harbour wall, with the boats in front of you, or on a bench at the quay. Polperro's small harbour beach is sandy only at low tide, according to Visit Looe, so check the tide times if you want to sit on it.
Dogs are banned from the beach between Easter Day and 1 October, and allowed out of season, according to Visit Looe. Polperro Community Council's 2026 correspondence also lists a consultation on dog controls in the village, so look at the signs if you have a dog. Chapel Pool, the tidal pool along the cliff path to the west, is reached by stone steps that a 2026 guide says are not great for anyone with mobility problems, so it is no place for a pushchair and a cone. Our dog-friendly Polperro guide has the rest.
For children, the sundaes at Cones and Scones are the draw, a reviewer said their kids loved the Oreo one, and the dedicated shop offers a choice of cones. For dogs, reviewers say Cones and Scones is dog friendly, and Nanny Duck's keeps treats for dogs. Dogs are generally welcome at Polperro's cafes, but ask about seating first.
Ice cream is a seasonal business, and the dedicated shop publishes no opening hours, so assume it may be shut outside the warmer months. Cones and Scones is a cafe, so it is the likelier winter stop, but check before you walk down. A hot drink makes more sense in cold weather: see hot chocolate in Polperro. For what stays open, see Polperro in winter.
Yes. In Looe, the Hannafore Kiosk and Beach Kiosk on Marine Drive both sell ice cream, according to reviewers, and Visit Looe says Hannafore Kiosk serves refreshments all year. Truly Scrumptious on Higher Market Street has a vegan raspberry ripple, according to a reviewer. Our guide to ice cream in Looe compares them. And Polperro on a budget is covered in the Polperro £50 day out.
You cannot drive into the village. The Crumplehorn car park is at the top, cash only, and visitors report about £7 for three hours (see Polperro parking). The 73 bus from opposite Looe station stops at Crumplehorn if you would rather not pay for parking. A tuk-tuk shuttle runs between the car park and the village in the season, but not every day. The walk down is about 750 metres, which a 2026 guide puts at 15 to 20 minutes. The Polperro town guide lists everything else.
Polperro Ice Cream Shop on Lansallos Street has about 40 flavours according to a reviewer. A 2026 local guide also lists Cones and Scones near The Coombes and Nanny Duck's on Fore Street for ice cream. Check they are open before a special trip.
Reviewers praise the flavours and real Cornish ice cream, but it has only 27 Google reviews (4.1), and two reviewers had problems: a wrong flavour and no allergy information.
Vegan ice cream is not advertised in Polperro. Roly's Fudge Pantry has a vegan vanilla fudge according to a reviewer, and Truly Scrumptious in Looe has a vegan raspberry ripple ice cream.
Possibly not at the dedicated shop, which publishes no opening hours. Cones and Scones is a cafe and the likelier winter stop. Check first.
Not between Easter Day and 1 October, according to Visit Looe. Dogs are allowed out of season. The beach is sandy only at low tide.
Times, prices and dates are the businesses' and organisers' to change, so check before you travel. Spotted something we've got wrong? Tell us and we'll fix it.
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