The Best Ice Cream North of Boston

Find the best Ice Cream Shop on the North Shore of Boston, Massachusetts!

'Ice-cream is exquisite - what a pity it isn't illegal.' ~Voltaire.  As the temperatures climb, the region's ice cream shops are opening their doors for the summer season. Check out our picks for the top ice cream locales around.

Amesbury

Hodgie's Ice Cream

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Andover

Main Line Creamery

Beverly

Captain Dusty's

Dairy Queen of Beverly

Dick & June's Ice Cream

Boxford

Benson Ice Cream

Danvers

Brigham's Inc

Cherry Farm Creamery

Goodies Ice Cream Parlor

Orange Julius

Porter Farm Ice Cream

Putnam Pantry Candy, Ice Cream & Cafe

Richardson's Ice Cream

Essex

Down River Ice Cream

Georgetown

Henborgs Ice Cream

Gloucester

Rocky Neck Ice Cream

Friendly Ice Cream Shop

Gloucester Ice Cream Company

Harbor's Point Ice Cream

Joe Popcorn's Famous Slush

Long Beach Dairy Maid

Perfect Scoop

Hamilton

Taylor Made Sweets

Haverhill

Ari's Subs & Ice Cream

Burkes Old Fashion Ice Cream

Carter's Ice Cream

Daly Dogs & Daly Scoop Ice Cream Parlor‎

England's MicroCreamery

Ipswich

Dairy Queen of Ipswich

White Farms Homemade Ice Cream & Pizza

Zumi's Coffee and Ice Cream Cafe

Lawrence

Findeisen's Ice Cream

Lynn

Wyoma Dairy Twirl‎

Manchester

Captain Dusty's

Marblehead

Coffey Ice Cream

Terry's Old Fashion Ice Cream

Methuen

Dolce Freddo Gelato

Findeisen's Ice Cream

Jay Gee's Ice Cream & Fun Center

Middleton

Richardson's Ice Cream

Newburyport

Dolce Freddo Gelato

England's MicroCreamery

Gram's Ice Cream & Desserts

Haley's Ice Cream

Simply Sweet

North Andover

Mad Maggie's Ice Cream

Treadwell's Ice Cream

Peabody

Artie's Place

Scoops N More

Reading

Gregory's Ice Cream and Deli

Richardson's Ice Cream

Rockport

Dairy Train

Ellen's Cookies N' Cream

Salem

Captain Dusty's

E. W. Hobbes

Puleo's Dairy and Ice Cream

Salisbury

Foote's Ice Cream

Hodgies Too Ice Cream

Saugus

Kell's Kreme

Swampscott

Kell's Kreme

Wenham

Canaan Farms

West Boxford

Benson Ice Cream

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Appleton Farms offers great farm-based Vacation Week Programs for kids ages 5-11

Bruins Pajama Drive
Drop off new pajama donations at libraries across the North Shore as part of the Boston Bruins PJ Drive.
From February 1 through March 15, Cradles to Crayons®, the Boston Bruins, Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, and Wonderfund are coming together with organizations in your community to collect new pajamas for local children living in low-income and homeless situations. Together, we are...
7:00 am to 9:00 pm
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Babson Farm Quarry Self-guided Walking Tour at Halibut Point
Kids will enjoy this tour of the Halibut Point State Park and Quarry with a focus on its stone-cutting history!
Take a self guided tour at one of Massachusetts most beautiful locations!
Where: Halibut Point State Park
7:00 am to 6:00 pm
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Music Together - Tuesday in Marblehead
Marblehead, Beverly Farms, Hamilton, Salem, Peabody Music Together
Music Together® is a research-based music & movement program for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and the grown-ups who love them. Music Together® of Salem classes make it easy for parents/primary caregivers to play a crucial role in activating their child's music development. Classes are 45...
Where: Unitarian Universalist Church of Marblehead
10:00 am to 10:45 am
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Wenham Museum Spring/Summer Sports Sale
Spring & Summer Sports Sale at Wenham Musseum in Massachusetts
Back by popular demand! After a successful inaugural sale in 2024, Wenham Museum’s Spring & Summer Sports Sale returns for its second year. In keeping with the Museum’s former Attic Treasures Sale tradition, the Spring & Summer Sports Sale brings the community together for a fun and...
Where: Wenham Museum
10:00 am to 6:00 pm
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Barnyard Story Hour at Appleton Farms
Kids can meet the barnyard animals and hear a story at Appleton Farms in Ipswich Massachusetts.
Barnyard stories really come alive when you get to see the main characters in real life! Bring the kids down to Appleton Farms for our farm-fresh version of story time. Explore the farmstead, visit our learning garden, see our cows and rabbits, and find a spot to play under a shady tree in our...
Where: Appleton Farms
10:30 am to 11:30 am
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Guided Tour | When Granite Was King!
Find out the story behind the history of granite quarrying at Halibut Point State Park in Rockport, Massachusetts!
Halibut Point State Park is also a granite quarry with a history that goes back billions of years! Over one hundred years ago, the Rockport Granite Company quarried granite stone here.
Where: Halibut Point State Park
11:00 am to 12:30 pm
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Wednesday, March 5

Bruins Pajama Drive
Drop off new pajama donations at libraries across the North Shore as part of the Boston Bruins PJ Drive.
From February 1 through March 15, Cradles to Crayons®, the Boston Bruins, Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, and Wonderfund are coming together with organizations in your community to collect new pajamas for local children living in low-income and homeless situations. Together, we are...
7:00 am to 9:00 pm
♦ Read More →

Babson Farm Quarry Self-guided Walking Tour at Halibut Point
Kids will enjoy this tour of the Halibut Point State Park and Quarry with a focus on its stone-cutting history!
Take a self guided tour at one of Massachusetts most beautiful locations!
Where: Halibut Point State Park
7:00 am to 6:00 pm
♦ Read More →

Music Together - Wednesday
Marblehead, Beverly Farms, Hamilton, Salem, Peabody Music Together
Music Together® is a research-based music & movement program for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and the grown-ups who love them. Music Together® classes make it easy for parents/primary caregivers to play a crucial role in activating their child's music development. Classes are 45 minutes...
Where: St. John's Episcopal Church in Beverly Farms
9:30 am to 11:15 am
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Wenham Museum Spring/Summer Sports Sale
Spring & Summer Sports Sale at Wenham Musseum in Massachusetts
Back by popular demand! After a successful inaugural sale in 2024, Wenham Museum’s Spring & Summer Sports Sale returns for its second year. In keeping with the Museum’s former Attic Treasures Sale tradition, the Spring & Summer Sports Sale brings the community together for a fun and...
Where: Wenham Museum
10:00 am to 6:00 pm
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Mini Movers at North Shore Children's Museum
Things to do for children in Peabody MA
Mini Movers is an engaging dance and movement class for young children at the North Shore Children's Museum. Led by experienced instructors, the program introduces young children to the world of dance in a safe and nurturing environment.
Where: North Shore Children's Museum
10:00 am to 11:00 am
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Thursday, March 6

Bruins Pajama Drive
Drop off new pajama donations at libraries across the North Shore as part of the Boston Bruins PJ Drive.
From February 1 through March 15, Cradles to Crayons®, the Boston Bruins, Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, and Wonderfund are coming together with organizations in your community to collect new pajamas for local children living in low-income and homeless situations. Together, we are...
7:00 am to 9:00 pm
♦ Read More →

Babson Farm Quarry Self-guided Walking Tour at Halibut Point
Kids will enjoy this tour of the Halibut Point State Park and Quarry with a focus on its stone-cutting history!
Take a self guided tour at one of Massachusetts most beautiful locations!
Where: Halibut Point State Park
7:00 am to 6:00 pm
♦ Read More →

Wenham Museum Spring/Summer Sports Sale
Spring & Summer Sports Sale at Wenham Musseum in Massachusetts
Back by popular demand! After a successful inaugural sale in 2024, Wenham Museum’s Spring & Summer Sports Sale returns for its second year. In keeping with the Museum’s former Attic Treasures Sale tradition, the Spring & Summer Sports Sale brings the community together for a fun and...
Where: Wenham Museum
10:00 am to 6:00 pm
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Dungeons & Dragons | Roaming Realms | Grades 7-12
Table Top Role Playing Games (RPG) at Newburyport Massachusetts Public Library
This program is registration only. Space is limited so register right away! Join the adventure guild and explore the Roaming Realms! All you need is your wit and a level 4 character sheet. Premade character sheets will be provided as well. This D&D club is for new players as well as experienced...
Where: Newburyport Public Library
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
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Family LEGO Fun
Families are invited to come build using LEGOs at the Danvers MA Public Library
Come to the Danvers Library for a LEGO Family Build. We’ll provide the LEGOs; you provide the family and the building ideas. Ages 4 and up -- join us for inter-generational LEGO building! 
Where: Peabody Institute Library - Danvers
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
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