Making Luxury Ice Cream with love

For over 100 Years

a family tradition

our story

“Burgess & Son” was originally founded by Mark Burgess, a former Mayor of Beverley in the early 1920’s. Mark and his wife Muriel started a small grocery shop in North Bar Within, Beverley, making the ice cream on the shop’s kitchen stove. At first, the ice cream was sold only through the shop and the local cinema. As the business expanded Mark’s son Ian came into the business and had the idea of going mobile. A three-wheeler bicycle was purchased and the ice cream was sold around the local streets and markets.

In the late 1960s​ the general public began to buy home freezers and it was decided to manufacture take home freezer packs. The small factory was enlarged and new machines were purchased to cope with the increasing demand of the take-home products. As this side of the business expanded a new factory at Market Weighton was purchased in 1979, solely for the production of bulk ice cream. 

In 2018 a new state of the art factory was built just outside of Market Weighton at Clay Lane Shiptonthorpe where the legendary Burgess Ice Cream continues to be made using the same recipe dating back to 1920s.

Frequently Asked Questions ​

About Our Ice Cream

YES : we deliver in our own Refrigerated vehicles all around the East riding of Yorkshire and beyond.

YES : but at only £25.00 you can just get what you want, no need for big order and  if its on our normal delivery routes we can drop it off for you too ! 

Yes (Where we can) : we source the best ingredients from around the world using several top ice cream flavour houses and we always go for the Natural Flavourings/Pastes/Inclusions, But from time to time a certain flavour may not be totally natural

YES : we produce a Vanilla Vegan Ice Cream and are looking at introducing more to the range soon, please ask for more details, plus we produce a range of Dairy Free Sorbets too.

YES: we can provide you with an up to date ingredients list of all our flavours on a PDF file which includes any Allergens.