Former Hartley's Ice Cream Parlour in Egremont on sale

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 26 Oct, 17:38 · Archive

The former Hartley's Ice Cream Parlour in Egremont, West Cumbria, is for sale for £350,000. The business closed in January 2025 after 94 years of operation, having been established in 1931 by Grayson Hartley, who initially had a sawmill in the town before moving into ice cream production on Church Street.

The closure shocked the community. The company cited unseasonal summer weather and rising costs as reasons for the decision to close. The property where ice cream was produced for nearly a century is now offered for sale by estate agents Davidson and Robertson.

The site comprises the shop and former ice cream parlour on Church Street, a three-bedroom house, two two-bedroom residential flats currently occupied and rented at £450 per month each, outbuildings, yard space, and room for potential development subject to planning permission. Estate agents suggest the property offers potential for personal business use, investment, or redevelopment.

How it is being reported

• Popular West Cumbrian former ice cream parlour on sale for £350,000Former Hartley’s Ice Cream Parlour in Egremont, West Cumbria, is for sale at £350,000, with a shop, three-bedroom house, two flats and development land.Cumberland News · 26 Oct, 16:27
• Popular West Cumbrian former ice cream parlour on sale for £350,000Former Hartley’s Ice Cream Parlour in Egremont, West Cumbria, is for sale at £350,000, with a shop, three-bedroom house, two flats and development land.Whitehaven News · 26 Oct, 16:27

In this story: Hartley's Ice Cream · Egremont · West Cumbria · Grayson Hartley · Davidson and Robertson

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