- Established
- 2018
- Owners
- Iona and Rob Gore
- Based in
- Westcombe, Somerset
- Craft
- Farm-made ice cream
The Local’s perspective
Farm-made ice cream from Westcombe, Somerset
Milk from the family herd, ricotta from Westcombe Dairy and mint from the farm’s walled garden: Iona and Rob Gore’s ice cream gives familiar ingredients another place at the table.
The story
A different route for the milk
At Westcombe, the dairy connection is close to the product. Iona and Rob describe making Brickell’s ice cream on their Somerset family farm, using milk from its herd. In a tub of Ricotta Stracciatella, that connection continues through ricotta made at Westcombe Dairy. For Mint Choc Chip, it reaches into the farm’s walled garden.
These are specific connections, rather than a claim that every ingredient comes from the farm. They give each flavour a starting point and the wider range a sense of place.
The people
Two roles in the same business
Rob leads manufacturing. Iona looks after sales, marketing and finance. Between them, the work runs from making the ice cream to bringing it to customers—a useful reminder that a small food business needs more than a good recipe.
Inside the making
What goes into the tub
Brickell’s describes its approach as traditional French custard-style ice cream. Alongside the farm’s milk, the makers name cream from Chew Valley, egg yolks from Clarence Court and chocolate from Pump Street among their ingredients. They also describe using British beet sugar.
The distinction matters: those are named suppliers and ingredients, not a claim that the farm grows or produces everything itself. Core flavours sit alongside seasonal batches, so the current selection is best checked with Brickell’s directly.
A flavour to begin with
Ricotta Stracciatella brings Westcombe Dairy’s ricotta into the ice cream itself. Mint Choc Chip offers a different connection to the farm, through the garden-grown mint Iona and Rob describe using.
Our recommendation
Explore the range
Find current flavours, seasonal batches and delivery options at Brickell’s.
A sense of place
Westcombe, Somerset
Brickell’s makes its ice cream at Westcombe Dairy in Somerset.
