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5 Hot Spots for Ice Cream

These places will cure your cravings.

Ice cream season is here. Check out these 5 great spots to get a cool treat.

1.

68 Worcester Street
North Grafton, MA 01536

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Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Phone: 508-839-9036

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Swirls & Scoops is a crowd-pleaser thanks to its soft and hard serve ice cream, sherbet, sundaes, flurries and other sweet-tooth satisfying treats. According to fans and its Website, Swirls & Scoops is “a well known social gathering for people of all ages and is one of the only cool places in town.”

Website: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2534752034#!/group.php?gid=2534752034&v=wall

2. Holy Cow

Grafton Crossing
135 Westboro Road
North Grafton, MA

Spring Hours:
Friday 3 to 8 p.m.
Saturday Noon to 8 p.m. 
Sunday Noon to 5 p.m. 

Phone: 508-839-7300

Holy Cow is a family hot-spot with cheap games of mini golf and delicious Bliss Brothers Dairy ice cream, sherbets and sorbets. Holy Cow is pet friendly and serves dog treats too.

Website: http://www.holycowicecreamshop.com/

3. Cold Stone Creamery

The Shoppes at Blackstone Valley
70 Worcester Providence Turnpike
Millbury, MA 01527

Hours:
Monday-Friday 12-9:30p.m.
Saturday-Sunday 12-11p.m.

Phone: 508-865-8165

As the king of ice cream creations, Cold Stone Creamery serves up the finest smoothies, shakes, ice cream cakes and more. You can even customize your own ice cream concoctions, which the Cold Stone Creamery “artists” will whip up right in front of you on a frozen granite stone.

Website: http://www.coldstonecreamery.com/

4. Scales Seafood & Ice Cream

45 River Street
Millbury, MA

Hours:
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 11a.m. to 9p.m.
Saturday Noon to 9p.m.
Sunday Breakfast 7 a.m. to noon, full menu Noon to 9 p.m.

Phone: 508-865-3377

Bring the family to enjoy the summer’s seafood favorite for lunch or dinner, then top it off with mouth-watering ice cream for dessert. Scales Seafood & Ice Cream also includes soups, salads, sandwiches, burgers, non-fried meals and a breakfast menu on Sundays.

Website: http://www.scalesseafood.com/

5. Jj’s Ice Cream

167 Milford Street
Upton, MA 01568

Hours:
Open seven days, Noon to 10 p.m. 

Phone: 508-529-6006

Jj’s Ice Cream is an old fashioned “mom and pop” ice cream stand famous for serving over 50 flavors of ice cream and frozen yogurt. Customers praise Jj’s Ice Cream for its top-notch quality staff, ice cream and outdoor seating.  

Website: http://www.facebook.com/pages/JJs-Ice-Cream-Shoppe/109917282376789

 

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