In the early 1990s financial pressures at Rainton Farm, as in many small scale farms across the UK, encouraged us to diversify.   We decided to convert an old farm building into an ice cream factory and try our hand at turning our milk into luxury ice cream and after 2 years of research, development, building and copious sampling we launched our maiden range at the 1994 Royal Highland Show.  Back then we only had eight flavours, but the response was so positive we knew we had a success on our hands.

One of the nicest things about ice cream is that the whole family can enjoy it and spend some quality time enjoying it, and so we opened a small visitor centre – just a few picnic tables, a couple of swings and somewhere to buy ice cream.  That was enough to attract 7,000 visitors in 1994 which took us by surprise, so we thought we'd better expand a little and regular visitors will have seen how our visitor centre has grown and developed each year. 

As time has gone by our adventure playground has developed into an outstanding attraction with a 50 foot viewing tower and Scotland's only 3D maze; our nature trails have gone from being short trails through grassy fields to being well-covered routes past beautiful nature ponds, through acres of newly planted woodland, past hedgerows and pastureland.  The visitor centre now includes a tea room and restaurant, a gift-shop and the all-important choice of 30 ice cream flavours and our tours give visitors the opportunity to see behind the scenes of every aspect of our business.   We are now delighted to welcome over 70,000 visitors through our doors each year, making us one of the most visited attractions in the south of Scotland.

At every step of the way we have tried to match growth with sustainability, and we don't launch any new projects without carefully considering the impact on the environment and the local area.  This commitment to the landscape we are in has been recognized over the years with a number of environmental awards which we display proudly next to those we have won for our food, our farming and even our ice cream packaging design! 

Now, just as in 1994 when we began our Cream o’ Galloway journey, the most rewarding accolade is the smile of a satisfied customer and we look forward to welcoming old friends and new to Cream o' Galloway in years to come!