About West End Creamery
West End Creamery is on a Blackstone Valley farm that the VandenAkker family has worked since shortly after 1900. It began with a flock of chickens and grew into West End Dairy, whose Holstein herd supplied milk and cream sold door to door in the valley until 1968. In 1999 fourth-generation farmers Greg and Becky VandenAkker opened the creamery, and today the family grows hay, pumpkins and feed corn alongside its visitor attractions.
The creamery scoops 60 flavors of hand-dipped ice cream, frozen yogurt and sherbet, and a snack shack serves food. Next door is an 18-hole miniature golf course, and the Adventure Farm has more than 25 farm-themed games and activities for kids.
In fall the farm hosts its Fall Festival, with pick-your-own pumpkins and two corn mazes, starting in September and running Friday nights and weekends through October. In 2026 the festival, corn maze and pumpkin patch opened October 3 after a nor'easter pushed back the start. The farm also hosts birthday parties and group outings, and sells gift cards.
The Upton Flower Kitchen in Upton is about 10 minutes north, making an ice cream stop here an easy add-on.
What to do
- Choose from 60 flavors of ice cream, frozen yogurt and sherbet
- Play the 18-hole miniature golf course
- Pick your own pumpkins at the Fall Festival in October
- Walk the farm's two corn mazes
- Let kids try the Adventure Farm's 25-plus farm games
Season, hours and prices
- Season
- Creamery and mini golf spring through fall; Fall Festival with U-pick pumpkins and corn mazes on Friday nights and weekends in fall (opened October 3, 2026)
- Hours
- Fall 2026: creamery and mini golf Friday 2–9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.–9 p.m., Sunday noon–9 p.m.; Fall Festival and corn maze Friday 4–9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Sunday noon–6 p.m.
Good to know
- Dogs
- Leashed
- Reservations
- Walk-in
Tips for your visit
- Dogs must be leashed and are not allowed in the ice cream shop, mini golf, Adventure Farm or Fall Festival areas; service dogs are welcome everywhere
- In fall the creamery is open Friday through Sunday only, plus some holiday Mondays
- Weather can delay openings, so check the hours page before you drive out
Pair it with a lavender farm
The Upton Flower Kitchen · about 10 minutes away
The Upton Flower Kitchen is about 10 minutes north, close enough to combine with an ice cream and mini golf stop.
Getting there
Questions
Are dogs allowed at West End Creamery?
Leashed dogs are allowed on the grounds, but not in the ice cream shop or the paid attraction areas. Service dogs are allowed everywhere.
How many ice cream flavors are there?
The creamery serves 60 flavors of ice cream, frozen yogurt and sherbet.
When is the Fall Festival?
It runs Friday nights and weekends in fall through October, with U-pick pumpkins and two corn mazes; in 2026 it opened October 3.
Checked in October 2026 against the business’s own website and local tourism pages. Hours and seasons change, so check with them before you go. How we check listings · Is this your business? Claim it free
