Thorntonhall Farmhouse Ice Cream

03/10/2026

Check out East Kilbride Young Farmers 🎨 bale art on the road between EK and Busby.

02/10/2026

The Honesty Hut has been filled for the weekend.

Tablet, Honeycomb, black forest, rum and raisin, pistachio, chocolate, various sorbets and lot, lots, LOTS more.

🕙Open all the time.

Wee tubs £2.50
Big tubs £6

💷 Cash (exact money only)
💳 QR code for card payments
🏦 Or bank transfer details displayed. Easy peasy.

19/09/2026

The honesty hut is filled for the weekend. Lots of flavours to choose from as usual.

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13/09/2026

A few flavours restocked and in the Honesty Hut today.

Black Forest
Strong coffee
Tiramisu
Vanilla, caramelised almonds and chocolate sauce
Vanilla, caramelised almonds and caramel sauce

Plus loads more. Zoom in on morning’s photos to see everything.

12/09/2026

All set up at the Working Animal Day at the Museum of Rural Life in East Kilbride and Glen Welsh has just started his sheepdog demonstration.

11/09/2026

See us tomorrow at the Museum of Rural Life event - Working Animal Day. 10:30am-4pm

The following information is copied from the museum website:-

Join us for a fun-filled celebration of working animals at the National Museum of Rural Life.

See amazing outdoor displays from sheepdog training experts Glen and Jan Welsh, and specialist dog stunt team Les Amis d'Onno. Then head inside the museum for themed crafts and family storytelling.
Activities

Sheepdog display
Time: 11:00, 13:30 and 15:15
Duration: 20-30 minutes
Location: Picnic Field viewing area
Watch as sheepdog trainer Glen Welsh puts his cunning canines through their paces in our dog arena. See how he coaches trainee pups and marvel at the abilities of expert sheepdogs who have mastered all the tricks of their trade.

Dog stunt team display
Time: 12:00 and 14:15
Duration: 10 minutes plus audience Question and Answer session
Location: Picnic Field arena
See amazing tricks and pick up training tips with dog stunt team Les Amis d’Onno.
See their canny pups perform with precision and panache. Learn how they’re trained, and hear about the benefits of training for dog mental health and positive dog-owner relationships.
After the show, ask your burning questions about trick training during the Q and A session.

Working horse display
Time: 12:30 and 14:45
Duration: 15 minutes
Location: Picnic Field viewing area
Join the team from Les Amis d’Onno for a display blending horsemanship and history. See horses dressed as an historic logging horse and a modern-day police horse, and hear fascinating stories of working horses through time.
Activities and crafts
Time: 10:30-12:00 and 13:00-15:30
Location: In the museum
Enjoy a game of hook-a-duck, a themed craft activity and dressing up.

Storytelling sessions
Time: 11:30, 13:00 and 14:30
Duration: 20 minutes
Location: Museum Theatre
Join storyteller Joanne Marr for family tales all about working animals in the museum Theatre.

Birds of prey and ferrets
Time: 10:30 – 15:30
Location: Outside museum entrance
See majestic birds of prey and agile ferrets on display. Learn how birds are used for pest management and how ferrets can be trained for industrial and construction tasks. These timings are approximate and may be subject to change as the animals take breaks.
Working animal trail
Time: 10:00 – 17:00
Location: In the museum
Pick up a trail sheet in the Entrance Hall and see if you can spot all the miniature working animal carvings hidden around the museum.

Join us for a fun-filled celebration of working animals at the National Museum of Rural Life. See amazing outdoor displays from sheepdog training experts

23/08/2026

The honesty hut has been filled up after a busy day yesterday.

21/08/2026

That’s the Honesty Hut stocked for the weekend.

This week we have:-
Tablet
Toblerone
After 8
Pistachio
Vanilla
Chocolate
Passionfruit
Strawberry
Blueberry Ripple
Coconut
Banana
Snowballs
Snowballs/raspberry ripple
Apple sorbet
Honeycomb
Tequila Sunrise Sorbet
Caramel salted butter
Peach Melba
Pear
Lemon
Mango
Choc&blackcurrant
Baileys
Dark chocolate
Daim chocolate
Passionfruit ripple
Blueberry sorbet

100ml £2.50
500ml £6
Cash, card or bank transfer

15/08/2026

The honesty hut is filled for the weekend. There are loads of flavours to choose from.

100ml £2.50
500ml £6

Cash or card.

15/08/2026

All set up at Chapelton Show today.

It’s a bit overcast but brightening up.