Friday, 28 August 2009

Guest blog entry from Lee - Holden's Ice Cream, Edgeworth, Lancashire


Sometimes, you can taste tradition; the elusive flavours that can only be passed down from generation to generation whose brilliance would, if written down, evaporate. Such unwritten perfection is found in the village of Edgworth amidst the moorland between Bury, Bolton and Blackburn. Drive past on any sunny day and you shall see a queue stretching down the otherwise unremarkable street, as people come from far and wide for Holden's traditional vanilla ice cream. Holden's ice cream is lovingly charmed out of the little fridge behind the counter by an old woman who is almost certainly the kind of granny who arrives bearing a bag of assorted sweeties when she comes to visit. She probably gets them from the shelf that eager customers queue in front of, as Holden's is also the village shop, selling everything from bread and eggs to washing up liquid and tea bags. Be assured though that most people will be queuing for the ice cream. It comes in only one flavour, but what a flavour! It's the taste of childhood glee and friendship and sunny summers. The best way to enjoy it is to take your cornet with its captured cloud of ice creamous wonder down to the Wayoh reservoir (take the public footpath down the side of the Black Bull pub) and reflect on how good to you life is sometimes. Address: Holden's Ice Cream Blackburn Road Edgworth Lancashire
Open Mon-Sat (I assume it's not open on Sundays. Beware the lunch hour
when the shop closes).

Lee

1 comment:

  1. This is such a wonderful find - I was lucky enough to sample some of the delights of Holden's ice cream when I visited Lee. We did fall foul of the lunch hour closing on our Saturday afternoon visit, but this didn't pose a problem - we made the most of the sunshine and had a gentle stroll in the countryside. The ice cream was even more welcome after a walk, although it certainly felt strange to only be offered one flavour. Once I'd taken my first lick I could see why you just would not need any other flavour! It was quite simply the best ice cream I'd ever tasted - all for about 70p! Amazing value! So, thank you Lee for contributing such a great guest blog post, so that other people can go and sample joy in ice cream form!

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