{{Short description|English ice cream manufacturer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox organisation | image = Snugbury's Ice-Cream Farm - geograph.org.uk - 220957.jpg | caption = Park Farm | website = {{URL|http://www.snugburys.co.uk/}} | coordinates = {{Coord|format=dms|display=inline,title}} }} '''Snugburys''' is an English ice cream manufacturer based at Park Farm in Hurleston, near Nantwich, in the county of Cheshire. Snugburys makes over 35 flavours of ice cream. In addition to ice cream production, Snugburys also regularly produces large sculptures made of steel-reinforced straw.
== Location == Snugburys operates out of a Cheshire farm (with associated farm shop)<ref name="snugburys" /> called Park Farm<ref name="StokeSentinel_9Aug16" /> or Snugbury's Ice Cream Farm.<ref name="CreweChronicle_3Feb17" /> It is located on Chester Road<ref name="StokeSentinel_4Feb17" /> in Hurleston near Nantwich in the United Kingdom,<ref name="CreweChronicle_3Feb17" /> near to the Llangollen Canal.<ref name="snugburys_shop" /> In February 2019 Snugburys opened their second location in Chester, called Snugburys on the River.
== History == thumb|right|The ice cream shop at Snugburys [[File:At Dunham Massey 2024 071.jpg|thumb|right|Ice cream van at Dunham Massey in 2024]] thumb|right|Outlet at Dunham Massey in 2024 The business was founded in 1986.<ref name="snugburys" /> It was converted from a dairy farm to an ice cream factory by Chris and Cheryl Sadler.<ref name="StokeSentinel_16Feb16" /> It opened a new ice cream shop in the barn on the site in 2011,<ref name="snugburys_shop" /> and has three ice cream vans.<ref name="snugburys_events" /> They opened an ice cream parlour in the Lakeside Cafe at Trentham Estate in 2016.<ref name="StokeSentinel_29Mar16" /> Snugburys produces around 35 flavours of ice cream,<ref name="snugburys_flavours" /> which have included flavours like damson and sloe gin and toffee crumble.<ref name="Telegraph_8Oct12" /><ref name="Nantwich_31Jul15" />
The business was taken over by the Sadlers' daughters Hannah, Kitty, and Cleo when their parents retired in 2016;<ref name="StokeSentinel_16Feb16" /> the sisters became directors of the company in November 2015.
In 2020, Snugburys launched their drive-thru at their Nantwich site in response to the Covid pandemic, offering take home tubs of ice cream.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cheshire's Snugburys reopening as drive-thru ice cream parlour |url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/cheshires-snugburys-reopening-drive-thru-18405182 |website=Cheshire Live}}</ref>
== Straw sculptures == Snugburys has been making straw sculptures since 1998, when its first straw sculpture portrayed the Millennium Dome.<ref name="atlas" /><ref name="Chronicle_18Sep12" /> The sculptures are reinforced with steel, and are constructed to attract visitors to the farm and to raise money for charity.<ref name="StokeSentinel_9Aug16" /> In 2015 the Guinness Book of Records included mention of Snugbury's straw Dalek as the "Largest Dalek sculpture".<ref name="Guinness2015" /> The sculptures are created by Mike Harper of Harbrook Engineering.<ref name="Cheshire_14Jul19" />
=== List of sculptures === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Photo !! Year !! Subject !! Notes |- | || 1998 || Millennium Dome<ref name="atlas" /> || Nicknamed "Millennium Cone"<ref name="Chronicle_18Sep12" /> |- | || 2002 || Commonwealth Games<ref name="snugburys_sculptures" /> || Nicknamed "Cone-Wealth Games 2002".<ref name="snugburys_sculptures" /> |- | || 2003 || Dinosaur<ref name="snugburys_sculptures" /> || Nicknamed "Coneastrawus". Idea by Liz Considine, made by Mike Harper.<ref name="snugburys_sculptures" /> |- | || 2004 || Angel of the North<ref name="snugburys_sculptures" /> || Nicknamed "Angel from the North West". Donations supported Hope House Children's Hospice.<ref name="snugburys_sculptures" /> |- | || 2005 || Millennium Wheel<ref name="snugburys_sculptures" /> || Made of steel and straw.<ref name="snugburys_sculptures" /> |- | || 2006 || Sputnik<ref name="snugburys_sculptures" /> || Nicknamed "The Snugnik Rocket".<ref name="snugburys_sculptures" /> |- | 100px || 2007 || Lovell Telescope<ref name="snugburys_sculptures" /> || Nicknamed "Dish of the Day". Subject was decided by a competition, and celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Lovell Telescope and the space age. Weighed 6 tonnes, with a {{convert|32|ft|m}} diameter dish. Donations went to Kids Company.<ref name="snugburys_sculptures" /> |- | || 2008 || Windmill<ref name="snugburys_sculptures" /> || |- | || 2009 || Big Ben<ref name="snugburys_sculptures" /> || Celebrated the 150th anniversary of the clock tower. Featured a working, illuminated clock.<ref name="snugburys_sculptures" /> |- | 100px || 2010 || Meerkat<ref name="snugburys_sculptures" /> || {{convert|36|ft|m}} tall,<ref name="snugburys_sculptures" /> built on a {{convert|6|ft|m}} base. Had illuminated eyes.<ref name="Stoke_22Jul10" /> £2,880<ref name="Cheshire_14Jul19" /> of donations went to Railway Children (charity).<ref name="snugburys_sculptures" /> |- | || 2011 || Polar bear<ref name="snugburys_sculptures" /> || {{convert|38|ft|m}} tall, 9 tonnes (3 tonnes of straw). Donations went to The Children's Adventure Farm Trust.<ref name="snugburys_sculptures" /> |- | 100px || 2012 || Olympic cyclist<ref name="snugburys_sculptures" /> || Representing British cycling Olympians. {{convert|35|ft|m}} tall (the bike was {{convert|8|ft|m}} tall), weighing 7 tonnes. Took 17 man-weeks to construct. The curve represented the Manchester Velodrome. Donations went to the cyclists and chosen charities.<ref name="snugburys_sculptures" /> |- | 100px || 2013 || Dalek<ref name="snugburys_sculptures" /> || Nicknamed "Dalick". Marking the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who.<ref name="snugburys_sculptures" /> {{convert|35|ft|m}} tall made of 6 tonnes of straw, 5 tonnes of steel, and 700 man-hours.<ref name="snugburys_sculptures" /> £3,000 of donations<ref name="Cheshire_14Jul19" /> went to Cancer Research UK,<ref name="snugburys_sculptures" /> as the father of one of the company's staff was being treated for cancer.<ref name="snugburys_dalick" /> The head and plunger of the sculpture moved,<ref name="chester_1Aug13" /> and it played back "Exterminate!"<ref name="snugburys_dalick2" /> Mentioned in the 2015 Guinness Book of Records.<ref name="Guinness2015" /> |- | 100px || 2015 || Cowboy on horse<ref name="snugburys_sculptures" /> || {{convert|20|ft|m}} tall. Made of weathering steel with copper.<ref name="snugburys_sculptures" /> Donations went to Riding for the Disabled.<ref name="StokeSentinel_9Aug16" /> |- | 100px || 2016 || Peter Rabbit<ref name="snugburys_sculptures" /> || {{convert|38|ft|m}} tall, {{convert|8|tonnes|kg}}. Accompanied by a {{convert|10|ft|m}} carrot, 10 foot ears, and giant plastic blue jacket. Took 1,000 man-hours to create.<ref name="StokeSentinel_9Aug16" /><ref name="snugburys_sculptures" /> It was created to celebrate the 150th birthday of Beatrix Potter, and donations went to The Children's Adventure Farm Trust. It was destroyed by fire at 5.30pm on 2 February 2017 in a suspected arson attack,<ref name="CreweChronicle_3Feb17" /><ref name="Telegraph_3Feb17" /> and a fundraising campaign to rebuild it was subsequently launched.<ref name="StokeSentinel_4Feb17" /> It was rebuilt in 2017, and stood at the site until 2019.<ref name="Cheshire_14Jul19" /> |- | || 2019 || Bumblebee<ref name="Cheshire_9Aug19" /> || {{convert|40|ft|m}} high, made of straw and black-dyed wood, donations go to the Bumblebee Conservation Trust.<ref name="Cheshire_9Aug19" /> |- | || 2024 || Paddington Bear<ref name="Paddington_2024" /> || {{convert|50|ft|m}} high. Metal, willow, straw, supporting the MPS Society.<ref name="Paddington_2024" /> |}
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<ref name="snugburys">{{cite web | url=http://www.snugburys.co.uk | title=Snugburys - The Home of Ice Cream | publisher=Snugburys | accessdate=5 February 2017}}</ref>
<ref name="snugburys_shop">{{cite web | url=http://www.snugburys.co.uk/ice-cream-shop.html | title=The Ice Cream Shop | publisher=Snugburys | accessdate=5 February 2017 | archive-date=2016-12-27 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227010327/http://www.snugburys.co.uk/ice-cream-shop.html | url-status=dead}}</ref>
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<ref name="snugburys_flavours">{{cite web | url=http://www.snugburys.co.uk/content/flavours | title=Flavours | publisher=Snugburys | accessdate=5 February 2017}}</ref>
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<ref name="StokeSentinel_9Aug16">{{cite news | url=http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/snugbury-s-near-nantwich-unveils-peter-rabbit-straw-sculpture/story-29600258-detail/story.html | title=Snugbury's near Nantwich unveils Peter Rabbit straw sculpture | work=Stoke Sentinel | date=9 August 2016 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810152329/http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/snugbury-s-near-nantwich-unveils-peter-rabbit-straw-sculpture/story-29600258-detail/story.html | archivedate=10 August 2016 | url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="StokeSentinel_16Feb16">{{cite news | url=http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/s-sister-act-snugburys-trio-parents/story-28737785-detail/story.html | title=It's a 'sister act' at Snugburys as trio take over from parents | work=Stoke Sentinel | date=16 February 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
<ref name="StokeSentinel_29Mar16">{{cite news | url=http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/trentham-estate-welcomes-city-s-snugburyice-cream/story-28986459-detail/story.html | title=Trentham Estate welcomes the city's first Snugburys ice cream parlour | work=Stoke Sentinel | date=29 March 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
<ref name="Telegraph_3Feb17">{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/03/forty-footpeter-rabbit-statue-built-markbeatrix-potters-150th/ | title=Forty-foot Peter Rabbit statue built to mark Beatrix Potter's 150th anniversary burnt down in suspected arson | work=The Daily Telegraph | date=3 February 2017}}</ref>
<ref name="StokeSentinel_4Feb17">{{cite news | url=http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/could-38ft-peter-rabbit-destroyed-in-arson-attack-at-snugburys-be-restored-rebuildtherabbit/story-30111469-detail/story.html | title=Could 38ft Peter Rabbit destroyed in arson attack at Snugburys be restored? #RebuildTheRabbit | work=Stoke Sentinel | date=4 February 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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<ref name="Telegraph_8Oct12">{{cite news|title=The 50 finest food shops outside London|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/9587179/The-50-finest-food-shops-outside-London.html|work=Telegraph.co.uk|language=en | date = 8 October 2012}}</ref>
<ref name="Nantwich_31Jul15">{{cite news|title=People go crackers for Snugburys cheese ice cream!|url=http://thenantwichnews.co.uk/2015/07/31/people-go-crackers-for-snugburys-cheese-ice-cream/|work=Nantwich News|date=31 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Guinness2015">{{cite book|title=Guinness World Records 2015|date=11 September 2014|publisher=Guinness World Records|isbn=9781908843708|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rBd4BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT96|language=en}}</ref>
<ref name="Chronicle_18Sep12">{{cite news|title=New starter Catherine swaps ice cream for oats at Mornflake in Crewe|url=http://www.crewechronicle.co.uk/news/business/new-starter-catherine-swaps-ice-5600572|work=Crewe Chronicle|date=18 September 2012}}</ref>
<ref name="Stoke_22Jul10">{{cite news|title=Giant meerkat catches eye of motorists|url=http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/giant-meerkat-catches-eye-motorists/story-12584014-detail/story.html|work=Stoke Sentinel|date=22 July 2010|language=en}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
<ref name="snugburys_dalick">{{cite web|title=DaLICK - Who's for ice cream? {{!}} Snugburys|url=http://www.snugburys.co.uk/content/news/dalick-whos-for-ice-cream|website=www.snugburys.co.uk|accessdate=10 March 2017|language=en}}</ref>
<ref name="chester_1Aug13">{{cite news|title=Giant Dalek invades Cheshire countryside|url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/35ft-straw-dalek-unveiled-snugburys-5407929|work=Chester Chronicle|date=1 August 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="snugburys_dalick2">{{cite web|title=DaLICK is king of the cones - Raising over £3000 for Cancer Research UK {{!}} Snugburys|url=http://www.snugburys.co.uk/content/news/35-ft-dalek-is-king-of-the-cones|website=www.snugburys.co.uk|accessdate=10 March 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312074644/http://www.snugburys.co.uk/content/news/35-ft-dalek-is-king-of-the-cones|archive-date=2017-03-12|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="Cheshire_14Jul19">{{cite news |last1=Ellams |first1=Barry |title=SEVEN times Snugbury's straw sculptures blew us away - but what will come next? |url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/snugburys-seven-straw-wonders-blew-16581638 |work=chesterchronicle |date=14 July 2019}}</ref>
<ref name="Cheshire_9Aug19">{{cite web |last1=Lucia |first1=Carmella de |title=The new Snugburys sculpture that's replaced Peter Rabbit |url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/whats-on/family-kids-news/revealed-snugburys-finally-unveil-brand-16725385 |website=chesterchronicle |date=9 August 2019}}</ref>
<ref name="Paddington_2024">{{cite web |last1=Cream |first1=Snugburys Ice |title=Paddington Sculpture at Snugbury's Ice Cream Nantwich |url=https://snugburys.co.uk/2024/08/14/paddington-sculpture-at-snugburys/ |website=Snugburys |access-date=7 September 2024 |date=14 August 2024}}</ref>
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