Ferris Acres Creamery

Great little creamery. Busy but fast service. Ice cream was great! Staff was friendly! Gorgeous place

This Ice Cream is AMAZING!!!!! It is so rich and tasty and the scoop sizes are very generous. There are many different delicious flavors to choose from. All of them are excellent choices. The ice cream shop is right on the Ferris Arces farm on the side of the road and it is the perfect place to eat your ice cream. It is also fun to watch the cows while you eat too! They also sell farm fresh eggs here. I highly recommend!!! :)

We love the ice cream here! Tried the challenge with a friend yesterday. Unfortunately we couldn’t win the T-shirt lol. But we enjoyed every bite to the end. Love all the different flavors here. Definitely definitely coming back for more.

Came here on a Friday night to try. They were busy. There is a lot of parking but it fills up. They had employees directing parking and at times closing the lot. A large variety of ice cream and other items such as fresh eggs, berry sundaes, shakes, and treats for dogs. Since it is on the farm, all of the ingredients are fresh. There are tables and benches that you can sit and relax for a few. The ice cream was delicious. I had Grasshopper and toasted almond. I preferred the grasshopper. Very creamy and fresh. This is not the half gallon of Breyers you get from the supermarket. The prices were much cheaper than I expected. Overall great experience. Since it is on a farm, it smelled like a farm. Be prepared.

Delicious ice cream place if you need something cold to cool you off. The variety of flavors are amazing! The place gets busy but it’s worth the wait. They serve pretty fast! Definitely check them out if you are in the area! Try the berry sundaes! Yummmmmmmyyyy!!! The staff are very friendly!

As someone who loves and understands ice cream differences, I consider this a Top 3 ice cream place in CT. In the summer you're likely to have a hard time finding parking right away although they have staff that will direct traffic. There will also be a line, which moves pretty fast. Depending on day and time, be ready to wait 5-30 mins to get your ice cream but IT'S WORTH IT!

We got the next sundae with cookie jar and campfire ice creams. The campfire was unfortunately overpowered by the berries, however the vanilla ice cream base of both flavors was tasty and creamy. The cookie jar was a good mix with the berries, adding in a little chocolate and a little crunch. The berries were fresh and mostly juicy (some had frozen in the sundae).

Great place to enjoy some homemade ice cream at a reasonable price.

Ice cream is always good. As far as I know, it's three ingredients: cold, cream, and sugar. It's all but impossible to screw up. What's rare though, and honestly impressive, is the elevation of it. How do you make a simple and universally delicious treat notably better? I have no idea. But Ferris Acres Creamery has figured it out. Maybe it's the beautiful autumnal backdrop and picturesque natural surroundings. Maybe it's as simple as the obviously fresh dairy (from the picnic tables, you can see cows grazing the bucolic field nearby). But for whatever reason, it tastes noticeably better here. Plus, it has a stellar selection of different flavors and options and very fair prices. Ferris Acres is worth an extra drive for and then some.

The setting is 70% of the overall experience. I like their ice cream too; it's just not the very best on offer in this area.... Creative and original flavors. The fruit flavored ice creams (peach, cherry) are outstanding. Be prepared for huge crowds from 11 am to 3 pm and then the after dinner crowd from 8 pm to close. Personally this is one of the most picturesque farms in the entire state.

"Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels The dizzy dancing way you feel As every fairy tale comes real I've looked at love that way" (Joni Mitchell) I just did three searches on "what is the best ice cream in Connecticut"? Ferris came up on all three, and one of those said it was THE BEST in the state. Not sure I can definitively judge on the merits of that claim, but I can tell you that Ferris makes some of the very best ice cream I've ever tasted. Our ice cream was super creamy, full of flavor, and just plain fantastic. We both went for a small cup ($5.50) with two scoops. Cup #1 had Bada Bing (an almond and chocolate ice cream, with dark chocolate chunks and Bing Cherries) and Raspberry Swirl Chunk (Vanilla ice cream with raspberry swirls and dark chocolate chunks). Cup #2 had Coconut Chocolate Chunk (Coconut ice cream with coconut flakes and dark chocolate chunks) and Elvis Dream (Vanilla ice cream with peanut butter, banana, and dark chocolate chunks). The flavors were intense, the chocolate chips were excellent, the portion sizes were generous, the pricing was OK, and the service was friendly and efficient. We have a new favorite if we're out in that part of the world.

At the beginning of '24, for my Food Blog, I created a Foodie New Years Resolution List of 9 places I wanted to visit, and Ferris Acres was the first place I listed. Ferris was one of the very few highly regarded ice cream spots in CT I hadn't visited. Earlier this year, I finally made it. And I get the buzz. I had actually driven by Ferris before, but it was so insanely busy that I didn't stop. It was also very busy when I visited, but I was armed with some info from Foodie Friend Emma D -- Ferris has a small side takeout window where you can get prepackaged ice cream. While that ultimately saved me from waiting in what I suspect was a 30 minute line for a Sundae, it didn't help with parking. I must have circled for about 10 minutes to find a space. It seems like they probably have space to expand their parking. That might be a good idea given their popularity. One of my Go To Moves when I try a very popular new place is to ask the person who helps me what the most popular choices are. The person who helped me, who was younger, professional and friendly, kind of struggled to come up with recommendations. That line moved so quickly, that I hadn't had much time to explore the flavors. So on the spot, I decided on Red White and Moo (which had a fruit vibe), Toasted Almond, PBC2, and Razz Swirl Chocolate Chunk. If I had just waited a minute, a customer who was a Ferris flavor expert got in line behind me and I suspect her recs would have improved my experience. I transported the ice cream on ice 45 minutes for later eating. The ice cream had great texture. The PBC2, which was peanut butter and chocolate, was my favorite. The Toasted Almond didn't pop for me, but the other flavors were good. Rich flavor in all the ice cream. The huge chocolate chips were awesome. To be honest, none of these flavors are common orders for me, and I suspect I would have connected better with other flavors, but they were well executed. Next time I visit, I'll research the flavors more in advance. 4.5 Stars

Came here on a Friday night to try. They were busy. There is a lot of parking but it fills up. They had employees directing parking and at times closing the lot. A large variety of ice cream and other items such as fresh eggs, berry sundaes, shakes, and treats for dogs. Since it is on the farm, all of the ingredients are fresh. There are tables and benches that you can sit and relax for a few. The ice cream was delicious. I had Grasshopper and toasted almond. I preferred the grasshopper. Very creamy and fresh. This is not the half gallon of Breyers you get from the supermarket. The prices were much cheaper than I expected. Overall great experience. Since it is on a farm, it smelled like a farm. Be prepared.

Ive been hearing great reviews about this place so decided to check it out while I was in town. Its been consistently known to be THE BEST place to get ice cream in CT so i definitely wanted to try it.. & not to mention the incredible view! First time I went was around late afternoon/evening & the parking lot was crowded with customers waiting to try out their ice cream favs. This place is pretty popular so I do recommend calling or looking up their busy hours so you can plan accordingly when to visit and make the most of your time to be able to enjoy a wonderful trip & get your hands on some delicious ice cream. Although I was not able to join the first time because of a capacity limit & due to being close to closing time- the 2nd time was the charm. I went with my bf & we called ahead of time to check on business hours & wait times. Lines were limited & service was fast! We created our own ice cream which was a smores sundae. & lemme tell you it was THE best ice cream ive ever had in my life! Campfire ice cream w/ melted marshallows, walnuts, whipcream , & chocolate syrup... simply perfection!

This was my first time here. The ice cream was so delicious. My friend and I ordered the Parent Trap, toddler size in a waffle cone. I will definitely be going back there. The staff was friendly.

Took a drive out to Newton, CT for some ice cream. Decided to visit Ferris Acres Creamery . Wow !! Glad we did. The ice cream was delicious!! Good amount served for a good price. Service was great and parking available. Even though there a long line, we were able to place an order relatively quickly. If you ride a motorcycle like I do, be careful parking because of the gravel in the parking lot.

Great ice cream, great ambiance, country style pad, close to all but beware of the lines. Service was excellent too. On of our fair weather favorites.

Never misses, alwaaaays good!! This place always has a line, and for GOOD reason!! Also, it's worth it to wait in line, plus it goes fast. So many flavors and combos to choose from. I love their seasonal options as well. Very fresh! Literally there are cows grazing just across the street.

A CT ice cream institution. When they need to employ parking attendants on random weekday afternoons, you know you're doing something right! Creative homemade flavors and fresh waffle cones. Limited outdoor seating available, so plan accordingly.

Amazing creamy but be prepared to wait! There's typically a long line to order and then a line waiting for your order. There is also not a lot of parking. If you're interested in trying but want to avoid the craziness you can go when they first open or on a rainy day. It's definitely worth it. I ordered the sweet cream, the cow tracks, and the MJ RELL and I will probably get that exact order next time!

Loved their ice cream and was thrilled the line wasn't too long when we went. We do suggest getting there at an earlier time to avoid not being able to find parking as their lot is a bit on the smaller side but if you love ice cream like we do then it's worth parking on the road or driving around until a spot opens up! Can't forget to shout out their amazingly friendly staff as well!

Great ice cream and a cute place to hang out and enjoy it. There are about of great flavors to choose from so it's hard to recommend!

Hands down some of the best ice cream I've ever had! Ferris Acres Creamery is consistently rated one of the top ice cream spots in CT, and for good reason. The ice cream tastes so fresh and creamy, it's really hard to beat. I enjoyed the Black Raspberry ice cream in a waffle cone! If you're going on a weekend, or a weeknight, be prepared to wait because the line gets LONG. If you do go on a weeknight, I'd recommend trying to get there before 6:30PM and you may be able to beat the after-dinner rush. Parking may also be an issue, as the gravel lot is not very big, and there's no on-street parking nearby. Keep in mind that there's no indoor seating, they just have a windows where you order and then pick up. They do also have an "Express" window for those who order ahead and are just picking up. There's a few picnic tables and benches to sit at. Across the street is a pasture where you can watch the cows graze. Overall Ferris Acres Creamery serves by far some of the best ice cream in CT, and it's definitely a place you should check out this summer!

Great icecream. Friendly staff and a nice location. Can get pretty busy on a hot summer day.

A review of Ferris Acres Creamery is long overdue given it has been the creamery located (close to) my backyard, my "always there for me" through childhood, college vacations home, and now young adulthood. I have tried several homemade creameries across the state, but none of them compare to Ferris Acres. The ice cream flavors are outrageous, putting their own unique spin on classic flavors. My all time favorite flavor is Cookie Jar, but a close competitor I came across over this past summer, Vanilla PBC squared, is a close second. Friends and family of mine were disappointed to hear that Elvis's Dream was booted to the specials menu... we beg you to bring Vanilla PBC squared and Elvis's Dream to the regular menu list for the 2023 season. We are all eagerly awaiting our winter quart orders... and for more ice cream fun next year!

Thickest ice cream I've ever had, in a good way, got the black raspberry and bada bing and so full of flavor the bing cherries were so yummy. Went on a random weekday midday and lots of people already. Service is friendly and watching the cows graze in the field next to the shop is a vibe

Literally on the farm . Service with a smile and the peach with raspberry swirls and it tasted like MORE pleeeease. People as well as pooches were friendly

Great place to grab an ice cream! Make sure to try it if you're in the area. Has a real country feel to it

I love the ice cream and the experience when we go to Ferris Acres. They have a great variety of flavors that change throughout the season. Their ice cream is the creamiest! It's fun to see the milk cows. Their ice cream cakes and pies are awesome, well crafted and so delicious during the off season. The staff is always friendly and work very hard to get your order out quickly. I highly recommend this ice cream place!

Worth a trip to visit . Beautiful farm with cows and great staff. Delicious fresh ice cream.

THE BEST ICE CREAM. It's on a farm and they use fresh milk. Also amazing value. The small is like a large. Soft serve is really flavorful and super creamy. Staff is always nice. We always take multiple pints to go. The lines get long on a warm summer day or weekend afternoons. My favorite flavors: bad habit (intense chocolate), salty cow, parent trap, mocha mayhem.

It's a scene to experience. The I e cream is amazing and the location even better. Insider tip...park to the left when entering as getting out fro the other side can be challenging. There's typically a line but worth the wait. They do have some crazy ideas of what sizes mean...."small" is two giant scoops and "large" is three! They have Sundaes and other options too. Worth the car trip. Open seasonally. Hand packed pints and desserts also available. Ice cream solves so many problems!

I've been going to Ferris Acres Creamery for over a decade. And the ice cream is just the best! Now folks say Dr. Mike's Ice Cream is good, but Ferris Acres Creamery is 100 times better! All their ice cream is all freshly made and their service is just outstandingly amazing! We come so many times every year and Michelle who is one of the founders of the business, is o nice and we've known her since we were kids. This place is wheelchair friendly too. All the seating is outdoors on benches and tables. So this is considered to be the best wheelchair friendly place to go to. After going to the Creamery for so many years I had the chance to work for them last year for a few months. I got to know the staff and work with them during my time working at the place. The atmosphere is so wonderful and you get a bunch of good Newtown vibes. Ferris Acres Creamery is a great place to get ice cream and a great place to work when you're in high school or in college. When it came to working there, I consider it the best workplace ever!!! If could give this review 10+ stars, that is how much I love Ferris Acres Creamery. So when you ask what is the best place to get ice cream...go to Ferris Acres Creamery!!!!

Love ever flavor we have tried. Staff is always helpful and friendly. Favorite flavors so far. Raspberry chip, cookies and cream and mint chip ( they call it something else) The only downside is the ordering/pickup system. When it's busy it's kind of confusing but if you know where to stand you'll be fine

Love love love! This ice cream is so creamy and delicious! Highly recommend the trip! The only negative is the limited parking when it's busy. Suggest going on "off peak" times.

It is definitely a busy place on a Summer Friday night. They had a couple of staff directing the traffic/parking. Plenty of parking. The line was pretty long but they moved through them pretty quick. You order at one window and pickup at another. There were so many flavors and some special flavors. Everyone was satisfied with their choices. No complaints here.

Want the best or at least one of the best, ice cream spots in CT, go to Ferris Acres. Usually long lines but I hit it on a rainy day a few days ago and I win the jackpot with one person ahead of me. By the time I left, even in the rain, there were at least 10 people in line. Quick service, nice staff, picnic benches to eat on, and amazing ice cream! Fun and creative sundaes to choose from AND they are pet friendly. They offer the cutest pup cup with a little treat on top! made me, my three kids and our dog happy that day! Their caramel is so tasty. My daughter loved the marshmallow sauce. They have both fresh strawberries and strawberries in the sauce, which I appreciate. If you want more foodie and non foodie fun, follow me @date_night_craves.

I heard this is one of the best ice cream places in the country, and that is true. The ice cream is excellent. Portion sizes are perfect. Service is great. There are plenty of options on the menu. I would recommend this place.

I usually come here towards the beginning of every opening season since it's so amazing! I love the large menu of flavor options that they offer but I always end up getting the cannoli sundae because there's no where that I know that offers something similar! This sundae was made to perfection and very large serving. So good!

This place was packed! They have so many different options and dairy free and homemade cones. I got the peanut butter one called parent trap and it was soooooo good!!

So good. We love their ice cream, always delicious and have wide selection of standards and special flavours. Worth the long wait in line.

The new flavor the peach sunset was awesome with tiny peach chunks and raspberry swirls tasted very similar to a orange creamsicle with raspberry very creamy and tasty hopefully it will stay on the menu next time I go

Fantastic ice cream! We stopped on a Sunday after a hike close by, the line was long, parking became scarce after we got there, but the ice cream was so good! We tried pumpkin pie, pumpkin Oreo, a cookie sundae, and a cannoli sundae, ahmazing! Took edible cookie dough to go and that was a nice treat the next day.

I've heard about this place for awhile and finally made it there. It didn't disappoint. So many choices. Went with the peach ice cream since it's almost end of summer. Delicious. Sampled some chocolate ice cream and it was rich and cocoa-like. Like good hot cocoa. Will definitely be back.

One of the best ice cream places in the area! The ice cream is homemade and they have so many interesting and unique flavors. The creamery is situated in a field with cows roaming around which makes for a fun summer experience!

Simply the best. Get yourself out to Ferris Acres for some of the tastiest, creamiest ice cream around. The lines are worth the wait, you will NOT be disappointed! You're welcome. ;)

I don't know why it took so long for us to discover this place but I feel I did my kids a disservice by not putting it on our list of go-to places when they were younger. Ice cream is the best around (and they need to put Ball Park back into the rotation!!!). The atmosphere can't be best - farmstand+happy kids+sweet cone smell+cow smell+dogs waiting for pup cups+view of cows on the hillside across the street. A must-do if you are within 30 miles of Newtown and I could be convinced to make a longer detour.

Small window on a farm for homemade ice cream and cones. They have a wide variety of ice cream flavors, but I went with my go-to flavor...chocolate chip...in a waffle cone. The cone was fantastic and the ice cream was pretty good, but not as good as I was expecting given all the hype this place has. The ice cream was somehow both very icy and extremely creamy. The only seating around is a couple of outdoor picnic tables. 6/10

Awesome little ice cream shop. Place was packed but they had people helping direct traffic in the parking lot. Very large menu of homemade flavors every day. Delicious creamy ice cream! What more can I say

This place deserves every one of its five stars. My friend introduced me to this ice cream back after discovering it in the freezer of her aunt's house for whom she was house-sitting. She accidentally ate all their ice cream, so had to replace it. Kismet had me go over that night to enjoy her company, only to find that my night would be topped with delicious ice cream (see what I did there?). Well, she had a raspberry chocolate chip flavor, and I was floored. Not only was it creamy, but it had the amazing balance of flavor, and unlike an ice cream shop local to me that makes their own ice cream, there was a LOT of 'stuff' (chocolate pieces). It wasn't just a mound of vanilla ice cream. Anyway, I am going back immediately, and happy to have found creamy, high-quality ice cream not too far from home. Maybe I will change this to a 1 star review so this place won't be packed in the future (muahahahaaha).

The BEST dairy outside of the homemade ice cream at the Union at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. I live equidistant to Rich's and Ferris Acres and prefer FA. The sheer quantity of flavors is mind boggling. I'm a sucker for all things mint and peppermint - not chocolate. The pumpkin and seasonal flavors closer to Thanksgiving are a must. Great birthday cakes, too!

This had to be the best ice cream I've ever had ! Parent Trap was the flavor. Must go back '

Every town has their local 'creamery'; and in Newtown, this is THE PLACE for homemade ice cream! Come early and be prepared to wait in line; but it moves quickly and service is with a smile. Reasonably priced around ~$4-7pp for a special treat! Beware the parking can at times (ie. most evenings after dinner) be over-capacity, so you have to make a loop down the street and return to get in...but don't park on the main road (Sugar), it's a sure way to get a parking ticket - saw it happen to a teenage driver, bummer! It sits a couple miles out of town, so off the beaten path on a cow farm; yep you can smell their freshness in the air! I didn't count the flavors as there were so many, but the offerings are creative and fun to please any ice cream connoisseur - whether a simple flavor or one of their daily specials, it's one of the creamiest iced creams I've ever enjoyed! Today I ordered a regular house-made waffle cone with a scoop of Coffee and Ali-oop (Chocolate with fudge swirls and brownie chunks), ooh moo good! You can probably come every day of the month and try a new flavor! Definitely worth a trip out with family, friends, or if you simply crave ice cream! Enjoy!!!

Wow. Yep. Wow. This place is amazing. Found this side of the road place while on a motorcycle ride and had to stop in as ice cream is my thing. Actually, anything desert is, but homemade farm fresh ice cream is amazing. They have so many seasonal flavors and that really excited me. Had to have the pumpkin pie ice cream as it's hard to find places that have it. It tasted AWESOME. I took a few pics of their menu... it's almost too big because you don't know what flavor to get because they are all sounding so good. They even have smaller sizes for your pooches. SOLD! Granted, I don't have a dog, but I may just go out an adopt one, so I can buy the dog flavors! Super nice people... plenty of parking on site. Enjoy.. and you're welcome.

Creamy good ice cream and country farm setting Benches to sit on and a few picnic tables

their ice cream is always delicious, and i love the large amount of flavors that they have. the line can get a bit long, but its always worth it. its located in a very nice area, and during the summer its nice to sit and watch the cows in the meadow across the road.

It's a hard vote for best ice cream in CT .... I think it's an even split for #1 for Ferris Acres & Rich Farm. Long lines mean good ice cream. It's worth the wait. The line moves quickly. The cones are home made. Bada Bing was amazing. As was the other flavors we tried. Do good. Very cute atmosphere. Friendly staff.