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Premium Ice Cream Van Hire
Ice Cream Van Hire Cheshire
Add a touch of premium elegance to your event with our specialized ice cream van hire in Cheshire. Austins Ices serves the picturesque venues of Wilmslow, Alderley Edge, Knutsford, and beyond.
- Since 1986 family-run
- 5-star food hygiene
- £10M public liability
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Cheshire is renowned for its luxury weddings and high-end corporate retreats. A bespoke ice cream van from Austins Ices provides a charming, nostalgic, yet highly refined dessert option for your guests at stunning country estates. We also supply our catering to businesses looking for an upscale staff appreciation treat.
Cheshire's premium venues expect a supplier who can produce the paperwork as well as the ice cream: we're fully insured to £10M, hold a 5-Star Food Hygiene Rating, and have been family-run since 1986.
Beyond weddings and corporate days, we're also booked for private parties across the Cheshire countryside. Let us know your date and venue and we'll confirm whether we're available.
- Five-Star Service: Consistently top-rated for hygiene and customer care.
- Established Since 1986: Decades of trusted, family-run experience.
- Fully Insured: Comprehensive £10M Public Liability Cover for all events.
The Austins Ices difference
Why people book Austins Ices
Medal-winning ice cream
Our soft serve won a medal at the National Ice Cream Competition, run by the Ice Cream Alliance.
40 years, same family
Austin founded the business in 1986. You deal with the family, not a call centre.
5-star food hygiene
Check our official rating on the Food Standards Agency website.
£10M public liability
Fully insured, so venues, schools and organisers can book with confidence.
No minimum spend
No minimum spend or group size. Intimate parties and 30,000-guest family days alike.
Easy for your guests
Cash, card and contactless accepted, or pre-paid so your guests pay nothing.
Booking made simple
Booking Your Van in Cheshire
Austins Ices was founded by Austin in 1986, and 2026 marks our 40th year in business — still a small, family-run operation today. We don't have a minimum spend or a minimum group size, so we try to accommodate every enquiry in Cheshire wherever we can, including last-minute bookings if we have availability.
To get an accurate quote, complete our Contact & Booking Form with your event's date, location, timings, and guest numbers — we always try to respond with a quote the same day. You can also read genuine reviews from previous customers on Google and Yell.com.
Whatever you're planning
Explore Our Services in Cheshire
- Wedding Hire Receptions, marquees and evening treats
- Corporate Events Staff days, launches and activations
- School Events Sports days, fetes and end of term
- Birthday Parties Chimes, custom wafers, big smiles
- Festivals Several vans for big crowds
- Charity Event Catering Fun days, fetes and fundraisers
- TV & Film On-set catering for productions
- Electric Van New: no engine, no fumes
Just down the road
Nearby Areas We Also Cover
Planning an event just outside Cheshire? We regularly cover these areas too.
Real events, real clients
Events we've catered in Cheshire
Asics Fest: A Staff Thank-You Festival in Warrington
A band, a busy barbecue, hay bales and a branded Asics wafer for the sportswear brand's depot staff.
BT's Going for Gold Events in Liverpool and Warrington
Two BT branch events in one day, served in BT-branded t-shirts as part of a nationwide staff event.
Simple from start to finish
How booking works
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Tell us your date
Two minutes on our form: date, venue postcode and roughly how many guests.
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Get your quote
We check the diary and reply with availability and a clear price. We aim to reply the same day.
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We arrive and serve
We turn up on time, set up quietly and serve your guests. You enjoy your event.
In our customers' words
What people say after the van leaves
Austin Ices saved the day at our event! They turned up at very short notice & were fantastic. We will definitely be using them again.
Fantastic service and great ice cream! He arrived on time, was very courteous and most importantly the ice cream was fantastic. I would certainly recommend Austin.
Big thanks for the great ice creams on Saturday, your van is the talk of the town.
Free, no-obligation quote
Is your date in Cheshire still free?
Summer weekends are the first to go. Tell us your date and we'll check the diary for you.
- No obligation and no minimum spend
- We aim to reply the same day
- 5-star hygiene, £10M insured
Prefer to talk? 07761 616 700