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Looking for the sweetest treat for your next event? Discover Leeds’ finest ice cream carts for hire – the perfect way to delight guests at weddings, corporate functions, or garden parties. We have 20 fantastic ice cream carts ready to serve up everything from classic scoops and artisan gelato to dairy-free delights and a rainbow of toppings. Find the perfect mobile dessert bar for venues like The Mansion or New Dock Hall, and start planning your delicious day today!
We serve our ice creams in either a waffle cone or popular viral trays, with a wide selection of sauces and toppings to choose from. This service is perfect for anyone craving a sweet treat!
Serving fresh waffle sticks with premium ingredients, we bring 7+ years of expert catering. Our fun, seamless service is perfect for any event, ensuring top quality and attention to detail.
We serve delicious soft serve with fun toppings, vibrant setups, and great service, bringing joy, flavour, and unforgettable moments to every event!
We always use the highest quality ingredients. Delicious ice rolls for your guests where they can even have a go at creating the ice rolls themselves!
We are offering a 2 hour service which is a very unique vintage ice cream cart, not only does it look amazing but our ice cream tastes more delicious too.
Cool down with our delicious ice cream on wheels! Serving smiles and sweet treats for all ages—fresh, fun, and perfect for any day. Find us near you and treat yourself today!
We provide mobile horsebox units. We are able to offer a covered café-style area, if requested. We don’t create queues, we create a destination your guests will want to visit.
Want to wow your guests with live dessert stations? Something that will leave a lasting expression and have your guests coming back for more? Then be sure to add our Ice Pan station.
Make your event unforgettable with Milk Blossom – our vintage ice cream van serving smiles, nostalgia, and delicious scoops for all ages.
Treat your guests to an extra special sweet treat that they're guaranteed to enjoy at your special event!
Premium Soft-Serve Ice Cream Service! Add a delicious touch to your event with our creamy soft-serve ice cream, served fresh in cones or tubs.
Celebrate in style with our handcrafted treats, simply create combinations that suit your event, and we'll be there to bring your imagination to life.
Treat yourself and your guests to a nice, ice-cold treat at your next special event! Everyone loves ice cream.
We are a family ran business and the whole team have extensive hospitality and catering experience and we pride ourselves in providing a superior service.
Custom Cheesecake, SAY WHAT! Your cheesecake, your way! Decide on your favourite flavours, topping and sauces!
We offer a huge variety of flavours to choose from including Oreo,Biscoff, Pistachio, Mango, Strawberry, mint and anything else you can think of !
Allow us to take the reins of your ice cream roll-shaped woes. We'll work with you to create something truly magical, sure to be a big win for any event.
We have a wide variety of experience serving ice cream over the last 15 years at various events including conferences, exhibitions, team building, weddings, birthdays, and festivals.
Our traditional ice cream carts are real show-pieces. Every part of the ice cream experience is bespoke, so you can choose exactly what you would like. You can select your flavours from our extensive list of award-winning ice cream. Our carts are perfect both indoors and out so we can illuminate the carts in darkness and subsequently maximise the ‘wow’ factor. 2 hours of serving.
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All our award-winning ice cream is freshly made using only the finest quality ingredients. Our packages are all-inclusive with no hidden extras, so we can provide you and your guests with a truly memorable experience.
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Thinking about bringing an ice cream cart to your Leeds event? Great call. Few things spark instant smiles like the ring of a trike bell and the sight of scoops settling into cones. In this guide we’ll walk you through what works best in Leeds, how to plan it properly, what it costs, and the little touches that make the whole thing feel effortless on the day. We’ll keep it practical, friendly, and straight to the point, so you can book with confidence and get back to planning the fun bits.
Leeds parties love a crowd-pleasing centrepiece, and a cart delivers on that without hogging half the floor. It’s compact, quick to set up, and looks right at home across the city’s mix of spaces. Converted mills, city rooftops, barns on the outskirts, community halls, or a back-garden celebration, a cart slips in neatly and becomes an instant focal point. It’s interactive, it photographs beautifully, and it scales up or down for everything from intimate birthdays to full-on uni society balls.
For Leeds, we see three popular formats:
You can mix and match, too. For example, a trike for reception drinks, then roll guests inside later for sundaes with a toppings bar. We’ll help you tailor the flow to your space and timings.
As a rule of thumb for Leeds:
What drives the price? Distance to your venue, number of flavours, service time, staff numbers, and whether you’re adding a full sundae toppings station. A simple one-hour trike with three flavours for 80 guests sits near the lower end. A two-to-three-hour gelato station with six flavours, personalised toppings, and cones plus tubs will climb to the upper end. The good news is that all-inclusive pricing means you know the figure upfront, and you can scale in sensible steps if your RSVPs rise.
Leeds offers brilliant variety. Here’s how to pair your cart with the space:
For mixed groups, two classics and one wildcard is a safe bet. Think vanilla, chocolate, and a seasonal fruit sorbet. If you’re leaning into the Leeds crowd’s love of a proper treat, add a salted caramel or pistachio. For toppings, keep the station crisp rather than endless. A chocolate drizzle, crushed nuts, sprinkles, and a fruit coulis give everyone choice without slowing service.
If you’ve got dairy-free or vegan guests, make it an explicit part of the order. Plant-based scoops and sorbets can be served from separate tubs with dedicated utensils. We’ll help you brief the server team so the flow is inclusive and clear.
Ice cream shines when it supports the rhythm of an event. For weddings, serve during drinks or an early evening lull to bridge photos and speeches. For offices, lunchtime or just after an all-hands meeting is ideal. For uni balls, position the station right before the dance floor opens, then close it as the DJ takes over. A 60–90 minute window feels special, keeps queues short, and protects your spend.
As a guide, one experienced scooper can serve 70–90 guests per hour with a fixed flavour set. Add a toppings station and you’ll want either a second person or a separate queue for finishing touches. If you’re expecting a dense arrival wave, a two-server setup is worth it. It halves perceived wait times and keeps the mood buoyant.
Leeds weather loves to keep us guessing. A cart can operate indoors or outdoors, but it will always benefit from shade or a cool corner. If you’re outdoors, plan a quick move route inside. For rooftop events, wind can be as much of a factor as heat, so position the cart away from edges and secure lightweight signage. We’ll work with your supplier to bring a gazebo or parasol if the forecast looks lively.
Ask for reusable tubs or compostable disposables, and clear signage for waste separation. Leftover scoops can be offered as sealed tubs for the couple, the birthday star, or the office freezer. It’s a small detail that feels generous and avoids throwing quality product away.
When you hire through us, you’re not only booking a cart, you’re securing an experience that’s been designed to be easy, personal, and protected.
Poptop isn’t just a marketplace. It’s the most reliable and straightforward way to organise an unforgettable event, with peace of mind and support built in all the way.
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That little checklist keeps your event smooth and helps the team arrive ready to serve without a flurry of questions.
Tell us your date, postcode, guest count, and the style you’re after, and we’ll show you instant, all-inclusive options that fit your space and budget. We’ll help you choose the right format, lock in flavours, and plan a tidy service window that keeps the party moving. With friendly pros, clear pricing, and protection from start to finish, you’ll host the kind of celebration people talk about all summer.