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Blue Bell Creameries

FM 577 and Hwy 290 W, Brenham, TX 77834
979 830 2197
Ranked #1 of 5 attractions in Brenham
4.5 of 5 stars 42 Reviews
Type: Factory Tours, Museums
Activities: Group tours/walking tour
Description: This ice cream has been a Texan treat since 1911.
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Lubbock, Texas
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012

Blue Bell has upgraded its plant tour in Brenham, TX. Small groups are taken around the ice cream manufacturing plant, viewing various steps in production from large windows looking down onto the production floor. Did you ever wonder how a cylindrical package of chocolate and vanilla ice cream is divided so perfectly, with a straight line between the two flavors?... More

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Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2012

Great tour and tasting at the end. The guide gave lots of information.

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Harker Heights, Texas
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2012

This is a great family outing and the staff and everyone we interacted with with so friendly. Free Ice Cream at the end of the tour!

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The Woodlands, Texas
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70 reviews 70 reviews
Reviews in 33 cities Reviews in 33 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2012

We truly enjoyed our visit to the creamery. The tour is nice since you get to see the inner workings of Blue Bell. Plus we enjoyed sampling the wares at the end! Beware it's not open on the weekends.

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Texas
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55 reviews 55 reviews
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16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2012

Fun for everyone. You watch a film. You watch the ice cream being made. They save the best for last...Ice Cream! Ice Cream! Ice Cream! and everyone is happy. the end.

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Houston, Texas
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51 reviews 51 reviews
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12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2012

This is an easy tour for everyone; our group included young kids, seniors and a wheelchair adult. Large observation windows high above the factory floor provide a great view of the fascinating machinery used in the ice cream process.

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Seattle
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2012
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This was a fabulous stop. The whole setting, tour, and of course the ice cream was just perfect. One note - we looked on the website first about tour information and it looked to us like reservations were required and needed to be made a day in advance. Bummer! BUT we drove into town, went to the creamery and there... More

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Dallas
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27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 April 2012

Stopped by at the end of a day - just passing through town. The tours were booked, so we just went to the ice cream shop. This was all our kid wanted anyway! So we enjoyed some $1 scoops of ice cream and played outside in the nice lawn/garden area. I had no idea how many people would be there... More

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Lake Jackson, Texas
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 April 2012

Gift area was very reasonably priced, as well as the ice cream parlor. Smiling faces, fast service, good prices :-)

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 April 2012

Everything was great! The tour guide was very friendly and the ice cream was delicious, especially after taking the tour.

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