Harts General Store and Creamery – Family-Friendly Ice Cream, Homemade Treats & Farm Animal Experience in Lenoir, NC

The ice cream and desserts are delicious, and my kids have so much fun watching the animals and playing on the big see-saw outside. The brownie sundae is ridiculously good and worth the drive.

This place is awesome! They make the best oatmeal pies I've personally ever had, and my wife enjoyed the pumpkin. Actually, all the treats were fantastic! This is such a wonderful place where you can see beautiful animals like goats, donkeys, turkeys, and a beautiful horse named "Glory," that they saved from being put down. The staff was wonderful and the ice cream and milkshakes were the best around. We live in Hiddenite but the drive was well worth it! Hart's General Store and Creamery will definitely put a smile on your face.

Take the kids/grands here for a piece of history, interesting props, farm creatures, play items, nostalgic stuff and delicious delicacies! Always friendly service, very clean and welcoming. This is between Taylorsville and Lenoir, easy to find, check the google page for operating seasons/hours before making the drive.

The people are amazing, the store always smells incredible, gorgeous decor and layout of the store. So many handmade items from small businesses! The mini zoo is an awesome contribution, as well as their Harts truck!

This place is wonderful! Great ice cream. Good variety of coffee. Fresh baked cakes too! The shop is houses in a restored barn with several different places to sit and eat. Also enjoyed watching the variety of farm animals and a few even came up and let me pet them.

Sweet place to get ice cream and coffees plus a general store. The proceeds support their animal refuge, and there are ducks, chickens, turkeys, and goats on the site. A general store offers hand crafted art such as framed art, fiber art, jewelry and pottery. Cool barn style building with seating on 2 levels.

Harts General Store and Creamery is such a special place. It’s family-owned, and you can really feel the love they’ve put into it. There’s a great playground for kids, lots of space to roam, and the land is just beautiful. The barn has the best homemade ice cream, and there are farm animals you can pet and feed — the rescue horses were my favorite, so sweet and gentle. Inside the barn, they also have local vendors selling handmade items like hats, pottery, and clothes. It’s the kind of place you want to keep coming back to. Super friendly, relaxing, and fun for all ages.