Award-winning Italian Gelato & Sorbets
Handcrafted in the Heart of Swanage

Our family have been making Italian gelato and sorbets for four generations and it all started when our great-grandfather, Alfonso, arrived here in Swanage in the early 1920s. Having moved from the Italian municipality of Casalattico in Lazio, Alfonso opened the first Forte’s Ice Creamery on Swanage seafront in 1926.

Nearly 100 years later, thanks to four generations of hard work and dedication, our family business continues to thrive. We pride ourselves in the authenticity of our gelato and sorbets, striving to create something truly unique, exclusively available from our gelateria in Swanage.

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Our Gelato and Sorbets

All our gelato and sorbets are handcrafted onsite in our production lab using family recipes developed over the years and current trends and techniques. We do not wholesale. This is to ensure that our products are of the highest possible quality and to allow flexibility in our production process, giving us the freedom to continuously create and experiment with different flavours and ideas.

We have won numerous awards over the decades. Our more recent achievements include Winner of the ‘Dairy Ice Cream Robert Equi Cup’ at the 2019 National Ice Cream Competition and ‘Small Artisan Producer of the Year’ at the 2017 Great Taste Awards.

Furthermore, we are also longstanding members of the Ice Cream Alliance UK trade association, which sets the quality standards for ice cream production in the UK. To find out more visit www.ice-cream.org.

Fortes Gelateria

2 The Mowlem, Institute Road, Swanage, Dorset BH19 1DD

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Award-winning Italian Gelato & SorbetsHandcrafted in the Heart of Swanage

Fortes Gelateria

Award-winning Italian Gelato & Sorbets
Handcrafted in the Heart of Swanage