ice cream genre dessert founded 1934 headquarters centerville massachusetts united states area served cape cod key people douglas and peggy warren dick warren products ice cream website http fourseasicecream.com four seas ice cream four seas ice cream is an independent ice cream shop located in centerville massachusetts . it is one of the three oldest ice cream shops in new england . 1 it has been the winner of many awards and citations over the years as the result of its flavors . in the past it has been voted number seven on the list of top 10 ice cream parlors in the united states . 2 contents 1 history 2 flavors 3 awards 4 references 5 external links history edit the shop was founded in 1934 by a w. wells watson . the store was named from part of a poem by mable e. phinney cape cod calls ; we face four seas our slogan runs four seas of azure blue ... the 4 seas refers to the 4 bodies of water surrounding the cape atlantic ocean buzzards bay cape cod bay and nantucket sound . in 1960 the shop was purchased by dick warren and during this time the parlor was frequented by the kennedy family . the store was operated by warren until 2001 when he sold it to his son and daughter in law douglas and peggy warren . dick warren also known as chief by his employees continued to help out at the store until his death in 2008 . he wrote the book the complete idiot s guide to home made ice cream . 3 the shop has stayed in the same location over the past 75 years and has even kept the same diner feel setup that it originated with . over the years the shop has garnered many national awards from many reputable organizations . in 2011 food and drink magazine named the company number sixteen in their top 25 ice cream stories . 4 flavors edit vanilla chocolate strawberry coffee chip chocolate mocha chip chocolate chip cookie dough maple walnut black raspberry penuche mint chip butter crunch peppermint stick chocolate almond peanut butter chip chocolate rum and butter caramel frozen pudding pistachio coconut ginger lemon crisp cantaloupe banana fresh peach fresh strawberry pumpkin awards edit usa today top ten ice cream places 5 phantom gourmet approved 6 new england s best 7 food & wine s best ice cream spots in the u.s. 8 references edit four seas ice cream ice cream shops scoop shops ice cream finder best ice cream bruce bilmes sue boyle july 11 2008 . four seas exhibit in cape cod museum . roadfood.com . retrieved 2009 06 06 . cs1 maint uses authors parameter link best ice cream spots in the u.s. food & wine in the news . four seas ice cream . centerville ma in the news . four seas ice cream . centerville ma in the news . four seas ice cream . centerville ma best ice cream spots in the us . retrieved march 11 2016 . external links edit official website coordinates 41 38 40.23 n 70 20 45.98 w 41.6445083 n 70.3461056 w 41.6445083 ; 70.3461056 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title four seas ice cream & oldid 709578321 categories ice cream parlorsrestaurants in barnstable massachusettsrestaurants established in 1934hidden categories cs1 maint uses authors parametercoordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 11 march 2016 at 19 29 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view