A number of custard stands and ice cream shops offer both valley visitors and residents a favorite summer treat. Here are a few places to check out:

Winchester/Frederick:

• A&L Scoops & Swirls, 7597 Main St., Middletown, features soft-serve and hand-dipped ice cream. Hours are Sunday to Thursday noon-9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday noon-10 p.m. 869-4777


• Da-Das Ice Cream, 29 Weems Lane, Winchester, offers 30 flavors of Hershey's ice cream, as well as custard, fat-free Frosty Yogurt with no sugar added, snowballs and smoothies. Da-Das is open Sunday to Thursday noon-10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, noon-11 p.m. 678-4289


• Pack Enterprises, 2580 Northwestern Pike, Winchester, features soft-serve ice cream, milkshakes, "Pack Attacks" and dipped cones. It's open seven days a week 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. 678-9127


• Shenandoah Fine Chocolates, 3111 Valley Ave., Winchester, features ice cream cones and sundaes. Hours are Monday to Thursday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; and Sunday noon-4 p.m. 535-0010

• T N K's, 21856 Old Valley Pike, Woodstock, specializes in soft-serve ice cream. Hours are Monday to Thursday noon-9:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday noon-10 p.m.; and Sunday 2 p.m. -9:30 p.m. 459-9599

Warren:

• Spelunker's, 116 South St., Front Royal, features homemade frozen custard, including special daily flavors. Hours are Sunday to Thursday 11 a.m.- 9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. 631-0300