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You may or may not have heard but series three of TV show Stranger Things has recently dropped - and people love it.

More than 40 million households tuned into watch the latest season of the Netflix show - a record viewing figure for the streaming site.

But the Stranger Things hysteria isn't just an online phenomenon, as today (July 14) excitement for the programme hit the streets of Cambridge.

As part of the new series launch, the show's ice-cream parlour, 'Scoops Ahoy' was recreated as an Upside Down 1985-themed ice cream van, which is now touring the UK.

And since Hawkins is the fictional town in which Stranger Things is set, it seems only right for the van to visit places with the same name.

The Scoops Ahoy ice cream van is visiting 11 "Hawkins Roads" across the UK and Ireland, offering free ice cream to those who come along.

The tour started in Penicuik, Scotland, on July 3 and finishes in Dublin on July 17.

I went down to see the van arrive in Hawkins Road, King's Hedges. As someone who has never watched a single episode of Stranger Things, I was amazed by the enthusiasm and eagerness for the van's arrival.

Scoops Ahoy planned route Wednesday 3rd July - Hawkins Terrace, Penicuik Thursday 4th July - Glasgow City Centre, Donald Dewar Statue and Dumfries City Centre, Queensberry Square Friday 5th July - Hawkins Drive, Leeds Saturday 6th July - Hawkins Place, Bilston, and Hawkins Crescent, Newport Sunday 7th July - Barry Island Pleasure Park Monday 8th July - Hawkins Close, Plymouth and Hawkins Road, Exeter Wednesday 10th July - Hawkins Close, Bognor Regis, New Road, Brighton and Hawkins Way, Hailsham Thursday 11th July - Truman Brewery London Friday 12th July - London Saturday 13th July - Dreamland, Margate Sunday 14th July - Hawkins Road, Cambridge Monday 15th July - Hawkins Close, Manchester and Hawkins Street, Liverpool Wednesday 17th July - Dublin

Crowds of people waiting

The van was due to arrive at some point between 2pm - 3pm, so I rocked up at about quarter past two expecting an ice cream van to be handing out treats to a small number of people.

When I arrived I was shocked to see around 150 people lining the street waiting for the van.

Families told me they had already been waiting an hour, and as the van didn't actually arrive until about 3pm, many would've waited for almost two before it appeared.

Young kids were excitable and chattering about how much they wanted ice cream, and teenagers sported branded T-shirts.

But the sense of thrill was met by confusion from some local residents, who told me they thought it was "hilarious" that so many people had come to Hawkins Road for this.

One woman said: "This is quite funny really, it's the most exciting thing that's happened to Hawkins Road".

A man who lives on the street said: "Why have they chosen such an obscure council estate?

"But at least finally Hawkins Road makes it into the paper for the right reasons".

The van finally makes an appearance

After many Stranger Things super fans (and children desperate for free ice cream) waited for more than an hour, the van finally arrived .

It drove down the street and the whole crowd followed - which by this point was a force of more than 200 people.

An eerie melodic tune, inspired by the soundtrack, was played as it passed through the residential street.

Children were screaming and running and there was a mad rush which felt like we were trying to be the first ones into a major music concert.

It was quite baffling to think that this was all over an ice cream van.

Tuesday Harris, who travelled all the way from Norwich to be there, said: “I’m a massive fan of Stranger Things.

"I missed the arcade pop-up in London, and this is the closest thing to me I could get to.

"I just really want to get some pictures of it.”

The van's staff organised a very long queue and people were ready for it to be served.

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Not enough ice cream!

As hundreds of people are eagerly waiting, the staff then tell the crowds that only 40 people will get free ice cream - clearly not enough for the number of people that have showed up.

While some were disappointed, others were perfectly happy with getting pictures outside the Stranger Things themed ice cream van .

The retro van features two sides - a 1980s ice-cream parlour in pastel pinks, blues and whites, and a dark side straight out of the famous Stranger Things ‘upside-down’ world.

Staff handed out props and people posed for pictures outside the van - even a dog called Chuchu got involved.

Those who didn't manage to get a free treat were given a Stranger Things style ice cream menu as a momento - which hopefully eased the disappointment of some.