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"When my wife suggested we visited a honey farm, I thought she gone bonkers! What on earth is a honey farm? What might be there? I fancied another day on a beautiful Devon beach, but it was raining I guess. Reluctantly I agreed, but on the condition that I chose the restaurant that night. So off we went to Quince Honey farm.
She had actually got the idea of the honey farm from scouring the internet and added it to her 'to do list'. I think she thought it would be a cultural education, not something we would normally do coming from North London.
In actual fact, it turned out to be a very nice afternoon! We've two young children, aged 5 & 8 and it was brilliant to see their amazement at the many bee displays. What you will find when you pay your entrance fee (£4.00 for adults and £3.00 for the kids (May 2007), is a history of honey production in Devon. The thing the kids will love is the huge glass cabinets containing actual working bee hives. These are open to the outside to allow the bees to come and go about their business making our honey.
There is a post box, and various other displays containing thousands of bees. It's really facinating to see them doing their stuff.
Our kids love nothing more than 'runny honey' on toast for breakfast and since our visit to Quince Honey farm, there's a new element of knowledge that they never had before. They love to see the bees working on our bushes in the garden, knowing full well what they're up too. Priceless!
There is also a gift shop selling the honey products. The cafe does a delicious Cream Tea.
A surprisingly fascinating Devon attraction that I would recommend to anyone. Especially if you've got young ones."
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