Quince Honey Farm
Tourist attraction Quince Honey Farm, Aller Cross, South Molton EX36 3RD, United Kingdom:
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Address: Aller Cross, South Molton EX36 3RD, United Kingdom
Website: quincehoneyfarm.co.uk
Phone number: +44 1769 572401
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Latitude: 51.0343508Longitude: -3.8522925
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Chetna Nagar
Fab shop and lovely honey.
The bee demonstration was informative. It has a good cafe.
Some people were walking around the garden of flowers/weeds quickly but just stop and really look at each plant and I saw many flowers and such I have not seen before. Fab.
I'm glad the place was not too big and enough to understand the importance of a variety of flowers.
I asked the staff questions regarding their honey and both staff were enthusiastic and knowledgeable.
8 months ago
Jack Royland
Farm moved to new location 2 years ago, Much bigger than before, large restaurant with outside seating, activities for kids, shop selling honey and bee related items, worth a visit if you like bees!
1 month ago
J Thibert
Lovely day out, great value for money. The two talks about Bee hives and honey made the trip. They were extremely interesting and informative, and Marie who gave the talks was Brilliant, she was enthusiastic, engaging and answered all our questions. The cafe and gift shop were also lovely. Shame we didn't get to see the factory due to Covid but we definitely want to visit again when it's all back up and running.
8 months ago
Amanda Michelle
Overpriced, corporate and crowded
Quince Honey Farm was previously a quaint, family run business with an experience that reflected that.
They've recently moved to a huge facility that is more of a Disney style experience, which takes away from the essence of what they were.
Hideously overpriced, at £10.50/ child and £11.50/ adult. It's effectively an expensive soft play area for toddlers.
Do yourself a favour and visit any one of the dozens of National Trust sites instead for less money and more family fun.
2 months ago
NM karimi
I've seen many presentations over the years, in all sorts of settings. Marie's talk on bee-keeping was right up there with the very best of them. Top marks. Our two teenage kids gave the whole experience a big thumbs-up. Super restaurant too!
8 months ago
Brady W
Lovely place to visit. Good food, shop and gardens to wander around. Lots of information about bees, how to make honey and candles - and a tractor ride! Fun for the young and old.
2 months ago
Margaret Williams
Amazing place esp for the kids! We spent the day here with a bunch of kids and they loved it. From the candle rolling to the outdoor and indoor bouncy houses (I think outdoor ones only there on school break tho amazing indoor one) there was so many activities and learning opportunities one could ask for. All for a relatively small price. And good food w healthy options!
2 months ago
Andrew Tiscareno
This place is amazing! We're a bee loving family, so naturally, we loved our visit. We got to see lots of beeeeeeeeeees
11 months ago
Peter mcdowell
Such a lovely place! A lot of different activities to do (it's a bit different considering covid but brilliant all the same) and a great demonstration. Great food and speed with the restaurant, great products in the shop. Depending on the route it's quite a small/twisty road but definitely worth a visit!
7 months ago
Tierra Ball
Nice place to visit. Walk around the bee friendly garden, go and see a bee demo,
The food was served quickly and although my all day breakfast was tasty enough i thought the portion was a tad small. My wife was unimpressed with her burger as it was very dry and we felt it had been pre cooked and reheated in a microwave. However on the whole it's a nice place to spend an hour or to watching bees
3 weeks ago
Sarah Murray
I'm sorry not to give it 5 stars because I can really see they're trying and I don't begrudge the entry fee because I can see they're doing some excellent conservation work but as a tourist attraction it's underwhelming. The demonstrations were excellent and the speaker lovely but the hexagonal garden is mostly just weeds (OK, I get bees like weeds but as a display it's messy) with not much in the way of information. I'm interested in which flowers are useful to bees so I can grow them at home but most of the plants were not labelled. There could have been display boards telling us about the life cycle of bees and their habitats but there was very little. The meadow trail was just a track around a field with really nothing of interest. Covid precautions were good, with everyone wearing masks and plenty of hand sanitiser, although it did mean that some areas were closed.
3 weeks ago
Ezkiel Washington
A real change from its old location - we loved it before, but even more now. Bee talks are fantastic, and we like the new gardens. Food is as good as ever, and of course the honey is great.
8 months ago
Katie Louize
Great place to go. Very informative beekeeping demo. The narrator was clear and passionate about the bees. Worth going to. I suspect it will look stunning in the Spring/Summer months.
7 months ago
Kevin Wong
Brillant day out my autistic son absolutely loved it be back again when back in devon and he tried honey for the first time and enjoyed the experience.
4 months ago
Carlos Vallejo
Thorne shop excellent be service, and friendly
2 months ago
J Hardee
My first experince of a honey farm, and it was very enjoyable and a lovely setting, particularly for kids. We skipped the talks as visited with young kids but I think these looked very interesting for older visitors. The cafe was great too.
9 months ago
BePureFit Training
Just delicious honey. Yum!
1 month ago
Maria Rosario
Great place for heart food with good prices. Well spaced out tables. Lovely staff.
7 months ago
Christy Conoly
It's a really place for children to learn about bees and honey and for adults too. They have a lovely cafe, a nice shop and we participate in 2 presentations (which were very interesting). The honey factory was closed due to Covid-19.
3 weeks ago
Jacob Halverson
Had a really lovely afternoon husband and father-in-law had a go at the beekeeping taster, they really enjoyed it £12.50 each for a half hour session + entry fee. Loved my Heather honey latte coffee and lemon Grove cake. Lovely to see the gardens and fields in bloom with lovely sunflowers and wild flowers all full of bees. You can visit different areas with different costs, ie if you wanted to just visit the indoor play area you pay a lot less than the whole experience, similarly you can visit just the cafe and shop if that's all you want to do. Love what Quince are doing for bees and raising awareness ????????????????
3 months ago
Cie Siang
Loved the place, spent a good three hours chilling out. Will get better once the new planting settles into place. Excellent resteraunt area with great food.
6 months ago
Monica Roman
Very informative, incredibly friendly staff and a great family day out!
Lots to see and do for the children, from a tractor rice, to a factory tour, honey tasting session and candle rolling. A lovely garden sits in the middle of all the barns and the cafe and playbarn are good value for money.
Older children might find it a bit boring, but my toddlers loved it and we will probably be back before the end of the week. Big step up from the old premises!
Good for a wet weather day too, they even provide umbrellas to get you between the buildings free of charge.
3 weeks ago
Lukman Memon
Family fun day, nice cafe as well. Buy your honey here!
6 months ago
JR
Had a really lovely day at quince honey farm. It was a real treat to see bees up close. Amazing place to see evolve. We will definitely be back when the plants etc have established a lot more. Well worth a visit.
3 weeks ago
Janet Kim
Had a wonderful time. Really accessible and lots to see and experience
2 months ago
Nikki N
It's a nice place,obviously new but hardly enough to keep you there for long or to warrant the £10+ entry fee.
Marie was running all the activities and is very knowledgeable and passionate about bees(could she be the owner?)
If not she's a hell of a staff member,very friendly too.
I feel more attractions are needed and prices for souvenirs,honeys,chutneys,ceramics etc.etc.are very high.
I'm local and glad to have visited the new site but won't feel the need to return for several years to see the differences.
It's possible much more is planned, a haven for bee lovers and wonderful for our local ecology.
5 months ago
Amanda Burns
Fantastic centre. Such an innovative and forward thinking approach to soil management. And shows a true safe haven for pollinators using plants that are considered weeds, explaining how they are substantially more productive then "bee friendly" and "wildflower" species are. Great education especially for me coming from Environmental Science and Agriculture background.
Absolute must see, not just for the conservation of pollinators but an education of how one can begin to manage a bee friendly biome
10 months ago
Charles Martyn
great place hope it opens up soon!!
2 months ago
Siu Tam
Interesting place but our experience was very much tainted by the rather blunt and unfriendly member of staff on admission.
3 months ago
Kelsey Migl
Fantastic place to spend a few hours and learn tons about honey bees and honey. The staff are happy to share their knowledge and are really engaging. What a brilliant bee-friendly garden, which is a living project.
9 months ago
Jesse Tharp
Loved this place. Unfortunately some of the areas currently closed to ensure social distancing, but saw a fascinating bee-keeping demonstration and saw the really nice grounds. Would definitely recommend.
9 months ago
Megan K
Variety of activities, nice soft place, lots of free honey! Very informative about bees, honey production and biodiversity, but not too in depth, just right for our 6 and 8 year old.
The only real issue is it's a bit pricey, which is understandable given all the great work they do, but be prepared for a chunky entry cost for your kids...
2 months ago
Jeremy Courtney
A wonderful day out. The transformation of this space in the last few months is amazing, can't wait to see how it develops as everything grows over the next few months. All the talks and the tractor ride were very informative and given by people clearly very passionate about their subject. Kids had a fantastic time learning about bees, bee friendly gardening and the play area.
2 months ago
Johnny B
New shop and cafe were great, but disappointing that the displays of all the odd containers that the bees used was not transferred from the old ! location. Also disappointing that you now have to pay to access the tasting area, this should be in the shop like the old premises so that you could taste and then buy.
8 months ago
Colin Conkey
Arrived too late ,as the farm was closing@3-00pm due covid 19 rules. Did manage to visit shop and cafe which I enjoyed.
9 months ago
Jennifer Mooney
The cafe serves delicious food. Really enjoyed our trip to Quince honey farm.
7 months ago
Lin Lyn
I love the honey farm. The new site is so beautiful. Thank you
2 months ago
Eutimio Rojas
Lovely and interesting talk about bees, great food, great child space...
We had fun!
7 months ago
Satyavani Bogireddy
Fascinating bee keeping demonstration and well stocked shop ideal for honey related presents. Sadly some buildings were closed but a very enjoyable couple of hours.
9 months ago
Bryan Boss
Visited prior to full reopening so no guided tours. Kids would love this place.
11 months ago
Jan Fiala
Fantastic shop and amazing honey products, didn't have time to try restaurant but I'm looking forward to next trip when we have a little more time
7 months ago
Shane Callender
Lovely place, I wish we had spent the day here. A few hours gave us a delicious cream tea with crushed honeycomb instead of the usual jam, while the kids tired themselves out in the playhive. The exhibits were fascinating and activity book was great for keeping the kids interested. Good to see windows into the work going on from the tour too. As for the honey on sale... Yum!
9 months ago
June Lite
Fabulous all day breakfast well spaced restaurant area. The gardens were really lovely. Highly recommended.
2 months ago
Janet Grant
This place has changed lots form the original small site. Loved the garden and the candle rolling.
3 months ago
Ashley Jones
Lovely place on a sunny day. The shop and cafe were great but to be honest i was expecting more information about bees, especially as I was walking around the garden and meadows.
9 hours ago
herminia garcia
It was smashing plenty to do 4 year old grandson loved it!!, nice staff very helpful had a great time
8 months ago
some twist
New venue that looks very scruffy and lacking visual impact. Visitor area adequate but not inspiring.
6 months ago
Elroy Jones
This is a great little place to visit for a few hours. I think there were a few things not operational due to coronavirus when we visited, but it was still very enjoyable. We attended the beekeeping demonstration which was very informative and well presented. The cafe onsite did lovely food too.
3 weeks ago
misty g
Can only rate the cafe as we went out to support a local business. Very well Covid set up and the coffee and cake were lovely.
Didn't have the breakfast but from what I could see coming out of the kitchen they looked wonderful.
9 months ago
Demetrius Monday
Currently only charging 6 pounds for the beekeeper demo and garden which is about right. Good for kids and some adults.
The garden is so so.....the talk is well worth the listen.
The shop is lovely and some good honey here.....i bought some myself.
If they had the rest open (not their fault) I would have given 4 stars.
But with the Covid lockdown I would say that we need to support them as best we can.
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