Factory Tours and Factory Shops Worldwide

You can visit factories making toys, clothes, shoes, chocolates, cider, beer, whisky, pottery, silk, batik, jewellery and many more. Here are some of my favourite factory tours.

England
Lots of chocolate shops offering chocolate making courses in London and around England.
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Cadbury chocolate near Birmingham

Cadbury's chocolate shop, and tours are so popular that you are advised to book

D e n b i e s  indoor winery or outdoor vineyard tours. Restaurant, shop etc.

France
Cider factory tours in north France.
Champagne tours in Rheims

Korea
Amethyst jewellery factory.

Netherlands
Diamonds in Amsterdam
Delft pottery in Delft.
Tulips.

Scotland
Whisky distilleries.

Singapore
yakult singapore factory tour

Spain
Rioja - small town with several wineries offering tours

Switzerland
Chocolate factory A l p r o s e

Wales
Vineyard tours

USA
Hershey factory shop in New York

Vineyard tours in California north of San Francisco.

Many city tours include a stop at a factory shop.
You might be given a sticker for a discount. If on your own, look in maps given away free at the airport for discounts at factory shops.

Several books give factory tours. Tourist boards in each country can tell you what is open each season.

See my later post on chocolate week in October
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and Photographer.