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The Hop Farm describes itself as ‘one of Kent’s most popular tourist attractions’ and ‘the ideal place to visit in 2008′. I don’t doubt it. It was certainly popular at the weekend, after all, although we weren’t specifically there to look at the reindeer, pigs and chickens (although we did clamber into the chicken run to give them a tickle until we were chased off by a dog-sized rabbit).

We were actually there for the VW Expo. So lots of vans and campers and shiny polished cars all glinting under a clear blue sky, plus the usual mix of spare parts and trinket stalls, and proud owners showing off their vehicles to the panel of judges in the hope of winning rosettes.

Half of the farm itself was fenced off for an impending concert, so after wandering around the cars for a while I headed off to the farmy bit of the farm to poke the animals. They had the biggest horses I think I’ve ever seen, and two very cute pigs who lay side by side, as close to cuddling each other as their little piggy legs would allow.

They were cute, but the funniest thing had to be the waxworks, which could most accurately be described as ‘mediocre’.

You could tell who the people were supposed to be, but some of them were so generic that the little descriptive notes proved to be more essential than just helpful. This picture (sorry for the blur - it was dark and I only had my phone there to take any pictures) is supposed to be Kylie.

Shockingly, it actually looks like my cleaner.

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