I’m always looking for fun things to do that won’t break the bank.  Today, we decided to visit the Herr’s Snack Factory Tour in Nottingham, PA.  

The tour takes about an hour and it is all walking, but there are elevators so its completely wheelchair & stroller accessible.  I made the mistake of letting my youngest walk, and then he decided he wanted to be carried the entire time, so I’m hurting right about now. 

The tour starts with a brief movie about the history of the Herr’s company, and then the tour guides break the room into groups of about 15-20 people.  Even though that sounds big, our group was mostly adults so it wasn’t bad.  Along the tour, we got to see how Herr’s makes pretzels, corn & tortilla chips, and their famous potato chips – you know the super yummy ones in the blue bag. [Read more…]