Always deliberately have the Ginger Factory a miss, just another tourist trap. But then, a lazy hour took me there and hurrah! My fears were confirmed, heaps and heaps of mantlepiece style crap you do not need. I can however report that the ginger ice creamery is worthwhile, the Santa Claus there has a real SC style beard and the ‘Pioneer’ coffee roastery brew a mean coffee and the barista has a wicked sense of humor