A woman has shown her commitment to experiencing a popular garden centre by travelling five hours each way to get there, leaving people on social media in disbelief.

Hollies Farm Shop has become a prime spot for fans looking to get their autumnal and winter fix, thanks to its stunning decor and unique range of produce. The sweet farm shop rose to fame in 2023 after influencer shared a snap on while visiting the establishment, calling it one of her favourite spots.

Since then, the farm shop - in Little Budworth, Cheshire - has been dubbed the "poshest" in the region, with fairly expensive prices throughout. And after Molly Mae made it even more famous, queues have been out the door for months as people flock to its cafe on weekends to enjoy a day out.

Queues were so bad that the farm shop was forced to close its takeaway cafe option in September temporarily, "for the well-being of our staff and customers" as cars blocked roads attempting to park. The Hollies is , and one woman was so desperate to visit it she admitted to making a 10-hour round trip from London to the popular spot.

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Claire Pattison, 24, called the experience "magical" as she boasted about her visit on TikTok, explaining she and her " obsessed" friend were desperate to visit after the Hollies put up their festive decorations at the weekend. Locals have dubbed the Hollies fame as the "Molly-Mae effect", inspiring thousands of Brits to travel to the shop.

In the video, Claire could be seen filming the Christmas decorations as she walked through the shop in awe. The farm shop have also been forced to extend their opening hours, with food available until 5pm and drinks until 7pm in an attempt to keep customers happy.

People flooded to the comments to suggest she looks for a garden centre "closer to home". One user wrote: "I have about 20 garden centres near me that look like this, am i missing something?" Another said: "I live 15 minutes up the road from here and it's so normal to me that it blows my mind people travel to it."

But it has been met with some backlash as locals complain of blocked roads and difficulties travelling. The Cowap family, who run the farm shop, released a statement on Instagram addressing the issues with queues and the car park, as well as the measures they feel they now need to implement. The statement read: "To our lovely customers and friends of The Hollies.

"Due to the extremely busy weekends and large volume of visitors, we've had to make the difficult decision to temporarily close our Takeaway Cafe at Little Budworth (CW69ES) on Saturdays and Sundays to ensure the smooth running of the site and the well-being of our team and customers. This is to help alleviate some of the pressure on parking to make it a more pleasurable visit for you."

They concluded by saying: "We are so grateful for the overwhelming support from all of you that have made the journey to Cheshire to visit The Hollies Farm Shop and other local businesses over the past few weeks and of course our loyal local customers, thank you for your patience and understanding."

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