England · DESSERT TOURS
The 7 best dessert tours you can book today, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason, so start there.
Walk through Soho and Mayfair with a private English-speaking guide, tasting chocolates, hot chocolate, and pastries at several respected shops. Guides such as Jennifer, Hazel, Natasha, and Tasha explain chocolate-making while adding local stories and neighborhood history to this three-hour outing.
“Great tour. Learned a lot about chocolate and ate our way through London. Interesting tidbits along the way!!”
At York Cocoa Works on Castlegate, you’ll learn how cocoa becomes chocolate, taste the ingredients, temper chocolate, then design and wrap your own bar. The English-language workshop lasts about 75 minutes, welcomes up to 16 people, and offers dark chocolate and vegan-friendly topping choices.
“Great experience, our host was very knowledgeable, friendly and engaging. The information provided was interesting and the chocolate tasting and chocolate making was fun!”
Explore Soho and Covent Garden with an English-speaking guide, tasting more than 20 ice cream varieties along the way. The 2.5-hour private tour is limited to eight people, includes bottled water and every tasting, and ends near Covent Garden station.
“We had a great tour guide with our family friends consisting of two tween girls. She knew alot of cool facts that we were surprised that our kids actually remembered !Learned a lot and tasted20 +flavors . Definitely would recommend .”
At Melt Chocolates on Ledbury Road, you’ll taste chocolate from different origins, learn how cacao becomes chocolate, and make three 45g bars with your own flavors and decorations. The 90-minute English workshop holds no more than eight people and is led by Melt chocolatiers such as Christina and Paul.
“Our instructor was amazing! Not only did we make chocolate bars, we also learned a great deal about the history and the overall process by which the cacao fruit becomes chocolate. We also ate a LOT of different chocolate types. Highly recommend for chocolate lovers and those who are just interested in learning about chocolate.”
Spend about three hours at Melt Chocolates in Notting Hill, cracking cocoa beans, grinding them, making ganache, tempering chocolate, and shaping bonbons and bars. The English-language class is limited to six people, with ingredients, professional materials, packaging, and a designer bag provided.
“AMAZING!!! Everything was perfect. Do not miss out. We ended up with more amazing chocolate than I could have imagined. They were perfect gifts. Do not hesitate to book.”
Walk Brighton with a local guide and sample five chocolate treats, from macarons and pralines to cake and pain au chocolat. The route may include North Laine, Kemptown, Hove, Brighton Dome, the Royal Pavilion, and the Lanes. Groups are capped at 15.
“Fantastic tour - Sophie was an excellent guide and showed us six different stops. Each stop offered a very different product and we had a lovely range of chocolate throughout the trip. Sophie was friendly and informative and took plenty of pictures throughout the tour. I would highly recommend!”
Join a group of up to six for a three-hour chocolate walk from Green Park to Seven Dials. A guide such as Paul explains cocoa, chocolate making, and each chocolatier’s specialties while you sample treats at Charbonnel et Walker, Prestat, Paul A Young, and Rococo.
“It was a nice tour. A short introduction of history in the start. After that we mostly visited shops (actually 4 to be exact) and tasted samples from the counter. But you also couldn't choose the samples, it was more random. I don't think it's fair Read more”
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