Chocolate Experience

Learn More About The Food Everyone Loves The World Over 

Have you ever wondered where chocolate comes from and how it’s made? Do you want to
get hands on with it under the careful eye of a professional chocolatier? If so, this
class may be exactly what you’re looking for.

Learn all about chocolate and get hands on with it

This Chocolate Experience Day is a 2 hour hands on class for students of all levels. It’s a fun day out to have with your friends or come on your own and meet new people who share your love of chocolate!

What you’ll learn…

The Chocolate Journey

In class, you’ll learn all about where chocolate comes from, how it’s processed commercially and then see how it’s made in small batches by artisan chocolatiers the world over using a stone grinder. The chocolate we make and use in class is all natural, plant based and free from refined sugars.

Tempering

Tempering chocolate is what gives it the shine and snap we all know and love. It also makes it more shelf stable – meaning it won’t melt in your hand. I’ll show you how to easily temper chocolate, so you can do it at home, if you’d like.

Chocolate Bars

We’ll make chocolate bars using a professional chocolate mould, just like the pros do it. The group gets to choose the flavour and design of the bars and, once set, they get packed up into bags for you to take away with you.

Pralines 

Pralines are very easy to make and only require 2 main ingredients! We’ll set them into silicone moulds in the class, add additional flavours and textures and then dip them into chocolate at the end. These are easy to make at home, if you should want to, and fun to customise with decorations at the end.

Truffles 

These truffles are so easy to make and only have 4 main ingredients. They can be adapted to suit any taste by switching up the shade of chocolate, nut butter and sweetener being used. Of course, we can add freeze dried fruits, spices and essentials oils to make these pop with originality. During the making of these in class, students will ‘taste as we go’ in the process of developing the flavour. Flavour development is key to taking a chocolate (or any meal) from pretty good to excellent!

Learn A New Craft 

Unlike some crafts, chocolate making can be done at home using a few easy to find tools and some good quality chocolate. In fact, as you’ll see in this class, you can even make your own artisan chocolate at home. Whether that interests you or not, you can take your new found skills and embark on a creative journey.

Take What You Make 

You’ll take home a box of what we make in the class, which typically ends up being 10-15 chocolates and a chocolate bar.  All the chocolates we make in class will keep for several weeks…. if they last that long!

All chocolates are dairy, wheat, gluten and refined sugar free.

Getting To Marlborough

Coming by train to Marlborough

• The nearest train stations to Marlborough are Great Bedwyn and Pewsey.
• From Great Bedwyn, the 20 bus goes from just outside the station on The Square to Marlborough. This bus runs once per hour.
• From Pewsey station by bus, take the X5 bus towards Swindon from outside of the Methodist Church to Marlborough High Street, just outside the Lloyds Bank.
• For taxi’s, book a taxi well in advance as there are no Uber’s in this area. To find a selection of taxi services search for Marlborough Wiltshire taxi services or try further afield in towns like Swindon and Devizes.

Local Taxi’s 

• Arrow – 01672 515567
• Browns – 07847 097189
• PD Taxi’s – 01672 511884
• Paragon – 07823 337377
• Ogbourne – 07791 673192

The Local Area

The thriving town of Marlborough and the neighbouring pretty village of Manton are set in the stunning scenery of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. There’s countryside within 10 minutes walk of the High Street in almost any direction, and downland, stone circles and ancient Savernake Forest are literally on our doorstep and the River Kennet chalk stream flows through the town centre.

The town has remained unspoiled, retaining its historic charm and is perfectly situated on the old Bath Road (built by order of the Kings of England) linking Bath to London – the Great West Way is a rich and enticing route for visitors to explore to this day. A favourite watering hole for coach & horses travellers in the past, Marlborough is a cosmopolitan destination today continuing to welcome visitors from all over the world.

Click here for information on Where To Stay, Local Cafes & Restaurants and What’s On while you’re in the area.