7 Dessert Tours in England to Build a Day Around

1.Mayfair Chocolate Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 443 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $311Our pick

Spend about three hours walking through Soho and Mayfair with a private chocolate guide such as Jennifer, Hazel, or Natasha. Taste chocolate, hot chocolate, pastries, and sweets at several respected shops while learning about chocolate-making and London’s streets. The tour begins near Piccadilly Circus and ends close to Oxford Circus.

“The tour was amazing and rich in flavors and places visited were the best in the city! Our guide Hazel was informative and truly passionate about chocolate! Definitely recommend for any chocolate addict!”

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2.Chocolate Bar Making Workshop – York Cocoa Works

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 170 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $34Best value

At York Cocoa Works in central York, you learn how chocolate is made, taste single-origin chocolate, practice tempering, then design a personalised bar with toppings. The 75-minute workshop suits families, couples, friends, and older children. Your bar needs time to set, but you can take it home later the same day.

“What a fun way to make memories and something yummy in York! Class was informational and fun, and now learned a new use for a blow dryer.”

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3.Ice Cream Tour of London

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $267

Spend about 2.5 hours tasting more than 20 ice cream varieties while walking from Soho to Covent Garden. Your English-speaking guide shares local stories and surprising facts, with all tastings and bottled water included. The private group is limited to eight people, making this a sweet, social way to see central London.

“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 .”

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4.Make Your own Amazing Chocolate in Notting Hill

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 14 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $74

At Melt Chocolates in Notting Hill, a chocolatier guides you through cacao’s journey from fruit to finished bar. You’ll taste chocolates from different regions and percentages, then make three 45g dark chocolate bars with your own flavors and decorations. Classes last about 90 minutes and hold no more than eight people.

“My family and I loved this experience. It was set in a great chocolate shop in charming Notting Hill. The instructor was extremely knowledgeable about cocoa beans from around the world and walked us through the entire process from harvesting the bean to pouring out delicious chocolate into moulds. I learned a TON about different chocolate and got to sample chocolate of different compositions and flavors from around the world. Watching my daughter make chocolate and leave so happy made this experience worth it. We had an awesome time and would definitely do this again.”

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5.Melt Chocolate’s Magical Master Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $204

In a class of no more than six, Melt Chocolates guides you through cocoa beans, ganache, tempering, bonbons, praline, and dark chocolate bars. You will crack and winnow beans, grind them by hand, taste the chocolate as it changes, then take home two bars, a dozen bonbons, packaging, and a designer bag.

“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.”

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6.Brighton chocolate tour – Yummm… :)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $93

Spend about two hours walking Brighton with a local guide and five chocolate tastings, from hot chocolate and macarons to cake, pralines, ice cream, and pain au chocolat. The route may include North Laine, the Royal Pavilion, Brighton Dome, the Lanes, Kemptown, and Hove. 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!”

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7.Chocolate Tasting tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $67

Meet your guide at Green Park at 12:30 pm for a three-hour chocolate walk through London. A former cocoa and coffee trader, and sometimes guide Paul, leads you to Charbonnel et Walker, Prestat, Paul A Young, and Rococo Chelsea for samples, chocolate-making insight, and shopping discounts. The tour ends at Seven Dials.

“Paul was an excellent guide. He is very knowledgeable about the whole chocolate process and the chocolate companies’s products. He waited so everyone could hear him and didn’t leave anyone out. The 3 stores we went to had excellent products, samples and of course we bought, bought and bought! Loved the tour.”

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