Join us at our Chocolate Factory in South Shields for a truly immersive, indulgent and exclusive experience where we take you behind the scenes into the art of chocolate making. This magical and decadent workshop lasts around 2 hours and offers rare access to a working chocolate studio, premium ingredients, and expert chocolatier guidance.

Your experience begins with one of our luxurious hot chocolates on arrival, made using a traditional Belgian recipe from Bruges. Once settled in, we’ll begin the hands-on chocolate workshop.

During your private workshop, you’ll learn the various stages of making your own handcrafted chocolates entirely from scratch, including:

What You’ll Create

🍫 14 Handcrafted Chocolate Truffles
Roll, coat, decorate and flavour your own selection of truffles using fine couverture chocolate.

🍫 A Signature Chocolate Bar
Design, flavour, pour and finish your own bar with a variety of inclusions and toppings.

🍫 French-Style Chocolate Mendiants
Create elegant, glossy discs topped with premium inclusions — a classic French confection.

Once made, your chocolates will be beautifully packaged and ribboned, ready to take home or gift.

What Makes This Experience Special:

• Exclusive private booking — just your group in the workshop.

• Individual chocolate making — you work on your own creations, not in pairs.

• Everything made from scratch using high-quality ingredients.

• Expert chocolatier guidance in a relaxed, friendly setting.

• Behind-the-scenes experience in a real chocolate production space.

• Luxurious hot chocolate on arrival, plus refreshments.

• Learn chocolate tasting, tempering, and professional techniques.

• Take home all recipe sheets and workshop notes.

• Perfect for corporate events, team building, hen parties, celebrations, or simply a unique and indulgent day out.

Book, Dates & Gifting

Private workshops do not run on a fixed schedule.
If you have a specific date in mind, please contact us before booking to confirm availability:
📧 cannychocolates@outlook.com
📞 0191 427 4590

If you’re purchasing this as a gift, you may book the experience now and contact us afterwards to arrange a date. Gifted workshops must be scheduled within 3 months of purchase.

Important Information

By booking a workshop with The Canny Chocolate Company, you agree to the following terms and conditions.

Booking and Cancellations
Once your workshop is booked, it is non-refundable and cannot be rescheduled under normal circumstances. If you're unsure of your date, we recommend purchasing a gift voucher to use later.
In exceptional cases, rescheduling may be possible at our discretion — please contact us as early as possible.

Practical Conditions
Our chocolate workshops are hands-on and interactive, with each participant working individually under our guidance. We keep class sizes small (up to 8 people) for a relaxed, personalised experience.
Workshops involve standing for the full duration, and seating is not available in the kitchen.
If you have any access needs, please contact us before booking so we can discuss how best to support your experience.

Allergies and Dietary Requirements
Please let us know about any allergies, dietary restrictions, or medical needs in your group. While we do our best to accommodate, we cannot guarantee an allergen-free environment. Our kitchen handles: milk, peanuts, nuts (including pecans, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, almonds, and brazil nuts), gluten (wheat and barley), soya (including lecithins), sulphites, sesame, eggs, and mustard seeds. By booking, you acknowledge and accept this risk. If you have any concerns, we encourage you to contact us before booking.

Age and Accompaniment

• For Private Workshops, there are no age restrictions, although we ask that all participants can take part safely and independently.Under 18s must be accompanied by a paying, participating adult. Children must be able to reach a standard kitchen bench unaided. Steps or stools are not permitted.
  

• We do not have space for spectators and cannot accommodate babies, toddlers, or pushchairs in the kitchen.

SEND & Access Needs
We welcome participants with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
To help us provide the best and safest experience, you must let us know at the time of booking if anyone in your group has additional needs. We may not be able to accommodate undisclosed needs raised on the day.

Health, Hygiene, and Safety
We maintain high standards of hygiene and safety.
All participants must wear the aprons and hairnets provided, and follow all safety instructions throughout the workshop.
You will be asked to complete a Health Screening Questionnaire before your session. This helps us identify any medical conditions, allergies, or access needs in advance and ensures everyone is well enough to safely take part in a food-handling environment.

Personal Belongings
Please keep personal belongings to a minimum.
Drinks on arrival are provided, but you may bring your own in a bottle with a lid.

Arrival and Workshop Duration
Please arrive no earlier than 10 minutes before your workshop starts.
Workshops typically last around 90–120 minutes but may vary depending on the pace of the class.
We cannot refund or rebook for late arrivals.

For full terms and conditions, please visit our dedicated page.