Workshop: Bristol Chocolate

For a limited time only, discover the story of Bristol’s chocolate heritage. Explore its evolution in the city and unwrap the stories of the people who made it.

Children will:

• Role-play life in a Bristol chocolate factory, from factory rules to dressing up
• Handle and investigate real objects from the city’s former chocolate factories, that are now looked after in the museum’s collections
• Learn about life in a Bristol chocolate factory using videos and museum objects
• Find out how chocolate was made – from bean to bar
• Get creative shaping chocolate dough into your own designs

Suitable for: Years 3-6

We have two sessions available per day: 10.15am – 11.45am and 12.30pm – 2pm.

Pupils will handle the following ingredients in this workshop, please contact us in advance if pupils have any allergies to the following:

• Cocoa powder
• Wheat flour
• Cream of tartar
• Salt
• Vegetable oil
• Hot water
• Glycerine