What we do

The Chocolate Tart is a handmade chocolate school teaching the art of the chocolatier to anyone aged 10 -110.

Our online chocolate shop offers a selection of handmade chocolate treats. Here you will find Lisa’s Taste of the West, Gold Award winning products.

It was whilst cooking a dinner for HM Queen Elizabeth back in 2005 that the idea of starting a chocolate school was born!
If Lisa is running your workshop ask her to tell you the story!

The Chocolate Tart is based in Clevedon BS21 and operating out of various exciting venues in Clevedon, Bristol and North Somerset. Easy access from the M5 junction 20, around four minutes. Parking is currently free in Clevedon.

The Workshops and Corporate Team Building

1.5 hour Chocolate Making Workshop, make a hand made packaged chocolate box, with an edible patterned lid. Fill it with a set of handmade chocolates. Package your creation to take home, to treat yourself or to give as a super gift for a loved one.

£50 per head.

1.5 hour Pudding fit for a Queen Workshop Learn how to make the pudding that Lisa designed and also served to Her Majesty the Queen. Let Lisa tell her story of how she came to start The Chocolate Tart after creating and serving a unique pudding for Her Majesty. Take home four puddings each.

£45 per head. Minimum group size four

2.5 hour Chocolate Making Workshop, make three sets of chocolates, exploring hand rolling, edible cocoa butter transfer sheet work and enrobing. Package your creations to take home

£65 per head

4 hour Masterclass Chocolate Making Workshop, A fun four hours of mastering the art of the chocolatier, making chocolates and mastering tempering. Learn how to understand the science of crystal structure and how it behaves when working with chocolate. .

£140 per head

Pro Masterclass One to One workshop Learn in depth science of tempering and how to temper at home. Learn how to make ganache and understand shelf life. This workshop covers moulded bonbons, coloured chocolate work, enrobing and anything specific that you are struggling with at work or home. You will learn how to achieve a professional finish with your chocolates without investing in expensive equipment. 10-3pm Lunch included. You will need to be able to use stairs to access the workshop.

£250 per person. Extra person joining your workshop is £220

1.5 hour Children’s Birthday Party Workshop, make two sets of chocolates and package them £210 for six children, extra guests £25 per head. Suitable for children age 12, school year 6. Younger siblings (age 8-11) are welcome to join in with parents supervising. A parent must be present at times during a children’s birthday workshop.

1.5 hour Tutored Chocolate Tasting,, booking for minimum group size of four people. Take your taste buds on a journey from bean to bar, from childhood chocolate to complex single origin chocolate.Will you find your new favourite chocolate, or stay faithful to your childhood favourite? Only your palate can tell you! £120 for four, then £40 per head for extra guests

Corporate Team Building Events, please get in touch to discuss your event. Bespoke workshops can be designed to fit all budgets. Hands on, tutored tastings and competitive team building available.

What do you need to bring?

If you would like to wear an apron as you work, don’t forget to pack your favourite apron to bring with you! As long as you follow the clear instructions given there is no reason why you should get messy, so no need to panic if you forget. If the weather is warm please bring a cool box or bag to take your goodies home in.

Where are the workshops held?

Workshops happen in various venues around Clevedon. Please check on booking if you are unsure where your workshop is being held. We have also worked in many superb venues in and around Bristol. So, if you have a specific area in mind for your workshop, let us know and we can recommend a venue, or you are welcome to request a venue (for weekday group bookings only).

Group Bookings

If you would like to book a group workshop, please get in touch by email info@thechocolatetart.co.uk or call 07802 774188 to discuss dates and times. For large groups we can discuss bringing the workshop to you!

Parking in Clevedon BS21

Generally parking in Clevedon is free. If the seafront is busy you can park in the Salthouse Fields car park BS21 7TR or Hawthornes car park BS21 7EH (opposite the bandstand.) These are paying car parks. The Salthouse Pub, Salthouse Road, Clevedon has its own car park BS21 7TY . Buy a physical ticket (do not purchase via the app) and if you buy a drink at the bar you can ask for your parking to be reimbursed, by showing your physical parking ticket!