#perfectcheshire for chocoholics

1. Rococo Chocolates – It’s almost impossible to walk through Chester city centre without stopping in your tracks to admire the enticing window display of this lavish chocolatier. Founded in 1983, Rococo is the first port of call for decadent and award-winning chocolates with a large range of delicious treats to tickle your fancy. You will always find something you love, whether it’s a classic favourite or something more adventurous like their Praline Quail Eggs!

2. The Old Fire Station Chocolate Shop – Often featured on television and radio, visitors come from far and wide to the Cheshire village of Tarporley to see this quaint chocolate shop. Steeped in history and laden with delicious Freudenberg Swiss truffles, fudge, chocolate animals and traditional confectionary it’s easy to see why! They also sell chocolate with no added sugar - suitable for diabetics. Just look out for the red fire station door, you won’t miss it.

3. The Ice Cream Farm – Cheshire’s very own Ice Cream Farm is now a Guinness World Record Holder with a coveted title of the ‘World’s Largest Ice Cream Shop’. It is the tastiest trip you will ever take, with over 50 award-winning and irresistible dairy ice creams and sorbets enticing more than half a million visitors every year. The Chocolate Fudge Cookie, Ferrer’o and Malt Tease are just a few flavours that will satisfy your sweet tooth.

4. Leonidas Chester – A new player in the Chester chocolate scene, Leonidas on Bridge Street take pride in their ‘attention to freshness’ with the finest ingredients sourced from all over the world. It’s no wonder customers keep coming back for the delicious candied orange dipped in dark chocolate. Pick from an assortment of butter creams, pralines, ganaches, caramels, liqueurs, jellies and marzipans all beautifully gift wrapped in Leonidas branded boxes.

5. Hanley’s Confectionary – From humble beginnings in Nantwich, this famous chocolatier has flourished and thrived with expansion to Hanley in Staffordshire, but they have stayed true to their roots. Their indulgent and affordable chocolates have been handmade with cocoa beans carefully sourced from farmers in the Ivory Coast. Be pleasantly surprised as you experience quirky flavours for the first time or try the exquisite Bucks Fizz and Marc de Champagne truffles for something a little bit special.