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The Chocolate Factory

Kingsway | Swansea West Industrial Park, Swansea SA5 4DL, Wales
01792 561617
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Ranked #34 of 62 attractions in Swansea
Type: Landmarks/ Points of Interest
Owner description: All bookings must be made in advance. Take a tour of Wales’ leading chocolate factory and find out exactly how chocolate is made. Learn about the... more » Owner description: All bookings must be made in advance. Take a tour of Wales’ leading chocolate factory and find out exactly how chocolate is made. Learn about the fascinating history of chocolate, just how and where in the world the fantastic cocoa beans grow, the guilty pleasures of the ancient Aztecs, Columbus’ big discovery, and lots, lots more. You will get to see a real working chocolate factory, smell delicious chocolate being melted in our giant chocolate kettles, and taste all the different types of chocolate we provide. Uncover the secrets to making great chocolate and many other tricks of the trade from chocolate bar manufacture to creating a hollow Easter egg. And, of course, we promise lots and lots of chocolate samples to feast on throughout your visit! « less
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London
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 April 2013

Called up about 6 times over the course of two (working) days. 'Phone was not answered and went to voicemail saying the centre would next be open Feb 15-Feb 19th 2010 (!). Sent enquiry through website remained unanswered several days later. Will look up somewhere else to visit instead.

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TheChocolateFactory, Public Relations Manager at The Chocolate Factory, responded to this review
9 April 2013

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, I'm sorry to hear that you were unable to get in contact with us. Unfortunately the Factory undergoes a factory shut down every Easter period, during this time ther are very little staff on site to answer the phones. However, there was a message on our website informing our customers... More

Cardiff
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 February 2013

Four adults and two children aged 3 and 8 arrived at the factory to a lovely welcome. The lady who gave the talk and tour was very informative and approachable. My kids thought she was lovely. The chocolate just kept on coming to the point where we couldn't eat anymore. The children even got to decorate there own chocolate bar... More

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Cardiff, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 February 2013

Had a lovely afternoon with my daughter and her family at the Chocolate Factory. We all found it really interesting especially being able to see up close all the different stages of processing the chocolate. The children especially enjoyed decorating their own bar of chocolate.The marshmallows dipped in chocolate went down really well. All in all, although not on the... More

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Kent
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 September 2012

I imagined it would be bigger, I have been to the cadbury world factory and this place is tiny in comparison but you do get the personal touch. Just about found the place and the parking isn't actually defined very well, but ample for the amount of people they have coming through the doors. The initial stage is sitting in... More

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TheChocolateFactory, Public Relations Manager at The Chocolate Factory, responded to this review
12 September 2012

Thanks for taking the time to write your review and I’m very glad to hear that you enjoyed your visit. It’s true that we are a relatively small chocolate factory – our factory is some 40,000sq ft, while the production area that is open to the public only comprises a small part of this (for obvious health & safety reasons).... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 August 2012 via mobile

I personally was a little disappointed although the rest of the family really enjoyed it. The tour started with a really interesting talk on chocolate, the presenter was excellent - really knowledgeable and enthusiastic. This was then followed by a tour of the factory itself which was a letdown - there is very little manufacturing going on, just melting down... More

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TheChocolateFactory, Public Relations Manager at The Chocolate Factory, responded to this review
20 August 2012

Thank you for writing this review, and for the honesty of your feedback. I’m glad to hear that you thought the opening talk on chocolate was interesting, and that you thought highly of our presenter. I will feed back to him later today. Of course, I am disappointed to hear that the tour of the factory didn’t live up to... More

Bristol, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 August 2012

really intersting to hear about the history of chocolate and to be able to see chocolates being made and packaged Especially nice to be able to taste the items and buy in the on site shop

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TheChocolateFactory, Public Relations Manager at The Chocolate Factory, responded to this review
20 August 2012

Hi! Thanks for writing this review. We’re so pleased to hear you enjoyed yourselves and the chocolate samples, and that you found the history of chocolate interesting. Our tour guide is passionate about gearing parts of the tour for the adults and big kids, and it’s encouraging to know that these efforts have been successful. Sadly, as you say, there... More

swansea
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 August 2012

This is an over priced complete waste of money, there are a few bowls of free chocolate, which is disgusting, it tastes very fatty, I would waste my money, there are much better attractions in Swansea

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TheChocolateFactory, Public Relations Manager at The Chocolate Factory, responded to this review
6 August 2012

Thank you for taking the time to write some feedback, although I’m disappointed to hear you didn’t enjoy, of all things, the chocolate. Let me first say that it’s unusual for me to hear that someone visiting did not enjoy ANY of the chocolate on our factory tour. In fact, this is the first complaint of its kind I’ve personally... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 June 2012

Found the place on trip advisor, travelled up on a rainy day from Porthcawl and had a great time. Although a small factory the tour and professional manner where excellent. Our thanks to Gareth for his warm and welcoming manner. We will be staying away from white chocolate from here in ;-) Thanks to the staff for putting up with... More

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Management response:
16 July 2012

Hi Andy & Wendy! What else can I possibly say to this other than ‘THANK YOU!’. What a wonderfully generous review. We’re so glad that you enjoyed the experience despite our limitations as a fairly small, working factory. What we lack in scale, we try to make up for in enthusiasm and chocolate. I’ve already printed off this response and... More

London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 June 2012

Found this on the internet before we visited the Gower last year. Having previously been to Cadbury's World at Bournville I was most impressed with this place. I found it more interesting and informative than Cadbury's and there was a better interaction between the staff and the visitor's. Would you believe that when we were asked to put our hands... More

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Management response:
25 June 2012

Thank you for writing this review. It really is fantastic to hear how much you enjoyed both your visit to The Chocolate Factory and the chocolate samples. While I always like to make the point of distancing ourselves from Cadbury’s World – they being a multi-million pound enterprise with a brand recognised world-wide, us being a comparatively small family-run chocolate... More

Cheltenham, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 June 2012

Absolutely brilliant. Informative guided tour by Gareth which was made fun and suited our student needs. Students found the whole experience fantastic and enjoyed the fact they were watching the chocolate being made in a factory . Lots of chocolate tasting...and more chocolate and when you could not eat any more ...another chocolate. Thank you Gareth.

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TheChocolateFactory, Public Relations Manager at The Chocolate Factory, responded to this review
19 June 2012

Wow! Thank you for writing this great review – we’ve already told Gareth about it and he’s so glad to hear you all had a nice time. Both groups were tremendously enthusiastic and really got into the spirit of things, and there’s almost nothing he enjoys more than a group that literally screams with excitement at the beginning of a... More

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