Chocolatier Experience

Join us in Bampfylde Hall for a day to remember for chocolate lovers.

The Chocolatier Experience will be hosted by Paul Ruttledge, Hestercombe's Patissier, whose experience includes three-rosette restaurants.

You will:

• learn how to temper chocolate
• craft moulded chocolates, including decoration and filling
• discover the art of enrobing chocolate

Every chocolate you make will be yours to take home to enjoy and share.

Over lunch a special two course menu will be served in the restaurant (included with your ticket):

Chicken & pearl barley risotto

or marinated tofu & pearl barley risotto (vegetarian)

Pistachio cake with raspberry sorbet, raspberry gel, chocolate crumb and honeycomb shard

Menu contains gluten, dairy, and sulphites (wine in the risotto)

Dates & Times

• Saturday 13th January 2024, 9am arrival (FULLY BOOKED)

• Friday 26th January 2024, 9am arrival (FULLY BOOKED)

NEW DATE

• Saturday 3rd February 2024, 9am arrival (FULLY BOOKED)

Tea or coffee is included on arrival. Every ticket will also receive free garden entry worth £14.50, which can be enjoyed after the experience ends at 2pm.

Tickets & Prices

• Chocolatier experience including two course lunch £75 per person

Reviews

An attendee from January 2024: 'Thank you to Paul for an absolutely fantastic day today on the Chocolatier Experience. We expected it to be good but it far exceeded “good”. We had a lovely welcome by the restaurant. Paul is an excellent host and so generous with his time and knowledge. The lunch was amazing and the pudding in particular looked beautiful too. We left with huge smiles and hands full of chocolates to take home. Thank you so much!'

An attendee from January 2024: 'We just wanted to congratulate you for putting on a fantastic chocolatier workshop today. Paul was brilliant, the lunch was amazing and we have learnt a lot about chocolate.'

Good to know

The event takes place in Bampfylde Hall at Hestercombe Gardens, Cheddon Fitzpaine, Taunton, Somerset TA2 8LG

Dietary requirements can be catered for at lunch; please email food@hestercombe.com with these, and include your booking reference number. Allergens used during chocolate making are milk and soya.

Hestercombe is now a fully cashless venue, so on the day we can only accept payment by card or contactless payments.

Tickets are not transferable or refundable. If in the event that Hestercombe has to cancel the event a full refund will be given.