The Chocolatarium: Tour of Chocolate

The Chocolatarium

Available to 9 August 2025

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Book The Chocolatarium tickets for one of the best things to do in Edinburgh

Just a minute or so from the Royal Mile, the micro chocolate factory fills Edinburgh’s Old Town with the smells of the divine, day in and day out.

Then, when you begin to make your way down Cranston Street, all those smells become even more intense. Just follow your nose and you’ll inevitably end up at the doors of The Chocolatarium, mouth-watering and an appetite raging.

The Chocolatarium: Tour of Chocolate in Edinburgh

A chocolate tour experience taking you from chocolate tree to chocolate bar with lots of chocolate tasting on the way! You’ll learn new things about chocolate, make your very own bar and taste chocolate you have never tasted before.

  • Age Restrictions: 6+
  • Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Tickets Include: Tour of Chocolate Factory, Access to Chocolate Shop, Access to Tasting Room, Create your own Chocolate Bar

"This was a really great trip out for us. Definitely a hidden gem in Edinburgh that you should visit. The tour was great a perfect balance of knowledge and fun. Highly recommend." - Facebook Review

Highlights of Edinburgh's Tour of Chocolate at The Chocolatarium

  • Experience Edinburgh's original, fully-guided Tour of Chocolate
  • Learn: See and touch the fruit of the chocolate tree, and learn all about how the beans are transformed into delicious chocolate.
  • Make: Have fun making your own Scottish-themed chocolate to take home! You can even make a chocolate Greyfriar’s Bobby, a chocolate Nessie or a chocolate Edinburgh Castle!
  • Discover: Discover over 5000 years of chocolate history and experience chocolate as the Aztecs did.
  • Taste: Come to the tasting room with a wonderful selection of chocolates from both Scottish and international chocolate makers. There are over 30 varieties to choose from including dark chocolate, milk chocolate, haggis chocolate, Japanese chocolate, chili chocolate, gin & tonic chocolate and many, many more.

With so many things to do, see, enjoy and experience, your sweet tooth will truly be satisfied by the end of your chocolate factory adventure. 

Whether you want to discover a variety of incredible chocolate-making techniques, learn how to experience the complex tastes or simply taste fantastic combinations of flavours, The Chocolatarium is a must-visit in Edinburgh.

Book The Chocolatarium tickets for one of the best things to do in Edinburgh!

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Address: The Chocolatarium, 3-5 Cranston Street, Edinburgh EH8 8BE

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  • Wheelchair accessible

Yes, The Chocolatarium is wheelchair accessible. 

The minimum age restriction for The Chocolatarium is 6+. 

Certain aspects of The Chocolatarium are suitable for children. 

The Tour of Chocolate is suitable for ages 10+, however the Chocolate and Wine Experience and the Chocolate and Whisky Experience are suitable for 18+ only due to the involvement of alcohol. 

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