York is a city built on chocolate. For centuries, the air here has been thick with the scent of roasting cocoa, at York Cocoa Works, we are proud to bring that tradition back to the city center. Located on historic Castlegate, we aren't just a shop or a museum—we are a fully functioning, bean-to-bar chocolate manufactory. When you visit us, you aren’t just looking at history; you are standing in the middle of it as it happens.
York is a city once famous for its chocolate making families. Our Chocolate Manufactory, York Cocoa Works is a open chocolate manufactory where we craft chocolate from cocoa beans that we source from around the world. The whole process is fully transparent as you can see our team of chocolate makers hard at work crafting our chocolate.
York Cocoa Works is a hands on chocolate learning centre, we invite our visitors to join us to learn more about chocolate and craft their own chocolate creations with us with our chocolate workshops and experiences. No chocolate skills are required as our team guide you through the making process to allow your imagination to come alive.
Explore cocoa pods, cocoa beans, and the materials that we transform to create our chocolate. Learn how chocolate is made and how cocoa from different places around the world can make chocolate taste differently. We are pleased to welcome chocolate lovers of all ages to learn more about cocoa its journey around the world, through history and through the chocolate making process.
We are able to offer exclusive experiences for groups after our opening hours. Please get in touch to discuss further.
York Cocoa Works
York Cocoa Works, 10 Castlegate, York, North Yorkshire, YO1 9RP, England
York Cocoa Works is a working chocolate manufactory based on Castlegate in the centre of York. You can find us between the York Dungeon and the Jorvik Viking Centre.
Tel: 01904656731
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Last updated: 12:28 21/04/2026
