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PLEASE NOTE, google maps isn't putting us in the right place yet, so please follow these directions to find us: From the mini roundabout, follow green lane over the railway bridge (give way to oncoming traffic) then follow the roaad round to the right. Then, after a yellow brick building on your right TURN RIGHT (just before Albert Atkinson Skip Hire) then follow on past A-line coaches and we are the last building on the left. If you can't find us, feel free to ring and we will guide you in!!!
20/12/2023
As mentioned previously, we haven't got any chocolate stock left (!!?!)What a year. But... for those of you still looking, the best place to pick up our chocolates will be popping into one of our lovely stockists. Many of them will still have our chocolates on the shelves, so please head to these shops for a spot of aka . Local to the North East? Try Yumlush (Gosforth), Turnbull's Northumbrian Food(Alnwick), The Natural Grocer Market & Social (Hexham), Fenwick (Newcastle), Northumbrian Gifts (Cramlington), Tully's of Rothbury Delicatessen (Rothbury), Denes Deli (Jesmond), For the Love of the North (Whitley bay). If I've missed anyone that has our chocolates still on the shelves, please give me a shout!
Wider afield, I think one of the places still with a few of our chocolates left is going to be Burgers Artisan Bakery (Marlow, Buckinghamshire) - the lovely patisserie and bakery that is worth a visit every Christmas.
We're going to be taking a bit of time off with the children this Christmas, so from Michael and myself (Jane) we'd like to thank you all for supporting our little artisan business this year, it means so much to us. xx
20/12/2023
ONLINE STOCK AVAILABILITY! You may have noticed, that due to incredible demand from our lovely customers, we have run out of chocolates at Davenport's HQ... BUT all is not lost, there is still some stock available on the Fenwick website. Just head to their website and search for Davenport's Chocolates, and hopefully they can still reach you in time for Christmas!!
02/12/2023
Beautiful day for on Armstrong Bridge this morning!!
01/12/2023
Thankyou to the amazing for a fabulous last night. We loved hearing the back story, and tasting all the beautifully roasted nuts and nutbutters.
In some ways, it was the easiest creative session ever - as it would be impossible to make a bad combination with nuts and chocolate! I've learned a bit more about the textures of different nut butters (cashew is the fluffiest) and the different grades of roasting needed before the nuts burn.
I enjoyed teaching my guests how to paint designs to make their own cocoa butter transfers for nutty mediants, and watching the joy as they trialled, tested and created their own praline combinations with milk, white and dark chocolate.
I will probably beg the to come back for another session in 2024, as this one got booked out quick, and I know lots more were interested. So watch this space (or rather, watch our space on Instagram)
We won't be doing a in December, as we've got our chocolate wreath making, and chocolate bauble making sessions coming up. Hope you see you there!!
30/11/2023
Getting ready for the with this evening. Nuts and chocolate - I couldn't wish for a better collaboration for this workshop. Excited to try out these artisan batches of cashew butter, hazelnut butter, almond butter and peanut butter in our kitchens. Thanks for everyone who has booked on - see you soon!
24/11/2023
One of my favourite tasks is adding the final touch to our gift boxes, with thin brown satin ribbons. It's the moment when our chocolate boxes are ready to find a new home. Ready to bring some chocolate happiness to someone somewhere. And I can't help but feel a little bit proud.
15/11/2023
Its been so busy at chocolate HQ that its taken me this long to share my write up of our most recent with The Brownie Bar back in October. Full blog post here: https://davenportschocolates.co.uk/blogs/chocolate-tv
Our next is just a week away, so excited to be welcoming The Nut Roaster through the doors of our little chocolate factory for November's event. That one's all sold out, but I'll let you know all about it here... at some point!
Exclusive Experience!! Hear from the producer s family & create the first chocolates with St.Basil's Extra virgin Olive Oil from Crete
04/11/2023
. Thanks to everybody who came down to Armstrong Bridge for the foodie market in Jesmond today. It's been a cracker!
03/11/2023
Exciting announcement... We've got the next planned for January 2024... featuring an exclusive single estate Olive Oil from St. Basil's in Crete. Bringing two of the finer foods of life together, we will be experimenting and creating Ganache Truffles with dark chocolate with this rich, buttery olive oil. One for the connoisseurs, this will be an exceptionally amazing feast for the senses. Possibly a great gift experience for Christmas - especially for any vegan friends and family! Tickets for the evening are now available on Eventbrite (search for Davenport's Chocolates and you should find our listings - but any problems please get in touch) so you can put 25th January in the diary. Tickets have been getting booked up quite quickly for these events, so do book soon if this is for you.
In the meantime, if you would like to get hold of St. Basil's Olive Oil, it is available exclusively from .
And you can find us both on Armstrong Bridge in Jesmond for the foodie market tomorrow too!
03/11/2023
Wrapping bars up at the moment, these are the Ginger & Lavender 64% dark chocolate bars. The lavender adds a hint of sunshine to the rich, dark cocoa tones and the warmth of ginger. It's certainly an unusual one - but it works beautifully.
I'll be bringing these, and lots of other bars and chocolate boxes to Armstrong Bridge for Jesmond Food Market tomorrow. Enjoy a stroll out amongst the region's finest local producers. We'll be there from 10am to 3pm.
01/11/2023
Were you wondering what 4000 chocolates looked like? We're in the middle of making the chocolates for a corporate order, and these are the Gingerbread Truffles for it! At this time of year it's always busy as people begin to think about (ssshhh) Christmas, but this is a big one for us!
30/10/2023
Something we try never to run out of, but at this time of year it seems we can't make enough of them: .
Whether you love them or hate them... they remain one of our best sellers! Thanks to for the heritage and the recipe for these. Some of our customers are kind enough to tell us that we make the best ones 😋😍
27/10/2023
Our signature on the enrobing belt today...
26/10/2023
This evening we are hosting our monthly chocolate workshop, with the very wonderful ! Taste your way through some brownies, hear the insider stories from The Brownie Bar themselves, and watch Jane demonstrate making chocolate brownie conkers and chocolate leaves before having a go yourself. We're all sold out for this month and next, but watch this space for the new year line up coming soon, and I hope you can join us then!
21/10/2023
and on tour in Northumberland. Our latest mini collections each have a trio of in, and I think there's even been a bit of early going on at the Autumn Fair in . Thanks to for hosting. Happy to catch some friends here (, , ) as well as make new connections (yes I mean you .ltd!)
21/10/2023
29th Feb 2024: SAVE THE DATE!! Very excited to announce that Hummingbird Drinks are going to be featuring in our February evening. If you've not come across them before, this is mixology at its best. They've created a range of signature cocktails, available in whimsical apothecary style bottles, and they taste stunning. More details about the to follow... But if you like chocolates and you like cocktails this could be a fun evening for you! 29th Feb 2024: SAVE THE DATE!!
21/10/2023
Our Gingerbread chocolate bars are now out! A creamy milk chocolate, dotted with gingerbread biscuit and a hint of cinnamon. On taster today at Alnwick Gardens Autumn fair, but available on the website too for £4.50.
14/10/2023
Hebburn market today. It's sunny. It's cold. Definitely cold enough for chocolate today (last month I was worried about it melting in the sun) so the seasons have turned. Bobble hats and gloves are on for those of us in the shade! Lots of other lovely food producers here... I'm next to the and , so head to us if you have a sweet tooth!
I've also got some of our new boxes on sale for the first time today, with our , and .
Some tasters (and mishapes) to pick up too! So do come and say hello, and enjoy some !
03/10/2023
Pretzels, double enrobed in milk chocolate. Now back in stock!
28/09/2023
Thankyou so much to for an amazing this evening. It's been a lot of fun! Great to hear the origin stories of The Brownie Bar from Sarah, as well as taste lots brownies! Thankyou to all our lovely guests, who embraced the challenge of making edible conkers and leaves with us this evening. It was lovely to meet you all (and welcoming some friends back!) - such a friendly bunch of people :)
28/09/2023
All set for No.6. It's a sell out with . We're going be be embracing autumn with creativity this evening, making chocolate brownie conkers and chocolate leaves. Excited!
23/09/2023
Lovely afternoon on the Tyne. Our iconic and amazing swivelling in the background. Handy to have one of these chocolate bars in your pocket on a crisp autumn day
22/09/2023
Mmm... white chocolate truffles being enrobed this morning...
17/09/2023
16 years ago today, Michael and I got back from our honeymoon, and started Davenport's Chocolates. It was a week involving a house move, started renting an industrial unit and starting life out on the adventure of marriage together.
Lots of ups and downs along the way, but I think we can be proud of what we've learned and achieved along the way.
Here's to another year of chocolatiering, and sharing our love of chocolate with you all. Thankyou to every single one of you supporting us and helping achieve our dreams!
Jane & Michael xx
11/09/2023
Thought I would just throw a little spotlight on our evenings. There's a new blogpost to read about our recent collaboration with Love Leaf Tea which you can catch here: https://davenportschocolates.co.uk/blogs/chocolate-tv. So make a cup of tea, and enjoy a little read!
You can also read about some of the fun we've had in the last few months, with other guests like Le Mini Macaron, Screaming Chimp Chilli Sauce Ltd Belle & Herbs Fermentary and Northumberland Honey Co - Beekeepers & Mead Makers
We're going to be at the Local Heroes food market in Hebburn tomorrow (10am-3pm) with our summer range of Handmade Fudge. Its a lovely little market, with amazing street food traders to pick up a bite to eat in the sunshine. Hope to see you there!! Local Heroes NE
01/09/2023
Chocolate and Tea... its a Matcha made in Heaven!
We've got some lovely photos from our Chocollaboration No.5 last night, with the most amazing Love Leaf Tea . Including teacups made of chocolate, filled with tea-infused chocolate mousse. And I think we can say that Amy was the happiest girl in the room, such big smiles from a young chocolate loving young lady. All 15 guests left the room with cups of tea, made of chocolate, as well as having enjoyed lots of tea and chocolate tastings. It was a wonderful evening!
We were rather honoured that Mel from Love Leaf Tea let us loose with her new Matcha Tea powders, because they haven't officially been launched yet! You'll need to keep an eye on their website to get your hands on them. The lovely little tins all contain ground tea, some are matcha blends, but there are so many flavours to choose from. The two that stood out for me were the Mango Matcha, and the Spiced Chai Matcha - but I haven't tried them all yet.
I'll get a full write up of the evening on our blog in the next few days - but if your appetite is whetted, you can book up on our next with The Brownie Bar and The Nut Roaster. Tickets available on Eventbrite, just search for Davenport's Chocolates to find us.
29/08/2023
Earl Grey Tea truffles in production today...
These feature in our "Howay The Chocs" and our "Dessert Trolley"
28/08/2023
Strawberry Waffle Cone chocolate bars being popped out of their moulds this morning.
24/08/2023
Time. We've now got all our autumn events listed, so book yourself in for one of these fantastic workshops. If you're really quick, you can book in for next week's session, featuring the amazing Love Leaf Tea. (we'll be making tea-cups out of chocolate, and filling them with tea infused mousse, whilst we drink tea and eat chocolate...!). Its nearly sold out, but there's a few tickets left for 31st August.
We've just put an extra date in the calendar for our with The Brownie Bar , as September's event is nearly sold out already - so now you can enjoy making conkers out of chocolate brownies on 26th October too.
And finally... November's is going to be featuring The Nut Roaster. We are going to making chocolates with their nut butters - absolutely a match made in heaven, with freshly roasted almonds, cashews, hazelnuts and peanuts. Book now for 30th November!
We are loving these events, and collaborating with other amazing local producers, we'd love you to come and join us!
All tickets available to book for £27.50 on eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/chocollaboration-with-special-guest-each-month-1737919
24/08/2023
Have you ever tried these before? We smother the pretzels in milk chocolate, and they are incredibly yummy and more-ish. I'm going to be enrobing a big batch of them tomorrow to bring along to the Local Heroes NE food market in Sunniside on Saturday. Free samples too - so come and say hello if you are in Sunderland looking for a Bank Holiday treat. Available on the website too if you don't live nearby.
23/08/2023
. Love them, or hate them, we sell a lot of them! These beauties are fresh off the enrobing belt. It's not often I've finished enrobing chocolates by 9.30am, but since we moved upstairs to our new chocolate kitchen, we are finding the room gets a lot warmer (heat rises, all that science stuff...). So I'd rather come in early and make chocolates while it's 22'C... before the heat of the day. Maybe next summer we'll have saved up for some air con! But for now...we at least have in stock!
18/08/2023
Freshly enrobed dark chocolate gingers. A classic I don't think we'll ever stop making, because some of you really really really like them.
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Our artisan chocolate studio is a haven of chocolate delight. We concoct and create over 40 varieties of handcrafted chocolates, and the waft of chocolate hits you as soon as you step inside.
We make it our mission to cherish traditional chocolate recipes and techniques, as well as creating brand new flavours. So you will still find a parma violet, coffee cream and a rum & Raisin fudge being made here. But we like to weave our own creativity and passion into each recipe, so our coffee creams are made with Costa Rican beans with a hint of red fruits, freshly filtered through an aeropress.
Our latest chocolates include a range commissioned for the Great Exhibition of the North, being celebrated in Newcastlee and Gateshead during summer 2018. We’ve created flavours that epitomise the region: Brown Ale, Singing Hinny and Earl Grey Tea Truffles. And we find that not many people outside the region even realise that Earl Grey Tea is named after the 2nd Earl of Northumberland...
You can find our chocolates in many fine food or gift shops around the region, and a few further afield. Fenwicks Newcastle are one of our flagships stockists, but you can also find us at The Baltic Gift Shop, Mmm Glug, Woodhorn Museum, Gateshead Library Gift Shop, Corbridge Larder, Beamish Museum, The Castle Keep, Rehills of Jesmond, Howick Hall, Skrumshus of Corbridge, The Small World Cafe (Hexham) amongst others.
We also love opening our doors and sharing the experience of chocolate with you all. We’ve had a lot of visits from school children over the last couple of years for our ‘school tour’ and their excitement is always infectious! And we run all sorts of sessions from fabulously fun henparties to creative and challenging corporate team building events. A recent testimonial from Muckle LLP Law firm:
“I just wanted to drop you a line to say a huge thank you to you, Jenny and Graham for all that you did for us on Tuesday. I hope you could see that everyone had a really great time – and were also learning a lot in the process. It is fair to say that they were all buzzing on the way back – a combination of chocolate and great excitement. The way you handled the whole thing was brilliant and the product is superb! Anyway, you could not possibly have done more to make the event a success. Thank you ever so much.”
So whether its a special birthday party, a golf club social, or an event to impress clients from overseas.... do get in touch and we can create a bespoke session for you. And do keep an eye on our Facebook events page, and you could be joining us for one of our public workshops too.
We hope you will enjoy your Davenport’s Chocolates - from a gift box, or from a visit to our factory. As a family business, your custom and support is invaluable, thank you for keeping us going on our chocolate journey!
best wishes,
Jane & Michael Williams.
PS google maps doesn’t always put us in the right place yet, so please follow these directions to find us: From the mini roundabout, follow Green Lane over the railway bridge (give way to oncoming traffic) then TURN RIGHT at the T-Junction Then, after a sandy yellow brick building on your right, TURN RIGHT into the yard (just before Albert Atkinson Skip Hire) then follow on past A-line coaches and we are the last building on the left. A red brick building with a yard, and the smell of chocolate wafting around. If you can't find us, feel free to ring and we will guide you in!!! 0191 4696579
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