A box of Great Gable Rocky Ridge Thins standing on slate, milk chocolate studded with mini marshmallows behind the window
Great Gable Rocky Ridge Thins Milk chocolate with mini marshmallows and white chocolate pieces Named after Great Gable, the fell at the head of Wasdale

Hawkshead Chocolate & Fudge Company

Our own range, made in the workshop behind the shop on Main Street and sold over the counter there.

Named after the fells and the lakes

Three Thins carry fell names and three boxes of cremes carry lake names. The map shows where each one is, and lights it as you reach it.

A map of the central Lake District marking the six places the range is named after and the shop in Hawkshead The central Lakes, as the crow flies from the shop Great Gable Striding Edge Coniston Old Man Coniston Water Windermere Ullswater Hawkshead the shop
  • A box of Striding Edge Kendal Mint Cake Thins, dark chocolate with white drizzle behind the window

    Striding Edge Kendal Mint Cake Thins

    Dark chocolate with Wilson’s of Kendal mint cake

    Named after Striding Edge, the ridge on Helvellyn

  • A box of Great Gable Rocky Ridge Thins, milk chocolate with mini marshmallows behind the window

    Great Gable Rocky Ridge Thins

    Milk chocolate with mini marshmallows and white chocolate pieces

    Named after Great Gable, the fell at the head of Wasdale

  • A box of Coniston Old Man Caramel Crunch Thins, milk chocolate with caramel pieces behind the window

    Coniston Old Man Caramel Crunch Thins

    Milk chocolate with caramel crunch and a white chocolate drizzle

    Named after the Old Man of Coniston, the fell above the village

  • A white box of Coniston Water Salted Caramel Cremes with two dark chocolate discs pictured on the front

    Coniston Water Salted Caramel Cremes

    Dark chocolate covered salted caramel cremes

    Named after Coniston Water

  • A white box of Windermere Mint Cremes, the title in green

    Windermere Mint Cremes

    Dark chocolate covered mint cremes

    Named after Windermere, the largest lake in England

  • A white box of Ullswater Ginger Cremes, the title in olive

    Ullswater Ginger Cremes

    Dark chocolate covered ginger cremes

    Named after Ullswater

Giant Bars

“You can never have enough chocolate”

Printed on every sleeve. Three slabs, each with something through it.

  • A Giant Bar sleeve labelled Biscoff, milk chocolate with a white chocolate swirl behind the window

    Biscoff

    Milk chocolate, a white chocolate swirl and Biscoff

    Giant Bar

  • A Giant Bar sleeve labelled Milk Fruit & Nut, milk chocolate with raisins and nuts behind the window

    Milk Fruit & Nut

    Milk chocolate with fruit and nuts

    Giant Bar

  • A Giant Bar sleeve labelled Honeycomb Chocolate bar, milk chocolate with honeycomb and white drizzle behind the window

    Honeycomb

    Milk chocolate with honeycomb pieces and a white chocolate drizzle

    Giant Bar

Crisps in chocolate

Four bars with whole crisps set into the chocolate: sea salt and balsamic vinegar, lightly sea salted, chilli, and mature cheddar with red onion.

  • A gold-wrapped bar with whole crisps set into dark chocolate behind the window, labelled Kettle Sea Salt & Balsamic Vinegar Crisps in Chocolate

    Kettle Sea Salt & Balsamic Vinegar

    Kettle sea salt and balsamic vinegar crisps in chocolate

    Crisps in chocolate

  • A gold-wrapped bar with whole crisps set into dark chocolate, labelled Tyrrell’s Lightly Sea Salted Crisps in a Chocolate Bar

    Tyrrell’s Lightly Sea Salted

    Tyrrell’s lightly sea salted crisps in a chocolate bar

    Crisps in chocolate

  • A gold-wrapped bar with orange tortilla chips set into milk chocolate, labelled Doritos Chilli Crisp in Milk Chocolate

    Doritos Chilli

    Doritos chilli crisps in milk chocolate

    Crisps in chocolate

  • A gold-wrapped bar with hand cooked crisps set into dark chocolate, labelled Specially Selected Mature Cheddar & Red Onion Hand Cooked Crisps in Chocolate

    Mature Cheddar & Red Onion

    Mature cheddar and red onion hand cooked crisps in chocolate

    Crisps in chocolate

In bags

Pretzels and marshmallows in white and dark chocolate, chocolate bricks, and Dubai chocolate.

  • A cellophane bag of white chocolate covered pretzels with a dark chocolate drizzle

    Chocolate Covered Pretzels

    Pretzels in white chocolate with a dark chocolate drizzle

  • A cellophane bag of white chocolate covered marshmallows with a dark chocolate drizzle

    Chocolate Covered Marshmallows

    Marshmallows in white chocolate with a dark chocolate drizzle

  • A cellophane bag of chocolate building bricks in white, pink, green, brown and purple

    Chocolate Lego Bricks

    Coloured chocolate building bricks

  • A cellophane bag holding a Dubai chocolate bar drizzled in green and orange

    Dubai Chocolate

    A Dubai chocolate bar with a green and orange drizzle

Close up of a Giant Bar, milk chocolate with honeycomb pieces and a white chocolate drizzle

Made in the workshop behind the shop

When no session is running, the team are at the benches making what is on this page. Every bar, box and bag starts there.

If you would rather make your own, book a session. You take home the chocolate you made.

See the workshops The shop and coffee shop

What people say about the shop

4.5 stars from 494 Google reviews 200 five-star reviews from people who booked with us

Cute little chocolate shop in Hawkshead. Definitely worth stopping in. There is a wide variety of chocolates and sweets to choose from. I chose an assortment of 8 from the counter and loved every piece of chocolate I chose. My only regret is that I didn’t buy more. The staff is helpful and friendly. I highly recommend!

Kathryn B. · Google review

Highly recommended. Very friendly and accommodating. Well organised and the truffles in the shop are delicious !

Francesca · Booked with us

Amazing experience for the kids! We loved watching with a cuppa tea and seeing their faces light up with excitement. Apparently it’s the tastiest chocolate my daughter has ever had…. And she ‘made’ it herself!

Rachel · Booked with us

Fantastic morning for the children. Such a friendly and welcoming little business. Best hot chocolate.

Zoe · Booked with us

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Only sold in the shop

The range is sold over the counter at The Chocolate Factory on Main Street, in the car-free centre of Hawkshead, and nowhere else.

The Chocolate Factory
Main Street, Hawkshead, Cumbria LA22 0NT
Open every day, 9am to 5pm 015394 36075

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