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Calling all Chocoholics! It’s not often you are given an excuse to devote a whole week in your calendar to indulge in chocolate heaven, so make sure you take full advantage of Chocolate Week!

From 10th – 16th October, all things chocolate are to be celebrated up and down the country. From workshops, to tastings, demonstrations and serious debates on where exactly chocolate is headed into our near and distant future, there’s quite a lot scheduled. Click here to find out more about Chocolate week and the events happening near you.

To help you celebrate this mouth-watering occasion, we’ve selected our top 5 most deliciously ‘chocolate’ gifts and experiences…

1. Mychocolate Workshop with Green and Black’s for Two - £110

You and a guest can enjoy a fun and fascinating experience in the kitchen with a Chocolate Making Workshop using Green and Black’s chocolate. You’ll learn all about the chocolate making process, before having the opportunity to make your very own chocolates using the finest Green & Black’s organic chocolate. From piping truffles to decorating praline, tasting cocoa nibs, this really is the ultimate sweet treat for chocolate lovers.

Click here to see our full range of chocolate making experiences

2. Champneys Chocolate Wrapper £40

The guilt-free way to experience chocolate indulgence! This delicious Champneys treatment begins with a body exfoliation to perfectly prepare your skin for the warm chocolate body wrap. Inhale the sumptuous aroma of chocolate and enjoy a scalp massage as the nutrients in the wrap begin to work their magic. Body butter is massaged into the skin to finish off your pampering treat, which will leave you feeling relaxed, intensively moisturised and smelling good enough to eat!

3. One Night Break at The Chocolate Boutique Hotel £159

Upon arrival at The Chocolate Boutique Hotel, you and your guest will be shown to your beautiful Aztec or Trinitario room where, of course, you will find delicious chocolates to enjoy! You can also choose to make your stay that little bit extra special by purchasing additional features such as a chocolate fountain for your room or various holistic therapy treatments, such as a Swedish back massage, which will be enjoyed from the comfort of your room. Bournemouth is a large coastal resort town in the county of Dorset. Stroll along the seven miles of sandy beaches, enjoy shopping in the town centre, and perhaps visit the aquarium or the attractions by the pier. On the morning of your departure you will each be treated to breakfast before venturing home from this chocolate haven.

4. Chocolate Afternoon Tea for Two at Rowhill Grange £38

You can enjoy a unique twist on one of the finest English traditions with this delightful chocolate afternoon tea for two. Indulge yourself and a friend at Rowhill Grange – a charming 18th century country house set in the beautiful and tranquil Kent countryside. Your afternoon tea will include hot chocolate, hand-made white chocolate éclairs, delicious chocolate brownies and crunchy macaroons plus milk chocolate marquise; Mmmm, the perfect treat for chocoholics!

5. Thorntons I Love Chocolate Hamper £30

Our best-selling chocolate hamper is every chocoholics dream! Spoil someone special with a bumper box of treats including; Milk, White and Dark chocolate, along with chocolate covered toffee & caramels!

Click here to see our full range of chocolates and sweets

An alternative way to take part in Chocolate Week is to sponsor a Cacao tree with our friends over at Cool Earth. This is an amazing charity, who protects the most endangered rainforest’s around the world. This in turn, combats global warming, protects ecosystems and provides sustainable jobs for local people.

Let us know how you are celebrating Chocolate Week over on the Buyagift Facebook page

Enjoy! Nom nom nom :)