Christmas Celebration Weekend at Cadbury World - Birmingham, UK
One of the most popular visitor attractions for children located in Bournville (Birmingham), Cadbury World features a self-guided exhibition tour along with many other activities and is run by the Cadbury chocolate company. Opened on Cadbury's Bournville manufacturing site on the 14th of August in 1990 by Morgan Anderson, Cadbury World in Bournville has expanded and developed a lot since then, and thus welcomes more than 500,000 visitors each year, and is often termed as Birmingham's largest leisure attractions.
Visitors get to explore and discover the history of chocolate, learn about the origins and the story of the Cadbury business. Currently, Cadbury World features 14 different zones that provide differnet types of information about chocolate and this is done through various sets, activities, video presentations, animatronics and a 4D cinema. Also, there are different interactive displays and activities as well as demonstrations given by the staff themselves.
Cadbury World has its own car park which is free for the visitors to use, and ample space is available for the visitors to park their rides. Christmas celebration weekends at Cadbury World started from Saturday, the 17th of November, and take place every Saturday and Sunday until 23rd December. We were lucky enough to attend the first Christmas celebration weekend at Cadbury World and we had an amazing time exploring the attraction and seeing the Santa Show & the Pantomime Show! Also, there's lots of other Christmas entertainment for everyone to enjoy.
Cadbury World Cafe
Since we had been on the road since a few hours, we decided to eat at the Cadbury Cafe before exploring the attraction. The cafe serves sandwiches and cake as well as a wide variety of hot meals and drinks. The best thing is that it's not even necessary to purchase the ticket to Cadbury World to eat at the cafe so we can always go there again when we're in Birmingham next time. We got Rocky Road which tasted absolutely delicious and a hot coffee to go with it.
4D Chocolate Adventure
We started off with the 4D cinema, where we got to see the Cadbury characters on an adventurous journey. It was a great experience diving into a bowl of liquid Cadbury Dairy Milk, riding the Crunchie Rollercoaster and experiencing Cadbury Creme Egg airship along with the motion skills as the chair moved.
African Adventure Play Area
The 3 storeys high play area complete with tube slides, rope bridges and climbing zones for all the adventure and fun can be seen in the African Adventure Play Area for kids aged 5-14 while there's a separate zone for the mini-explorers who are under 5! BabyN' really enjoyed playing outdoor and luckily, it was a bright sunny day so that was a bonus!
Christmas Celebration Entertainment - Santa & Pantomime Show
Since the Christmas Celebration Weekends have begun at Cadbury World in Birmingham (Nov 17 - Dec 16), we couldn't miss seeing the fabulous Santa Show and the Pantaomime. It was a lovely surprise for BabyN' receiving an early Christmas present after the Santa Show and he was really excited to see what was inside the box. Also, the Pantomime was brilliantly performed by all the characters and all the kids sitting in the marquee seemed extremely thrilled!
Bournville Village
Opened in 2007, the 'The Bournville Experience' is like a museum that explians the background behind the development of the site. Founded by Richard and George Cadbury, the experience is focused on Quaker ethics of the Cadbury family and how the Bournville Village was built.
Manufacturing
Here, the interactive video stations educate the visitors about how the popular Cadbury brands such as Buttons, Roses and the Creme Egg are made - so much fun to watch!
Aztec Jungle
Deep in the tropical rainforest, the visitors get a chance to discover the origins of the cocoa bean. There's lots of information about the Aztec Empire and Emperor Montezuma whose favourite drink was 'chocolatl'.
Journey to Europe
The mini theatre presentations at Cadbury World tell the visitors about how chocolate arrived to Europe and how chocolate became a popular drink amongst the high society.
Bull Street
At the Victorian Bull Street, the visitors get to meet Quaker entrepreneur John Cadbury, and see where the Cadbury business began, photos of the first Cadbury products and John Cadbury’s tea dealer shop.
Cadbury Story
Visitors can listen to the inspiring story of John Cadbury and learn about his early struggles that he had to go through to establish his business and how he introduced his sons to the business.
Making Chocolate Story
This special-effects cinema presentation kept us entertained throughout the time we spent there. The video educated us about the way in which chocolate is made and it was fun sitting on the moving bench.
Discover Traditional Chocolate Making Techniques
Here, the visitors can write anything they like, with a bottle filled with chocolate after which Cadbury World chocolatiers show the traditional chocolate-making technique of tempering. It was great having a go at it myself!
Green Screen
A selection of backdrops are available for a green screen photo experience and these photos can also be purchased from the photo collection point at Cadbury World.
Cadabara
The popular ride known as Cadabara is just like a magical journey full of surprises. While seated on the Beanmobiles, we enjoyed a gentle ride through the chocolate wonderland. We got to see lots of characters - so much fun, especially for the kids!
Purple Planet
This interactive fun experience enabled us to enter the world of digital chocolates and it was fun growing our own cocoa tree by planting the seed, watering it and then watching it grow on the screen.
Chocolate Tasting
After the end of Cadbury World Tour, we enjoyed another chocolatey treat...
World’s Biggest Cadbury Shop!
One definitely has to visit the Cadbury Shop when visiting Cadbury World. Being the world's biggest Cadbury Shop, there's lots in the store for everyone! Plenty of offers can be found along with souvenirs and chocolates, as well as bulk buys and bargains available at the factory zone. Also, the exclusive Cadbury World merchandise is stocked at the 4D Chocolate Adventure zone.
Visit to Cadbury World is a fantastic day out with kids and their special Christmas entertainment is another source of joy for the kids. Besides all these experiences, visitors can also book a Chocolatier Experience, enjoy a Festive Afternoon tea, organise a birthday party at Cadbury World or relish a character breakfast.
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I have never been but I am pretty sure I would insist I was Willy Wonka and thus allowed to squat in the chocolate factory! I am impressed there is so much to see and do x
ReplyDeleteWe had planned to visit Cadbury World last year at Christmas, however, we were affected by all the snow and missed out. Looks like a wonderful trip for the children
ReplyDeleteI love the chocolate Christmas tree! It sounds like such a fun day out for kids.
ReplyDeletewe've been here a few time and had lots of fun. looks different when set up for Christmas though x
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic post this is...surprisingly enough we have not been to Cadbury World...seeing how much we love chocolates. So planning to head there now after Christmas
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a great day out, I'd love to visit. The history of cocoa is also really interesting xx
ReplyDeleteWe have been here a couple of times but not over Christmas, I like the sound of the extra entertainment they put on! x
ReplyDeleteOh wow this takes me back, not been Cadbury world in years. Looks like a fab day out xx
ReplyDeleteOh what a delightful place to visit for Christmas! I am a major chocoholic, as our my little ones - we'd freaking LOVE this!
ReplyDeleteI am so jealous; I have always wanted to go to Cadbury world! Need to make the trip soon!
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