The best day of the year has finally arrived...World Chocolate Day! 

Thursday, July 7, celebrates all things chocolate.

Whether you like it milky, dark, smooth, bitter, covered in nuts, or infused with chilli these small chocolatiers have something for you.

If you're looking to indulge then you have an excuse today.

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Hotel Chocolat

4 Braccan Walk, Bracknell RG12 1BE

The perfect place for a quick last-minute gift and they sell all kinds of weird and wonderful flavours.

Hotel Chocolat currently has a Summer Desserts box, perfect to enjoy with a cold beverage during the heatwave that's in store for the weekend.

The Candy Box

White City, Crowthorne RG45 7DJ

From sweets to handmade chocolates, the Candy Box is a lovely independent business to buy from in Bracknell.

They sell hampers with all the best well known chocolate bars to gorgeously wrapped sweets.

Mr Simms

Alston House, Market St, Bracknell RG12 1JG

The UK’s largest family of traditional sweet shops also offers handmade chocolate.

From chocolate raisins to retro jazzies, you can enjoy some great tasting chocolate from this little shop in town.