Cadbury World, Birmingham Overview

Operated by the Cadbury Company, Cadbury World is one of the biggest leisure attractions of Birmingham, United Kingdom. This place features a self-guided tour and promises its visitors a relaxing and enjoyable day filled with several fun rides for children, Chocolate making sessions with the experts and a variety of other leisure activities that will make their day a memorable one.

Founded by Morgan Anderson on August 14, 1990, Cadbury World was opened on the manufacturing site of Cadbury located in Bournville, Birmingham, England. The location underwent continuous development and have expanded significantly since it was opened. It oversees more than 50,000 visitors each year, making it Birmingham’s one of the most prominent leisure attractions; especially among students and children (that links back to the interests of the founding fathers of the company that wished to contribute to educational advancements).

Cadbury Word features 14 different zones that convey the story of the origin of chocolate and Cadbury business by making use of various static sets, video presentations, interactive activities and displays, and staff demonstrations, among others. One will find video stations showing the actual manufacturing procedure of famous Cadbury brands such as Roses, buttons, and Creme egg and cinema presentation with special effects showing what ingredients are used to make Cadbury products as tasty as they are.

Cadbury World also incorporates a recreated Victoria bull street that allows visitors to view very first products of Cadbury that were sold in John Cadbury’s tea dealer shop and Richard Tapper Cadbury’s drapers back in 1824. ‘The Bournville Experience’ retells the story behind the development of this site while there are several rides and fun displays that children will surely enjoy including Beanmobile rides at Purple planet with familiar Cadbury characters that children adore.

Cadbury World Entry Fee and Timings

Entry for children below 4 years and essential carers of the visitors with disabilities is free. Though ticket for the person with disabilities has to be purchased and entry for the carer will only be granted for free if they are carrying proper documentation.

The cost for tickets in 2019 is as follows -

Adults - GBP 17.50
Children (between 4 to 15 years) - GBP 12.85
Students (with a valid student ID; Unidays not accepted) - GBP 13.25
Senior Citizens - GBP 13.25
Family of four (with max 2 adults) - GBP 52.20
Family of five (with max 2 adults) - GBP 62.70

Rides for Children at Cadbury World

African Adventure Play Area zone at the Cadbury World — Source

Cadbury World has a lot of fun rides in store for children who decide to visit this all-time entertainment place with Cadabra ride, African Adventure Play Area, Purple Planet and 4D Chocolate adventure cinema zones which will have children leaving the zone with a smile on their faces and pleas of ‘Once more!’ coming out their mouths. Purple Planet features a unique game with digital chocolate delight that will enable one to experience playing in chocolate rain, growing a cocoa tree themselves and even chasing delicious Creme eggs.

While Cadabra ride will take one on a journey on a Beanmobile to chocolate wonderland filled with familiar characters, African Adventure Play Area zone consists of several play area essentials ranging from three-story high tube slides, rope bridges, and climbing zones, which are suitable for children between 5-14 years. There is even a separate zone in the Cadbury World for mini-explorers aged less than 5-year-old.

The 4D cinema will take one on an adventurous journey on a motion seat such that they will experience meeting many Cadbury characters, diving in Cadbury Dairy Milk liquid and riding a Crunchie rollercoaster. All these zones can be enjoyed either before or after their designated exhibition slots.

Cadbury Cafe

The Cadbury Café is a relatively new restaurant with a menu full of a wide range of delicious foods ranging from hearty Sandwich meal deals to handmade panini, waffles, burgers, pizza, coffee, milkshake, and sundaes. Another good aspect about this cafe is that one doesn’t require a ticket to the Cadbury World in order to gain entry to this cafe. The Cadbury Café is situated right next to the main entrance and can be seen as soon as one enters the building.

Also, if one has special dietary requirements, they can seek the staff of the cafe to know about the alternative options to the foods mentioned in the menu. The café remains open during the main attraction’s opening hours with hot food being served between 11:30 AM and 3 PM during weekdays and 11:30 AM to 4:00 PM during school holidays and weekends; though opening hours of the café are subjected to change.

Fun Character Dining at Cadbury World

Dining with various characters at the Cadbury World — Source

Cadbury World offers three options for character dining that children are bound to enjoy including Birthday Treats (wherein a minimum group of 8 should be present), and Cadbury World Breakfast and Afternoon tea. For Cadbury Breakfast, visitors should arrive latest by 10 AM with entry to attractions due at 11 AM and should book the Character breakfasts at least 48 hours prior to their visit. The price of the character breakfast range from 6.99 GBP to 8.99 GBP and serves four breakfast options including Breakfast muffin, American Pancakes, American Waffle and Full English Breakfast with certain Cadbury Chocolate sauces on the side at the Cadbury Café conservatory.

Cadbury Character Afternoon tea costs 9.50 GBP for children and 13.50 GBP for adults and serves a large number of items such as sandwiches filled with cream cheese and salmon, number of Cadbury inspired cakes like chocolate muffins, mini donuts, and macarons, among others. The afternoon tea takes place at the Cadbury Café conservatory at 3:30 PM.

If a child wishes to give their birthday treat to their group of friends, Cadbury World Birthday treat ticket can be bought for 18.50 per child; though there should be at least 8 people in the group. This would include admission to Cadbury World, a number of entertainment shows that occur in the Cadbury World marquee, Afternoon Tea with famous Cadbury characters such as Caramel Bunny, and Freddo, Chocolate plaque, photo, and other optional items that will be charged such as helium balloons, Chocolate cake serving and goody bags.

Aztec Jungle at Cadbury World

Aztec Jungle at the Cadbury World — Source

Aztec Jungle features Mayan Indian’s tropical rainforest from more than a hundred years back where one can discover and explore the origins of the cocoa bean by walking in the middle of the rainforest amalgamating waterfalls and trees. One will gain more insight into Aztec Emperor Montezuma’s favorite drink ‘chocolatl’, the importance that cocoa bean held in their culture, and about the man that brought cocoa beans to Europe while enjoying being surrounded by this distinct surroundings.

World’s Biggest Cadbury Shop at Cadbury World

Visitors purchasing various items from the biggest Cadbury shop of the world located at the Cadbury World — Source

Cadbury World hosts the biggest Cadbury shop of the world which houses a number of Cadbury treats, goodies, and souvenirs with special offers that you are bound to not get anywhere else in the world. The Factory Zone can also be visited for exception bargains for bulk-buys and the 4D Chocolate Adventure Zone stocks a wide range of exclusive Cadbury World chocolates and merchandise.

The best aspect of the Cadbury shop is that one doesn’t require the Cadbury World entrance ticket in order to visit the shop and can easily locate the shop from the reception. This shop is also open until after 1.5 hours of the last tour entry time and can be visited any time one wants to shop Cadbury goodies.

Learn the Art of Chocolate Making at Cadbury World

Visitors learning the art of chocolate making at Cadbury World — Source

With an effective price of 49 GBP per person, visitors can now enroll for the Chocolate making two-hour session to gain insight into the life of a Cadbury World chocolatier. This session will entail a hands-on lesson on the art of chocolate making with the very own Cadbury Worlds’ chocolatiers. One will get to know about the history and science behind different kinds of chocolate be it dark, white, or milk chocolate.

They will also receive tips and techniques as to how to get tempered chocolate molding-ready and decorating techniques including the chance to practice their chocolate handwriting skills on the Cadbury chocolate shoe. The Chocolatier experience can be accessed by visitors above 16 years and only takes place on selected dates. Visitors should hence ensure that they make bookings for their session in advance.

Cadbury World Timings

The opening hours of the Cadbury World vary and follow a color-coded calendar with different timings on Blue (10:30 AM to 6 PM), Pink (10 AM to 6 PM), Yellow (10 AM to 2 PM), Green (11 AM to 4:30 PM) and Red days (11 AM to 6 PM). The full calendar for the opening hours can be accessed from the official website of Cadbury World. The average time that one spends at the Cadbury World is at least more than 3 hours. In order to guarantee entry to the Cadbury World, visitors should always book their entry tickets in advance by either calling +44 121 393 6004 or booking online which often offers discounts on tickets.

How To Reach Cadbury World

Directions to Cadbury World for visitors who choose to walk on foot — Source

While one can take a taxi or use their personal car to get to the Cadbury world, there are several public transportation facilities available for visitors.

By Bus: Bus lines 11A, 27 and 48 stop at Woodbrooke Rd station, Bournville that is only 423 meters away from Cadbury World and will require a 6-minute walk from the station.

By Train: Direct trains from all across the country stop at Birmingham New Street so one can reach here and change their train to the one going to Bournville. The Cadbury World is only a 15-minute walk away from the Bournville station and can be easily reached by following the multiple wall-signs and fingerposts that one will see on their way from the station.