Margaret River chocolate factory: Why should I visit Metricup, WA?
The Margaret River Chocolate Company in Metricup, Western Australia, offers free chocolate tastings. There are also truffles and chocolate sauces sold only at their Margaret River chocolate factory.
The Margaret River Chocolate Company is one of several small chocolate makers in Australia proving Australian chocolate isn’t all terrible. Others include the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie and Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie in Victoria, Coal River Farm in Tasmania and the Barossa Valley Chocolate Company in South Australia.
Chocolate tasting at the Margaret River chocolate factory
The Margaret River Chocolate Company specialises in premium chocolates, and has been making them since 1999. The chocolate factory is a staple of Margaret River wine tours. Throwing in chocolate tasting provides a break from wine tasting at the likes of Cullen Wines, the Xanadu winery and Leeuwin Estate.
The Margaret River Chocolate Company isn’t in the town of Margaret River itself – it’s 21km to the north in Metricup.
9 Margaret River experiences worth booking
1. Wine tours. 2. Wine & chocolate tasting. 3. Whale-watching. 4. River canoeing. 5. Cave tours to Lake Cave, Ngilgi Cave, Jewel Cave and Mammoth Caves. 6. Nature and culture tour. 7. Surfing lesson. 8. Stand-up paddleboarding. 9. Coffee discovery experience.
Things to do in Metricup, Western Australia
Metricup is mostly rural, and mostly taken up by vineyards. Other things to do in Metricup include wine-tasting at Howling Wolves Wines, Coward and Black Vineyards, Churchview Estate or the 3 Oceans Winery. Bettenays, the Margaret River Nougat Company, and the Metricup Beerfarm are also open to visitors
But the Margaret River Chocolate Company offers one very important thing – free chocolate tastings. There are big barrels of dark, milk and white chocolate buttons inside the shop. Visitors can help themselves within reason.
Margaret River chocolate factory products
Of course, no chocolate factory is going to survive by giving away everything for free. The Margaret River Chocolate Company hopes that you’ll enjoy the free tasting so much that you’ll buy something else from the range. Flavours of chocolate bars for sale include walnut and ginger, Jamaica coconut and macadamia nut.
One reason to make the journey to Metricup, however, is that some Margaret River Chocolate Company products are only sold in store. These include hand-made truffles, chocolate sauces and country of origin chocolates.
Margaret River Chocolate Company outlets
So do you need to go to Metricup to get these special limited sale items? Well, no, because the Margaret River Chocolate Company also has outlets in Perth and the Swan Valley. If all you want is the tasty chocolates without having to drive from Perth to Margaret River, then opt for the more convenient stores.
For more information, visit the company website.
Why you should stay in the town of Margaret River
There are plenty of great places to stay in the Margaret River region. But stay in the town itself has one massive advantage – you can walk to the bars and restaurants in the evening after a day’s wine-tasting.
If you’d like to avoid driving in the evening, these are the best accommodation options in the town of Margaret River.
- For apartments with a pool (honestly, this is the best choice): Margarets In Town.
- For chalets by the river: Riverview Tourist Park.
- For a centrally-located motel: Margaret River Motel.
- For a bit more style: Prideau’s of Margaret River.
More Western Australia travel
Admire the wildflowers in Lesueur National Park near Jurien Bay.
Take in views of the Murchison River Gorge from Nature’s Window or the Kalbarri Skywalk in Kalbarri National Park.
Visit Hutt Lagoon and Red Bluff on the drive from Geraldton to Carnarvon.
Land on the beach after a Jurien Bay skydive.
See hundreds of fish on a Rottnest Island snorkelling tour.