Bompas and Parr-Chocolate Waterfall

Choc out this scrumptious waterfall

Bompas & Parr create the world’s first walk-in chocolate waterfall

This Easter, food architects Bompas & Parr are creating a giant, walk-in chocolate waterfall to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Willy Wonka.

Bompas & Parr are building the world’s first walk-through chocolate waterfall in Whiteleys Shopping Centre, Bayswater to honour the 40th anniversary of the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory film.

Upon arrival budding Augustus Gloop’s will be greeted at the check-in desk in Whiteleys magnificent atrium and issued with their chocolate waterfall survival kit. The kit contains a protective suit and a loaned umbrella which will help them on their quest through the luxurious chocolate installation.

Chocoholics will walk through the flowing, velvet chocolate before stepping into a special processing unit where they will have the opportunity to create their own treats to take away.

Master sweet-maker Willy Wonka is renowned for making weird and wonderful treats ranging from everlasting gobstoppers to a giant chocolate river. Bompas & Parr’s chocolate waterfall promises to be an awe-inspiring experience as first class as Mr Wonka’s inventions.

Tickets for the chocolate waterfall will be available from www.jellymongers.co.uk from 6 April 2011 and are priced at £5.00. The Chocolate Waterfall is open from 12-6pm; tickets will give visitors a time slot and a specific date to visit the installation.

(Claire)

On 25th April, whilst on a day trip to London, a visit had to be taken to Whiteleys shopping centre to visit Bompas and Parr's latest 'experience'. 

To celebrate the original film of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory's 40th Birthday, a real life chocolate waterfall has been created as the ultimate recreation of a fictional concept brought to life.

Flowing at a rate of 12,000 litres an hour, the waterfall serves to keep the chocolate fully mixed and pulls together Bompas & Parr’s favourite beans from around the world. The temporary installation also included the world’s first cloud of breathable pear drops (although I can't say it was very 'breathable' it was just an extremely tasteless and scentless mist) after viewing the waterfall, you could then fill up your own bottle with chocolate from the waterfall and take away your own chocolate elixir – a concentrated chocolate cordial. You could then infuse your chocolate elixir with different elements such as Frankincense or Cinnamon and then secure with a gold bottle cap.
Definitely a fun concept with a keepsake to take away but for an experience of 5 minutes for £5 I'm not sure was entirely worth it. 

 

Photos taken of the chocolate waterfall. Although it doesn't look too appetising, the smell was incredible

 After walking through the waterfall on a rope bridge, you then walk down to collect your Chocolate Elixir bottles to which you can fill with the chocolate from the waterfall from a tap on the outside.

 Different elements which you could add to your elixir to infuse the chocolate, includes Juniper, Cinemon and Frakensence.

(Sophie)