OPIUM AND CHOCOLATE

YORK’S CHOCOLATE Story is celebrating the 250th anniversary of Terry’s this year, with an exhibition tracing its history from apothecaries producing opium-based throat sweets to makers of the iconic chocolate orange.

A string of other products will also be on display, including old favourites such as Neapolitan, Spartan and Waifa, plus curiosities like the poison cards contained in early Terry’s confectionery warning of some less palatable contents, not least mercury.

The exhibition is open now and will run to 31 December. Entry includes the main three floors of chocolate exhibits, as well as a guided tour and the chance to sample along the way or buy unusual flavours in the shop.

Tickets cost £11.50 for adults. www.yorkschocolatestory.com