The Chocolate Quarter Retirement Village

The Chocolate Quarter was constructed using the art deco buildings built by Fry's and finally owned by Cadburys before they moved manufacturing to Poland. The buildings were then taken over by St Monicas Trust who own several care homes in the Bristol area. It is pretty industrial when you drive in and the former gardens have been replaced by houses built quite close to the works buildings. This gives a cramped industrial feel, far from the feeling Fry's would have been aiming for. Inside it has been renovated to a reasonable standard although there is too much use of the Cadbury purple for most people. Service was good and the staff friendly. The food was of good standard although typically of a St Monicas institution there was plenty of swede. You are limited to two hours parking which meant there wasn't enough time to have a sweet

Lovely building with up to date fittings and an abundance of things inside, cinema, pool, barber's ect... There is also a lovely walk around the building along the river, very quiet and great for your four legged friend.

Staff at B block are great, friendly and helpful. Food is tasty and the coffee hit the spot.

What a nice retirement home! Beautifully designed and tastefully decorated. Well done! Sadly, the swimming pool facilities were not clean. The floor in the shower/changing rooms was smelly and dirty.