Every childs dream! (And of course, every adult who is not afraid to let thier inner child out!)…read more I walked in and my mouth dropped, still possesing my sweet tooth, which I might add I hope I never lose, I was in heaven, all the bon bons under the sun, sugar coated jelly sweats, gobstopper, massive gobstoppes, sugar laces, liquorice alsorts, boiled sweets... oh it was just wonderous! No one in thier right mind can walk into this place and not feel the smile burst onto their face. There is something about sweet shops that just make everything with the world ok. So, if you need a bit of joy in your life visit scrumtiously (not enough shops use this as a name!) sweet and get that inner child buzzing with wonder and excitment about which sugary susbtance will soon be hitting your taste buds and filling you with complete satisfaction!

If I'm planning to walk from Gloucester Road to Bristol Temple Meads Station rather than be lazy…read moreand jump on the bus, I always make sure I stop by at Scrumptiously Sweet to treat myself for being so healthy. Yes, yes - a contradiction in terms! Just walking through its doors brightens my day. The shop assistants greet you with a warm smile, offers you an array of childhood delights from strawberry laces to chocolate bon bons. With a bag of sweet treats in my pocket, even a long walk in the cold is an attractive proposition!

You know that phrase: "kid in a candy store?"…read more Think: candies displayed in old glass jars, chocolates made from the U.K. (bought boxes of rose cream filled one for mom and dark chocolate covered ginger for my friend), toffee, caramels, gummies and even some American candy. You think it, they probably have it. This place has that nostalgic atmosphere and sweet aromas which make you feel so good just by being in the shop. You can't go wrong with chocolate anything and English toffee that'll stick to your teeth; these are the stuff that your friends dream of. And it's so much better than that Roman Bath magnet that's just gonna sit there and collect dust. Thank me later! ;-)

I have seen many a grown man crumble at the sight of strawberry bon bons, sugar laces and popping…read morecandy in this authentically olde worlde sweet shop. The idea for this aladdin's cave of sugary delights came from a sepia photograph the owners saw on a confectionnary newspaper. And when you walk through its doors you'll see how authentically fifties this sweet shop is. The owners of the shop obviously love what they do, and will enthusiastically talk you through all their stock and help you make your choice. I can guarantee if you go back to your office with a bag of sweets from Mr Simms - you'll be the most popular person at work.

This is quite an exciting bubblegum-coloured shop that sells a massive variety of traditional…read moresweets. You know, the classics that join you and your grandparents in soaring memories of childhood. I won't wax too lyrical about the types of sweets available, because I expect you all know really... but then there might be some people who don't: Rhubard & custard, aniseed balls, barley sugar, hard gums, butterscotch, truffles, jelly beans, giant gobstoppers, sherbert lemons, pear drops, treacle toffee, candy canes, toasted teacakes, bon bons, humbugs and white mice, to name a few. The staff here are lovely and prices are very reasonable for the quality of product. Worth a visit if you're passing by that way. Just don't tell you dentist.

I was somewhat surprised to find Clare'e sweet shop in Birchgrove as it's not the sort of shop one…read morewould associate with this shopping area. However why not, the owner explained that it had been open since February and was very popular with people wanting a return to more traditional shops.The shelves were stocked with jars of every conceivable sweet including my favourite of sweet and sours. They also had a small selection of hand made nougat and speciality choclates very tempting!! I liked their novely range of choclate bars with labels to cover every type of occasion/person, daughter, son, teacher, thank you, cheer up etc. The shop also stocked helium balloons which I have always loved.

What other name could you call a sweet shop really?…read more This is a tiny little shop big enough for maybe a handful of people at any one time, but it packs a mighty punch. All the old favourites line the shelves like wallpaper in the old fashioned tall pots. You pick what you want, the lady weighs it up and that's it - cue memory lane. Sherbet Lemons will always be my favourite but there are so many others too. This is also a good shop to find sugar and gluten free sweeties - which is pretty rare so fair play!

Just popped up on the Staple Hill high street is an old-fashioned sweet shop with jars of sweets…read moremeasured out by weight. Not as much choice as the shop in the market in town but a good place to come for my boyfriend's liquorice fix (it goes well with whisky). They also sell yummy local Marshfield Farm Ice Cream. Staff are friendly prices reasonable. Nom nom nom.

Sweet Treats is any child's (or adult's!) dream. Memories and flashbacks of Roald Dahl came…read moreflooding back to me as I first stepped in here. It's not as big as I would have liked (!) but they do manage to cram in a lot of things in here. Sweets are in huge jars just like the used to be before 'Pick n' Pix' was invented. (Having said that, there is a Pick and Pix section if you desire it, but I personally suggest the jars as they always have the best ones in there!). If you are in the area, it's definitely worth a trip inside!!

Sugacane has now, very sadly, closed down. That was a shock to come home to when I had an inkling…read morefor a pic 'n' mix. Seems a couple of them have closed down too, the massive one in Meadowhall has also disappeared.

Great little shop, people are friendly and there's absolutely loads of choice when it comes to…read moresweets. Definitely would come here again! The last thing I remember having from here was chocolate raisins, they were delicious but you can't really go wrong with them, haha.

Ummm - for a shop with Wonka, Jelly Beans, and Hershey's logos on the window - you;d expect some…read moreinside - no joy! Basically a poor selection of cheap branded sweets. I went in looking for a variety of delightful fun flavours, and most of the walls were packed with brands like one direction sweets, or pez, or just cheap unbranded sweets which looked like flavourless sugar (i didn't try so I don't know)

Absolutely stupid me and my girlfriend ordered 2 large cones.... They only had 1 so they put the…read morescoops in a stupid tub and shoved a cone on top. To top it off they didn't even have the correct change. Poor customer service. Outraged!