This is a fantasy sweetshop…read more Rows and rows of treats on shelves and old school jars of bon bons and god knows what. It made me instantly regress into childhood. It's indescribable.

As Tiffany said, this is a lovely old fashioned little sweet shop in Penarth. There's something…read moregenuine about this place: you know that your grandparents' childhoods were filled with the same rows of jars with the same kinds of sweets making the insides all sticky. And these are proper sweets too: the kind that won't make you fat (but will rot your teeth. Humbugs, rhubarb and custards, barley sugar, Turkish delight, mint creams... all of those classics. Fortunately, for those who are otherwise inclined, there is also a good selection of modern chocolate too. There is also an excellent selection of handmade chocolates and fudges, which really are lovely, and make seeking out this little shop really worth it. For yourself, or for gifts, this shop will be a winner.

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.

Excellent product, well-packaged, and delivered on time! Very simple to purchase and send as a gift…read moreto be delivered somewhere (step-by-step website for a card, packing options, chocolate assortment etc). The delivery can also be scheduled (for a future time). A little bit pricey, but well worth it!

The sweet and confectionary section of Youings is a great place to be, situated in a old fashioned…read morebuiding its a proper old style sweet shop with a row of jars behind the counter but also a wide range of modern sweets and boxes of chocolates. On the counter is a display box of handmade chocolates that you can pick from to make an individual gift box for that special someone.

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.

So sweets are bad for your teeth, right? But let's think about this logically, do we really *need*…read moreour teeth? I mean sometimes they just get in the way... okay, there's no excuse for gorging on retro sweets, but come on, when there's a traditional shop that still sells sugary goodness in quarters in paper bags from huge jars, there's not much point in resisting. Chobbles is a gift shop for the ones who just can't say no to pick n' mix. That group includes me if anyone's looking to score brownie points somewhere along the line... Can Chobbles do no wrong? After all, a sweet shop, traditional or otherwise, is just a sweet shop at the end of the day. But this one goes the extra mile. Not only does it sell special teddy bears which gives the place extra Pester Power kudos (warning - don't... take... the... children), they have special gift bags of retro sweets separated by decade. That's right. You can delve back into a particular era via your tastebuds - Sherbet Fountains, gobstoppers, Black Jacks and Fruit Salads, candy cigarettes... what more could you want? It's tooth-rotting time travel! Enamel be damned, who's afraid of the big bad dentist? Not me. Well, actually I am. Anyone who's ever had traintrack braces at an impressionable age will understand this. But here be sweets that are worth the lecture, the wrath and the impending drill. Sugar never tasted so good. Treat yourselves!

Saundersfoot is a little village located near Tenby in Pembrokeshire. It is traversed by several…read morecoastal path walks. Chobbles Sweet Shop is a traditional sweet shop and a good stop to pick up some little treats as a reward for all that exercise. The traditional sweets are kept in glass jars and can either be taken away in paper bags or some of the shop's special decorative containers. Nice for nostalgia or just a sugary treat on that coastal walk!