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!!

traditional sweet shop in the town centre of caerphilly selling all the old sweets from the past…read moreand stocking over 250 jars,also sell drinks,ice cream,crisps,party bags

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.

A small building in the heart of Cheddar houses this sweet-maker. You enter into the kitchen, where…read morethe making of old-fashioned confectionery is demonstrated. How interesting the demonstration is depends largely upon the stage of the process underway, but the smell certainly prepares you for the next section. The shop is full of colourful, enticing confectionery. By the standards of old-fashioned sweets, the prices are very reasonable, and the sweets are good. They range from toffee and peanut flavours to fruits-and-cream and my favourite, fizzy fish. Distinct in flavour and appearance, the sweets are good - I'd particularly recommend filling a jar from the pick and mix!

We only wanted to buy sweets but left empty handed and rather upset...Very rude staff! :-(…read more Whilst browsing the shop, me and my friend accidently walked into a part of the shop which was closed (where the sweet making demonstrations usually take place). This was unintentional as there wasn't a 'closed' chain across the door preventing us entering - but none-the-less as soon as we realised it was closed we left the room straight away to continue with our sweet shopping! At which point, much to our surprise, an angry girl ranted at us on how we had no right to be in there (making us feel like criminals!) - we straight away apologised saying we didn't know it was out of bounds and just wanted to buy some souvenir sweets from our day in Cheddar!!! After a long walk up the gorge, the treat of handmade sweets was our top priority! We swiftly made for the exit, but as we did, an older lady also began properly shouting at us, saying "who do we think we are just wandering into closed rooms". Again we tried to explain that it was an honest mistake and thought all parts of the shop were permitted for customers to walk around and seeing as no harm was done we really didn't think we should be treated this way. Fiery words were thrown such as 'cant you read' so with our money still clutched in our hands we left, followed by a trail of angry rants.... I can honestly say i have never been spoken to like that by a complete stranger! On top of this, it was embarrassing as my boyfriend lives in cheddar and my friend was visiting from London so we wanted to show her what a nice FRIENDLY village cheddar was -instead we all left feeling upset and just as importantly sweet-less!!! I'm sure the sweets are good and other staff nice, but my experience with these 2 members of staff has genuinely left me upset. It was a rainy day and I imagine customers were few and far between, so if they were in a bad mood about something, it seems a bit unnecessary! I'm afraid I will never visit the cheddar sweet kitchen again.

They say the best things come in small packages and that can certainly be said about this tiny…read moresweet shop in Bath. Stocked with the sort of sweets that would make any school child's mouth water - gobstoppers, shoe laces, popping candy and chocolate buttons. When you walk through the doors you'll be transported back to your childhood (or your parent's childhood depending on your age!) The shop assistants are welcoming and helpful, and extremely patient since they must spend their day waiting for people to make up their minds between the bon bons or the love hearts. They also stock a lot of international candies like Reece's Pieces and chocolate kisses. It's a fantastic place to buy stocking fillers or birthday presents.

This is a tiny gem of a shop, hidden in a lane, and so small that you would never suspect the…read moreTARDIS of treats within. Step down into the shop and stare in greedy delight; all the walls are covered with shelf upon shelf of glass jars, brimming with classic candies. All the greats are here: wine gums, jelly babies, cola bottles, pear drops, liquorice, jelly worms... All these delights are yours to pick and mix as you choose, in a paper bag for quick munching, or a nice glass jar as a sweet present. The shop also offers various ready-bagged chocolates, including foreign items, and touristy boxes of fudge with quaint pictures of the city. Like everything in Bath, tourism means that this is a pricy place to buy your sweets, but the patient staff and wide range do make choosing your treat as delicious an experience as eating them.