They have really cool chocolate art, fancy truffles, samples, and various other chocolates. Even if…read moreyou're not going to buy anything, I'd recommend stopping in to look at least. I split a box of truffles with a friend; they're quite expensive. While they were quite good, they definitely look better than they taste.

The highlight of any wander around the town of St Ives, this artisanal chocolate store has its own…read morestudio in the back where the creations are made. Great for gifts, occasions, treats and your soul.

The Sugar Shack is a really nice shop. There is a ridiculous amount of home made chocolate to…read morechoose from. There is a real obsession with Spongebob Squarepants in this store which is good because i love Spongebob. The staff are curtious and polite and the prices are very reasonable.

Not good fudge sadly! (Synthethic tasting, very sticky and greasy texture) Stick to Rolys fudge up…read morethe road. The staff were not smiley and seemed pretty bored too. Not a great experience

This wonderful little shop owned by an elderly couple sells the most delightful and beautiful fudge…read moreI have ever eaten. I've eaten fudge from other confectionery stores in St. Ives but nothing compares to this accessible location on the harbour front. 100g is roughly a third of a bar, and 300g is roughly a whole bar; regardless all very good value for money! As typical of any shop that sells fudge, you can have it ready cut for you or kept whole. My recommendations lie with the peppermint flavour, but there are a large variety of others to suit all tastes.

No visit to Cornwall is fulfilled until a REAL Cornish pastie has been consumed. The Cornish…read moreBakehouse bakes a mean pastie with a variety of fillings to cover most peoples tastes. However, my favourite and hard to beat, is their traditional pastie in three sizes. Trust me, you have to be a big eater to get through their large size. DELICIOUS

We were in Cornwall so obviously we needed a traditional Cornish pasty. Wondering around the marina…read morein St Ives we came across this little pasty shop which had a great selection of hot, fresh pasties. We got 4 large and 1 medium pasty and a load of drinks for under £20 which I thought was good value for money. They were packed full of big chunks of steak and veg and really ticked all the boxes. Place could do with a little more seating outside but the weather was fairly pleasant so we were able to sit on the beach.

This is a proper old fashioned sweet shop serving sweets by the pound out of big plastic tubs, as…read moreWilly Wonka intended. All served with a smile. Careful of the opening times if you are not to be disappointed. The shop is open weekends, but only two weekdays (Tuesday and Wednesday I think).

This place is like a trip back to your childhood. Everytime I am in Plymouth, I go here at least a…read morecouple of times. The choice of old fashioned sweets, is fantastic. My oldest daughter always buys me my favourite fudge Scotch Tablet, as her treat to me on our holidays there. A visit, and a purchase of some old fashioned English sweets, is a must, if you are in the Barbican Plymouth.

Very friendly shop, positioned just up the hill on the edge of the shopping area of the town. Quite…read moresmall but has a good range of organic skincare including sun creams for children and organic clothes (mostly adult I think). Interesting array of environmentally aware goods including string bags, organic seeds and sea glass jewellery amongst others. Stockists of Montezuma's chocolate which is simply the best chocolate around. Having tried their dark chocolate you will not want to go back to the run-of-the-mill chocolate; it is divine. There is a good range here and it avoids the postage costs of ordering online. The owner is a lovely lady who is always only to happy to help and to chat to the children whilst you browse.

The candy cabin is a sweet shop in the main shopping street in newquay. This was the shop my…read morechildren asked to go to all the time full of sweets of all kinds good things that you could buy for gifts to take home at the end of your holiday., It is situated on a rather busy road so take extra care with small children. It also gets busy so be patient. Once insid ethe shop there are lots of rock, sweets and chocolate and special fudges to eat.