AN ABSOLUTELY MUST DO! 5 STARS! It's Time to jump into The TimeMobile & scour the Earth & take you to places from a different time that you won't believe still exist. We have set the dial to the 1700's in the town of Marlborough MA. The Wayside Country Store combines 2 PLACES IN ONE. THERE'S AN OLD FASHIONED COUNTRY GENERAL STORE THAT DATES BACK TO THE 1700s THAT HENRY FORD ONCE OWNED & AN UNBELIEVABLE CANDY STORE! OMG! YOU'LL THINK YOU DIED & WENT TO CANDY HEAVEN IN HERE! A REAL LIFE WILLY WONKA CHOCOLATE CANDY PLACE & GENERAL STORE TOO! Wayside Country Store is one of America's Secret Hidden Gems that most people have never heard of before or visited. There are Secrets within these walls which I will let you in on. The shop is located just an hour outside of Boston & The Parking here is FREE! 1) THE CANDY STORE If you Love Candy then Wayside Country Store in Marlborough MA. has to be on your Bucket List! They stock Every conceivable kind of Candy in here. They have not 1 but 3 of the Top Chocolatiers from the US, Penny Candy, Retro Candy, a Huge M&M Dispenser & a Huge Jelly Belly Dispenser plus regional Candy & Oodles & Oodles of Loose Candy in glass containers too. It's all under one roof. AAAAAAMAZING! They carry 3 of some of the Best Chocolatiers in the Country. They have Winfrey Fudge & Candy from Rowley MA, Dante's Confections in Billerica MA, & Ashers Chocolates from Soudertown Pennsylvania all under one Roof. If you are not familiar with these 3 chocolaters; they are similar in quality to let's say See's Candy in California but they are different. They carry Candy that you didn't know they still make anymore from Skybar, to Charms, to Bononmo's Turkish Taffy, Necco Wafers, Razzles, Mary Janes & dozens more. They also carry Maple Leaf Candies made out of real Maple Syrup, Salt Water Taffy, Chocolate Covered Pretzels & Pez too. They stock these Retro Boxes from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s & all the Candy that's inside are a medley of some of the most popular candies from that decade all in 1 box. This is a great gift for someone who was born in those decades or is a fan of that era. They also have a Cool Retro Metallic Cash Register. It looks like it's Vintage but it's Digital made by National Cash Register for their 100th Anniversary. Talk about Eye Candy! 2)THE COUNTRY GENERAL STORE. Long Aisles of unique, quirky, Retro reproduced, handmade, local, & modern products & vintage memorabilia & pieces all intermingled in this treasure trove of goods & food products & Retro Sodas in glass bottles. They have so many Cool items in here. Be sure to check out the Black Pot Belly Stove that they still use for heat. You have to scour every single square inch of this place or you might miss out on something good. Take a look out the window & see the water that's behind the building. Better yet go down & see the wildlife & the picturesque Hager Pond that sits right behind the store. 3)The Building The structure was built in 1790 in Sudbury Center. Imagine this place was built just a few years after our country first began in 1776. It was formerly a General Store, School & Post Office. It was purchased & moved to this location by Henry Ford. Yes that Henry Ford of the Ford Motor Company. The foundation of the building was made from huge boulders dug up from the grounds, & the basement is supported by pillars made out of huge tree trunks. There is a secret located in the cellar. The stairs are hand carved from logs & the steps are joined together with wooden pegs. Mr. Ford had a way to detect burglars that predated burger alarms. What Henry did was to loosen the pegs in every third stair so they creaked. When someone stepped on them that would signal that a burglar was climbing the stairs. The Exterior Sign Reads" The Historic Site of Hagar's Mill Dam in 1929. This making it the Best Country Store by a Dam Site". Have Fun Shopping & Dessert Eating in Candy Heaven in here! LOL! There are lots of Cool things to do in the area including the next town over in Sudbury for a whole day of inexpensive fun! Other Fun things to do include The Sudbury Grist Mill pack a Cooler & have a Great picnic at this beautiful location with a Waterfall & exercise along the paths, Historic Longfellow Wayside Inn & Restaurant in Sudbury, The Chapel, The Skybar Store & Chocolate Manufacturing Plant, Debbie's Drive Thru Coffee Etc ( formerly a Fotomat Booth) & then check out some of the local restaurants too. Check out my individual review of each. You can spend the entire day here in Sudbury/ Marlborough with lots of Free & Inexpensive Things to do. Woah! Have an Incredible Day of Fun! It used to be, you had to have Mega Bucks & be really Rich to have the Good Life, not anymore. The Game has changed. You've been Upgraded. Now You Can Live Like a King on a Limited Budget! read more

Cute old fashioned country store with gifts and an old school candy shop. It's flanked by crazy stone (sushi restaurant) and deg's cakes and fun to browse. read more

100% recommend this business. My mother is a big fan of Linda Lou and Billy Joe sink strainers. Wayside Country Store has a great selection of Linda Lou sink strainers, my mother was searching for a few designs she didn't own yet and we found them on Wayside Country Store's website. We placed an order for four different strainers (hummingbird, kitty, fishy & butterfly) but due to a storm and outage the store was unable to process the order. I gave them a call and they happily processed my order over the phone. They were extremely apologetic and friendly. Once the shipment arrived we found that we had received two kitty strainers and no fishy strainer. I emailed their customer service and they immediately offered a replacement or credit. We asked for a replacement stating we'd be happy to pay for it (just hoping maybe Wayside could cover shipping) however they shipped out a replacement to us at no cost. We will be ordering again! read more

Horrible service! Everyone just ignored the customers and the person who was in charge looked so miserable! The prices are really high for mass production candy that they order in. Not even worth it! Been to way better! read more

My favorite candy store to go to! Been coming here since I was a kid and managed to come here quite often still. This is such an awesome store all around and what a huge selection of different candies, old and new! Great customer service, and good quality items! The country store itself is also really cool with lots of vintage things from food items to collectibles to candles pretty much anything you could think of they have. I bought my mother three buyers choice, dolls here and I always come here around the Halloween season to get more. If you have never been here before, it is definitely a must do! read more

Grandkids all remember Wayside Country store....for candy and toys. Youngest grandson had never been, so it was a stop he was eagerly anticipating. Got lots of goodies. Wife bought ginger snaps and liked them so much that we bought more on-line after we got home....came quickly, packed carefully, being consumed quickly! read more

My husband has been talking about this place from his childhood, and he couldn't ever remember what it was. All he could remember was the good memories he had at this store. We finally found it and took a trip there the next day! It did not disappoint. He was so giddy: like an actual kid in a candy store!! The store was clean, the worker was kind, and we were able to take our time looking around at everything. I highly recommend taking a short trip here. read more

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My parents used to take us to the Country Store growing up. A nice drive that I have very fond memories of. Then sometime in the '80s we completely stopped going. I have no idea why. It wasn't terribly far away and my Dad loves sour pickles and we used to always get pickles every trip. Well, for whatever reason we stopped going and as I got older my memories of this place became vague. I wasn't even sure if the place still existed. All I could remember was a store with lots of stuff and candy. It had these giant pickle barrels which I remember being wooden. In fact, my memory is of the whole store being wooden. Vague memory of an older gentleman who worked there. Ahhh... if only I could have 15 minutes back in the mid-seventies to pop into this store with my adult eyes. Decades went by. My Dad now gets his pickles at D'Agostino's in Arlington and I always wished we could go back to the store with the wooden barrels. Finally, the time came. My mother, sadly, went to a hospice which just happened to be near the old Country Store. I talked this place up to my husband and I insisted we stop by before our trip back to Florida. Well... it looked nothing like I remembered. I don't remember the large attached candy area. I knew there was candy but I didn't know there was CANDY. In the other part of the store, the one from my youth, the floors are rickety and squeaked with my weighted steps. It was cramped and full of gift items and knick-knacks. And the pickle barrels are still there!!!! But absolutely NOTHING like I remember. There are wooden barrels but the pickles are in this red monstrosity. We had a lot of fun picking out candy. I'm pretty sure we'll visit the Country Store on all future trips to Massachusetts. read more

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So I have been driving by this location for years on the way to the BFF's house right up the street, we always talk about going & never seem to get to it... Today we went to take a visit & they were closed (530), so instead we hung out back & fed the Ducks on Hager Pond... There is a little Gazebo (Be on the Lookout for all the "Poop" - Its Everywhere!!!)... But the ducks are cute, they will come up to you (we had 2 2year olds & they had a blast) and are not too aggressive... And the View is Beautiful all out across the pond... **Beware** If you are driving there based on the directions link from Yelp be careful, its links you to a different address, I tried to check in & it told me I was 3 miles away when clearly I was in the parking lot... (I also had this problem with another location yesterday, so I dont know if Google Maps is messing up or the connection from Yelp to Maps is messed up - But I got lost based on the map last night & couldnt figure out where I was)... We will definitely come back & Hopefully make the store next time... She has been going for years and said they have the greatest little trinkets & Candy... read more

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Loved the Wayside Country Store. Very different items and gifts. So much great candy. Was able to get a variety of sugar free candy. It was delicious. Will be back!! read more

Candy, fudge, knick knacks and really friendly & nice staff. They had old school candy and some of my favs, Poprocks, Nerds & Jelly bellys. If you have a sweet tooth, this place is for you. read more

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What started off as a sweet experience left a horrible bitter taste in my mouth. As you walk in the candy store is to your left and the country store is to your right. This review is based on the candy store only. Anyway.. Upon walking in your senses are awakened by the smell. The smell of chocolates, candies, all types of sugar will fill your senses! There's so much to look at. So many different chocolates, candies, novelty candies, toys, games, little trinkets...etc. With that being said...I was looking at the chocolate candies in the display case. There was a lot...so it took me a while to look at all of them. The worker (I believe she was the owner) asked if I needed help. I told her I was just looking. I then continue to look at more chocolate in another display case. Now the worker says very rudely, "can I help you NOW?" I was still looking. Based on her attitude I strongly believe she thought I was going to steal something. I ended up buying a small bag of strawberry gummy bears. It was very overpriced for what it was. I didn't bother redeeming the Yelp check-in offer. As I was leaving, I heard the same employee arguing with a customer over pieces of chocolate. She was very rude and had horrible customer service skills. read more

Everything you want in a classic country store experience: a vast candy / fudge selection with a huge vintage register; quirky gifts; Americana charm, all in a terrific historic building that creaks and wows in every nook and cranny. Very good sugar-free chocolate/candy selection as well. Local artist wares, something for everyone in this shop's narrow-but-nice aisles. read more

Amazing people as always and a great selection of candy also a great atmosphere there I have never had a bad experience there in the past 12 years going there read more

The first and only time we had been here was 20 years ago to attend a Byers Choice event (Joyce and Bob were there signing Carolers). After all these years we decided to revisit the Country Store. I'll admit I was a little disappointed. The Candy Store now occupies a big section (which I remembered as being part of the original store and containing a big display of Christmas items (though my memory could be faulty!). Anyway, the general store itself is OK - filled with the usual country items and other tchotchkes. The aisles are narrow and hard for more than one person to navigate. The Byers Choice displays are good but kind of crammed into a corner. I no longer collect them (have run out of room) but I enjoy looking. There was little else of holiday items (perhaps they are only seasonal). The upstairs "clearance" section was spare. The Candy Store is big and carries a huge selection of chocolates, hard candy, penny candy, etc. If we lived closer, we might return but the 90 minute drive is a long for a 30 minute visit. read more

Amazing selection of candy, fudge, and novelties, but the only drawback is much of it can be quite expensive; in excess of $30/lb for some items. Worth knowing before going in. read more

I can't believe I had never been in before last week! This is such a cute antique and gift shop. It is two levels with mostly all holiday and clearance stuff on the 2nd floor. There is so much to look at that you could spend hours in here. It is a great place to look for a special gift for someone when either you just have no idea what to get them or are looking for something special that they will treasure. They have a gorgeous very old heating system in the middle of the store - it really makes you feel like you have stepped back in time. They also have barrels of pickles and you can fill containers with balsamic vinegar - seems kind of random but it works! There is also a cute candy store... good candy stores are so hard to find nowadays but this one is great! read more

This is an awesome place to browse and or find "the perfect" unusual gift. You could literally spend hours in this place and not see everything. There is everything from collectibles, to food stuff, to children's toys & games to jewelry and kitchen supplies. This does not include the candy shop which has everything from "penny candy" to hand dipped chocolates, fudge, make your own M&M mix, fill your own sugar candy vial, even candy making supplies. The original building was moved to this area by Henry Ford and he and his wife actually worked here for a time-how cool is that? This can be an outing destination, as there is a good restaurant in the plaza (Stephen Anthonys), an awesome bakery (Madrid) and just down the road is Wayside Inn, a great place for a walk and you can even explore the Grist Mill and take some photos. read more

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Love coming here! It's a candy lover's place for sure! So much to look at and browse through. Every once in a while I come in to get some fudge or other candy you don't find in everyday stores. It is a little pricey though. Cute country store is attached with little knick knacks and holiday stuff. I really like just looking around at everything old and new. If I have friends visiting from out of town I always take them here to this old timey country store, they always get a kick out of it. read more

Awesome store! There are historical pieces all over so it's like going through a miniature museum while shopping some cool home products. The prices are not bad either! PLUS there's a whole candy store on the other side!! Nostalgia on point. Great place to go. read more

The Wayside Country Store has the best candy shop I've seen in a long time. It's a big, old fashioned, shop. It reminds me of the shop in Sturbridge that closed down years ago. It's a little pricey, but worth every penny. There's more to the country store than candy though. It's also an old-fashioned general store with gifts, toys, cooking utensils, etc. The toys and games are on the second floor. It's a beautiful old building. I think it might be a landmark. They sell Winfrey's fudge. I'm not sure who makes their chocolates. read more

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Not cheap but great candy selections. Old time favorites with chocolate covered cream or jelly filled candies. Turtles, fudge and hard candy selections. Don't go there for a few pieces because you'll be back because it's so good. Plenty of parking. read more

Ahhh!! Penny Canndyy!! This place is fantastic! You pay like $5 and get tons of candy...just enough! It may actually be too much for one, but great deals!! Their candy is DEF old School which is great! They have all the classics from gummy bears to Button Candy. They have Sugar Cigarettes, and bubble gum cigarettes!! They even have these like Flying Saucers they are like edible plastic and have non parels inside!! they are so good!! Lollipops and FUDGEEE!!! So awesome...They also have the classic Reese's and stuff!! Chocolate or Peanut Butter covered pretzels!! Mmm!! Just Go there!! I PROMISE YOU'll love it. The process is as follows: you tell the girl there how much you wanna pay, you tell them what you want and how many pieces of candy, they put the candy in the bag and then count in their head how much money you have left to spend!! its so awesome! no Math NEEDED!!! Just go there!! I promise you'll find something you love! read more

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Sweetie Darling's been having a tough time, lately; so while I was over in this neck of the woods, I got her a bunch of candy Palliatives. Her favorite is the dark chocolate covered marshmallows. I love that everything is displayed so nicely, and the help is friendly. I love that this sort of place even still exists. read more

Came to eat here last week with some coworkers. I got the Cesar salad and clam chowder (my go to lunch). It was quite good! The chowder was very filling! It's a very old place but oh so cute. I enjoyed it a lot and hope to go back for a tour of the grounds soon. read more

4.33 stars candy freaks. so yea, they got a lot of variety of penny candy, regional hard to finds (big cherry, turkish cadbury, etc) and a nice candy kitchen counter (truffles and panned items) set up. jelly belly pour your owns and pick your own m&m by color too. what i dont love is the price. sure you are paying a premium but 300% markup on certain items, well its not like were talking a few grand, but it will add up. considering i havent seen a jelly belly pour station since they took it out of the hannifords in waltham 4 years ago, this is pretty good, albeit still at 10 bucks a pound. oh, in other news, their strawberry fudge, meh, pass. didnt try the other flavors, but the strawberry did nothing for me. summer hours till 530 so plan accordingly but for what its worth, you can take your little rugrat/cousin/candy freak (me) for some cheap, cool (sers, its hot out there) fun. read more

Though you might not ordinarily consider a drive to the burbs to be a good thing, reconsider a moment to contemplate the wonder that is the penny candy shop at the Wayside Country Store. After taking in typical New England sights like the Wayside Inn, Martha Mary Chapel, the Little Red Schoolhouse, and the Grist Mill, wander over here to yet another Henry Ford-moved building to stock up on your favorite candy - by the piece or by the bag. Rare treats and common goodies are stocked side by side, and if you are a true lover of candy and sweets (mostly of the lowbrow, loved it as a kid variety), you may just go into shock upon stepping inside. The good kind of shock. The main shop is a totally, completely, utterly out of hand kitschy New England gift shop that sells everything from olde fashioned candy to Boston trivia books to lobster stuffed animals to baking mixes to knick-knacks that you'll regret buying the moment you throw your bag in your car for the long - or not so long - drive home. The penny candy store (and the reason you should come here), which used to be next door, has recently moved into the store's annex. I have never been to a shop with such an extensive selection of candy - from Squirrel Nut Zippers to peeps to fancy truffles and back again. One of my greatest childhood joys was the saturday trip to the penny candy shop, armed only with a quarter. Prices have gone up quite a bit since then, but a dollar (better yet, five dollars) can still buy an impressive - but not very full - bag of treats, sold by the each or by the scoop. As (my diabetic) mom and I walked around the store, my mom shook her head. "I thought this place closed" she said. "This is information I wish I didn't have." read more

This store should probably be called Wayside Candy Store, since the candy side is bigger than the Country store side! I discovered this store when I came across their facebook page and it looked interesting, since its only an hour away I decided to give it a try today and while I was disappointed in the size of the store (the website makes it look a lot bigger) it was a cute store and was worth the trip just because the malted milk balls I'm eating right now are awesome. We also got fudge, I can't go in a country store without buying fudge and this place was no exception. The fudge looked awesome too.. We got a pound, half chocolate walnut and half peanut butter/chocolate. Both were awesome, and I noticed when I opened the box they were already cut into perfect sized squares and packed neatly. Most places you end up with 2 giant squares of fudge stuffed in the box. Presentation goes a long way with me. The employees were friendly, but left you alone to browse.. at first I thought they were unfriendly, but then I realized they were just busy doing their work and most customers (myself included) prefer to browse uninterrupted. Prices were very reasonable as well, I noticed another review saying the prices were a little high, maybe they are for the area, but I found them to be reasonable. I've visited other country stores including a well known one in Vermont and believe me, the prices here are not high!! I'll definitely be stopping here again when I find myself in the area, the fudge alone was worth the hour drive each way! read more

What a neat and nifty little shop! So much Local history! Knick Knacks, snacks, sundries, and beautiful christmas decorations. Always something when we visit! read more

I always loved coming here as a kid: feeding the ducks & geese, getting candy, and just hanging out altogether, it's a very nostalgic store/area. Even if you have never been here before upon first arrival, just the ambiance itself is nostalgic. It's a tad pricey but this is Marlborough's prime example of a gift shop, a little pricey but that's to be expected at a store such as this. The candy selection on the other section of the store is beyond insane, they have old school candy from totally different decades to candy nowadays such as Take 5 or Kit Kat's. Not just that but they have fresh candy as well too, like fudge and the whole nine. The staff is beyond friendly and completely helpful! You can't miss it when you're driving down the road, it's just a huge parking lot with four or five different stores in it. read more

Best place ever! My mom use to always take me when I was little and i recently went back! It hasn't changed one bit, it's exactly the time. The candy is great it has every candy you could ever think of! The fudge is delicious and fresh. Totally worth the drive! read more

They have the best large chocolate truffles around - they are gigantic, delicious, and come in about two dozen different varieties. If you like chocolate truffles, you have got to try theirs. They are the best. They have a lot of variety of other candies and chocolates too. All very good stuff! If you are in the area you should check them out. read more

About one month ago, I stopped by some of my local Antique stores in Wrentham and Medway. Neither of them compare in any sort, or way to this amazing spot. It sits in a small area, of it's own, along Route 20, just over the Marlborough city line. They have antiques, candy, FUDGE, and some modern stuff that are like things from the past, with an additional clearance room upstairs. The selection is so much wider than that of some of the other Antique stores (all of which I like, but this is really the BEST). Additionally, the new clearance room upstairs has some great stuff, some non-antique, and some clothing. The candy room has basically every candy possible, all of which aren't priced way too high (like Sugar Heaven, or other places), and they have the BEST fudge. I will definitely make an effort to stop back here if I'm going to be in the Route 20 area again. 5 stars. read more

Like a kid in a candy store! Everything I could possibly want in one quick stop - a bit pricey, which is why they aren't getting 5 stars...they charge 25 cents for like, a TINY scoop of candy corn... BUT.... Pumpkin. Pie. Fudge. Homemade. ahmigahd. SO GOOD. Worth it. read more

Been going to this place since I was a kid. Don't live in the state anymore, but always make a point to stop here when we are back. Candy is much cheaper than those chain candy stores you find in the mall. It just is a fun, homey place. Lots of different candy, and the ladies are always so nice and patient as you decide what you want read more

This is a great country store with old fashioned foods, housewares and gifts - I thought the prices were very reasonable! The candy side of the shop has lots of old fashioned candy - again, reasonable prices. I have lived in the area for over 20 years and have never been here - now I will make a point to stop by. read more

Amazing candy selection and local gifts. I could browse for hours. Their candy is the highlight. I love Double Decker and Toffee Crisp candy bars, but they're hard to find outside of the U.K. Thrilled that I found them here. read more

One of my favorite places to go of all time! Started coming here is a kid still coming here with family and friends love the country store all the little gifts and antiques are wonderful and the candy store rocks!! Always fun to come here in the summer Halloween Christmas and Easter or just anytime at all. They also have a wide selection of old candies and homemade fudge! I am a fan of the pita butter cups! If you've never been here you'll definitely enjoy yourself! read more

Never been here. I'm from New Jersey and found out about this place. Wanted to make a special girl in my life feel wanted, and important. After calling the store for more information, and inquiring for last minute birthday gifts, I instantly knew I was lucky to have come across this place. The people sounded friendly, and their customer service was phenomenal. "Debbie" the owner I believe, was forwarded my call personally since I wanted a gift delivered. She made all the arrangements, even inconvenienced herself to make the delivery personally after the store closed!! The gift was so awesome. It was creative and captivating. I got the birthday cake candy thingies and the birthday bouquet. Ultimately, there is no reason to seek anywhere else. By far the best people I have ever met, and I've never been there!! They made my experience stress free and enjoyable. Definitely support these guys and their amazing business. (The owner even mailed me my receipt!! what more "care" and personal touch can you ask for from people and their business?!) Definitely buying from them again. My only complaint is that they don't have a location in NJ!!! read more

The candy side of the store is packed with all kinds of candy. The candy is inexpensive and you can get a wide variety. The store sells lots of gifts, too. read more