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Sweets in Haslemere: Home to One of the World's...

Haslemere has been linked to early music since 1917, when instrument maker Arnold Dolmetsch settled there and founded the long-running Haslemere Festival.

Sweets in Princes Risborough: The Manor Once He...

Princes Risborough is thought to take the first half of its name from Edward of Woodstock, the "Black Prince", who held the manor in the 14th century — a Chilterns...

Sweets in Burnham-on-Crouch: The Town Known as ...

Burnham-on-Crouch has been dubbed 'Little Cowes' for its long yachting heritage on the River Crouch, dating back to the Victorian era.

Sweets in Aldeburgh: Birthplace of the Aldeburg...

Aldeburgh in Suffolk is the birthplace of the Aldeburgh Festival, founded by composer Benjamin Britten in 1948.

Sweets in Heanor: A Derbyshire Town Built on Fr...

Heanor grew up as a coal and hosiery town, part of an East Midlands knitting tradition that, just up the road at Langley Mill, gave rise to the stocking brand...

Sweets in Godalming: The Town That Switched On ...

Godalming made history in 1881 as the first town in the world with a public electricity supply, powered by a waterwheel on the River Wey.