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Sweets in Ashbourne: Home of the Two-Day Street...

Ashbourne, in Derbyshire, is known for Royal Shrovetide Football, an ancient street game played through the town every Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday between goals around three miles apart.

Sweets in Radlett: A Village That Grew Up Aroun...

Radlett owes much of its growth to the Midland Railway station opened there in the 1860s, transforming a small Hertfordshire hamlet into a commuter town — with no bulk or...

Sweets in Witham: The Georgian Spa Town of Essex

A mineral spring discovered around 1731 briefly made Witham a fashionable Georgian spa town, complete with its own pump room.

Sweets in Framlingham: Where Mary Tudor Was Pro...

Framlingham in Suffolk is home to Framlingham Castle, where Mary Tudor was proclaimed Queen of England in 1553.

Sweets in Alfreton: The 1252 Market Charter Beh...

Alfreton's market rights date back to a royal charter granted by Henry III in 1252, one of the oldest continuous trading traditions in Derbyshire.

Sweets in Much Wenlock: The Shropshire Town Tha...

Much Wenlock is where physician William Penny Brookes founded the Wenlock Olympian Games in 1850 — an event Pierre de Coubertin later credited as an inspiration for the modern Olympic...