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Sweets in Camberley: The Town Renamed to Avoid ...

Camberley grew up around the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and was originally called Cambridge Town, renamed in 1877 to avoid confusion with Cambridge.

Sweets in Fraserburgh: Home to Scotland's First...

Fraserburgh's Kinnaird Head became Scotland's first mainland lighthouse in 1787, built inside a converted 16th-century castle tower and now home to the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses.

Sweets in Honiton: The Devon Town Famous for It...

Honiton lent its name to a centuries-old bobbin lace tradition, famously associated with the lace trimming Queen Victoria's 1840 wedding dress.

Sweets in Launceston: Cornwall's Only Walled To...

Launceston's Norman castle dates to around 1070, and the town was once enclosed by defensive walls — fragments still stand today, making it the only walled town in Cornwall.

Sweets in Port Talbot: Birthplace of a Screen L...

Port Talbot grew up around one of Europe's largest steelworks and is the birthplace of Sir Anthony Hopkins, with Richard Burton having grown up nearby in Pontrhydyfen.

Sweets in Windsor: Beside the World's Oldest Oc...

Windsor Castle, parts of which date to the 11th century, is widely recognised as the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world.