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Sweets in Carmarthen: Wales' Oldest Town and th...

Carmarthen is often described as the oldest town in Wales, built on the site of the Roman fort of Moridunum, and its Welsh name is traditionally linked to the wizard...

Sweets in Deal: The Traditional Site of Julius ...

Long-standing tradition holds that Julius Caesar's fleet first landed on the beach near Deal in 55 BC, commemorated today by a seafront memorial, though some archaeologists now argue for a...

Sweets in Newhaven: The Sussex Port Guarding th...

Newhaven grew rapidly once the railway and a cross-Channel ferry route to Dieppe arrived in 1847, and a Victorian fort built to guard the harbour still overlooks the town today.

Sweets in Liskeard: One of Cornwall's Four Anci...

Liskeard was made a free borough in 1250 and became one of Cornwall's four ancient stannary towns, where mined tin was officially weighed and taxed — and later boomed again...

Sweets in Axminster: The Devon Town That Gave C...

Axminster gave its name to a whole style of carpet after weaver Thomas Whitty made the first one in the town in 1755, going on to furnish stately homes across...

Sweets in Peterhead: Once One of Europe's Busie...

Peterhead, the 'Blue Toon', grew into one of Europe's busiest whitefish ports during the 20th century — a nickname and an industry that still shape the town today.