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Sweets in Stamford: England's Best-Preserved Ge...

Stamford's stone Georgian townscape is so well preserved it's a favourite film and TV filming location — but the town itself has no dedicated bulk sweet shop.

Sweets in Cromer: Famous for Crab, and a Victor...

Cromer crab is caught close to shore by a small local fleet and is prized nationally for its flavour — and the town's Victorian pier, built in 1901, is still...

Sweets in Whitehaven: A Georgian Planned Port T...

Whitehaven was planned street by street to move coal, and briefly became England's second busiest port — but the town never grew a dedicated bulk sweet shop of its own.

Sweets in Ilkeston: A Town Built on Lace and Ho...

Ilkeston grew rapidly on 19th-century hosiery and lace manufacturing, at its peak employing thousands — but the town has no dedicated bulk sweet shop today.

Sweets in Thirsk: James Herriot's Market Town, ...

Thirsk is the real-life home of James Herriot, whose old veterinary practice is now a museum — a North Yorkshire market town with plenty of charm, but no dedicated bulk...

Sweets in Bourne: The Eau, Hereward the Wake, a...

Bourne takes its name from the spring-fed Bourne Eau and its local legend from Hereward the Wake — but the town itself has no dedicated bulk sweet shop.