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Sweets in Evesham: The 1265 Battle That Shaped ...

Evesham was the site of the decisive 1265 Battle of Evesham and Simon de Montfort's death, and today sits at the heart of the Vale of Evesham's fruit-growing country —...

Sweets in Skegness: 'So Bracing' Since 1908, an...

Skegness gave the world the 'Skegness is SO bracing' poster and the very first Butlin's holiday camp in 1936 — a seaside town with a huge holiday history, but no...

Sweets in Pontefract: The Castle Town That Inve...

Pontefract's liquorice fields gave the world Pontefract cakes, stamped and sold here since at least the 17th century — making this one town where the sweets connection is entirely genuine.

Sweets in Droitwich Spa: 200 Years of Salt Bath...

Droitwich Spa's brine springs are reputedly ten times saltier than the sea — buoyant enough that Victorian bathers couldn't sink, but the town never grew a dedicated bulk sweet shop.

Sweets in Mablethorpe: A Traditional Lincolnshi...

Mablethorpe grew into a classic Lincolnshire seaside resort once the railway opened up its beach and dunes to day-trippers — a small holiday town with no dedicated bulk sweet shop.

Sweets in Knutsford: The Georgian High Street T...

Knutsford's Georgian King Street inspired Elizabeth Gaskell's novel Cranford, and the town grew as a coaching stop between Manchester and Chester.