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Welcome to THE OLDEST SWEET SHOP IN THE WORLD!

The Original Old Sweet Shop


The Oldest Sweet Shop has been trading without break since 1827. This makes us the oldest
continuously trading sweet shop in the world, as verified by the Guinness World Records in their
2014 records book.

Our beautiful building dates back to 1661 and still contains many original
features, making it as well worth a visit as the sweets!


As seen with Paul Hollywood BBC 1, Robbie Coltrane ITV, Nigel Slater BBC, Alan Titchmarsh
ITV, BBC Breakfast News Team, Rob & Dave Cannon Hall Farm, Helen Skelton & Dan Walker
Yorkshire Great and Small
Also featured in Guinness World Records 2014, National Geographic, The Times, Daily Express,
Daily mail, Guardian, Independent Telegraph, Good Food Magazine, BBC Olive Magazine and
even more!


The Oldest Sweet Shop has been delivering old fashioned sweets, retro sweet jars & luxury
chocolates for over a century and now online for over a decade.

We pride ourselves on the quality
of our confectionery, which is often still made to the original recipes dating back to the 19th
century (boiled in copper pans, the way sweets should be made) We have an unsurpassed
knowledge of sweets and chocolates, gained from nearly two centuries of trading experience.

We don't compromise on quality when it comes to sweets. We source only the best products to
make sure that whether you are reliving old memories or making new ones, everybody has the
best experience at The Oldest Sweet Shop

tHE oLDEST sWEET shOP In tHE NEWS & pRESS

As seen on 'Robbie Coltrane’s B Road Britain' & 'The Alan Titchmarsh Show'

ITV 1

As seen on 'BBC1 Breakfast News' 

BBC

"A National Treasure"

The Daily Mail

Food Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 Extraordinary Places to Eat Around the Globe - features The Oldest sweet shop In England in it's top 10

National Geographic

"Satisfy your sweet tooth"

The Guardian

As seen on 'Market Kitchen'

Good Food Channel