Lansdown Sweet Shop

To be honest we have used here more than Poppy’s in Riverside. This sweet shop holds more of Ye Olde about it. Lots of old flavours here which will bring back many a childhood memory. Anniseed, cloves, mints, humbugsaah just the ticket. It’s worth going for the smell as you walk in the door! Even more if you’re into Pontefract Cakesthe Best.

This pretty pink and green shop is an old-​fashioned sweet shop, with jars of sweets lining the shelves on the wall. They have a large variety of sweeties, the only downside of the shop os that the lady who works there is a bit dour. I asked about the possibility of having a kind of pick-​and-​mix selection and she sternly informed me that ‘we don’t open the jars for less than 50 grams,’ I.e., you have to have at least 50 grams worth of any sweet you choose. That puts pick-​and-​mix– out of the question unless you actually want a proper nosebag of it. Also, all the chocolate bars and so forth are behind the glass counter, possibly a result of the fact that the shop is frequented by the nearby school kids who — if they are anything like I was in the tuck shop at school — are probably not the most moral of individuals when it comes to greedy little hands and bars of chocolate.

A classic old fashioned sweet shop is something we all need more of.
This shop has been going for so many years and once you see the amount of sweet in store you ll be back.
You cant help but love the shop and the amazing lady that runs it.
She is more than helpful and you can have a good chat whilst you shop.
It’s the only place in Lewes worth getting proper sweets/