Posted on January 13, 2024January 14, 2024 by Natalie B — Leave a comment

The Intriguing Tale of Liquorice: Spotlight on Pontefract Cakes

$Pontefract Cakes Sweets are a soft traditional liquorice sweet made in the Pontefract triangle in Yorkshire. Little discs of liquorice stamped with the name$

Delve into the enticing world of candy history, where the mystique of liquorice and Pontefract cakes unfurls. This blog post guides you on a sweet journey back in time, featuring liquorice cultivation, the birth of Pontefract cakes, and their enduring popularity. Ready for a treat? Let’s go! What Exactly are Pontefract Cakes? Taking center stage…

Posted on January 11, 2024January 8, 2024 by Natalie B — Leave a comment

Unboxing the perfect Liquorice Selection Gift Box

Stepping into the sweet, distinctive world of liquorice can be a thrilling experience at DaffyDownDilly as we offer you unboxing the perfect Liquorice Selection Gift Box. From the diverse flavours to the exciting chewy textures, it’s a paradise for candy lovers. Today, we’re diving into the incredible journey of unboxing a liquorice pick and mix…

Posted on February 9, 2022April 16, 2022 by Natalie B — Leave a comment

Liquorice Selections at DaffyDownDilly

Regarding Liquorice selections, It’s been a real surprise for us just how popular liquorice is in the UK and we thought we would take the opportunity to feature some of our bestselling licorice lines. No longer just the favourite sweet at Christmas and Father’s Day, liquorice is popular all year round and with a colourful…

Posted on September 16, 2021April 16, 2022 by Natalie B — Leave a comment

Haribo Sweets

Haribo Sweets are so popular and so utterly delicious, Haribo are major players in the world of confectionery and we love them at DaffyDownDilly too. From Jelly sweets to fizzy sweets and liquorice, Haribo have a huge range of sweet treats and we thought it would be useful to focus on some of the best…

Posted on July 31, 2021April 16, 2022 by Natalie B — Leave a comment

Pick and Mix Box of Sweets

A pick and Mix box of Sweets… Doesn’t matter how old or young you are, a quality pick and mix is bound to make you smile, just the thought of those delicious flavour and texture combinations is enough to make you mouth water isn’t it? We have hundreds of pick and mix sweets at DaffyDownDilly,…

Posted on April 28, 2021May 5, 2021 by Natalie B — Leave a comment

What’s happening at DaffyDownDilly? Click and collect

Firstly a big hello to you all – we hope you are well and happy and looking forward to a summer of sunshine and smiles 🙂 Say Happy Birthday in style to any fizzy and sour sweet lover We thought it was about time to have a bit of a natter about what’s been happening…

Posted on June 28, 2020October 19, 2021 by Natalie B — 2 Comments

Top 10 sweets we can’t be without!

It’s time for a top 10 sweets round up! One question we get asked all the time is ‘What is your most popular sweet?’ and so…here is our DaffyDownDilly list of the top 10 sweets of all time… 🍬 🍫 🍭 Of course to add a little anticipation and drama we’re counting backwards… Number 10…

Posted on May 30, 2018April 16, 2022 by Natalie B — Leave a comment

Liquorice Box for Father’s Day!

Father’s Day 2018 and our Liquorice Box. Like Mother’s Day, the date for Father’s Day in the UK changes annually but always falls on a Sunday. Father’s Day always falls on the third Sunday in June, and is celebrated in various ways. So whether with cards, gifts and exciting days out or in our experience…

Posted on June 3, 2017June 9, 2021 by Natalie B — Leave a comment

Father’s Day 2017

So what’s Father’s Day like in our sweet shop? If you’re looking for some amazing ideas for sweet gifts for your Dad we hope this will help. From traditional and retro sweets to Liquorice, bonbons and the most delicious fizzy sweets and jelly sweets, we’ve got it all… Not long now until Sunday 18th and…

Posted on February 23, 2017June 9, 2021 by Natalie B — Leave a comment

Liquorice product Feature

Quality Liquorice gift box assortment available directly from our online sweet shop! Liquorice We would like to introduce our latest kilo sweet box and this time it contains nothing but Liquorice! Beautifully presented in a colourful and attractive presentation box, our sweet kilo boxes really make ideal gifts for any sweet lover. We have an…

Posted on June 15, 2016June 9, 2021 by Natalie B — Leave a comment

Father’s Day presents

black and white image of a small child grasping a mans hand

The perfect ideas for Father’s Day presents! Well already it’s June… amazing! In all the shop hustle and bustle and preparation for the hectic summer season in Devon, time is genuinely flying! Our stockroom and shelves are filled to bursting and new staff are building up confidence and speed as they go – we’re looking…

Posted on June 12, 2015June 9, 2021 by Natalie B — Leave a comment

Father’s Day sweets are here!

Father's Day sweets - A compilation shot of some of the sweet gifts available at our sweet shop

Now, please don’t panic… but Father’s Day is nearly upon us. We’re always looking for that perfect, special and original gift to let our Dad’s know how great they are and how much we appreciate them, right? Father’s Day sweets! Well, we have news… Lots of Dads like sweets 🙂 and we have lots and…