Candy Cat's Kiosk

You'll find this quirky roadside kiosk just outside Ashurst in Wiltshire - the sort of place that makes you do a double-take as you're driving past. Candy Cat's is exactly what it sounds like: a small, independent sweet shop housed in a converted kiosk, run by someone with a proper sense of humour about the whole thing. The stock rotates between nostalgic British sweets, picked lollies, and the sort of old-fashioned confectionery that disappeared from high streets about twenty years ago.

It's not a day-long destination, but it makes a decent stop-off if you're based at one of the nearby campsites - Green Hill Farm Holiday Village or Ashurst Campsite are within a few miles. Kids will spend ten minutes choosing what to take back to their tent. Adults often find themselves unexpectedly charmed by the sheer oddness of it all.

The main limitation is that you're entirely dependent on it being open when you pass - opening hours aren't advertised online, which suggests this is a casual operation rather than a fully commercial venture. Don't plan your day around it. But if you're staying locally and fancy a sugar hit without driving to a supermarket, it's a quirky little find. Worth a look if you're in the area, though not worth a special journey.