A Warm Welcome to
Darcy's Traditional Sweet Shoppe
in Colchester, Essex
Darcy’s is a high quality sweet and friendly shop offering hundreds of sweets, confectionery and soft drinks. We also do Catering and Sweet Cart Hire.
We have a mix of the 'Olde Worlde' traditional sweets, which bring you back to memory lane, as well as the contemporary and cool ranges, from retro to American confectionery.
Come visit us and experience Sweet Heaven in the heart of Colchester Town.
Darcy's Products
Browse through our products and see if you can spot any sweets or chocolates that you love!
American Range
Hand-made Chocolate
Gnaw Chocolate
Lollipops
Pick and Mix Jars
Bubble Tea
Pick and mix
Nougat and Fudge
Sweet Gifts
From small gift bags and jars to hampers, we can create them to suit any budget. Hampers are hand-made by our dedicated team and can be tailored to suit your individual requirements, such as colours and tastes - starting from £7. If loved ones have special requirements, these hampers can include sugar-free sweets, vegetarian sweets and dairy-free sweets. If you are looking for the perfect gift, we do gift ranges for parties, corporate events, wedding favours and anything needing a sweet touch! We can also custom-make Sweet Trees to your taste from as little as £17.99 to £19.99. Great idea for decorating tables at weddings, birthdays and parties
If you would like to order sweet gifts or hampers from us or are looking for certain sweets, please contact 01206 761 541 or drop us a line at info@DarcysSweetShoppe.co.uk If we do not stock it, we will happily order them for you.
Our Sweets
We stock a wide range of sweets from old-fashioned sweets, retro sweets right up to contemporary nolvety sweets - we have something for everyone!
With over 400 jars of pick and mix, and shelves full of sweets, chocolates, nougats, gifts, you will find certainly find something that you enjoy!
Over 400 Traditional Sweet Jars
Nostalgic Retro Range, including Wham bars and Fizz Whizz
Chocolate, Toffee, Nougat and Fudge, including Gnaw chocolate
Sugar-free/ Diabetic-Friendly Sweets
Soft drinks, including Vanilla Coke and Jelly Belly flavours
American novelty
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Liz Taverner
Absolutely wonderful place, a real gem of a local business xxx
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Hannah Bull
Members of staff are lovely and are extremely helpful & knowledgeable about their products. Sweet selection is amazing & the bubble tea is a must to try!
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Brian Vargas-Meinel
Top quality service. I will definitely be making repeat orders from this company.
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Carla Gunn
Absolutely fantastic customer service received today in Darcys traditional sweet shoppe, went in for a gift and the manager was so helpful! Won’t be shopping anywhere else for sweets again, thanks so much!
Sweet Cart available in the Essex area -
including Colchester, Clacton, Mersea and Brightlingsea
If you have a wedding, party, baby shower or a special occassion to organise, you can provide your guests with an indulgent experience and surprise them with a Sweet Cart.
About Us
Darcy's Traditional Sweet Shoppe was founded by Jamie Milleare, and has been opened since February 2012. Located in the heart of Colchester, the oldest recorded town in Britain, Darcy's has a great history behind it.
Did you know Darcy's is one of Colchester's
Not only do people from all over the World visit Darcy's for their well-known sweet ranges, Darcys has a great history behind it. Located in Eld Lane, the row of shops used to be almhouses, which were built as early as 1634. Come visit us and take a look at a 19th century plaque!
Darcy's was inspired by Lady D'Arcy in Colchester
Eld Lane, where Darcys' is located, was founded by Countess Rivers (Lady D'Arcy). Lady D'Arcy, wife of Thomas D'Arcy, earls rivers, built 8 almhouses for the poor of the parish by 1634. Almhouses are charitable housing and were maintained by the vestry, the rector and churchwardens, who were trustees of the charity. Darcy's shop is actually one of the rebuilt almshouses, built between 1897 and 1905. In honour of Lady D'Arcy, who gave so much to the poor, Darcy's Traditional Sweet Shoppe was named after her. The 'Holy Trinity' plaque can be found outside the shop today.
Bespoke Hampers for all Occasions
If you would like to order sweets from us or are looking for certain sweets, please contact 01206 761 541 or drop us a line on info@DarcysSweetShoppe.co.uk. If we do not stock it, we will happily order them for you.
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Meet Our Team
Jacky & Carly
Order Sweets from Darcy's Traditional Sweet Shoppe in Colchester
If you would like to order sweets from us or are looking for certain sweets, please contact 01206 761 541 or drop us a line on info@DarcysSweetShoppe.co.uk. If we do not stock it, we will happily order them for you.
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We are located in the heart of Colchester, the oldest recorded town in Britain. If you would like to send us a message, please complete the form on the right.