With Easter upon us, residents across Hertfordshire will be looking for places to buy and eat chocolate, as is the tradition for this time of year.
Watford is no exception, and a range of shops can be found throughout the town that cater to those with a sweet tooth.
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With that in mind, here's seven great places to buy chocolate this Easter.
1. Hotel Chocolat, Atria Watford
Hotel Chocolat in Watford's Atria shopping centre has a 4.6 star rating on Google Reviews.
Like all branches of the retail giant, the store stocks a wide range of chocolate goods.
Gina Gould wrote: "I love coming to this Hotel Chocolat.
"The staff are always so friendly and helpful."
2. Sweets from Heaven, Atria Watford
Another store in Atria Watford, Sweets from Heaven, stocks a wide variety of sweets and chocolate goods.
The store has a 3.5 star rating on Google Reviews, with Jay Sinclair writing: "Great small shop located inside on the top floor.
"Good selection and the pick and mix is very fresh and tasty.
"The only negative is it is over-priced."
3. Sweets for All, Cherry Tree Road
Sweets for all is sweet store based on Cherry Tree Road.
The business sells sweet cones, boxes, pick and mix and jars.
One Google reviewer, Eric Hawkes, wrote: "First time there. Fantastic service and loads to choose from.
"If you like sweets go there."
4. Heavenly Desserts, High Street
The site has a 4.5 star rating on Google Reviews, with Akash Kumar commenting: "My visit to Heavenly Deserts was nothing short of exquisite, marked by an extraordinary culinary journey that tantalized my taste buds with some of the most delightful desserts I've had the pleasure of experiencing.
"Heavenly Deserts has truly lived up to its name, offering an array of desserts that are both innovative and satisfying."
5. Sugar Mixup, Bushey
Sugar Mixup is a cake stall and dessert store based in Plantation Close, Bushey.
The business has a five star rating on Google Reviews, with Bhavin Borkhatria commenting: "Sugar Mixup was providing the desserts exclusively at The Bolly Co Drive-In Cinema.
"Her cake pops were amazing that we had to order more!"
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