Smuggling in Dorset and Hampshire.
21st May 2026
Please join us for a special evening of music, folklore and local history, with Bonny Sartin.
In the 18th and 19th centuries high taxes led to an increase in illicit imports to Britain. Coastal communities in Dorset and Hampshire became hubs for contraband. Stories of the battles between smugglers and excisemen have been handed down in archival records, family stories, local legends and songs. ... click for more
