SMUGGLERS!
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ItDorset has a long and colourful history of Smuggling along its coastline and throughout the towns and villages of the area. The Dorset Smugglers re-create these 'free traders' from the 'golden age' of the 18th century. From a gathering in one of the many inns along the Dorset coast, to full scale pitched battles with the Customs and Revenue men, our re-enactments and living history displays aim to both entertain and educate the public, giving an insight to those 'dark and dangerous' years when ruthless and often violent smuggling gangs roamed the coastline!
In June of 2012, we held the 'Smuggling Festival' at Bagwell Farm Touring Park in Chickerell, Weymouth. The first of it's kind, it was a great success with re-enactment groups from across the country joining with us to re-live the 'age of the smuggler'! Run as a charitable event, we hope to make this an annual event in the coming years. This Event has now been relocated to The Smugglers Inn at Osmington Mills. The next Event is on June 4th - 5th 2016, 10:00 - 16:00 each day It is now 2022, and we are looking to put on an Event in 2023 - more news as soon as we have it!
ItDorset has a long and colourful history of Smuggling along its coastline and throughout the towns and villages of the area. The Dorset Smugglers re-create these 'free traders' from the 'golden age' of the 18th century. From a gathering in one of the many inns along the Dorset coast, to full scale pitched battles with the Customs and Revenue men, our re-enactments and living history displays aim to both entertain and educate the public, giving an insight to those 'dark and dangerous' years when ruthless and often violent smuggling gangs roamed the coastline!
In June of 2012, we held the 'Smuggling Festival' at Bagwell Farm Touring Park in Chickerell, Weymouth. The first of it's kind, it was a great success with re-enactment groups from across the country joining with us to re-live the 'age of the smuggler'! Run as a charitable event, we hope to make this an annual event in the coming years. This Event has now been relocated to The Smugglers Inn at Osmington Mills. The next Event is on June 4th - 5th 2016, 10:00 - 16:00 each day It is now 2022, and we are looking to put on an Event in 2023 - more news as soon as we have it!