Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This is a video about the long lost network of smuggling routes across Britain. Were there actually any routes? Almost certainly yes, so lets explore some and answer some pressing questions. Where were they going, why so far inland!?
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Usual notices:
1. We are not historians or Academics. We enjoy researching and learning, and with that we enjoy sharing our journeys with you. That said, sources for information often listed below with credits.
2. Corrections. Whilst we make every attempt to not include any errors, research, and piecing stories together from dozens of sources sometimes leads to one or two. I will note here if any are found:
Errors and Notes:
1.
Credit and thanks for assets
Long UK Maps: mapswire.com/maps/united-kingdom
Filter: Snowman Digital and Beachfront
B-Roll Maps: Google Maps and Google Earth Studio
Maps: National Library of Scotland Maps:
OS Maps. Media License.
Stock Footage: Storyblocks
Music: Storyblocks, epidemicsound and artlist
Old Map: NLS - nls.uk
Sources:
ropleyhistory.org.uk/uncategorized/how-the-wife-of-a-pastry-cook-from-portsea-became-a-significant-landowner-in-ropley
ropleyhistory.org.uk/catalogue_item/nigel-richardson-smugglers-cottage-collection/smugglers-cottage-a-brief-history-by-nigel-richardson
alresfordhistandlit.co.uk/084%20Ropley%20in%20the%20Age%20of%20Smuggling.pdf
smuggling.co.uk/gazetteer_s_12.html (New Forest Coast)
smuggling.co.uk/gazetteer_s_13.html (New forest - Cranbourne and Fordingbridge)
smuggling.co.uk/gazetteer_s.html
oldbaileyonline.org/about/punishment#transportation
Generic: newforestguide.uk/history/new-forest-smugglers
Chapters:
00:00 - The Wrong Place
01:25 - Smugglers Lane
03:30 - The Map
04:51 - The New Forest
07:23 - Don't Get Caught
09:13 - Three Questions
10:54 - The Hole!
This is a video about the long lost network of smuggling routes across Britain. Were there actually any routes? Almost certainly yes, so lets explore some and answer some pressing questions. Where were they going, why so far inland!?
Help support this channel and get access to perks:
youtube.com/channel/UCJV1EC8Mf87PpQYo9eUfd3Q/join OR Patreon: patreon.com/PaulWhitewick
Videos To Watch Next:
If Roman Roads Where so good. Why do we not use them? youtu.be/pdyOvoV9C3Q?si=VMNWD6zqZpWjKBcp
The Black Death never made sense, until now: youtu.be/8q4my9Zi5d8?si=8SJFEuvn5NZf04LN
Usual notices:
1. We are not historians or Academics. We enjoy researching and learning, and with that we enjoy sharing our journeys with you. That said, sources for information often listed below with credits.
2. Corrections. Whilst we make every attempt to not include any errors, research, and piecing stories together from dozens of sources sometimes leads to one or two. I will note here if any are found:
Errors and Notes:
1.
Credit and thanks for assets
Long UK Maps: mapswire.com/maps/united-kingdom
Filter: Snowman Digital and Beachfront
B-Roll Maps: Google Maps and Google Earth Studio
Maps: National Library of Scotland Maps:
OS Maps. Media License.
Stock Footage: Storyblocks
Music: Storyblocks, epidemicsound and artlist
Old Map: NLS - nls.uk
Sources:
ropleyhistory.org.uk/uncategorized/how-the-wife-of-a-pastry-cook-from-portsea-became-a-significant-landowner-in-ropley
ropleyhistory.org.uk/catalogue_item/nigel-richardson-smugglers-cottage-collection/smugglers-cottage-a-brief-history-by-nigel-richardson
alresfordhistandlit.co.uk/084%20Ropley%20in%20the%20Age%20of%20Smuggling.pdf
smuggling.co.uk/gazetteer_s_12.html (New Forest Coast)
smuggling.co.uk/gazetteer_s_13.html (New forest - Cranbourne and Fordingbridge)
smuggling.co.uk/gazetteer_s.html
oldbaileyonline.org/about/punishment#transportation
Generic: newforestguide.uk/history/new-forest-smugglers
Chapters:
00:00 - The Wrong Place
01:25 - Smugglers Lane
03:30 - The Map
04:51 - The New Forest
07:23 - Don't Get Caught
09:13 - Three Questions
10:54 - The Hole!
