10 best smugglers' pubs

For a wee dram

The Old North Inn, Inverness

This 1730s pub is a great base for exploring the Scottish Highlands and the Moray Firth, with beds for the night and traditional fare, such as whisky marmalade pudding. It has a long association with illicit whisky making and smugglers: once excise men stayed at the inn overnight with a confiscated cask of whisky, but a serving maid told the smugglers which room they were in. They drilled through the ceiling to drain the cask into another, leaving behind an empty cask and very red faces. Open daily; food served until 8.30pm (01463 831296, www.oldnorthinn.com).