10 best smugglers' pubs

For hidey holes

The Old Swan Inn, Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan

An inn with guest ales, good food and a shady past. A street window has panes of glass angled so you can look up and down the street - handy for lookouts - and a storage area behind the bar has a tiny door hiding winding, stone stairs to the attic: either an escape route for punters or a secret place to stash illicit goods. Open daily (01446 792230).