Smugglers Haunt Beefeater
504 Ringwood Road, Tricketts Cross, Ferndown, BH22 9BB. The final official finder record was checked 23 September 2026.
One of the last 106 Beefeaters
Smugglers Haunt
Ferndown · Dorset
504 Ringwood Road, Tricketts Cross, Ferndown, BH22 9BBFinal-finder record checked 23 September 2026. Details below are preserved as an archive snapshot, not current opening information.
- Local evidence added
- Successor evidence
Public service
Beefeater now confirms that all restaurants have closed. The national date was 10 September 2026, although individual venues may have closed or changed earlier.
Opening as The Cranborne Hundred on 29 September
J D Wetherspoon's venue page gives 29 September 2026 as the scheduled opening date. The archive will not mark it open until the operator confirms that it is trading.
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504 Ringwood RoadTricketts CrossFerndownBH22 9BBMap data from OpenStreetMap or Google Maps, according to available coordinates. The postal address and a direct directions link are provided beside the map.
The final finder said
A last practical snapshot.
These hours and facilities were captured from Beefeater’s own page before the reported closure date. They are historical evidence and may no longer apply.
No venue-specific hours survived on the page checked.
No separate breakfast times survived on the page checked.
No facilities list was available in the captured page source.
What happens next?
Opening as The Cranborne Hundred on 29 September
J D Wetherspoon's venue page gives 29 September 2026 as the scheduled opening date. The archive will not mark it open until the operator confirms that it is trading.
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What the surviving sources add.
- 01View source ↗
Published 106-restaurant closure list
Named in the 106-restaurant closure list published by the Express on 25 July 2026; not shown on Beefeater's online finder when it was checked on 26 August 2026.
- 02View source ↗
Wetherspoon opening record
The operator identifies The Cranborne Hundred at the former Beefeater address and gives 29 September 2026 as its scheduled opening date.
- 03View source ↗
Premier Inn address record
The adjoining hotel record confirms 504 Ringwood Road, Tricketts Cross, Ferndown, BH22 9BB.
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