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By July 2026, a Wetherspoon licence application was being reported for the former Smugglers Haunt. The Cranborne Hundred opened here on 16 September 2026. Its exact last day as a Beefeater is not known. Dorset Life ↗ Ground News / Bournemouth Echo ↗ Caterer Licensee 31 Aug 2026 ↗ CAMRA (new entry) ↗ JDW new openings ↗
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History of this pub
The Smugglers Haunt occupied a roadside site on Ringwood Road at Tricketts Cross, beside the Ferndown Premier Inn. The building returned to public use as The Cranborne Hundred under J D Wetherspoon in autumn 2026. The operator’s current register confirms that it is trading; the archive avoids assigning a precise first day because Wetherspoon’s dated pages have conflicted.
Two Caterer & Licensee reports scheduled the Cranborne Hundred opening for 16 September 2026. That is a reported planned date, not a confirmed actual opening day. Wetherspoon’s register shows that it is now open.
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