Brandy hidden in houses, contraband abandoned on country roads, armed smugglers who refused to be arrested, and a village that gave the authorities no end of trouble. Discover the real stories behind Staithes’ smuggling past. There are few things more likely to set the imagination working than the thought of smugglers on a dark Yorkshire night. Picture a boat slipping towards the shore, its crew watching for the glimmer of a lantern. Somewhere above the cliffs, a horse is wai