Buckler's Hard

Spent an afternooon at Buckler's Hard in the New Forest . Great  place for inspiration if -like me - you write historical romance which involves chapters set at sea. Some of the ships that took place in the Battle of Trafalgar were built here.
As well as the maritime history, the recontructed parts of the village give a great insight into eighteenth century  life. Add the tranquility of the Beaulieu river and a sunny day ...bliss

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Comment by Justin Nash on October 2, 2011 at 19:47
The museum was at Littlehampton, in the tower overlooking the harbour.
Comment by Kate Allan on October 2, 2011 at 15:55
I am trying - and failing - to remember the name of a small museum I went to somewhere on the South Coast where there was a smuggling exhibition and in it was a fake rock about a foot square - and inside that fake rock a strong box, where smuggled goods could be left! I found it fascinating and if I'd known that they tried such things I would have put it in my book The Smuggler Returns, which had been published by then - so too late. I might write another smuggling story some day though.
Comment by Kate Allan on October 2, 2011 at 15:51
Yes it is a great place for imagining yourself back in time.
Comment by Susan Lodge on September 30, 2011 at 11:07

Yes, Francine - I used to deal with smugglers in real  life as an ex employee of  Customs and Excise. I  prefer the fictional ones , they are much more glamorous, although I haven't  invented any in my stories to date - only captains.  As I am at present writing a story based in 1803 , Portsmouth Harbour is a favourtie haunt  for inspiration, and the dockyard for research. 

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Comment by Francine Howarth on September 29, 2011 at 20:18

Hi,

 

Oooh lovely. We used to sail out of Lymington a lot, and it has a fantastic Georgian town. Gorgeous area around Beaulieu. But the whole of the UK is fabulous for historical novelists!  I'm surrounded by medieval castles, more per square mile than all the castles of England lumped together. Most, unfortunately, blown apart by Cromwell during the English Civil War. That said, a lot of historical celebs once lived here. Henry VIII re Pembroke Castle, Elizabeth I's Earl of Essex, Lucy Walters at Roch (e) Castle who became Charles II mistress and gave birth to Duke of Monmouth, and loads more for inspiration. Nothing like a good historical novel set against real-life backdrop!  So, I guess you're buzzing with naval captains and wicked smugglers.  ;)

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