Buy cigars in Southampton
Cuban and New World cigars posted to every SO address in and around Southampton — usually the next working day, kept at 68% humidity until the moment they are packed.
- Next working day
- SO postcodes
- Free delivery, £230 minimum
The short version
Can you get cigars delivered in Southampton?
Southern Smoke Cigars delivers to Southampton and the surrounding SO postcode area. We are an online tobacconist with no shop counter in Southampton, so orders are placed on the website and sent by Royal Mail. Order before 2pm on a working day and your cigars are dispatched the same day and normally arrive in Southampton the next working day. Delivery is free on every order, and our minimum order is £230 before delivery.
The main points
- Dispatched same day if you order before 2pm, Monday to Friday
- Royal Mail Tracked 24, usually next working day
- Covers SO and all surrounding postcodes
- Someone over 18 must sign for it at the door
We ship to Southampton, we do not have a shop there
Worth being straight about, because a lot of searches for cigars in Southampton are looking for somewhere to walk into. We are not that: stock sits in our own walk-in humidors at 65-69% relative humidity until an order comes in, then goes out sealed, with a free Boveda 69% pack, in plain unbranded packaging. What Southampton gets for that is a box nobody has left drying under shop lighting, usually the next working day.
Keeping cigars in Southampton
Southampton has one of the mildest and sunniest climates in Britain, sheltered by the Isle of Wight and warmed by the Solent. Frost is unusual, the heating season is short, and ambient humidity stays high — as forgiving a place to keep cigars as anywhere in the country.
None of which changes the target inside the box — 16-18°C and 65-70% humidity — only how hard your house works against it. The guide to storing cigars in the British climate covers the rest.
Delivery to Southampton in detail
Southampton is a standard next-working-day destination, dispatched the same day on orders placed before 2pm.
- Royal Mail Tracked 24 — free on every order. Order before 2pm on a working day and it leaves the same day, normally arriving in Southampton the next working day.
- Royal Mail Special Delivery — £9.95. Guaranteed by 1pm the next working day, fully tracked and insured.
- Postcodes covered. SO and everything around Southampton, including Eastleigh, Winchester, Romsey, Hedge End.
One thing worth knowing about Southampton
Isle of Wight addresses across the water are PO rather than SO and can take an extra day, because the parcel has a ferry crossing in the middle of its journey. A delivery to Cowes is not the same trip as one to Shirley, whatever the map suggests.
Age checks on the doorstep in Southampton
Cigars are age-restricted, so whoever answers the door in Southampton has to be 18 or over and the courier will ask them to prove it. Nobody in, and Royal Mail cards it for a redelivery or a collection with ID. Where you light it afterwards is a separate question with a different answer either side of the border: smoking in enclosed public places has been illegal in England since 1 July 2007, which makes a cigar in Southampton an outdoor or a private-room proposition.
What Southampton customers order most
Much the same as the rest of the UK: Cuban boxes with the green English Market Selection stamp for people who know what they want, Montecristo Petit Edmundo Box of 10 being a regular, and Nicaraguan and Honduran robustos for people working out what they like. Southampton and the Hampshire around it come to roughly 250,000 people, which is a wide enough spread of orders for the pattern to be fairly clear. If you are starting from scratch, the beginner's guide is a better place to start than a product page.
Ordering and paying
Bank transfer or cryptocurrency; no card payments. Your order is reserved the moment it is placed and nothing leaves the humidor until payment clears. Bank details go over live chat rather than email — open the chat, quote your order number. Full terms are on the delivery page, or email us at info@southernsmokecigars.com.
Delivery to Southampton
Questions we get asked
Delivery, storage, age checks and Cuban stock in Southampton.
Do you have a cigar shop in Southampton?
No. Southern Smoke Cigars is an online tobacconist with no counter in Southampton or anywhere else — stock is held in our own humidors at a steady 68% humidity and posted out rather than sat on an open shelf. For a SO address that means ordering before 2pm and having it the next working day, which is quicker than most people manage to get to a shop. Our minimum order is £230, and delivery is free.
How long does cigar delivery to Southampton take?
Order before 2pm Monday to Friday and it is dispatched the same day on Royal Mail Tracked 24, which normally reaches Southampton the next working day. Southampton is a standard next-working-day destination, dispatched the same day on orders placed before 2pm. Royal Mail Special Delivery is £9.95 and is guaranteed by 1pm the next working day.
Which Southampton postcodes do you deliver to?
All of them. We cover the SO postcode area and everywhere else in the UK, including Eastleigh, Winchester, Romsey. Delivery is free to all of them; the only condition is our £230 minimum order. Isle of Wight addresses across the water are PO rather than SO and can take an extra day, because the parcel has a ferry crossing in the middle of its journey. A delivery to Cowes is not the same trip as one to Shirley, whatever the map suggests.
How should I store cigars in Southampton?
Southampton has one of the mildest and sunniest climates in Britain, sheltered by the Isle of Wight and warmed by the Solent. Frost is unusual, the heating season is short, and ambient humidity stays high — as forgiving a place to keep cigars as anywhere in the country. Whatever the weather outside, the target inside the box is the same: 16-18°C and 65-70% relative humidity. Every order leaves here with a free Boveda 69% pack, which holds that on its own for a couple of months.
Do I have to be in to sign for cigars in Southampton?
Someone over 18 does, yes. Cigars are age-restricted under the Children and Families Act 2014, so the courier asks for proof of age at the door. If nobody is in, Royal Mail cards it and holds it at the delivery office covering your SO postcode, which you can collect from with ID. A safe-place instruction will not work for this — an age-restricted parcel cannot be left in a porch.
Where can I smoke a cigar in Southampton?
Outdoors, or somewhere private. Smoking in enclosed public places and workplaces has been illegal in England since 1 July 2007, so Southampton has no indoor cigar lounges in the sense that Havana or Madrid does — the law is the same across England and there is no exemption a bar can buy its way into. Covered outdoor terraces are the legal version, provided they are not substantially enclosed.
Can I buy genuine Cuban cigars in Southampton?
Yes, and the same stock reaches Southampton as anywhere else in the UK. Every Cuban box carries the green English Market Selection stamp and comes through Hunters and Frankau, the only company permitted to import Habanos S.A. cigars into the UK. Excise duty and VAT are paid before it reaches Hampshire, and both are already in the price on the page.