Eyemouth Maritime Centre

Ever since monarchs and governments across the world needed funding, taxation was applied by them to items in popular demand. In the UK; Salt, tea, lace, glass, brandy, gin and other luxuries, such as wool, were publicly unpopular targets.Smuggling across borders became “meat and drink” to a clandestine world. Here we give an introduction to UK coastal smuggling up to the mid 19th century.Displayed alongside early 19th century UK coastal craft of the type used by smugglers of the day, will be memorabilia and relics that smugglers and their pursuers - the revenue - would have used, been seen with or be familiar with.