Scotland's Printing Heritage

Smail’s tours 2026

You can find details of the opening hours, and book tours of Robert Smail’s Printing Works in Innerleithen through this link. There is more details about the background and history of the printing works on the National Trust for Scotland’s website.

Did you know?

On 15 September 1507 James IV granted Walter Chepman and Andro Myllar a licence to set up a printing press in Edinburgh.