Robert Smail’s Printing Works

We have a bike rack for 5 bikes in our private courtyard – please ask our staff for directions.

With the exception of the Caseroom on the first floor, all areas of Smail’s are accessible for buggies.

There is a ChargePlace Scotland charging station for electric vehicles at:

3 Hall Street
Innerleithen
EH44 6QT
(by the side of No1 Peebles Road Cafe)

It is about 500m from Robert Smail’s Printing Works.

Visits to Robert Smail’s Printing Works include a guided tour in three sections as well as a hands-on element. In the Office you’ll find out about the generations of the Smail family and see some of our fantastic archive. In the Caseroom you’ll be put to work by the compositor – can you pass the first year of your apprenticeship?! And in the Machine Room you’ll see some of our original presses in action.

A large-print version of the guidebook is available.

There is limited on-street parking in front of the printing works and there is a Pay & Display car park (not NTS) at the other side of the village.

Smail’s has a fantastic gift shop, selling an exclusive range of letterpress stationery produced on the premises, alongside quality and quirky items from across Scotland.

New for 2024!
Our shop has turned back the clock to when it was the Stationers for Robert Smail’s Printing Works. You’ll find a wonderful range of beautiful and useful items hand-made by artisans. We focus on the local, sustainable, meaningful and unusual.
We are continually adding to our range, so please check our Facebook and Instagram pages for the latest arrivals.

With the exception of the Caseroom on the first floor, all areas of Smail’s are accessible for wheelchair users.