Smuggling Museum - Polperro, Fowey, Cornwall, UK.
N 50° 19.894 W 004° 30.997
30U E 392060 N 5576596
Polperro Heritage Museum of Smuggling & Fishing - Located at The Warren, overlooking the Harbour in the picturesque Cornish fishing village of Polperro.
Waymark Code: WMM92K
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/13/2014
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Take a journey into the past at a tiny Museum giving you a fascinating insight into the history of fishing and smuggling from the late 18th Century to date. The collection is housed in what was the old pilchard factory until the 1950s. Sharing the same courtyard, are the Museum Tea Rooms & Café, where you can sit eating your Cornish Cream Tea, overlooking the small picturesque Harbour with scenic views of Polperro
"Contraband goods were smuggled across from Guernsey on a huge scale during the latter half of the 18th century, the Polperro boats often risking seizure by Revenue vessels patrolling the Channel.
The Smuggling & Fishing Museum is located in The Warren overlooking the harbour, the Polperro Heritage Museum of Smuggling and Fishing houses a remarkable collection of exhibits and 19th century photographs as well as many items of memorabilia dating from the 18th century when both smuggling and fishing thrived in Polperro. It vividly brings to life the story of this Cornish fishing village's extraordinary history and many of the people who featured in it." text source: (
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