Beith

Beith is a small town situated in the Garnock Valley in North Ayrshire. The current population is around 7,000 and there are excellent transport links to Glasgow.

The town has a historical connection to smuggling and built a reputation during the 18th century as being a town which harboured those smuggling goods from the coast and into Glasgow. By 1789 a company of 76 soldiers were quartered in the town in order to deal with the continuing illicit trade in tea, tobacco, and spirits. The Main Street's popular public house is still called the Smugglers Tavern.