In the 18th century, one of the most well-known smugglers, King of the Gypsies William Faa, lived some 35 miles away in the remote Scottish village of Kirk Yetholm.

Otherwise, Boulmer has changed little in over 100 years and is one of the few true traditional fishing villages left on the Northumberland coast.

In the spring and summer of 2004, much of the filming for the ITV comedy-drama series Distant Shores was carried out at various locations along the Northumberland coast.

[5] In 1969, the local community decided to buy their own private lifeboat, and the Boulmer Volunteer Rescue Service was founded.

[6] It is now an independent lifeboat service, but currently only operates during daylight hours, weekends and on bank holidays, due to low crew numbers and limited sea-traffic.