Jamaica Inn, 18th-century coaching inn in Altarnun, England
Jamaica Inn stands on Bodmin Moor with granite walls, slate roofs, and multiple chimneys reflecting traditional Cornish architectural elements from the 1750s.
The building served as a stopover point for horse-drawn coaches traveling between Launceston and Bodmin during the Georgian period of British transportation.
Author Daphne du Maurier wrote her 1936 novel after staying at this location, leading to both a Hitchcock film and a BBC television adaptation.
The establishment contains a restaurant serving regional dishes, a maritime museum displaying smuggling artifacts, and accommodation facilities for overnight stays.
Local records indicate the inn functioned as a distribution center for contraband goods transported inland from Cornwall's rocky coastline during the 1800s.
Location: Altarnun
Inception: 1750
Official opening: 1750
Address: The Jamaica Inn, Bolventor, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 7TS PL15 7TS
Phone: 0156686250
Website: https://jamaicainn.co.uk/cornwall-museum
GPS coordinates: 50.56234,-4.56673
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:45
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