Bolventor is a hamlet on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated in Altarnun civil parish between Launceston and Bodmin. Continue reading... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
In the heart of Bodmin Moor just off the A30 carriageway lies Jamaica Inn, a former coaching house now an inn. Jamaica Inn built in 1750, is famous for being a haven for smugglers and pirates that lured and wrecked ships off the north Cornish coast during the late 1700's and early 1800's, ships that carried cargoes of rum and brandy from Jamaica. The inn was an ideal hiding place to smuggle in the goods.
Jamaica Inn is widely reported to be haunted as the place has had a number of paranormal activities taking place such as ghost sightings and strange noises coming from guest rooms late at night. Even the owners of the inn make no secret of it, describing the inn as having resident ghosts, and as a place of paranormal activities of dark deeds done in the night.
Novelist Daphne du Maurier based her book of the same name at the inn published in 1936 and became an instant bestseller, the museum by the inn is dedicated to her and has a collection of smuggling artifacts that is depicted through the history of the Jamaica Inn and the inn's role in this trade for many years.
Jamaica Inn is an ideal place for everyone of all ages, whether your stopping off from a long journey or just visiting. Large ranges of home cooked meals are served at certain times. Even staying at the inn is ideal with it's 20 en suite rooms (ghosts are optional!)