Jamaica Inn

The Jamaica Inn is a traditional inn on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, England, which was built as a coaching inn in 1750, and has a historical association with smuggling.

Photo: Stewart MacInnes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Pub
Description: pub in Bolventor, Cornwall, England, UK
Also known as: “The Jamaica Inn”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bodmin Moor and Goodaver stone circle.

Bodmin Moor

Photo: MartinCornwallUK, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bodmin Moor, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is a remote, bleak heather-covered upland granite moorland in North Cornwall. It is bounded in the north by the Camel River and in the south by the Fowey River.

Goodaver stone circle

Goodaver, Goodaver stone circle or Goodaver circle is a stone circle located in the parish of Altarnun, near Bolventor on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. Goodaver stone circle is situated 2 miles southeast of Jamaica Inn.

The Beacon

Peak

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Beacon on Hendra Downs is a prominent hill, 369 metres high, located on the northeastern side of Bodmin Moor in the county of Cornwall, England. The Beacon is situated 2 miles northeast of Jamaica Inn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bolventor and Temple.

Bolventor

Hamlet

Photo: Stewart MacInnes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bolventor is a hamlet on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated in Altarnun civil parish between Launceston and Bodmin.

Temple

Hamlet

Photo: Mervyn R Body, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Temple is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Blisland, on Bodmin Moor, in the Cornwall district, in the ceremonial county of Cornwall, England. The village is bypassed by the A30 road. In 1931 the parish had a population of 29. Temple is situated 3 miles southwest of Jamaica Inn.