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.
2. Jamaica InnBolventor Jamaica Inn is a traditional inn on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Built as a coaching inn in 1750, and having an association with smuggling, it was the setting for Daphne du Maurier's 1936 novel Jamaica Inn, which was made into the film Jamaica Inn in 1939 by Alfred Hitchcock. Located just off the A30, near the middle of the moor close to the hamlet of Bolventor, it was used as a staging post for changing horses. As well as the Hitchcock film, there has been a 1983 television series, Jamaica Inn, starring Jane Seymour, and a television adaptation in 2014 starring Jessica Brown Findlay directed by Philippa Lowthorpe. In addition to its use in literature, and film, the hotel is referenced in Jamaica Inn, a song written by Tori Amos on her album The Beekeeper, written while she was... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
3. Cornish Seal SanctuaryGweek The Cornish Seal Sanctuary is a sanctuary for injured seal pups, and is owned by The SEA LIFE Trust . The centre is on the banks of the Helford River in Cornwall, England, UK, next to the village of Gweek. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
5. St. Michael's MountMarazion St Michael's Mount is a small tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The island is a civil parish and is linked to the town of Marazion by a man-made causeway of granite setts, passable between mid-tide and low water. The population of this parish in 2011 was 35. It is managed by the National Trust, and the castle and chapel have been the home of the St Aubyn family since approximately 1650. The earliest buildings, on the summit, date to the 12th century.Its Cornish language name—literally, the grey rock in a wood—may represent a folk memory of a time before Mount's Bay was flooded, indicating a description of the mount set in woodland. Remains of trees have been seen at low tides following storms on the beach at Perranuthnoe. Radiocarbon dating established the... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
6. Perranporth BeachPerranporth Perranporth is a medium-sized seaside resort town on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is 1 mile east of the St Agnes Heritage Coastline, and around 8 miles south-west of Newquay. Perranporth and its 3 miles long beach face the Atlantic Ocean. It has a population of 3,066, and is the largest settlement in the civil parish of Perranzabuloe. It has an electoral ward in its own name, whose population was 4,270 in the 2011 census.The town's modern name comes from Porth Peran, the Cornish for the cove of Saint Piran, the patron saint of Cornwall. He founded St Piran's Oratory on Penhale Sands near Perranporth in the 7th century. Buried under sand for many centuries, it was unearthed in the 19th century. 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!)