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. Located just off the A30, near the middle of the moor close to the hamlet of Bolventor, it was originally used as a staging post for changing horses. The 1,122-foot-high (342 m) "Tuber" or "Two Barrows" hill, is close by.

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Country: United Kingdom
Inception: 1750
Website: https://www.jamaicainn.co.uk, https://www.jamaicainn.co.uk/cornwall-museum

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Country: United Kingdom
Inception: 1750
Website: https://www.jamaicainn.co.uk, https://www.jamaicainn.co.uk/cornwall-museum

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