Journey into Jamaica Inn: A Daphne du Maurier trip

Immerse yourself in the eerie world of Jamaica Inn with a book-lovers event at the iconic Jamaica Inn in Cornwall. 

As last years trip filled up so quickly, we are going back to Jamaica Inn this April.

Jamaica Inn, a gothic novel by Daphne du Maurier, follows the story of Mary Yellan, a young woman who becomes entangled in dark secrets and smuggling activities at a remote inn on the windswept Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. The real-life Jamaica Inn, located on Bodmin Moor, inspired the novel with its haunting atmosphere and notorious history as a smuggling hideout. Surrounded by rugged moorland, the inn’s isolated setting adds to its eerie charm, making it a fitting location for du Maurier’s tale of mystery, danger, and suspense.

Jamaica Inn is world-famous thanks to Daphne du Maurier’s novel — and the surrounding moor’s smuggling lore adds to its atmospheric appeal. While the novel’s dramatic depiction of contraband and wreckers is rooted in legend, the inn’s isolated moorland setting and museum exhibits make its connection to Cornwall’s history wonderfully vivid.