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The Jamiaca Inn
Posted by Alun (cheshire, United Kingdom) on 27 October 2008 in Miscellaneous.
On The A30 heading down Cornwall, always makes a very nice stop.
Ted from South Wales, United Kingdom
Bit early for a pint but it looks very welcoming.
27 Oct 2008 7:44am
@Ted: Only a few hours till opening :)
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
It's wonderful Alun, I love that you kept the long winding road to the right, really adds to the photo, which is pretty superb by itself lol
27 Oct 2008 8:03am
Anthony Lambert from Bielefeld, Germany
Looks like a nice place for a pint,with the right weather that is,do they sell Pasties ??
27 Oct 2008 8:17am
@Anthony Lambert: Look at yesterdays, it was just for you, the pastie shot
Ian Bramham from Manchester, United Kingdom
Lovely composition Alun and I love the gentle colours!
27 Oct 2008 8:47am
@Ian Bramham: thanks Ian
DaveB from Exeter, United Kingdom
Cool, I've been here before, never tried the pasties though!
27 Oct 2008 9:36am
Laurie from New Jersey, United States
Such a charming looking place. It looks like a place I definitely would stop in for a bite to eat.
27 Oct 2008 10:44am
Namaki from Bordeaux, France
yess !! I was there with my pupils in March 2006 ! We were on a trip following Pirates and Wreckers's footsteps ... Jamaica Inn was a Must and so were Looe and Polperro ! I loved the Bodmin Moors ... Nice picture !
27 Oct 2008 2:50pm
Jeff from Pembroke Dock, United Kingdom
Very scary place to stay ,full of ghosts and smugglers tales...Good beer though,so i'm told.
27 Oct 2008 3:03pm
@Jeff: Very good beer, I was drinking Tribute ale, very nice : ))
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
It's said to be haunted, but it looks quite charming in this shot Alun. Maybe the only spirits are the ones served in a glass with ice and a slice :)
27 Oct 2008 3:05pm
Toomaj from Tehran, Iran
Lovely to take a coffee & cigarette rest in, beautiful,,,
27 Oct 2008 9:11pm
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
I always do the London-Cornwall trip non-stop and have never paused at these way points . . looks like I should.
27 Oct 2008 10:03pm
@Ronnie 2¢: We normaly stop back on the moterway then drive right through, but the traffic has been so bad we have stoped here a couple of times.
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
I just love a trip down to Cornwall, always takes forever, but with so many pubs to choose from, there's never a dull moment.
28 Oct 2008 12:24am
@Richard_Irwin: And the pubs have very lovely ale ;)
bronzebilly u.k. from Barry,Vale of Glamorgan, United Kingdom
Nicely balanced and coloured image Alunbach..I'll wager this place has got some stories to tell...
Billybach..
28 Oct 2008 12:42am
@bronzebilly u.k.: Oh yes, lots of storys and lots of history, cheers Billybach
Fliss from Melbourne Beach, United States
Now, this is one place 'Cornwall' that I have always wanted to go to...
28 Oct 2008 1:47am
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States
beautiful -- do they have Jamaican food? i guess i suppose they would -- i would stop! get some of that jerk chicken! ;) wonderful shot -- that sky is enchanting!
28 Oct 2008 4:14am
@dj.tigersprout: No sorry no Jamaican food, I wish there was'
Built in 1750, Jamaica Inn was a coaching inn - a bit like our modern day service station. Weary travellers using the turnpike between Launceston and Bodmin would stay at the Inn after having crossed the wild and treacherous moor.
Some of the travellers were a little less respectable than most and used the Inn to hide away the contraband that had been smuggled ashore. It is estimated that half of the brandy and a quarter of all tea being smuggled into the UK was landed along the Cornish and Devon coasts.
Jamaica Inn was remote and isolated so it was an excellent stopping place on the way to Devon and onward. It is also thought that the Inn may have got its name because it did a considerable trade in rum!
This was taken from this website www.jamaicainn.co.uk/history.htm
Cheers dj
