Does Jamaica Inn still exist?
William Harris
Updated on April 28, 2026
Hereof, why is Jamaica Inn so called?
History of Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn was built in 1750 as a coaching inn – the 18th century equivalent of a modern day service station for weary travellers. It is commonly thought that Jamaica Inn was so named because it was used to store rum smuggled into the country from Jamaica.
One may also ask, is Jamaica Inn in Treasure Island? In 1939 Alfred Hitchcock made the film Jamaica Inn and one of the locations was Home Farm in Hawkesbury Upton. One of the leading characters shown in the farmhouse was played by Robert Newton who, in 1954, went on to star as Long John Silver in the famous Disney film of Treasure Island!
In respect to this, what happened at Jamaica Inn?
It is a period piece set in Cornwall in 1820. It was inspired by du Maurier's 1930 stay at the real Jamaica Inn, which still exists as a pub in the middle of Bodmin Moor. The plot follows a group of murderous wreckers who run ships aground, kill the sailors and steal the cargo.
Who owns the Jamaica Inn?
Allen Jackson