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Jamaica Inn's Daphne du Maurier & Smuggling Museum
📍 PL15 7TS
Photo: Martinvl (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Centrepiece film on The History of Jamaica Inn
- Room dedicated to Daphne du Maurier's life and memorabilia
- See her Sheraton writing desk and personal items
- Smuggling Museum tells tales of Cornwall's contraband trade
- Learn about hidden goods stashed beneath the inn
This is Jamaica Inn's own Smuggling Museum and Daphne du Maurier collection, set within the historic coaching inn on Bodmin Moor. You'll see The History of Jamaica Inn film, exhibits on Cornwall's smuggling past, and a room dedicated to Daphne du Maurier containing memorabilia including her Sheraton writing desk. It suits visitors interested in local history, literature and the inn's smuggling legends, and makes a good stop while exploring Bodmin Moor. The museum is open daily from 8am to 9pm. If you're staying nearby in Altarnun, Cornwall, there are 40 bookable places to stay within 5 miles, with Coombe station 8.9 miles away for those arriving by train.
Practical details
- Open
- Daily from 8am to 9pm
- Booking
- Enquiries can be made via the website
From the attraction's own website on 7 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Bar
- ✓ Restaurant
- ✓ Toilets
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- Coombe 8.9 miles
- Liskeard 9 miles
- Bodmin Parkway 9.1 miles
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