The small village of
Bolventor lies in the heart of Bodmin Moor.
Daphne du Maurier chose Bolventor as the setting for her novel of Cornish smugglers
Jamaica Inn[?] . The original coaching house
Jamaica Inn[?] that inspired the novel has stood there since
1547.
The village is said to take its name from the "Bold Venture" that it must have appeared to build a farm in this moorland.