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2000s: WELCOME TO THE ANCHORAGE, FOR A HONEYMOON YOU’LL NEVER FORGET . . .
The Guest Book
What you need to know before your trail
Charles and Grace wanted a quiet staycation honeymoon, but when their train terminates early due to a storm up ahead, they wonder if they made the wrong decision. Forced to take shelter in the nearest seaside town, Saltwater, they discover that there is only one guesthouse left. Unlike the rest of Saltwater, The Anchorage is entirely deserted.
That night, with the storm howling relentlessly, Grace is woken by a child crying. She is haunted by the sound, until Charles convinces her it was only her imagination. But the next day, she finds a warning scrawled in the guest book: Leave now. Do not trust them.
As the storm rages on, phone lines are down, transport links cut off. Grace is desperate to leave, but Charles remains unaffected by the eerie stillness of the house. Is it just Grace’s imagination or do the owners, and Charles, have something to hide?
Locations
Reset- England - Cornwall
- A: St Ives
- B: The Anchorage
- C: Saltash
- D: Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden
Travel Guide
Travel down to Saltwater, Cornwall
You might not want to stay in a place called The Anchorage if you are ever in Cornwall. Well, it’s fictional so there’s not much change of that thank goodness! You might get an experience you were not expecting.
Remote, claustrophobic and spooky
The place of Saltwater is fictional but the couple are on their way to St Ives, so it could be somewhere near here. It is known for being the gin smuggling capital of Cornwall!
Be sure to visit the much safer and nicer Barbara Hepworth Gardens as the couple in the novel are planning a visit there. Seems a better bet than The Anchorage!
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Guest Book
Destination/location: Cornwall ‘Saltwater’ Author/guide: C L Pattison Departure Time: 2000s
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