The Wellington Hotel is a listed 16th Century coaching inn. Originally called Boscastle Hotel it was renamed the Scotts Wellington in 1852, after the late Duke of Wellington. Parts of the hotel apparently date back ass much as 300 years. A number of prominent people have stayed at the hotel, including Edward VII, novelist Thomas Hardy and Sir Henry Irving, the first actor to be knighted. However, the hotel's history has been a fairly quiet one. Paranormal activity has included a the image of a coachman or stableman moving across the landing, while the apparition of a young girl has been seen outside rooms 15, 16 and 17 on the landings as well as on occasions passing through windows and doors. A little old lady has also been reported passing through the closed door of room 9.