Cornwall
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1. Boconnoc: 'Penrice'. Aunt Agatha's home and later that of George and Elizabeth.
(b) Boconnoc
2. Braddock Church. Where the wedding of Drake and Morwenna was filmed with
Winston Graham himself prominent amongst the well-wishers.
a) Braddock Church
b) Braddock Church
3. Towednack Church. The wedding of Francis and Elizabeth was filmed inside
Towednack Church whilst the churchyard was where the funeral of Francis's
father (Charles) was filmed.
a)Towednack Church
b)Towednack Church
4. i)
Demelza's Cave near Seal Hole Cave
Grid reference - B4
A typical local cave
5.(a)
Doyden Point near Port Quin: During the first TV series this was Dwight Enys' house - where Keren Daniel came to visit.
(b) Port Quin: The house with the yellow door was Captain Blamey's.
6.
'Trenwith' was the home to Francis and Elizabeth Poldark and later George Warleggan and Elizabeth.
(a) Godolphin Hall
(b) Trerice Manor
7.(a) Lamorna: Sawle village is a community similar to Lamorna.
Note: Click on "More Photo Galleries" bottom left which contains many excellent photos of other picturesque Cornish locations and features as well.
8.
Lanhydrock House: Home to Sir Francis Bassett in the second TV series
(b) Lanhydrock House
(c) Lanhydrock House
9.
Lundy Bay area: Warleggan's fences destroyed by Ross Poldark here. Polzeath via Lundy Bay to Port Quin.
10.
Mousehole Village: Used for the march of the rebellious miners in the first TV series
(b) Mousehole Village
(c) Mousehole Village
(d) Mousehole Village
12. Pendeen & Lelant : 'Nampara Cove' is the fictional name of this beautiful area; a series of cliffs and inlets being used to represent the Cove.
(a) Pendeen
(b) Pendeen
ii). Lelant
(a) Carbis Bay via Lelant to Godrevy
(b) Lelant
13. Portholland: 'Roscoff' in the TV series.
(a) Portholland
(b) Portholland
14. Porthluney Beach: Used to dramatic effect at the beginning of the second TV series with Ross Poldark galloping across the beach. This is also the beach where Drake, Morwenna and Geoffrey
Charles walked and explored the caves.
(a) The beach
(b) Porthluney Beach
15. Roscarrock Manor Farm: Situated approximately a couple of miles inland from Port Quin it was used extensively as "Nampara" for a number of scenes in the second BBC series, particularly Sawle Fair. Click here for more information.
16. St Enodoc Church: Where the filming of the wedding between Rowella Chynoweth and Arthur Solway took place.
(a) St Enodoc Church
(b) St Enodoc Church
17. St Winnow's Church: The wedding of Dwight Enys with Caroline Penvenen was filmed here.
(a) St Winnow's Church
(b) St Winnow's Church
18. Sandbar at Porthcurno: Scene of Demelza's landing by boat in the books although the strong tidal currents made filming too dangerous so an alternative was used near Prussia Cove. The final
sequence of the first series with Ross and Demelza running together along
the beach was also filmed here.
(a) Porthcurno
(b) Porthcurno and The Minack Theatre
19. Trelissick House: Home of Ralph Allen Daniel.
(a) Trelissick House
(b) Trelissick House
20. Other places used for filming :
Cudden Point
(a) Cudden Point
Lerryn
(a) Lerryn
(b) Lerryn
Lerryn Creek was used for filming the landing and escape from France.
Pentireglaze
(a) Pentireglaze
Prussia Cove
(a) Prussia Cove
St Mawes Castle: 'Fort Baton', Brittany
(a) St Mawes Castle
(b) St Mawes Castle
Charlestown
(a) Charlestown
Miscellaneous Scenes
Stippy Stappy, Illogan Woods, St. Winnow Church and many other excellent pictures
Celtic Cornwall
Celtic Cornwall
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