Poldark Scenic Location Tours

• Scenic Coast Road

  We drive the stunning road towards Zennor, one of our favourite drives, which passes Bronze Age field networks and wild open granite Tors. You will feel like you are stepping back in time as we pass old farm buildings and remote granite cottages in an area officially recognised as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

• Pendeen Lighthouse

  Here, on a UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Tin Coast, sits one of the last mines to close in Cornwall. Tin mining shaped Cornwall’s industrial past and left its mark on the land. You will get stunning coastal views from the lighthouse along this granite coastline, which has been mined for hundreds of years.

• Botallack Mine

  We view the impressive and precariously perched Tin Mines, some of the most iconic in the county. We walk to Ross’s Wheal Leisure Mine and view Grambler Mine. A beautiful 17th-century house was used as Nampara in the first TV adaptation of the 1970s Poldark series, but you would have to go to the Cotswolds to find Trenwith House in the more recent TV adaptation.

• Penberth cove

  Step back in time and visit the fishing hamlet of Swale. Walk over the cobbled slipway, gaze at traditional Cornish fishing cottages and cross the famous stepping stones that Drake crossed on his way to his blacksmith’s cabin.

• Lunch at the Logan Rock Inn

  Enjoy a traditional pub lunch in the Logan Rock Inn, a 16th-century pub full of characters, fascinating artefacts and photos of local characters. Named after the giant rocking stone, which sits on the cliff, once a tourist attraction for the Victorians.

• Porthgwarra & Gwennap head

  We head up the coast path to look down on the turquoise waters below. The scene where Ross famously takes a swim. With stunning clifftop scenery, it is no wonder why the production team chose this area for many of the horse-riding scenes. It is also an excellent place for spotting wildlife and coastal flowers.

• Porthcurno

  Famous for the Minack Theatre, this white sandy beach was another filming spot where Ross gallops on horseback. The dramatic backdrop of Granite cliffs, turquoise water and white sands is more reminiscent of the Seychelles than Cornwall. Here, we conclude your Poldark tour with our infamous cream tea picnic, enjoyed overlooking the rugged granite cliffs of West Penwith.

Poldark East Tour – Rugged North Coast & Tall Ships

We start the day at the Georgian harbour of Charlestown, named ‘Truro’ in the TV series, to see its impressive square-rigged Tall ships. Enjoy a morning coffee while looking out for Verity and Captain Blamey eloping on the harbour wall! We leave the South coast and head North to the stunning backdrop of Park Head, where many horse riding scenes were filmed. Heading West, we next visit ‘Warleggan’s beach’ and, if the tides allow, the natural Holywell, where Drake and Morwenna make their wish to be together. Next, we stop at Perranporth, the home of the author Winston Graham, before heading to ‘Wheal Grace’ Tin Mine to finish the day with a cream tea picnic on the cliffs.

Tour Agenda

• Charlestown

  Visit the best-preserved Georgian Port in England. With its resident tall ships, you can see why this location was chosen to act as Truro. Here, we enjoy a morning coffee overlooking the harbour walls while keeping an out for Verity and Captain Blamey!

• Bedruthan & Park Head

  Managed by the National Trust, this stretch of the headland is where many of the Horse riding scenes were filmed. We walk out along the South West Coast Path to the dramatic stretch of coastline to view this rugged North Coast, complete with giant rock stacks.

• Holywell Bay

  Walk across the golden sands of Warleggan’s beach to view the iconic ‘Gull Rock’, which is instantly recognisable. At low tide the Holy Well and St Cuthberts cave reveals itself. This limestone phenomenon was said to have healing properties and has been sought out since the medieval times.

• Lunch at The Smugglers Den

  This 16th-century thatched pub is a hit with the locals and rarely found by tourists. Its bar is made from old barrels and gives you that feeling of being of an era when smuggling was most prevalent in Cornwall. If only the walls could talk!

  Smuggling in Cornwall peaked in the 1800s, primarily due to the outbreak of the Napoleonic Wars, which brought high taxes on luxury goods such as tobacco, brandy, lace, and tea.

• Perranporth

  Once home to Winston Graham, author of the Poldark novels. This 3-mile stretch of golden sand is patrolled by the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institute) beach lifeguards and is a popular holiday destination. Take in the views and hear stories about Cornwall’s Paton Saint ‘St Piran’ who landed here from Ireland. St Pirans story is the inspiration behind the Black and White Cornish flag, as he is said to have accidentally discovered Tin.

• Wheal Coats Tin Mine & Chapel Porth

  View one of Cornwall’s most iconic Tin Mines and hear how miners worked underground and the dangers they faced. Here, you have the opportunity to walk a short distance along the South West Coast path to nearby Chapel Porth, which was used as Wheal Grace. We end the day here with our infamous cream tea picnic showcasing local produce.