The beach at Church Cove, Gunwalloe on The Lizard was the setting for one scene in particular ( no spoilers here) Porthgwarra Steep yourself in the history of the time and imagine the bustling market days. Cornwall – “Truro Harbour”Ĭharlestown near St Austell, is the TV setting for the harbour scenes and the fishing port.

Truroįunnily enough Corsham in Wiltshire doubled as Truro for the television version – but the city itself was Winston Graham’s true inspiration for the story and was the location of choice for the world premiere of the series. This area was used to represent the Nampara Valley, which is part of Poldarks’ family estate. Cornwall – “Nampara Valley” / St Agnes Head The beaches of Tregirls and Porthcothan were used for Poldark’s fictional Nampara Cove. The cliffs in the Padstow area are some of the most dramatic and stunning. Rugged and untamed….like Poldark himself…. Many scenes were shot here including the exterior for Ross Poldark’s cottage, Nampara, and the scenes of him and others on horseback.

Throughout the years of 17, Winston Graham weaves real life events and historical snippets into a rich tapestry of Cornish community life. Mining in the area is hand in hand with the future of Cornwall and the landscape and the geography of the area is both the setting and the backdrop of the community’s fortunes. These are the years when George Warleggan firmly establishes himself as a economic power house in Cornwall. To make matters even more tense in the area – Customs and soldiers start to catch up with smuggling and those who commit these crimes. The future of the mines looks set to sink further as does the future and financial hopes of Poldark and his investors. Times are hard and extra financing particularly so. Ross and his cousin Francis are trying to keep afloat their copper mine after having fought for tooth and nail to keep it afloat. The story of Poldark’s Cornwall continues in book four.

Warleggan by Winston Graham