The widely anticipated second series of popular British television drama Poldark returns to BBC1 on the 4th of September which means that once again the beautiful Cornish coastline will be making a regular appearance on screens across the UK. The plot is based on the acclaimed novels written by Winston Graham, and is set in various rugged locations around Cornwall. The final episode of series 1 left audiences in suspense after Ross Poldark is arrested for murder and wrecking, leaving his beloved Demelza distraught. To prepare viewers for the second series, we have picked out some of the filming locations around Cornwall which featured in the drama, for visitors to explore.

Bodmin Moor

Bodmin Moor was largely featured in the first series of Poldark and the cast and crew became very familiar with the 200 square kilometres of grassland and heather. It was the perfect backdrop for many scenes, including capturing cast members on horseback. The passion and family dramatics that Poldark is famous for are replicated within Bodmin Moor’s rugged views and stormy landscape. This was also where a number of the miners’ cottages were based along with Ross Poldark’s house, Nampara.

Port Quin

Port Quin, located just past Port Isaac was also featured in the TV series. The peaceful area that remains unscathed by visiting boats is ideal for conjuring up images of past settings and scenery.

Charlestown

The traditional appearance and collection of ships caught the eye of locations managers for Poldark and for some scenes it was used as the principal town. The original grade two listed harbour featuring plenty of tall ships allows visitors to be transported back to the 18th century, into Graham Winston’s setting.

Padstow area

The North Cornwall coast line was used for plenty of cliff scenes, and a lot of regular visitors will recognise the Camel Estuary and Tregirls beach. The wide, sandy beach of Porthcothan was also used in series one along with the headland at Stepper Point, which was used for some of the more dramatic cliff scenes, including horse drawn carriages filmed soaring across cliff tops.

Truro

Although Corsham in Wiltshire was Truro’s double for filming purposes, the Cornish city Truro was the author’s original inspiration for the story of Poldark. Therefore it only seemed apt to use the location for the world premiere of the series. Locals, producers, writers and headline cast members joined together for the first exclusive viewing of the first episode and claimed their first reviews, which were full of praise.

Images courtesy of Adam Gibbard and Visit Cornwall.