My friend and I discussed where in the county the scenes were shot and she confidently stated that is was the Lizard peninsula in the far west. On returning home I was aghast (and slightly embarrassed that I hadn't realised) to discover that it was in fact our very own St Austell Bay providing the panoramic coastal shots! The film company used a private residence, Porthpean House, as the family's home. Porthpean is on the edge of St Austell (about 5 minutes drive) from Poltarrow.
The scenes where the Father and Son walk along the beach were filmed on Vault Beach which is at Gorran (about 20 minutes drive from us). This was a brave decision by the film company as it is about a 15 minute walk from the car park to the beach and there is no vehicular access (as you can see in the photo above). Apparently the film company thought this location would mean beach would be quiet - which it was apart from a family of nudists a little further along the beach!
Another shoot location for the film was St Michael Penkivel Church which is part of the Tregothnan estate (this church was also used in the darkly comedic "Keeping Mum") Portloe, Fowey and Portmellon also feature.
Currently filming in Charlestown (about 10 minutes drive) is a Norwegian film company. Libby and I took a stroll around the harbour last week to have a look. The film is based on a popular pirate series called Captain Sabertooth.
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| The set designers are so clever - when we saw this stone archway we couldn't believe it wasn't real..... |
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| ...until we saw the other side! |
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| Here you can see the sabertooth on the bow of the ship... |
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| ... and the skull on the stern |
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| The look-out was given a makeover to blend in to the surroundings |
Katherine
Poltarrow Farm
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