Famous Film & TV Locations Near Tregoad

Published: 6th October, 2026

There’s something rather special about owning a lodge in Cornwall. Not just because of the sea air, sandy beaches and beautiful countryside, but because when you choose your own little base here, you’re also choosing a place with an impressive supporting cast.

From the winding harbour streets of Looe, which double as the fictional town of Shipton Abbot in BBC drama Beyond Paradise, to the rugged landscapes that have starred in Poldark and the picture-perfect villages of Doc Martin, Cornwall has long been a favourite with filmmakers.

For owners at Tregoad near Looe, many of these locations are within easy reach, making a luxury lodge here much more than somewhere to stay. It can be your base for exploring some of Cornwall’s most recognisable landscapes, discovering new places every time you visit and perhaps seeing a few familiar scenes along the way.

Step into Beyond Paradise in Looe

You don’t have to travel far from Tregoad to find one of Cornwall’s most recognisable TV locations.

Just a short journey away, Looe provided much of the backdrop for BBC One’s Beyond Paradise, the Death in Paradise spin-off starring Kris Marshall and Sally Bretton. Although the fictional town of Shipton Abbot is supposedly in Devon, much of what viewers see on screen is actually south-east Cornwall.

The real Looe is every bit as picturesque as its television alter ego. Its working harbour, narrow streets, sandy beach and waterfront all feature throughout the series. With the town’s Guildhall standing in for Shipton Abbot’s police station.

For lodge owners, it makes for a lovely day out. Wander along the harbour, explore East and West Looe, stop for lunch overlooking the water or simply sit and watch the boats come and go. You can even retrace some of the locations you’ve spotted on screen.

And because Looe is so close to Tregoad, this isn’t necessarily a once-a-year excursion. It’s the sort of place you can return to time and time again, discovering a different side of it with every visit.

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Discover the real Cornwall behind Poldark

For something a little more dramatic, Cornwall’s wild coastline provides the backdrop to one of the county’s most famous television exports: Poldark.

The BBC adaptation of Winston Graham’s novels was filmed across some of Cornwall’s most spectacular coastal and historic landscapes. Clifftops, secluded coves, former mining landscapes and historic buildings all helped create the world of Ross Poldark.

While many of the best-known Poldark locations are further west, they make an excellent excuse for a longer day exploring Cornwall. Visit the coast, walk part of the South West Coast Path and see for yourself why the county’s landscape translates so well to the screen.

It’s one of the pleasures of holiday lodge ownership in Cornwall: you don’t have to cram every attraction into one holiday. Your lodge gives you a base to come back to, meaning you can gradually explore further afield rather than trying to see everything in a single weekend.

Follow in the footsteps of Doc Martin

Head north and you’ll find another familiar Cornish setting. The pretty fishing village of Port Issac became the fictional village of Portwenn in the much-loved ITV series Doc Martin. The village itself provided many of the show’s exterior locations, including the famous Fern Cottage, while other filming took place around the surrounding area.

Port Isaac is around an hour’s drive from Looe, making it another rewarding day trip from Tregoad.

Even if you’re not a Doc Martin fan, it’s easy to see why filmmakers were drawn here. Stone cottages tumble towards the harbour, narrow lanes wind through the village and the surrounding coastline is quintessentially Cornish.

For owners looking for luxury lodges in Cornwall, having this kind of variety within driving distance is part of the appeal. One weekend could mean a quiet morning in Looe, another could involve a coastal walk around Port Isaac, and another could take you somewhere you’ve never visited before.

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Explore more of Cornwall’s big-screen landscapes

The list doesn’t stop there. Cornwall has been used as a backdrop for countless productions, with its coastline, historic harbours and countryside regularly standing in for locations both real and fictional.

Beyond Paradise itself extends beyond Looe, with filming locations including Fowey, Calstock, Launceston, the Port Eliot Estate and Pentillie Estate.

That makes owning a lodge in Cornwall particularly appealing if you enjoy exploring. Your weekends don’t have to revolve around the same itinerary. There are fishing villages to discover, coastal walks to tackle, beaches to return to, gardens and historic estates to explore, and plenty of little places that are worth pulling over for simply because you’ve never been there before.

You don’t need to be a film or television enthusiast to enjoy them. The screen just gives you another reason to put somewhere on the map.

A base for making your own stories

Perhaps that’s the best thing about owning a holiday lodge near Looe.

Yes, Tregoad puts you within easy reach of some of Cornwall’s most recognisable film locations. But the bigger appeal is having your own place from which to experience them - and everything else that south-east Cornwall has to offer.

There are spontaneous days at the beach, long lunches in harbour towns, coastal walks that turn into sunset strolls and those completely unplanned detours that often become the memories you talk about most.

A luxury lodge in Cornwall gives you the freedom to explore at your own pace. You can return for a long weekend, spend a whole week here or simply have a reason to escape whenever you need a change of scenery.

And with Looe, Polperro, Fowey and the wider Cornish coast all waiting to be explored, there is always another day trip to plan.

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So, if you’re looking at lodges for sale in Cornwall, perhaps don’t just think about the lodge itself. Think about the places you’ll go from it. The beaches you’ll return to. The villages you’ll discover. And all the stories you’ll collect along the way.

Tregoad could be your base for discovering a very different side of Cornwall - one film location, coastal walk and Cornish adventure at a time.

Find out more by contacting 01503 390004
or visiting https://watersideholidaygroup.co.uk/ownership