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Bodmin Moor near Minions
Nampara's surrounding country and miners' cottages in Poldark. Open moorland; allow 1–3 hours.
- On screen as
- Nampara's surrounding country and miners' cottages
- Series and episodes
- Series 1 · Series 1, Episode 1
- Access
- Open moorland
- Time needed
- 1–3 hours
- Where
- Minions, near Liskeard, Cornwall
On screen
How Bodmin Moor near Minions appears
The moorland north-west of Minions supplies the wide, rough country around Nampara. In the first episode, the scene where Ross and Demelza first meet was filmed in this area. The production also used miners' cottages on the moor, but those are private homes and the farmhouse that played Nampara is a private property, so this guide gives no directions to either. The story places Nampara near the north coast; the real moor is inland, on the south-eastern edge of Bodmin Moor.
The real place
What you can visit
Minions is a small moorland village, among the highest in Cornwall, surrounded by mining remains and Bronze Age monuments. From the village car park you can walk to the Hurlers, three Bronze Age stone circles, to the restored engine house at Houseman's Shaft, and up to the Cheesewring, a stack of granite slabs on Stowe's Hill. The ground is open access moorland in many areas, with grazing ponies, cattle and sheep. The village has a tea room and a pub.
Stick to tracks and open-access land, leave gates as you find them, keep dogs under control near livestock, and do not approach private cottages or farmhouses.
Visit Cornwall: 15 Poldark film locations ↗Minions is about five miles north of Liskeard; there is a free car park at the western end of the village by the Hurlers. Paths across the moor are rough, boggy in places and exposed. Weather changes quickly up here, so carry a waterproof and a map. Charlestown is about 40 minutes' drive away.
Common questions
Planning a responsible visit
Where did Ross and Demelza first meet?
That opening-episode scene was filmed on Bodmin Moor, in the area north-west of Minions.
Can you visit the Nampara farmhouse?
No. The farmhouse used for Nampara's exterior is private, and the interiors were studio sets. The surrounding moor is the part you can explore.
What else is there to see at Minions?
The Hurlers stone circles, the Cheesewring and the restored engine house at Houseman's Shaft, all a short walk from the village car park.
Plan your visit
Build it into the day.
Charlestown Harbour, or Jamaica Inn on the moor's northern side.
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