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Corsham High Street
Truro street scenes in Poldark. View from public space; allow 1 hour.
- On screen as
- Truro street scenes
- Access
- View from public space
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Where
- Corsham, Wiltshire
On screen
How Corsham High Street appears
Corsham High Street plays Truro, the county town where Ross and George do business, attend balls and argue in the street. With modern signs and road markings hidden, the run of stone houses and shops passes easily for a Georgian Cornish town. The harbour side of Truro was filmed separately at Charlestown, so the fictional town is a composite of a Wiltshire street and a Cornish dock. In the story, Truro is in the heart of Cornwall; the real street is between Bath and Chippenham.
The real place
What you can visit
Corsham is a small market town with one of the best-preserved high streets in Wiltshire, lined with 17th and 18th-century houses, the Flemish weavers' cottages and independent shops and cafés. At its western end are the gates of Corsham Court, a private stately home that opens to the public on some days. Peacocks from the Court often wander into the streets. The High Street is a public street, so you can walk it any time; shops keep normal trading hours.
This is a busy, lived-in town centre: stay on the pavement for photos and don't block shop or house doorways.
Visit Wiltshire: Corsham ↗There are pay car parks off the High Street, signed from the A4. Chippenham railway station is about four miles away, with buses to Corsham. The street is level but has some uneven pavements. Great Chalfield Manor and Bowood are each about 20 minutes away by car.
Common questions
Planning a responsible visit
Where were the Truro street scenes filmed?
On Corsham High Street in Wiltshire. The harbour scenes for Truro were filmed at Charlestown in Cornwall.
Is Corsham worth visiting for Poldark?
Yes, if you are in the area: the High Street is easy to recognise and the town is a pleasant stop alongside Bowood and Great Chalfield.
Is there parking in Corsham?
Yes, several pay car parks close to the High Street.
Plan your visit
Build it into the day.
Bowood's lake and Great Chalfield Manor on the same day. Also filmed here: Rivals uses Corsham’s town streets, with a different period setting from Poldark’s Truro.
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