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Turnaware Point
The French landing in Poldark. View from public paths; allow 1–2 hours.
- On screen as
- The French landing
- Series and episodes
- Series 3
- Access
- View from public paths
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Where
- Roseland Peninsula, near Philleigh, Cornwall
On screen
How Turnaware Point appears
In series 3 Ross travels to France, and the scenes of landing on the French shore were filmed at Turnaware Point, where the woods run down to the water of the Fal estuary. The story sets these scenes in Brittany; the real place is on the Roseland Peninsula, a few miles upstream from Falmouth. The calm, sheltered estuary and wooded banks give the crossing a very different feel from the open Atlantic coves elsewhere in the series.
The real place
What you can visit
Turnaware Point is a quiet, wooded headland on the eastern bank of the Fal where the river opens into Carrick Roads. A shingle bar runs out into the water at low tide, and concrete hard-standing on the shore survives from D-Day embarkation in 1944. It is reached only on foot along signed footpaths through fields and woodland; there are no facilities. The King Harry Ferry crosses the Fal a short way upstream.
Use signed public footpaths only, as some of the surrounding land is private. The shingle bar covers as the tide rises, so don't walk out on a flooding tide.
Visit Cornwall: 15 Poldark film locations ↗Access is on foot by public footpaths from the lanes around Philleigh and Ruan Lanihorne; there is no car park at the point, so park considerately in the village and follow the signed paths. Paths can be muddy. Check a current Ordnance Survey map before setting out, as some land nearby is private.
Common questions
Planning a responsible visit
Where were the French scenes in Poldark filmed?
The landing on the French coast in series 3 was filmed at Turnaware Point on the Fal estuary. Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire played Roscoff.
Can you drive to Turnaware Point?
No. It is reached only on foot by public footpaths from the lanes near Philleigh.
What are the concrete slabs on the shore?
They are the remains of a Second World War embarkation hard, where troops boarded landing craft for D-Day in 1944.
Plan your visit
Build it into the day.
The King Harry Ferry and Trelissick across the river, or St Mawes.
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