England / Cornwall - Port Isaac
seen from the South West Coast Path.
vom Südwestküstenpfad aus gesehen.
Port Isaac (Cornish: Porthysek) is a small and picturesque fishing village on the Atlantic coast of north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The nearest towns are Wadebridge and Camelford, both ten miles away. Port Gaverne, commonly mistaken to be part of Port Isaac, is a nearby hamlet that has its own history. The meaning of the Cornish name is "corn port", indicating a trade in corn from the arable inland district.
Since the 1980s, the village has served as backdrop to various television productions, including the ITV series Doc Martin, and is home to the group Fisherman's Friends, sea-shanty singers.
Port Isaac's pier was constructed during the reign of Henry VIII. A 1937 history said, "...Tudor pier and breakwater have now yielded to a strong new sea-wall balanced by an arm on the opposite side of the cove, and we do not doubt that the fishermen sleep more soundly in their beds on stormy nights." The village centre dates from the 18th and 19th centuries, from a time when its prosperity was tied to local coastal freight and fishing. The port handled cargoes of coal, wood, stone, ores, limestone, salt, pottery and heavy goods which were conveyed along its narrow streets. Small coastal sailing vessels were built below Roscarrock Hill. The pilchard fishery began here before the 16th century and in 1850 there were 49 registered fishing boats and four fish cellars. Fishermen still work from the Platt, landing their catches of fish, crab and lobsters. The historic core of the village was designated a Conservation Area in 1971 and North Cornwall District Council reviewed this in 2008 with the endorsement of a detailed Port Isaac Conservation Area Appraisal document and a related Conservation Area Management Plan. The village has around 90 Listed buildings (all Grade II).
Locations in and around the village have been used for a number of films and television series, including:
Poldark (1975–77), a BBC television series, used locations in the area.
Tarry-Dan Tarry-Dan Scarey Old Spooky Man (1978), BBC supernatural play.
The Nightmare Man (1981), BBC drama serial, filmed in and around the village – which doubled for a Scottish island.
Oscar and Lucinda (1997), film.
Saving Grace (2000), a comedy film, was filmed in and around the village.
DIY SOS (2001), featured the village hall being decorated.
Doc Martin (2004–present), ITV series, seven series filmed in the port (using the fictional name of "Portwenn"; also used in the Sky Pictures movies Doc Martin and Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie under its true name, "Port Isaac").
The Shell Seekers (2005), a television production with Vanessa Redgrave, where the village was used as the backdrop and many scenes were shot in the main street.
(Wikipedia)
Port Isaac ist ein Fischerdorf an der Nordküste der Grafschaft Cornwall im Südwesten Englands. Die nächste größere Ortschaft heißt Wadebridge und ist etwa 15 Kilometer auf der Straße entfernt. Port Gaverne wird trotz seiner eigenen, individuellen Geschichte als Ortsteil von Port Isaac betrachtet.
Port Isaac war schon in der Vergangenheit, vom Mittelalter bis ins 19. Jahrhundert, ein geschäftiger Hafen für den Umschlag von Gütern wie Stein, Kohle, Holz und Keramik. Fischfang und -verarbeitung hatten ebenfalls große Bedeutung, und auch heute werden noch Krabben und Hummer gefischt. Daneben spielt der Tourismus eine immer wichtigere Rolle.
Im alten Zentrum des Ortes mit seinen schmalen, sich die Hänge hinab windenden Gassen finden sich viele architektonisch und historisch bedeutende Cottages aus dem 18. und 19. Jahrhundert. Bekannt ist außerdem der Shanty-Chor "The Fisherman’s Friends", der jeden Freitagabend im alten Hafen auftritt.
Port Isaac hat in der Nähe einige sowohl für Surfer als auch für Familien geeignete Strände. Nicht weit entfernt gibt es außerdem den Longcross Victorian Garden sowie Pencarrow House & Gardens und das Herrenhaus Lanhydrock House. Zwei Dampf-Eisenbahnen in der Region sind die Bodmin and Wenford Railway (Normalspur) sowie die Launceston Steam Railway (Schmalspur).
Ab den 1980er Jahren war Port Isaac Drehort für zahlreiche Film- und Fernsehproduktionen. Beispiele dafür:
1989: Rosamunde Pilchers Die Muschelsucher mit Vanessa Redgrave und anderen.
2000: Nigel Coles Grasgeflüster mit Brenda Blethyn, Craig Ferguson und anderen.
2004–2017: Dominic Minghellas Comedy-Drama Doc Martin mit Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz und anderen (8 Staffeln).
(Wikipedia)
England / Cornwall - Port Isaac
seen from the South West Coast Path.
vom Südwestküstenpfad aus gesehen.
Port Isaac (Cornish: Porthysek) is a small and picturesque fishing village on the Atlantic coast of north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The nearest towns are Wadebridge and Camelford, both ten miles away. Port Gaverne, commonly mistaken to be part of Port Isaac, is a nearby hamlet that has its own history. The meaning of the Cornish name is "corn port", indicating a trade in corn from the arable inland district.
Since the 1980s, the village has served as backdrop to various television productions, including the ITV series Doc Martin, and is home to the group Fisherman's Friends, sea-shanty singers.
Port Isaac's pier was constructed during the reign of Henry VIII. A 1937 history said, "...Tudor pier and breakwater have now yielded to a strong new sea-wall balanced by an arm on the opposite side of the cove, and we do not doubt that the fishermen sleep more soundly in their beds on stormy nights." The village centre dates from the 18th and 19th centuries, from a time when its prosperity was tied to local coastal freight and fishing. The port handled cargoes of coal, wood, stone, ores, limestone, salt, pottery and heavy goods which were conveyed along its narrow streets. Small coastal sailing vessels were built below Roscarrock Hill. The pilchard fishery began here before the 16th century and in 1850 there were 49 registered fishing boats and four fish cellars. Fishermen still work from the Platt, landing their catches of fish, crab and lobsters. The historic core of the village was designated a Conservation Area in 1971 and North Cornwall District Council reviewed this in 2008 with the endorsement of a detailed Port Isaac Conservation Area Appraisal document and a related Conservation Area Management Plan. The village has around 90 Listed buildings (all Grade II).
Locations in and around the village have been used for a number of films and television series, including:
Poldark (1975–77), a BBC television series, used locations in the area.
Tarry-Dan Tarry-Dan Scarey Old Spooky Man (1978), BBC supernatural play.
The Nightmare Man (1981), BBC drama serial, filmed in and around the village – which doubled for a Scottish island.
Oscar and Lucinda (1997), film.
Saving Grace (2000), a comedy film, was filmed in and around the village.
DIY SOS (2001), featured the village hall being decorated.
Doc Martin (2004–present), ITV series, seven series filmed in the port (using the fictional name of "Portwenn"; also used in the Sky Pictures movies Doc Martin and Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie under its true name, "Port Isaac").
The Shell Seekers (2005), a television production with Vanessa Redgrave, where the village was used as the backdrop and many scenes were shot in the main street.
(Wikipedia)
Port Isaac ist ein Fischerdorf an der Nordküste der Grafschaft Cornwall im Südwesten Englands. Die nächste größere Ortschaft heißt Wadebridge und ist etwa 15 Kilometer auf der Straße entfernt. Port Gaverne wird trotz seiner eigenen, individuellen Geschichte als Ortsteil von Port Isaac betrachtet.
Port Isaac war schon in der Vergangenheit, vom Mittelalter bis ins 19. Jahrhundert, ein geschäftiger Hafen für den Umschlag von Gütern wie Stein, Kohle, Holz und Keramik. Fischfang und -verarbeitung hatten ebenfalls große Bedeutung, und auch heute werden noch Krabben und Hummer gefischt. Daneben spielt der Tourismus eine immer wichtigere Rolle.
Im alten Zentrum des Ortes mit seinen schmalen, sich die Hänge hinab windenden Gassen finden sich viele architektonisch und historisch bedeutende Cottages aus dem 18. und 19. Jahrhundert. Bekannt ist außerdem der Shanty-Chor "The Fisherman’s Friends", der jeden Freitagabend im alten Hafen auftritt.
Port Isaac hat in der Nähe einige sowohl für Surfer als auch für Familien geeignete Strände. Nicht weit entfernt gibt es außerdem den Longcross Victorian Garden sowie Pencarrow House & Gardens und das Herrenhaus Lanhydrock House. Zwei Dampf-Eisenbahnen in der Region sind die Bodmin and Wenford Railway (Normalspur) sowie die Launceston Steam Railway (Schmalspur).
Ab den 1980er Jahren war Port Isaac Drehort für zahlreiche Film- und Fernsehproduktionen. Beispiele dafür:
1989: Rosamunde Pilchers Die Muschelsucher mit Vanessa Redgrave und anderen.
2000: Nigel Coles Grasgeflüster mit Brenda Blethyn, Craig Ferguson und anderen.
2004–2017: Dominic Minghellas Comedy-Drama Doc Martin mit Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz und anderen (8 Staffeln).
(Wikipedia)