Penlee House Gallery & Museum: Work of the Week! Porthgwarra by Ernest Procter Though fishermen have been coming to Porthgwarra since at least the Elizabethan era, it was not until the mid-1800s that a real community was formed in the area. Nowadays, Porthgwarra is best known as a set location in the BBC drama series Poldark.

Work of the Week! Porthgwarra by Ernest Procter Though fishermen have been coming to Porthgwarra since at least the Elizabethan era, it was not until the mid-1800s that a real community was formed in the area. Nowadays, Porthgwarra is best known as a set location in the BBC drama series Poldark.