After the advent of the railways, it became principally a fishing port. A stream runs through the village, finding its way into the sea over the harbour wall. Visitors are advised to use the large car park at the top of the hill and to walk down to the village, as the narrow streets can be difficult to negotiate.
There is a stunning view of the coast from this car park, in addition to easy access to both Port Isaac and Port Gaverne. On the subject of narrow streets, Port Isaac is renown for having one of the narrowest thoroughfares in Britain, the aptly named Squeezy Belly Alley!
Fishing and scenic trips can be taken from the harbour during the summer months. Consequently, there are lots of lovely walks both inland and along the coast, either towards Polzeath or Tintagel in the other direction.
Port Gaverne is a pretty unspoilt cove around the corner from Port Isaac. There is a sheltered, sandy beach, with rock pools, probably one of the safest in North Cornwall for young children.
In the 19th century the hamlet was a slate, coal, limestone handling port. Shipbuilding also took place here. Some old buildings on the quay, which was once used to export slate from the nearby Delabole Slate Quarries , have all been converted into holiday accommodation.
The area around Camelford, St Breward and across to the aforementioned Altarnun containg some of the moors most isolated communities and also its highest peaks in Brown Willy and Roughtor. Do you know any other great Doc Martin hot spots?
Let us know by commenting in the box below. You are here Home. The series has been hugely popular, regularly pulling in audiences of over 10 million viewers. Once word filtered through that the sleepy TV village of Portwenn was in fact Port Isaac it was like the pilchard boom all over again! Whilst many of you may think Portwenn is a name conjured out of thin air it isn't. Port Wenn was actually the old name of the nearby cove of Port Quin. There is also a reason Doc Martin is named Martin Ellingham.
The creator of the series is Dominic Minghella; in case you haven't guessed, Ellingham is an anagram of Minghella! I remember hearing a quote from the North Cornwall based location manager who chose Port Isaac. Running throughout the many episodes of this very successful series is the on off romance between the local Port Wenn primary school teacher Louisa played by Caroline Catz and Doc Martin. If you watch Doc Martin Cornwall you will see the Doc going about his daily business on the streets of Portwenn and nearby towns and villages.
View images of Portwenn Cornwall. If you visit Port Issac and take a stroll around the village you will recognise lots of spots from Portwenn where they filmed Doc Martin on outside.
The building is not a school for Port Isaac anymore but you can recognise the outside of the building and the playground in which many scenes have been set. If you keep walking into the village of Port Isaac Cornwall then you will go past the Pharmacy which features in many episodes and where Doc Martin frequently has disagreements with the pharmacist Mrs Tishell.
Generally he is annoyingly right but sometimes he gets it wrong — remember when he made Mrs Tishell remove her neck brace? At the bottom of the hill you will come to Port Issac harbour and small beach where many scenes have been filmed.
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