• Read more about our village, its facilities, businesses and events at Love Polperro

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• Enjoy a walk around Polperro or start /end a walk along the heritage coast through the area of outstanding natural beauty with a guided walk using the iwalkcornwall app. Includes information on the history of the village with information about some of the sites, famous personalities who have lived in the village and the flora and fauna that can be spotted in the village and on the coastal path

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• Over the years Polperro Harbour  has been used as a location for a number of films including Alfred Hitchcock's last silent movie The Manxman (1929). It has also played host to a number of other films throughout the 20th Century some of which you've probably not heard of and some which have somewhat tenuous links. For more information and some photographs from the films click on the highlighted links which take you to the Reelstreets UK location archive

  • The Manxman (1929)

  • Spitfire (1942)

  • Miranda (1948)

  • Mad about Men (1954)

  • Break in the Circle (1955)

  • Another Time Another Place (1958)

  • Behemoth the Sea Monster (1959)

  • Doomwatch (1972)

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• Cornish Art Historian, David Tovey is researching the art of Polperro in preparation for his forthcoming books Polperro Artists and Authors Vol 1 pre-1920 and Vol 2 Post-1920 and a exhibition in the spring 2021 (3/4/21 – 12/6/21) featuring the many paintings by famous UK and international artists that David has accumulated which feature scenes in and around Polperro Harbour . To see more about Polperro's incredible Art History go to www.stivesart.info/art-in-polperro/

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