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From the childhood holiday homes of the rich and powerful to the places where creative and scientific minds gained their inspiration, Polzeath has it all.
Walk in famous footsteps on this hour long guided walk
Polzeath: Stars, Spies, and the Strandline
Polzeath: Stars, Spies, and the Strandline
An Entertaining & Enlightening Hour-Long Coastal Tour
An Entertaining & Enlightening Hour-Long Coastal Tour
Polzeath is famous for its surf, but the real stories are hidden in the houses perched above the tide. While the local "50 Shades of Grey" house might not be as colorful as the people who live here, the history of this village is a star-studded tapestry of power, fame, and intrigue.
Join us for a brisk, one-hour guided stroll through the neighborhood that everyone from Prime Ministers to Hollywood royalty calls home.
Tour Essentials
Tour Essentials
Cost: £10 per person
Duration: About an hour
Difficulty: Easy (footpaths and beach walking)
Vibe: Entertaining, gossipy, and historically surprising
What We’ll Discover
What We’ll Discover
🏠 The "Who’s Who" of the Hillside Polzeath isn't just a surf town; it’s a retreat for the world’s elite. We’ll wander past the first, second, and even third homes of an incredible roster of residents. From Prime Ministers and Royals to Bankers, Bishops, and Barristers, find out why the global "power list" chooses this specific stretch of North Cornwall.
🍸 The Bond Connection & Atlantic Terrace Did you know James Bond has a footprint in Polzeath? We’ll follow the footsteps of 007 and reveal how the world’s most famous spy is linked to “Strangers on a Train” and “Swept from the Sea.”
🎸 From the Brat Pack to Glastonbury Walk the same paths the "Brat Pack" frequented in the 90s, long before Busted hit the charts or New Polzeath’s own Portraits were dreaming "Electric Dreams" and performing on the stages of Glastonbury.
🌊 Famous Flotsam & The Strandline The wild seas brings more than just spray to Polzeath. We’ll head down to the strandline to check for "famous flotsam." By the end of the hour, you’ll understand what it truly means to be famous in Cornwall and which houses hold the best views—and the best secrets.
Book Your Spot
Book Your Spot
Ready to see Polzeath through a different lens?
When: As advertised or message 0748 646 1998 for next walk
Meeting Point: Atlantic Terrace
Price: £10 (Payable on the day or buy a voucher)
I walked this land with a dreamer’s freedom
- Daphne du Maurier
"They [GCHQ Bude] are worse than the US." - Edward Snowden
I enjoyed filming in Cornwall, whose startling, marine landscape was so fitting for the Conrad story. Initially Rachel and I shared a house until I could move into Trevor Nunn's summer house near our locations in Polzeath on the north coast. There was a remarkable sense of family amongst cast and crew, stemming mainly from our director's pregnancy (she delivered the week after shooting ended) and her caring attitude to everyone involved.
Three years after its release, I am still puzzled by the film's short life in the cinema, where Dick Pope's photography is gorgeous. But on the home screen, Conrad's haunting tale of emotional repression works very well. — Ian McKellen, June 2000
The north coast of Cornwall is one of the best collection points in the world for long-haul drift, which I'll show you along the strandline. Southwest gales are particularly good at bringing in artefacts and natural objects from across the Atlantic – from Labrador down to the Amazon Basin. Even the Brat Pack washed up at Pentire in the 90's. They, like many of our visitors, were film making and included Charlie Sheen (Aramis) ; Kiefer Sutherland (Athos) ; Chris O'Donnell (D'Artagnan) and Oliver Platt (Porthos) in Disney's Three Musketeers.
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