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A journal rooted in the South West

We tell the stories of Somerset, Devon, Dorset and Cornwall - the people who make things, the places that endure, and the traditions worth keeping. Since 2023, we've been publishing independent, unhurried writing about a region we love.

THE WEST COUNTRY JOURNAL

Port Isaac village, Cornwall, with white-painted cottages and stone houses clustered on rocky hillsides above a small sandy beach.

Lights, Camera, West Country: where your favourite shows were really filmed

Discover where some of Britain's most beloved TV shows and films were really made. From the cobbled streets of Port Isaac standing in for Doc Martin's Portwenn, to the clifftops of Cornwall doubling as Poldark country, the West Country has quietly been one of the UK's busiest filming locations. We look at the real places behind the fiction, including Broadchurch's Dorset coast, Hot Fuzz's Wells, and more.

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