Calling all 'Poldark' fans: Here's a bike tour that explores the series' Cornish countryside

Calling all ‘Poldark’ fans: Here’s a bike tour that explores the series’ Cornish countryside

Oct. 2, 2018 6 AM PT

Fans of “Doc Martin” and “Poldark” can experience the rugged Cornish countryside on a new self-guided e-bike tour offered by Carter Co. The nine-day tour begins in St. Ives, with a route across southwest England that ends in Padstow on the north Cornwall coast. Highlights include villages such as Mousehole and St. Mawes, historic attractions such as the tin mine at Geevor, the medieval tidal island of St. Michael’s Mount and the Lizard Peninsula, where much of “Poldark” is filmed. E-bike distances are from 20 to 32 miles a day.

Dates: April 1-Oct. 31

Price: From $3,589 per person, double occupancy. Includes accommodations in boutique hotels, breakfasts, electric bikes, luggage transfers, route directions and maps.

Info: Carter Co., lat.ms/cornwallebiketour

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Anne Harnagel

Anne Harnagel was an editor in the Travel section from 2009 to 2021. She has worked at the Los Angeles Times since 1996, with stints in Business and Calendar sections as well as the Los Angeles Times Magazine. Previously, she was managing editor of Home magazine, managing editor/features for the New York Times Syndicate and managing editor for the American Lawyer magazine. She is a native of Los Angeles.

Calling all ‘Poldark’ fans: Here’s a bike tour that explores the series’ Cornish countryside

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