Any “Doc Martin” fans out there?
On the show, Martin Clunes plays Dr. Martin Ellingham, a socially challenged doctor who moves from London to the picturesque village of Port Wenn in Cornwall.
It’s filmed in Port Isaac, and I looked up the stone cottage that served as Doc Martin’s Surgery (doctor’s office) on the show.
It’s called Fern Cottage, and in real life it’s a two-bedroom “self-catering holiday cottage” that you can rent for your next vacation.
The rooms were “beautifully refurbished by Julie Kent Interiors.”
The listing says:
This stunning cottage is the surgery in the famous Doc Martin TV series with breathtaking views over the historic harbour of Port Isaac .
Wouldn’t it be fun to spend the night at Doc Martin’s place?
For photos and information about renting Fern Cottage, visit their VRBO listing.
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how fab – I loved doc martin tv show and I love the property – great find 🙂 best le xox
What a great house! I love the french doors that open up to the view. It has that peaceful feeling just looking through them. If I ever have a house with a great view, or on the water, I want french doors in my home.
I’ve never thought to look at houses in countries. I may just have to after looking at this place. I think it would be fun to visit a beautiful country like this or London sometime. Maybe someday.
Thanks so much for posting this – I live in England and we used to holiday near Port Gaverne; it’s a precious little village but, as you can tell from the price of this house, there are few locals left! The coast is beautiful and the half-hour walk to Port Isaac is spectacular (if a little dangerous with the cliffs!)
What a great place to live! And I’d love to redo the inside of the house. I love the lay out but I’m not fond of how it’s decorated right now. That would be a great project for the summer 😀
How do you know my deepest darkest house dreams? LOL I’m ashamed to admit that the only reason I watched Doc Martin was because I fell in love with the setting. I stalked this area for a looooooooong time, Wiki-ing it, searching and drooling over it on Google Earth. I really love this area and the cottages are so adorable. I wish they would look like Kate Winslet’s cottage too in the inside.
Oh my! The views are priceless. Kinda reminds me of the views in The Ghost and Mrs. Muir with Gene Tierney.
Such lovely photos. I live about 45 miles west of Port Issac. I have lived in Cornwall all of my life and sometimes it’s good to see our county from another’s perspective. It’s so easy to take our beautiful coastline for granted. ‘Aunt Amelia’, I totally agree with your comments. In my opinion, old cottages/houses should have older-style interiors.
This is so sweet! You know how much I love cottages, right? This one is truly charming and the location is just “wow”!
It’s so nice to come here and see a beautiful place like this one. Thank you, Julia!
xo
Luciane at HomeBunch.com
So beautiful, and that view! It just give off such a feeling of peace.
I have never seen Doc Marten, nor heard of it. Now I’m going to have to find it and check it out.
Now I must have yellow check curtians. So sweet!
Oh what an incredible cottage – I would move there in a blink! Having your garden overlooking the sea like that is a dream. I wish they had shown the kitchen! thanks for a fabulous post that whisked me home to England!
Mary
Thanks for the link-? the show and the cottage! The simplicity of the decorating is right up my alley. I am writing to them now to find out how $$$$$ it will be to holiday there… 🙂
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I love the simple and charming character of the house, and the views…spectacular!!
One of my (many!) dreams is to buy a house like this in the English countryside. Thank you for the post – it’s a beautiful house!
Thanks for that, Julia – Cornwall is one of my favourite holiday destinations! I haven’t visited this area – maybe next time I’m over there 🙂
Just gorgeous, what a serene spot!
Just lovely…we get to see inside six homes like this every week in a series from the UK ,here in Australia called, “Moving to the Country”,where a Realtor shows a couple who want to move from city to country 3 homes within their criteria and budget…
You’d love it Julia !!!! 😀
GREAT POST! I love Doc Martin and this post grabbed my attention right away! Thanks for keeping a terrific blog.
How wonderful…. I love the show and the area it’s filmed. You did it again now I’ll be dreaming about a life in these cottages and I’m glad you did. Do you guys get Grand Design over there (what a silly question) bet you do and as Lucy said Moving to the Country and if you have been watching Tour De France lots of cottages and chateaus WOW I stay up late every year just to look at the views and of course the cycling. The French and the Brits seem to have lots and lots of great views soooo green. Till next time Regards Esther from Sydney (cold and not so green).
wow. Just simply wow.
Am sharing our on facebook page today too. Like you, I am a total sucker for cottages….
Caron
Oh I love Doc Martin. There is a website about the filming of the 5th Season.
docmartinseries5. blogspot. A few weeks ago, I emailed the British owner of the blog, asking him about the huge stone house that you see on the right and just above when you are looking directly at the Doc’s surgery. He checked around and told me that it was a two apartment home. Quite a place!
This blog about the 5th season is really interesting. Several fans have posted pictures and comments, especially about Louisa and Martin’s baby. Louisa’s mother is a busy body, and I think Auntie Joan is gone, there’s a new Auntie. But the old crowd is still there. I think it airs in September in Great Britain, but probably not here for quite some time.
Oh, I almost forgot. I just read Martin Clunes’ book “A Dog’s Life.” About his early life and his love for animals, especially dogs. You Doc Martin fans, do you remember that huge shaggy dog that followed the Doc around? His name was Gremlin. He died in 2007. Martin tells us that they used to put gook on him to make him look scraggly. And when the Doc used to yell at him, he had to mimic the sounds and then post record the yelling, because Gremlin was too sensitive to be yelled at. RIP dear Gremlin, you were a star!
Yes, I am hooked on this show. Thanks for letting me share.
Julia — Thank you for mentioning Doc Martin. After reading your post, my husband and I started watching Doc Martin on NetFlix and got hooked. We’ve watched all of the episodes and we are anxiously waiting for Season 5 to get to the U.S. Love, love, love the show! THANKS!
Delight to look at. I am surprised that the inside of the cottage is so bright and airy.
They are both beautiful but I don’t like the modern inside makeovers. Such a gorgeous setting though! I love the show ‘Doc Martin’ also so it was fun to see the cottage is available for rent.
i love doc martin, and i dream of going to cornwall…so glad to have found this post!