Rick Stein’s Cornwall

In this new series Rick Stein reveals the Cornwall that he knows and loves: a unique part of the British isles with a strong sense of identity and a history rooted in its Celtic past.
With his famous natural inquisitiveness, Rick shares the road less travelled – championing the food, history, music, art and culture of the county many locals argue should be a country in its own right.

Rick Stein's Cornwall episode 16

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 16

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 16: Rick Stein takes a trip back in time to his early days running a nightclub in Padstow before a bracing dip in Bude’s stunning sea pool. Then Rick braves the notoriously wild Atlantic waters to learn about the ancient fishing method of handlining at Sennen Cove off Land’s End. The catch of the day is […]

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Rick Stein's Cornwall episode 15

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 15

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 15: As Rick’s Cornish odyssey comes to an end, he takes a city break in Truro, where he discovers an unusual ghost story and tours the magnificent cathedral.     Deep in the Cornish countryside is a family passionate about offal, who prepare Rick a delicious meal of pickled ox tongue and beef heart tacos. In

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Rick Stein's Cornwall episode 14

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 14

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 14: West Penwith is as far west as it is possible to go in mainland England. Rick explores its rich and diverse history, from Lamorna Cove, made famous through song and art, to the UNESCO-protected tin and copper mining area of Botallack, where Rick talks with a mining explorer.     With the Atlantic sea mist

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Rick Stein's Cornwall episode 13

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 13

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 13: Rick is at Tintagel in Cornwall, where he discovers that it was an important trading port with Europe and the birthplace of perhaps Britain’s greatest legend, the tale of King Arthur.     At Camborne, once the richest mining area in the world, Rick explores how the Methodist religious movement was so important to Cornwall,

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Rick Stein's Cornwall episode 10

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 10

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 10: Rick heads into the bowels of Cornwall, deep into the china clay pits to discover what is known locally as white gold, one of this county’s most important industries. He then climbs the Cornish Alps, huge slag heaps created by the clay mining and some of Cornwall’s highest land.     After a wild swim

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Rick Stein's Cornwall episode 9

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 9

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 9: At Golitha Falls, where the River Fowey tumbles down to the sea, Rick meets Dawn French, Britain’s queen of comedy, who has made Cornwall her home.     In the shadow of Devonport Dockyard, he boards the world’s busiest chain ferry to cross the wide River Tamar, the ancient watery boundary between the counties of

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Rick Stein's Cornwall episode 8

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 8

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 8: On the wild north Atlantic coast, Rick heads out to sea to go fishing for lobsters with his old friend and celebrity chef Nathan Outlaw and learns about a revolutionary new conservation programme which is making lobster fishing a sustainable enterprise. In the historic and pretty harbour town of Port Isaac, Rick and Nathan cook

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Rick Stein's Cornwall episode 7

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 7

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 7: Rick explores one of Cornwall’s hidden secrets, the secluded and stunning Fowey Estuary, joining his friend on a boat trip to learn about the history of the area and getting a unique view of the beautiful buildings along the river bank.     Downstream, after a meal of crab scotch eggs at a fashionable new

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Rick Stein's Cornwall episode 6

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 6

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 6: Rick journeys inland from the majestic Camel Estuary to one of Britain’s finest vineyards, where he joins in harvesting the grapes to discover that the Cornish weather is perfect for making some of the best wine in the country.     Just off Pentire Point, as the sun sets, Rick rides the gentle swell of

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Rick Stein's Cornwall episode 5

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 5

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 5: Rick Stein meets his good friend, the actor and comedian Barry Humphries, who fell in love with Cornwall in the 1960s when he escaped London to develop his now famous character, Dame Edna Everage, with near-disastrous consequences. Barry talks about his friendship with Britain’s favourite poet, John Betjeman, and asks Rick to review his homemade

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