Polly Joke, Cornwall · Travel Poster

Not just a view, the heritage behind it. Ella writes about the place, its hidden history, and the details that never make it into the guidebooks, all printed on the poster.

Most beaches in Cornwall have a car park and a welcome sign. Polly Joke has neither. You leave the car in a field, follow the path down through the valley and arrive somewhere that feels like it has been waiting for you to arrive. In summer the dunes and the clifftops are thick with poppies, and for a few weeks the whole cove turns a particular shade of red that people come back for year after year.

The name comes from the Cornish Porth Jogo, jackdaw cove, and the place still has that wild, unbothered character. No cafe, no beach hut, no car park. Just the path, the poppies, the sand and the sea. The stream that crosses the beach to reach the water has been doing it for centuries without any help, and the cliffs make sure you earn the view. That is entirely the point.

An original illustration, available in colour or black and white, created for the Ella's Adventures travel poster series.

No frame included.

Please note that, to protect the original artwork from copyright infringement, the images shown on this website are low resolution. The poster you receive is printed in high resolution, with all the detail and clarity of the original.