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Fowey is a welcoming estuary town in the south of Cornwall, with a bustling harbour that is home to a 14th century blockhouse. Attractions include the 18th century Town Hall and the Fowey Museum, as well as the Daphne du Maurier Literary Centre, which has exhibitions relating to various famous authors associated with the town.
 
 
 
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Bodinnick Ferry
For visitors to the estuary town of Fowey the charming little Bodinnick car ferry offers perhaps the most pleasant entry to the town. Approached by narrow lanes leading down from the B3359, the ferry departs from a slipway adjoining a...
 
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Church of St Willow
Daphne du Maurier was married in this church in 1932, and it appears in her first novel, The Loving Spirit, written a few years earlier. The church dates largely from the 14th century, with later additions. Notable features include a...
 
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  Like all of Cornwall's ports, Fowey has great charm and character... perhaps that's why I love it so much. Beautiful scenery surrounds this town and its busy port and with attractions ranging from the ancient Restormel Castle and the National Trust owned Lanhydrock, Fowey has something for everyone.   - Motorhome Mike
 
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Cry of the Gulls Gallery
Cry of the Gulls is a family-run gallery, which aims to bring the best fine art and craft by local and national artists to the heart of Fowey. Paintings are exhibited in oil, acrylic and mixed media, and the gallery...
 
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Daphne du Maurier Centre
Fowey has inspired many writers, but Daphne du Maurier is probably the best known. This literary centre celebrates her life and illustrates how the atmospheric port of Fowey influenced her work, as well as that of other writers, such as...
 
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Ferryside
If you get the car ferry from Fowey to Bodinnick, you will see a handsome white gabled house high up on the banks of the Fowey River. This is Ferryside, where Daphne du Maurier wrote her first novel, The Loving...
 
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Fore Street
Fore Street runs elegantly up river from Fowey Town Quay, many of its fine buildings hugging the waterfront. Look out for the handsome Georgian Post Office, Noah's Ark, a timbered Elizabethan merchant's house, which, dating from 1457, is one of...
 
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Fowey Harbour
The mouth of the River Fowey is one of the finest estuaries in Cornwall, a mecca for pleasure boating and sailing and still a vibrant working port. China clay from the moors above St Austell is loaded onto ships...
 
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Fowey Marine Aquarium
For 50 years Fowey Marine Aquarium has been bringing sea life from the abundant and diverse waters around Fowey to this popular aquarium. Most exhibits are caught in the spring and returned to the sea or river in the autumn....
 
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Fowey River Canoe Expeditions
Fowey River Canoe Expeditions will take you deep into the heart of the beautiful Fowey River Valley. En route are water meadows, salt marshes, nature reserves and bird sanctuaries teeming with wlid life, such as Heron, Wildfowl, Cormorants and Kingfishers....
 
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Fowey River Gallery
This is a dynamic art gallery, with a varied and fast-changing programme of exhibitions. At least six major exhibitions a year complement a continual stream of new work by regular artists. Most work exhibited is figurative. Artists include ceramicist, Jane...
 
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Fowey Town Tours
Fowey is a beautiful harbour situated at the mouth of a wooded valley. This Town Tour will show you its best bits, from ancient churches to unforgettable views. The tour will also introduce you to the fascinating history of Fowey...
 
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Hall Chapel
Hall Chapel is one of only a few surviving Medieval chapels in Cornwall. Although it's really a ruin, you can still see the 15th century bell turret and some Medieval stonework. Unfortunately, the oak-cradled roof was blown off in 1976...
 
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Hall Walk
Hall Walk's well-trodden path goes back to the 16th century. In fact, the section from Bodinnick to Penleath Point is an early example of an ornamental promenade. Penleath point also has unforgettable views of the Fowey Estuary, and from up...
 
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Images from the Wild
Ian McCarthy is a Bafta and Emmy award winning wildlife cameraman, with credits including The Blue Planet and Life in the Freezer. This gallery showcases his photographic work. On display are Images of wild nature, from some of the world's...
 
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Place House at Fowey Harbour
Place House has been towering over Fowey Harbour for at least 700 years. There are many historical anecdotes relating to it. One tells how, in 1475, one Elizabeth Treffry successfully defended it against the French who were attacking the town....
 
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Pont Pill
Pont Pill is a tidal river that slushes through a secluded forest valley to a tiny port. Once a busy trading route, today the river is only navigable at high tide for about a mile and a half, by small...
 
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Q Memorial
Q was the pseudonym of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. Scholar, novelist and, most famously, editor of the Oxford Book of English Verse, he lived in Fowey for more than 50 years. The Q Memorial is a tall granite pillar at Penleath...
 
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River Fowey
The River Fowey, which rises on Bodmin moor, is about 40km long. At Fowey, where there is a natural harbour, the river is navigable for about seven miles inland. In fact, the Fowey River Valley has been designated an Area...
 
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St Catherine's Castle
St Catherine’s Castle is located on the coast, close to Fowey Harbour in Cornwall. It is one of several small defensive forts that were commissioned along the southern coastline of England by Henry VIII in the 16th Century to...
 
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St. Fimbarrus Church
This grade I listed church has the second tallest tower in Cornwall. Located at the end of the Saints Way, it is named after St Finbarr, the first bishop of Cork, who passed through Fowey in the 7th Century on...
 
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The Fowey Esplanade
Fowey's loveliest street is lined with historic houses in pastel shades of pink, yellow and blue. Look between them and you will glimpse views of Fowey's picturesque harbour and river, which the Esplanade backs on to. At the southern end...
 
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The Georgian Post Office
Fowey is at the end of the Saints Way, and this fine Georgian Post Office is built on the site of a medieval rest house used by pilgrims passing through Fowey on their way to Santiago de Compostela in Spain....
 
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Toe in the Wall Gallery
This gallery in the heart of Fowey showcases the work of local artists, especially those inspired by the town's extraordinary location and the surrounding landscape of coast, sea and woodland. They include Jason Liosatos, Kirsten Jones, Katie Childs, Celia...
 
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Town Quay
Fowey Town Quay is a enchanting mix of fine old buidings, pubs and boat houses, set beside an entrancing Cornish harbour filled with ships, yachts and small craft. If you don't have your own, you can hire one here or...
 
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Fowey is by far the nicest place in South East Cornwall I think. In a county where there don't seem to be many trees, it is a treat, as the Fowey River runs through a densely wooded river valley. The River itself is incredibly beautiful. We went to one of the pubs on Town Quay, which overlooks it.

You can join a boat from here up the Fowey River, or get the Ferry across the River to Bodinnick or Polruan. We took the car ferry (to Bodinnick) which was fun. It's great for shopping too, with high-quality one-off shops and lots and lots of art galleries, if that's your thing.
   - ColinG
   
Don't go to Cornwall without calling in on fabulous Fowey! The town sits in beautiful countryside and serves as a great base for visiting a number of key attractions such as the Eden Project and the Lost Gardens of Heligen. The famous poet Daphne du Maurier used to holiday there and liked it so much that she eventually had a second home in the town. Visit in May and your trip might co-incide with the annual Daphne du Maurier festival.   - Archie

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