Fowey

Fowey The town of Fowey has a unique unspoilt ancient charm which holds a special fascination for visitors of all ages.
The medieval and Tudor cottages, narrow steep winding streets with glimpses of the shimmering river below, busy with yachts and boats; cobbled walkways perfumed with flowers from hanging baskets and window boxes and the quays bustling with life, all help to enchant the holiday visitor, many of whom choose to visit year after year.
Privately owned 'Place', a 15th Century fortified manor house, dominates the town. Still owned by the original family who had it built, its fortifications and high boundary wall give the town a feudal atmosphere. The town has strong connections with the world famous author, Dame Daphne Du Maurier, who spent most of her life in the area.
A Daphne Du Maurier Festival is held each May, which is a celebration of her life and work. Fowey Regatta Week, in August, is a hugely popular event, with competitive sailing events, street carnival, the Red Arrows display team and much more.
Fowey The multitude of sailing dinghies, yachts, schooners and motor launches either moored or sailing in the estuary is an impressive sight to behold.
The Fowey Estuary has to be one of the most attractive and unspoilt parts of Britain's South Coast. The peaceful Fowey River is surrounded by many miles of lovely open countryside, much of which is in the ownership of the National Trust.
There are many lovely walks around the Estuary with its quiet waters, green woodland and mass of wildlife which can be enjoyed all the year round. In fact, more and more people are coming to the Estuary out of the main season to experience the more rugged aspect of Cornwall. The sight of the river when the winter gales are raging can be quite spectacular and perhaps, at times, a little too exciting for the competitive sailors and yachtsmen, to say nothing of those whose livelihood is connected with the water!
Stepping outside the Estuary presents the walker, sailor and holiday visitor alike with a very wide choice of both man made entertainment and the natural beauty of the county, from the rugged North Coast with its surfing beaches to the much softer South Coast with its small sandy coves.
Eating out can range from a gourmet meal in one of the many first class restaurants that the county has to offer to local ale and a pasty in a sleepy Cornish country pub.