Fowey Cornwall Self Catering
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| THE SALT LOFT |
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| Galleon Flats, Fowey, Cornwall |
£150 - £590 |
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Tucked away, yet
in the heart of Fowey, this stylish apartment offers private, quality
accommodation in a secluded spot just behind the quay. On the second
floor of a character conversion with all its windows facing south,
the flat is a bright, airy, contemporary space, with a whiff of
the sea. It is reached via a hidden alleyway off Fore Street and
is therefore just yards from most of Fowey’s excellent pubs,
restaurants and shops, yet is private and quiet. |
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The Apartment |
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The Area |
Fowey is an ancient port with narrow, winding streets which once thrived on imports such as salt, wine, and iron from Spain and France, and exports such as tin, cloth, fish (especially pilchards), and hides. It was notorious for its lusty pirates and smugglers. Today it still flourishes, not just because owners of pleasure craft and tourists are drawn by its natural beauty, but also because its sheltered deep-water harbour is used by huge foreign cargo ships that call regularly for a cargo of china clay. More recently, large cruise ships have used the harbour facilities for overnight stays, dropping off passengers who are carried by arrangement to visit the Eden Project six miles away, or to The Lost Gardens of Heligan, about 12 miles drive. The town is in a delightful setting, at the mouth of the Fowey River, facing a skirt of National Trust protected woodlands which slope down to brush the waves on the other side of the estuary.
In summer visitors can hire sailing or motor boats to explore the creeks up river, and can take boat trips to Polperro and Mevagissey. The Bodinnick car ferry at one end of the town links motorists with routes to Polperro, Looe and the south-east Cornish coast beyond, while a foot ferry at the other end whisks passengers across to the charming village of Polruan from where lights wink at Fowey across the estuary at night.
Fowey’s magnetic appeal rewards visitors with a lively selection of pubs (5) a bar, and restaurants (13) serving excellent food, priced to suit every pocket. Fish, lobster, crab and local scallops, mussels and oysters are on many menus. Walkers particularly enjoy the coastal path to the Gribbin Head light house, and beyond to Polkerris, where a seaside pub provides refreshment for the return hike, or the rewarding Hall Walk, which threads through the woodlands from the ferry at Bodinnick (which has an ancient inn) to Polruan, where two pubs offer refreshment, and the wooded walks up river at Lerryn, where there is a creekside pub. The Luxulyan Valley about five miles away also offers a spectacular woodland walk, with a decent pub in the village nearby. Novellist Daphne du Maurier chose the area as her home, and her work is celebrated every May during a ten-day literature festival. In the second week of August, the annual Regatta is a huge draw, with entertainment, fireworks, races and competitions making a carnival atmosphere. Once tasted, Fowey’s delights haunt visitors, who return again and again to “enjoy”. |
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