Fowey in Cornwall
Thursday, 12 February 2015 - 01:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien General
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Fowey is a small town, civil parish and cargo port at the mouth of the
River Fowey in south
Cornwall in England. At the time of the 2001 census, it had a population of 2,273. Fowey is in the South Coast (Eastern Section) of the Cornwall
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty . It lies at the end of the
Saints’ Way and has ferries across the river to
Polruan (foot) and
Bodinnick (vehicle). There are many historic buildings in the town, including the ruins of
St Catherine’s Castle , while
Readymoney Cove possesses a local beach.
Fowey has thrived as a port for hundreds of years, initially as a trading and naval town, then as the centre for china clay exports. Today Fowey is busy with trawlers and yachts. Tourism is also an important source of income, contributing £14m to the local economy and accounting for more than half of the jobs in the town.
Fowey from across the estuary © geograph.org.uk - Martin Bodman/cc-by-sa-2.0
Fowey has been the inspiration for many authors, including
Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch (‘Q’),
Daphne du Maurier and
Kenneth Grahame . The town was Q’s main residence from 1892 onwards, and a number of his stories are set in ‘Troy Town’, a thinly disguised Fowey.
The Daphne du Maurier Festival is held in Fowey each May, the month of her birth. The
Menabilly estate above Fowey was from 1943 to 1969 home of the novelist Daphne du Maurier. It served her as a template for the
Manderley estate in her novel
Rebecca .
The surrounding coastline of Fowey is popular with fishermen and spear-fishermen. Many sea creatures can be seen all around the Cornish shoreline, including mullet, bass, mackerel, lobsters and cuttlefish. Many of the species can be seen in the Fowey Aquarium in the heart of the town, which includes a very rare Albino Bull Huss. The seafood served in many of Fowey’s restaurants comes from the Fowey estuary, or the sea just outside it. The
Royal Fowey Yacht Club is based on the harbour front. Every year in August the
Fowey Royal Regatta takes place, one of the most famous sailing events in the UK.
Read more on
Fowey Town Council ,
Fowey Harbour ,
Fowey Tourism ,
VisitCornwall.com – Fowey and
Wikipedia Fowey . Learn more about the
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