Fowey

Fowey is a small town and cargo port at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall, United Kingdom. According to 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 a long-distance footpath 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 has a local beach.

Fowey Harbour panorama

Fowey Media

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  Fowey. The harbour waterfront looking towards the Town Quay. Behind is St Fimbarrus Church (named after St Finbarr who passed through the town many hundreds of years ago). The distinctive tower to the right of the church is on Place House where the Treffy family have lived since the 13th Century.

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  Fowey view

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  Loading china clay circa 1904 (jetty number 1 in foreground)

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  Church in Fowey (period 1850-98) by Francis Frith

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  Bodinnick ferry, Fowey, Cornwall (1889).

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  Fowey: parish church of St. Finbarrus A church with an unusual dedication.

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  Loading china clay at Carne Point