Neil's Guidebook

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Neil's Guidebook

Food scene

Great places to eat in Fowey
Great food, drink. Amazing harbour views.
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Havener's, Fowey
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Great food, drink. Amazing harbour views.
Really good coffee. Nearest coffee shop to house. You can also buy bread & milk. Friendly staff. You can also buy nice clothes.
Fowey River Trading Chandlery and Cafe
Really good coffee. Nearest coffee shop to house. You can also buy bread & milk. Friendly staff. You can also buy nice clothes.
Amazing breakfast & lunch. My favourite in Fowey
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Brown Sugar
2 South St
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Amazing breakfast & lunch. My favourite in Fowey
Excellent coffee, pasties, cakes.
7 locals raden deze aan
The Cornish Bakery
1-3 Fore St
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Excellent coffee, pasties, cakes.
Great pizza & pasta - lovely views from terrace
10 locals raden deze aan
Bufala Fowey
1 Lostwithiel St
10 locals raden deze aan
Great pizza & pasta - lovely views from terrace
Great Indian cuisine in Fowey
Sunny Spice
39A Fore St
Great Indian cuisine in Fowey
Really good local sea food
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Sam's Fowey
20 Fore St
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Really good local sea food
Good pub with great views from back terrace
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The Galleon Inn
12 Fore St
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Good pub with great views from back terrace
Great for Sunday lunch, take car ferry as a foot passenger. Ask for window seat.
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The Old Ferry Inn
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Great for Sunday lunch, take car ferry as a foot passenger. Ask for window seat.
Best ice creams & waffles in Fowey. 1 min walk from house
Game of Cones
23 Station Rd
Best ice creams & waffles in Fowey. 1 min walk from house
Great food & cocktails
10 locals raden deze aan
Rebellion Roast House
Quay Road
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Great food & cocktails
Lovely afternoon teas
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The Carlyon Bay Hotel
Sea Road
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Lovely afternoon teas
Enjoy an afternoon tea with amazing views
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Fowey Hall Hotel
Hanson Drive
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Enjoy an afternoon tea with amazing views
Tea room and lunches
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The Dwelling House at Fowey
6 Fore St
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Tea room and lunches
Tapas bar - friendly staff.
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Pintxo
38 Esplanade
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Tapas bar - friendly staff.
Crab sandwiches are delicious. 2 min walk from house. Relax on tables having lunch & enjoy views
7 locals raden deze aan
Captain Hanks
North Street
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Crab sandwiches are delicious. 2 min walk from house. Relax on tables having lunch & enjoy views
Amazing high end food. Chef used to work for Jamie Oliver
18 locals raden deze aan
Appleton's at the Vineyard
19 Fore Street
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Amazing high end food. Chef used to work for Jamie Oliver

Neighbourhoods

Great place to visit and relax. Enjoy a meal in Pier House or have an ice cream, go for a swim in sea.
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Charlestown
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Great place to visit and relax. Enjoy a meal in Pier House or have an ice cream, go for a swim in sea.
A long wide beach with parking (£3 a day), cash only. Ideal for swimming and sunbathing. Hire a jet ski, paddle board, go on a banana boat. Pop up bar and restaurant are located on beach. Enjoy fresh seafood, pizzas or even have a cream tea or coffee. 20 min drive from The Slipway.
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Carlyon Bay
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A long wide beach with parking (£3 a day), cash only. Ideal for swimming and sunbathing. Hire a jet ski, paddle board, go on a banana boat. Pop up bar and restaurant are located on beach. Enjoy fresh seafood, pizzas or even have a cream tea or coffee. 20 min drive from The Slipway.
Take passenger ferry from Town Quay. Orange boat.
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Polruan
24 locals raden deze aan
Take passenger ferry from Town Quay. Orange boat.
Rashleigh Inn pub on the beach, Sam’s on The Beach, and water sports hire. Pub has amazing views. Only place to see sunset on south coast.
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Polkerris
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Rashleigh Inn pub on the beach, Sam’s on The Beach, and water sports hire. Pub has amazing views. Only place to see sunset on south coast.
Dog friendly beach. Beach bar, toilets. Water sports hire, jet ski hire.
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Carlyon Bay
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Dog friendly beach. Beach bar, toilets. Water sports hire, jet ski hire.
Very nice, safe family friendly beach. Good for paddle boarding.
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Porthpean
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Very nice, safe family friendly beach. Good for paddle boarding.
Great beach on north coast. Have a surfing lesson or relax on beach. Dog friendly. Life guards patrol in summer.
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Mawgan Porth
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Great beach on north coast. Have a surfing lesson or relax on beach. Dog friendly. Life guards patrol in summer.
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Watergate Bay
Watergate Bay
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Beautiful beach, access is steep.
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National Trust - Lantic Bay
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Beautiful beach, access is steep.
Pretty fishing harbour. Go to Blue Peter Inn for a nice meal & drink. Take Bodinnick Ferry and it’s about 10 min drive.
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Polperro
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Pretty fishing harbour. Go to Blue Peter Inn for a nice meal & drink. Take Bodinnick Ferry and it’s about 10 min drive.

Sightseeing

Pretty harbour - you can get a ferry from Whitehouse quay to Mevagissey (April to September).
Very pretty family beach. Safe for swimming. Coffee shop & toilets on beach
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Readymoney Cove
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Very pretty family beach. Safe for swimming. Coffee shop & toilets on beach
Book with Fowey River Hire at Caffa Mill. Rib boat goes from slipway opposite house. Really good fun. You could see dolphins
Cornwall Seafari
Book with Fowey River Hire at Caffa Mill. Rib boat goes from slipway opposite house. Really good fun. You could see dolphins
Great for younger children - trains, boats, play areas. Great fun.
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Lappa Valley
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Great for younger children - trains, boats, play areas. Great fun.
Dog friendly beach. 10 min drive.
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Par beach
South West Coast Path
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Dog friendly beach. 10 min drive.
Supports a local business with Cornish apples
Fowey Valley Cider
Supports a local business with Cornish apples
Something to do when weather if not sunny
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Eden Project
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Something to do when weather if not sunny
Good family fun. Would recommend.
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Cornwall Football Golf
Trenowah Road
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Good family fun. Would recommend.
Something for adults & teenagers to enjoy
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St Eval Kart Circuit
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Something for adults & teenagers to enjoy
Kids love playing here
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Adrenalin Quarry
Lower Clicker Road
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Kids love playing here
Hire this boat for 2 hours for £150. That’s for 10 people. Drive to Mevagissey (20 mins) and take 2 hour cruise.
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Seas the Day Charters
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Hire this boat for 2 hours for £150. That’s for 10 people. Drive to Mevagissey (20 mins) and take 2 hour cruise.
Go to Readymoney beach and walk to the Gribben Day Mark
Gribbin Head
Go to Readymoney beach and walk to the Gribben Day Mark
Beautiful village on river. You can kayak up river. Check tides.
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Lerryn
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Beautiful village on river. You can kayak up river. Check tides.
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Mevagissey
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4 mile circular walk. Take car ferry as foot passenger. Then come back on Polruan passenger ferry. Have a meal & drink in Polruan.
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Hall Walk
9 Hall Terrace
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4 mile circular walk. Take car ferry as foot passenger. Then come back on Polruan passenger ferry. Have a meal & drink in Polruan.
Beautiful National Trust house & gardens.
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Lanhydrock
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Beautiful National Trust house & gardens.
World famous gardens
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De Verloren Tuinen van Heligan
B3273
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World famous gardens
Best place to hire kayaks, paddleboards & self hire boats. You can also book kayak safaris and rib boat sea safaris.
11 locals raden deze aan
Fowey River Hire
47 Fore St
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Best place to hire kayaks, paddleboards & self hire boats. You can also book kayak safaris and rib boat sea safaris.
Opposite the house you can catch the Bodinnick Ferry. Take car to Polperro or go as foot passenger to Old Ferry Inn. You can also do the Hall Walk 4 mile circular walk with amazing views of Fowey harbour.
Bodinnick Ferry
Opposite the house you can catch the Bodinnick Ferry. Take car to Polperro or go as foot passenger to Old Ferry Inn. You can also do the Hall Walk 4 mile circular walk with amazing views of Fowey harbour.
National Trust attraction. Pretty beach & coastal walk. Cream teas in cafe are very good.
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Bedruthan Steps
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National Trust attraction. Pretty beach & coastal walk. Cream teas in cafe are very good.
Home of King Arthur’s famous castle. Book in advance with English Heritage
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Tintagel Castle bridge
South West Coast Path
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Home of King Arthur’s famous castle. Book in advance with English Heritage
Famous outdoor theatre with amazing views. 1.5 hours from Fowey.
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Het Minack-theater
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Famous outdoor theatre with amazing views. 1.5 hours from Fowey.
1111 locals raden deze aan
Eden Project
1111 locals raden deze aan

Best place to park

Park your car in Caffa Mill Car Park. 1 min walk to house. £6.30 a day. Buy £25 parking credit on Just Park app and park for £1.84-£2.10 a day - search Just Park Wallet Cornwall and follow instructions.
Caffa Mill Car Park

Over flow car park

If Caffa Mill car park is full, park in Old Station Yard Car Park 30 metres from Caffa Mill Car Park. You will only need to do this in summer. Still only 2 min walk to house.
Station Rd, Fowey PL23 1DF, Verenigd Koninkrijk

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Manieren om te besparen

Cheap car parking for £2 a day instead of £6.30

Buy 13 multi use car parking tickets at Caffa Mill car park for £26. Do this on the Just Park app.
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You can buy a daily bus pass for £5 a day

Buy a daily bus pass for £5 and travel anywhere in Cornwall for £5
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Travel by train and enjoy Cornwall

Par Station is 10 minute drive away from Fowey and this is the Paddington London to Penzance main line. You can also catch local trains to Newquay & St Ives.
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Don’t want to drive ? Visit Newquay & St Ives by train

Drive to Par Station, 5 min drive from Fowey. You can then get trains to Newquay, St Ives & Truro. This is on the Paddington London to Penzance main line so there are regular trains.
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4 electric car chargers in Caffa Mill Car Park

4 electric chargers have been installed at Caffa Mill car park, 1 minute drive from house. You have to pay for parking & charging your electric car.