Cornwall Photos by Hetty
12th May 2022
We walked 5.8 miles around Fowey – an ancient seaport with narrow streets – using a walking guide from the 1980s! Map of walk
We parked at Combe Farm and walked down to the coast
St Catherine’s Castle faces Polruan
St Catherine’s Castle is one of Henry VIII’s forts, with another on the opposite side of the estuary
Fowey on the left of the River Fowey and Polruan on the right
Across Readymoney Cove is a large house called Point Neptune, later we walked past the gates
Readymoney Cove in the morning and late afternoon
Polruan and its boatyard are across the water
Grand houses along the esplanade
Polruan
Large as well as small boats
The Ship Inn is Fowey’s oldest pub, built in 1570
The King of Prussia was built in the 17th century, once had the butter-market underneath and has these old windows at the side
Fowey aquarium is in an 18th century building – Fowey Museum in a 15th century building
Old buildings by the church – The Luggar Inn dates from 1633
Noah’s Ark was built before the fire of 1457 and the house next door was built in 1430
Across the river is Boddinick and Daphne Du Maurier’s house by the water
Almshouses
This was once the station master’s house
The tower of Place House [left] and the church
Polkerris
They were filming here
Not many houses at Polkerris. I wonder where Hetty’s grandfather Archie was born?
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