DISCOVER FOWEY, Cornwall
Fowey (pronounced 'Foy') is a small town, civil parish and cargo port at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall, England.
Fowey has thrived as a port for hundreds of years, initially as a military town, then as the centre for china clay exports, and today is busy with trawlers and yachts, the Royal Fowey Yacht Club being on its front.
A few miles away from the town is Golant's 'Sawmill Recording Studios'. Local bars have been frequented by the likes of Oasis and the Stone Roses.
 GEOGRAPHY
Fowey lies at the end of the Saints' Way, and has ferries across the river to Polruan, Mevagissey and Bodinnick. There are many historic buildings in the town, including the ruins of St Catherine's Castle, a small fort commissioned by Henry VIII. It is a two-storey building built to protect Fowey Harbour.
Readymoney Cove possesses a local beach.
There is a popular legend that Jesus visited Fowey as a child, along with Joseph of Arimathea who was a merchant visiting local tin mines in which he had a commercial interest. At the entrance to the River, on the eastern side below the cliffs to the south-west of St Saviour's Point, there is a cross to commemorate this supposed visit. This cross is marked on very early charts and was maintained by monks from Tywardreath. The cross is known locally as "Punchers Cross", supposedly derived from the name of Pontius Pilate.
A hundred yards west of the lighthouse on the west of the harbour entrance, about thirty feet below the top of the cliff edge and broadly concealed, is a small grass area known as Johnny May's Chapel. This name is believed to be that of a Methodist preacher at the time when non-Conformism was persecuted.
CULTURE OF FOWEY
Fowey has a regatta in the third week of August every year, which is extremely popular with the inhabitants of the surrounding villages and with tourists.
Fowey has held a Christmas Market since 2005.
Fowey has been the inspiration for many authors including Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch ('Q'), Daphne du Maurier and Kenneth Grahame.
The surrounding coastline of Fowey is also popular with fishermen and spear-fishermen, with the latter usually exemplified in the summer, when Peter Hickman & Huw Bradley are seen out about the Town on most days.
There are many wonderful sea creatures that can be seen all around the Cornish shoreline, including Mullet, Bass, Mackerel (4lbs Specimen was once caught), Lobsters and Cuttlefish. Many of the species can be seen in the Fowey Aquarium in the heart of the town, which even includes a very rare Albino Bull Huss.
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