Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
www.kingofprussia.co.uk
;
Town Quay)
is the best bet for a pint by the harbour, while on the main
owned by John Rashleigh, who sailed against the Spanish Armada and was a contempor-
ary of Francis Drake and Walter Raleigh.
Bodinnick slipway, and ideal for a crafty pint while you wait for the next crossing.
Shopping
HOMEWARES
Webb St Company
( 01726-833838;
www.thewebbstreetcompany.co.uk
;
2 Webb St)
Sleek furniture, fancy light-fittings
and other designer desirables fill the rooms of this elegant homeware shop near the har-
bour.
Fowey Fish
( 01726-832422;
www.foweyfish.com
; 37 Fore St)
Fowey's fresh fishmonger, with a fine wines
shop next door.
FISHMONGER
Information
Fowey Tourist Information Centre
(
01726-833616;
www.fowey.co.uk
; 5 South St;
9.30am-5pm Mon-Sat,
10am-4pm Sun)
Getting There & Away
BOAT
From Fowey's quayside, a regular
foot ferry
(
www.ctomsandson.co.uk/polruanferry.html
;
pedestrians &
bikes £1)
travels across to the neighbouring harbour at Polruan. A little further out of town
the
Bodinnick Ferry
(
www.ctomsandson.co.uk/bodinnickferry.html
; car with 2 passengers/pedestrian/bicycle £4.50/
1.30/1.60; last ferry around 8.45pm Apr-Oct, 7pm Nov-Mar)
carries cars and bikes across the estuary,
cutting miles off the onward journey to Looe.