Villas in Fowey
Fowey suits couples and small families who like sailing towns, with an estuary harbour and ferries to Polruan and Bodinnick. The streets are steep and narrow, and parking is mostly on the edge of town.
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About Fowey
Fowey is a small town of about 2,000 people at the mouth of the River Fowey, at the entrance to a large flooded valley whose estuary forms a natural harbour, navigable for its last seven miles. A vehicle ferry crosses to Bodinnick and a foot ferry to Polruan. The town sits in a steep valley, walking is the easiest way round, and most parking is on the outskirts. The homes here sit close together. Whitehouse Beach is near the Esplanade and Readymoney Cove has a local beach. Pubs and a cafe bar with a pizza oven cover the evening, and St Catherine's Castle, built around 1540, stands on St Catherine's Point.
Is Fowey right for you?
- Best for
- Sailors, walkers and couples who like a harbour town
- Not for you if
- You want to park outside your door, as most parking is on the edge of town.
Near Fowey
Polruan and Bodinnick
Ferries link Fowey with both ends of the Hall Walk, which runs between Polruan and Bodinnick, with a pub at each end.
Mevagissey
Reached by a summer passenger ferry from Fowey of about 30 minutes, running from 1 May to 1 October, weather permitting.
Par
The nearest passenger railway station, about four miles from Fowey, with buses from the station to Hanson Drive in town.
Getting to Fowey
Take a train to Par, about four miles away, then a bus or taxi. Hopper buses run from Par and St Austell about every hour. Newquay airport is a fair way off with no public transport to Fowey. A car helps for the wider coast, but parking in town is tight.
When to go to Fowey
The town comes alive in summer, when a town bus serves the car parks and a minibus runs to the Town Quay. The Fowey Regatta fills mid-August with a week of events and races and many yachts. The Festival of Arts and Literature runs each May, the month of Daphne du Maurier's birth.
Villas in Fowey
Bosuns Loft at Mixtow Creek
Fowey, South-West, England
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Kits House at Mixtow Creek
Fowey, South-West, England
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Captain's Cottage at Mixtow Creek
Fowey, South-West, England
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Smugglers Loft at Mixtow Creek
Fowey, South-West, England
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Fowey villa holidays: questions answered
Is it easy to park in Fowey?
Not easily. The streets are narrow, and parking is mostly on the outskirts. Central Car Park is at the top of the hill and Caffa Mill car park is next to the Bodinnick ferry. In summer a town bus serves the car parks.
Can you take a ferry from Fowey to Mevagissey?
In summer, yes. A foot ferry between Fowey and Mevagissey runs from 1 May to 1 October, weather permitting, and takes about 30 minutes. Other ferries cross the estuary to Polruan and Bodinnick.
Does Fowey have a beach?
Small ones. Whitehouse Beach is near the Esplanade and Readymoney Cove has a local beach. Polruan, a foot ferry ride across the estuary, is one end of the Hall Walk.
When is Fowey Regatta?
Mid-August, with a week of events and races and many yachts in the harbour, so the town is at its busiest then. The Festival of Arts and Literature is separate and runs each May.
Does Fowey have a railway station?
Not any more. The station closed to passengers in 1965. The nearest passenger station is Par, about four miles away, and Hopper buses run from Par and St Austell about every hour.
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Written by the TrustedVillas team. Last reviewed October 2026.
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