Fowey: 30 Sep 2007 to 2 Oct 2007

Fowey (pronounced “foy”), the quintessential Cornish port town, rises from the edge of the River Fowey’s peninsula across rolling, fertile hillsides. Bright, friendly homes line the streets that spider out from the port. From the Polrun Blockhouse at the harbour’s entrance to Readymoney Cove and St. Catherine’s Castle, Fowey’s cozy town centre is easily explored on foot.

Take advantage of the close proximity of such locations as St. Austell, where the Lost Garden’s of Heligan are now Europe’s largest garden restoration and the impressive architecture and biomes of The Eden Project. Then head farther north to Bodmin for Lanhydrock House, an atmospheric Victorian country house, and the underground dungeons of Bodmin Jail. Along the way, stop at Tristan Stone, a 6th century monolith, and take a peek at St. Sampson’s, a 13th-century church on the steeply wooded river banks in Golant.