Fowey is a Town in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Fowey

There are great places to visit near Fowey including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.

There are a several good hiking areas in the area around Fowey like Tehidy.

There are a number of country parks near Fowey including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Towns to visit near Fowey include Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Hills to visit near Fowey include Kit Hill Country Park.

Don't miss Cremyll, and Botallack's villages if visiting the area around Fowey.

Places near Fowey feature a number of interesting historic buildings including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

The area around Fowey boasts some of the best airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Fowey History

There are some historic monuments around Fowey:

• Small multivallate hillfort 230m south-east of Great Prideaux
• Fenton Pits Cross, 210m WSW of Penburthen Farm
• The Biscovey Stone, early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft 1m south of St Mary's Church, Par
• Wayside cross on Druid's Hill, 350m south east of Bodmin Lodge
• Medieval wayside cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 20m south east of the church
• Two wayside crosses in the park surrounding Menabilly
• Bowl barrow called 'Mabel Barrow', 400m south-west of Higher Polgassic
• Wayside cross 200m north west of Trethew
• Bowl barrow 430m south west of Fairy Cross Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Wayside cross shaft in St Andrew's churchyard
• Combined viaduct and aqueduct called Treffry Viaduct
• Two bowl barrows 535m ENE of Fairy Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Restormel Castle: motte, bailey and shell keep
• St Catherine's Castle 16th century blockhouse, 19th century gun battery and 20th century gun emplacement at St Catherine's Point
• Medieval wayside cross 300m NW of Trevorry Farm
• Three bowl barrows 160m west of Little Hendra
• Bowl barrow 150m SSE of Cartole
• The Tristan Stone, early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross, 75m north of Polscoe
• Portal dolmen 400m north east of Lesquite Farm
• Lerryn Bridge
• Bake Rings later prehistoric-Roman round with attached enclosure and outwork
• Lantern cross and grave slab immediately south of St Bartholomew's Church
• Chapel at Hall
• Wayside cross in St Nectan's chapel yard
• Roman fortlet 440m south west of Restormel Farm
• St Saviour's Chapel, Polruan
• Small multivallate hillfort on Bury Down, 530m north-east of South Park
• Bowl barrow 780m east of Penventon
• Wayside cross, 6m south of St Mary's Church, Par
• Small multivallate hillfort called Castle Dore
• Wayside cross in Tregaminion chapel yard, 3m north west of the chapel
• Fowey Blockhouse
• Polruan Blockhouse
• Medieval churchyard cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 2m south of the church
• Bowl barrow 145m north west of Bodmin Lodge forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Medieval wayside cross on Fore Street, Polruan
• Lesquite Cross, 160m NNW of Lesquite Farm
• Linear boundary called the Giant's Hedge
• Wayside cross 135m north west of The Cockpit in Boconnoc Park
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort, stone hut circle settlement and field system at Helman Tor
• Wayside cross called Killboy Cross
• Cross in grounds of Trenython
• Wayside cross in Tregaminion chapel yard, 8m south of the chapel
• Three bowl barrows 590m south west of Bedwindle forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Crewel Cross, at No Man's Land
• Churchyard cross immediately north east of the Parish Church
• Wayside cross in Lansallos churchyard