In a moorland village above a tributary of the Fowey River is this former longhouse, with characteristic thick stone walls, low beams, granite and slate floors, open fires and an unusual bread oven. Much of the present building dates from the 12th...

Once a coastguard station, this 300-year-old pub on the road to Polkerris Beach faces west, so watching the sun set over St Austell Bay is a delight. In the bar there’s a good selection of real ales from the south-west, real cider, and local organic...

Daphne du Maurier wrote many of her novels at 'Ferryside', the house next door to this 400-year-old inn by the River Fowey. You can watch people messing about in boats from one of the terraces, stay in the bar among the nautical memorabilia, or the...

One of Fowey's oldest buildings, the Ship was built in 1570 by John Rashleigh, who sailed to the Americas with Walter Raleigh. Given Fowey's riverside position, assume a good choice of fish, including River Fowey mussels as a starter or main; and...