Places to See
Lostwithiel in Cornwall is a hidden gem, nestling in the Fowey River valley about 6 miles east of the Eden Project and 5 miles north of Fowey. The town is overlooked by Restormel Castle and surrounded by beautiful countryside.
Visit the website at Lostwithiel.
The Eden Project in its own words is: ‘To promote the understanding and responsible management of the vital relationship between plants, people and resources leading to a sustainable future for all’.
Visit the website at Eden.
The award winning Lost Gardens of Heligan extend to some eighty acres of superb pleasure grounds together with a magnificent complex of walled gardens and a huge, productive vegetable garden, all fast returning to their former glory. Lying at the heart of one of the most mysterious estates in England, Heligan, the former seat of the Tremayne family, is now the site of the largest garden restoration in Europe.
Visit the website at Heligan.
Magnificent late Victorian country house with extensive servants’ quarters, gardens and wooded estate. With the ultimate 19th-century ‘Upstairs/Downstairs’ experience, fabulous collection of spring-flowering magnolias and bluebell woods, adventure playground, with wobbly bridge, scramble nets and animal sculptures, successful dormouse breeding programme, film location for ‘The Three Musketeers’ (1993) and ‘Twelfth Night’ (1996).
Visit the website at Lanhydrock.
Overlooking the River Fowey, this typical motte and bailey style castle was first built c1100, and is surrounded by a deep, wide moat, long since dried up. However, Restormel is rather unusual as its huge circular shell Keep encloses the principal apartments of the castle and, viewed from above, resembles an amphitheatre.
Visit the website at Restormel Castle.
Polperro is a picture book village with narrow, winding streets, cottages perched on steep slopes overlooking a tiny harbour – beautiful views, wonderful cliff-path walks, interesting shops, superb pubs and restaurants and lovely places to stay – chances are you’ll want to come again – maybe, like many visitors, you’ll want to stay – for ever.
Visit the website at Polperro.
The town of Fowey has a unique unspoilt ancient charm which holds a special fascination for visitors of all ages. The medieval and Tudor cottages, narrow steep winding streets with glimpses of the shimmering river below, busy with yachts and boats; cobbled walkways perfumed with flowers from hanging baskets and window boxes and the quays bustling with life, all help to encant the holiday maker, many of whom choose to visit us year after year.
Visit the website at Fowey.
The harbour village of Charlestown was a Georgian ‘new town’, a port development planned by local landowner Charles Rashleigh (after whom it was named) and built between 1790 and 1810 for the export of copper and china clay.
Visit the website at Charlestown.
Mevagissey harbour is a working fishing harbour, but it is also a welcome haven for visiting yachts. We hope you will visit Mevagissey, and enjoy it’s many attractions and facilities. The information provided on this page should be useful to visitors who arrive by sea or by land.
Visit the website at Mevagissey.
