Ilona loved Fowey. It is an incredible place. At one moment you could be in the South of France, and next a view reminds you of the Italian lakes. You always return to pure Cornwall. It's a crazy place full of people who breeze in and out momentarily buy an Italianatte villa, live in it for a few days a year and breeze out again. Most of the visitors arrive by water in one way or another. Below is the view from Readymoney Cove with the view of the headland of Polruan.
It's an amazing natural deep water harbour where cruise ship can be seen alongside working clay ships who still occasionally berth at Fowey docks. The views are incredible.
Here's Dearly Beloved at the base of the
tiny castle (or fort?) built in the time of Henry VIII and the gun emplacements below are from the later Napoleonic wars. We climbed the stairs and had a look inside. It's about the size of one room, enough for a few guards to shelter from the weather and keep munitions ready for cannons below?
Here's me gazing up the river.
Down on the town quay, looking up river to Bodinnick.
Half way up the hill when leaving with the view of Place House the St Fimbarrus' church tower, the roof tops, the river glimpses and my obligatory finger in the way as usual!
Finally back in Liskeard with a parting photo of the Frugal royalty of Frugal Queen and Mean Queen and 'the boys' who took a shine to Ilona and her likewise.
Ilona loved Fowey. It is an incredible place. At one moment you could be in the South of France, and next a view reminds you of the Italian lakes. You always return to pure Cornwall. It's a crazy place full of people who breeze in and out momentarily buy an Italianatte villa, live in it for a few days a year and breeze out again. Most of the visitors arrive by water in one way or another. Below is the view from Readymoney Cove with the view of the headland of Polruan.
It's an amazing natural deep water harbour where cruise ship can be seen alongside working clay ships who still occasionally berth at Fowey docks. The views are incredible.
Here's Dearly Beloved at the base of the tiny castle (or fort?) built in the time of Henry VIII and the gun emplacements below are from the later Napoleonic wars. We climbed the stairs and had a look inside. It's about the size of one room, enough for a few guards to shelter from the weather and keep munitions ready for cannons below?
Here's me gazing up the river.
Down on the town quay, looking up river to Bodinnick.
Half way up the hill when leaving with the view of Place House the St Fimbarrus' church tower, the roof tops, the river glimpses and my obligatory finger in the way as usual!
Finally back in Liskeard with a parting photo of the Frugal royalty of Frugal Queen and Mean Queen and 'the boys' who took a shine to Ilona and her likewise.
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