About this property
Quay Cottage is absolutely stunning and beautifully presented throughout. It enjoys a fabulous elevated position in the centre of Fowey with sensational harbour views over the nearby rooftops. You can easily walk to Fowey’s shops, pubs, restaurants and harbour. Quay Cottage’s double aspect and huge windows and doors ensure that it is drowned in natural light. It is the perfect place for a spot of switch off and even though it is in the centre of Fowey, Quay Cottage comes with a delightful garden. With three beautifully appointed bedrooms and two bathrooms, it is ideal for a family or group of friends.
The picturesque tourist town of Fowey is famous for its bustling small port which still enjoys commercial life as well as providing attractive moorings for leisure boats and watersports for visitors. The pretty harbour is flanked by fourteenth century blockhouses and its charming narrow roads are sprinkled with quaint gift shops, cafes and restaurants. There are regular celebrations of the life of its famous resident Daphne du Maurier. It is a wonderful destination in south Cornwall.
The ground floor of Quay Cottage is open plan in design. Under characterful lofty beams and a high vaulted ceiling, you will discover a fabulous contemporary kitchen with exceptional appliances including a quality range cooker. The chefs in your group will be delighted and you can dine with a glorious view of the estuary. Trendy sofas in cool blue are adorned with colourful scatter cushions and are positioned in the perfect spot to enjoy the views and the television when you are ready for a spot of switch off. An iPod dock is also provided for your enjoyment. At the far end of the room, a wall of glass lets in the unique sparkle of the Cornish light and offers access to the garden and terrace. In this fantastic elevated spot, you will feel the tranquility folding around you as you relax in absolute peace and quiet.
One of the bedrooms is found on the ground floor with a beautifully dressed kingsize bed and an ensuite bathroom with a shower. The lower ground floor is home to the remaining two bedrooms, both absolutely delightful in calm, neutral shades with some lovely colour splashes coming from the soft furnishings. One of the rooms offers a kingsize bed and has a handy basin in the room. The other room enjoys comfy twin beds. The immaculate family bathroom is found on this level with a bath and overhead shower.
Outside you will find a lawned garden, a patio, furniture for alfresco dining and watching the boats and a barbecue. Your barbecue masters can prepare a feast that you can enjoy in the summer sunshine while mesmerised by the activity on the water. When you are ready to leave this dreamy retreat, the shops, bars and water fun on the river are just moments away.
Quay Cottage enjoys a lovely central location in Fowey, looking over the rooftops to the busy harbour. The Fowey estuary is a glorious sight with Fowey on one side at the mouth of the River Fowey and the gorgeous town of Polruan on the other. There are regular passenger ferries to and from Polruan and a car ferry to Boddinick. The ferry house was originally the du Maurier family home and later the home of Angela du Maurier, Daphne’s sister.
Fowey is a town rich in history. During the Second World War, Fowey was the centre for air-sea rescue and one of the places from which the D-Day invasions were launched. St Catherine’s Point is on the Fowey side of the harbour entrance where it functioned as a lighthouse in medieval times. St Catherine’s Castle below was built during the reign of Henry viii to defend the harbour entrance. It is accessible when walking from the pretty Readymoney Cove. On Fore Street you will find the Old House of Foye, a medieval house built in 1430. It is now a shop but the walls, beamed interior and fireplace are pretty much the same. During the summer, Fowey Town Hall’s museum and small aquarium is open. Daphne du Maurier is celebrated with the Du Maurier Festival each May and at the Literacy Centre next to the church.
There are some amazing sandy beaches close to Quay Cottage. Par Sands, near the village of Par boasts a huge expanse of sand backed by pretty dunes. Polkerris Beach magically combines an idyllic sandy cove and stunning coastline with an array of entertaining watersports. Visitors can stand up paddleboard, learn to sail and windsurf, explore the coastline in a kayak or simply enjoy exploring the rock pools and building sandcastles. There is a wonderful beach restaurant and waterside pub at Polkerris Beach. The National Trust’s heavenly Lantic Bay is a great spot for paddling and for a picnic. It is well worth the climb back to the top where the panoramic views are breathtaking.
You can either drive or take a ferry to the vibrant tourist town of Mevagissey. Mevagissey sits within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty enjoying a bustling working harbour where you will discover colourful fishing boats bringing in their daily catches of skate, lobster, plaice and sole. Mevagissey boasts an aquarium, museum, seafood restaurants, atmospheric pubs, watersports, beautiful gardens, galleries, cycle trails and much more. You can walk from the town to the stunning romantic Lost Gardens of Heligan. After World War I the gardens fell into ruin and the rejuvenation has created two hundred acres of bliss. The award-winning gardens allow you to journey across the the world with historic rhododendron boughs of Sikkin, Maori carved tree ferns, an Italian garden and an Alpine inspired ravine. The jungle experience offers intimate pathways edged with sub-tropical planting along with watercourses, a rope bridge, bamboo tunnels and gigantic rhubarb and bananas. There is a woodland walk where you can relax with bird song and look out for woodland sculptures, ancient woodlands and grazed pastures. The Heligan Kitchen offers a delicious lunch menu and the tearooms offer hearty home-cooked meals and Cornish cream teas.
Restormel Castle lies by the River Fowey near Lostwithiel. One of the four chief Norman castles of Cornwall, it is notable for its perfectly circular design. Once a luxurious residence of the Earl of Cornwall, it was ruined by the 16th century and is now under the supervision of the English Heritage. It is another beautiful picnic spot.
Accommodation
Ground floor:
- Contemporary kitchen with exceptional appliances including a quality range cooker
- Living area: sofas, windows to enjoy the views, television and an iPod dock
- Large glass doors opening onto the garden and terrace
- Bedroom with a kingsize bed and an ensuite bathroom with a shower
Lower Ground floor:
- Bedroom with a kingsize bed and basin in the room
- Bedroom with twin beds
- Family bathroom with a bath and overhead shower
Outside:
- Lawned garden
- Patio, barbeque and furniture for alfresco dining