Live Port of Fowey Webcam
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- Location: Port of Fowey, Cornwall, England
- Source: Royal Fowey Yacht Club
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Info: Live streaming Port of Fowey webcam in Cornwall, England. Fowey is a port town located at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall.
Fowey is a deep water port accessible in all weather and all states of the tide.
This live webcam is located at The Royal Fowey Yacht Club
More info: The picturesque town of Fowey is situated on the west side of a deep estuary, where the Fowey River reaches the sea.
The esplanade along the harbour, has a grand parade of Edwardian and Victorian houses and leads to the beach at Readymoney Cove overlooked by the medieval St Catherine’s Castle guarding the harbour entrance. Across the water, the village of Polruan is said to be far older than Fowey, its medieval blockhouse once housing a chain which could be pulled up to stop boats entering the harbour.
As well as a popular cruise ship destination, Fowey is a busy commercial port with the primary cargo being china clay but other cargoes such as rock salt and aggregate are also handled.