Fowey is a busy sheltered deep water working port offering extensive facilities for the visiting boat owner and popular with tourists. A busy place, with the harbour full of pleasure craft in Summer.
The town itself clings to the hill side. It is full of character having many narrow meandering streets.
Lots of excellent restaurants and inns including The Lugger Inn, the Ship Inn, the Galleon Inn and the King of Prussia.
There are many useful shops for the visitor including craft, ceramics, bric a brac, leather goods, a pottery, bookshops, butchers, chemist and a chandlers.
A short walk away along The Esplanade, at Readymoney Cove, there is a small sheltered beach.
Daphne Du Maurier first came to the area in her early twenties and immediately fell in love not just with the town but the whole of Cornwall.
For many years she lived at Ferryside, the house next to the Bodinnick Ferry.
During her lifetime she produced numerous romantic novels including : Rebecca, Jamaica Inn, The House on the Strand, Frenchman's Creek.
In May each year the town and the surrounding area hold the Daphne Du Maurier Festival.
Lanhydrock House National Trust
5.9 miles from Tyward
You will find this National Trust Property located just a few miles north of Lostwithiel on the A391.
An atmospheric Victorian Country house set in 900 acres of woods and parkland.
The property dates from the 17th century but was largely rebuilt after a fire in 1881.
The garden is renowned for its stunning collection of magnolias, rhododendrons and camellias.
The Camel Trail ( Wadebridge - Padstow)
15 miles to Wadebridge from Tyward
The Camel Trail
The Camel Trail, available free 365 days of the year, winds through some of Cornwall's most beautiful and little-known countryside. Cornwall County Council converted 11 miles of disused railway beside the River Camel from track bed to trail, linking the towns of Bodmin, Wadebridge and Padstow. An extension follows the river towards Camelford.
It isn't a road, it isn't a path, and vehicles are banned. There are many visitors to the Trail each year; some use it daily for jogging or birdwatching, others for an occasional day out walking or cycling. Why not join them? Travel along the Camel Trail and enjoy the spectacular scenery of the Camel Valley.
Being an old railway track, the Trail is virtually level all the way. Although not a tarmac surface. It is mainly smooth, ideal for wheelchair users, pram and buggy pushers and people who have difficulty in walking on uneven surfaces. The Trail provides safe and easy access to unspoilt countryside for those people unable to use woodland and coastal paths.
All Cyclists using the Camel Trail should observe the Trail Code
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Luxulyan Valley
1 mile from Tyward
About two miles north-east of St.Blazey this lovely valley with its steep and thickly wooded sides.
Unusual rock formations and the famous Treffry Viaduct make it an ideal spot for walks and picnics.
Eden Project.
3.2 miles from Tyward House
The Eden Project has become one of Cornwall's major attractions.
An amazing experience in a reclaimed location.
Built within an old china clay pit are three giganic geodesic biomes.
One is a Rainforest biome.
Another is a Mediterranean biome.
The newest is an Arid Tropics biome.
Outside in the landscaped grounds are gardens and an area which represents a Cornish heath.
Mevagissey.
10.9 miles from Tyward House
Mevagissey is a traditional fishing village on the South Cornish coastline with a fascinating history, which finds a special place in the hearts of every visitor who comes here.
Mevagissey and the surrounding area provides many things to do, but when just want to get away from it all Mevagissey is ideal for that too.
In Mevagissey, you can watch the fish being landed, which will be served to you in the evening in the local restaurants.
The village's maze of narrow alleyways, small coves and great cliffs will remind you of Mevagissey's smugglers.
There gift shops and art galleries and a visit to the museum on the quay is well worth a visit. There are many walks in the area that are both relaxing and stimulating. The walk to Chapel Point is to be recommended for its all-round views of the coast. If you feel more energetic then you can carry on to Gorran Haven where there is the opportunity to get the bus back to Mevagissy
It is an ideal base from which to explore Cornwall and The Rosaland Peninsula. The village remains relatively unspoilt and offers everything that you would need to enjoy a wonderful holiday in Cornwall.
Lost Gardens of Heligan.
10.4 miles from Tyward
The original gardens were neglected and lost for 75 years under brambles and ivy. Heligan is now Europe's largest garden restoration.
The Award winning Lost Gardens of Heligan extend to some eighty acres of superb gardens and pleasure grounds together with a magnificent complex of walled gardens and a huge, productive vegetable garden, all returning to their former glory.
