Pubs with Rooms in Fowey

Fowey sits on the western bank of the river it’s named for, its streets steep and narrow enough that the town has never really adapted to cars — which is part of why it still feels like a working sailing town rather than a resort, even with the yachts moored below the Royal Fowey Yacht Club. All three of our pubs sit within a few minutes of each other around the town quay and Fore Street.

The Ship Inn, on Trafalgar Square, is Fowey’s oldest building of any kind still standing as a pub, with parts dating to 1435 — a Grade II* listed “old lady of Fowey” known locally for doggy treats at the bar. The Galleon Inn, on Fore Street overlooking the river, has seven rooms and a bar with a billiards table, alongside live music on Fridays. Havener’s, on the Town Quay itself, is the most contemporary of the three — five en-suite bedrooms plus a two-bedroom self-catering apartment, with a Grade II listed dining room downstairs.

There’s no railway station in Fowey; the nearest is Par, about 4 miles away on the main Plymouth–Truro line, so most visitors arrive by car, by bus, or on foot from Polruan via the passenger ferry.