Fowey harbour, which includes the communities of Fowey, Bodinnick and Polruan, has been a significant international trading port since the medieval period and is still a working port today, exporting china clay. Our aim is to encourage you to explore the area and find out more about the places and people that have contributed to its heritage.
The Society introduces you to the rich and varied history of Fowey harbour and what you can see today by:
18/4/2026
7/8/2025
Fowey Harbour Heritage Society
1/5/2021
Squires Field Community Centre, Fowey
11 October 2025
Cost: Free for Members. Non Members will be charged £10 on the door.
Contact: All enquiries to Hon. Sec. Kath Pearce on 07977 572268 or FHHSociety@gmail.com
Follow the journey of the St Aubyn family, surviving through love, war and intrigue from 1066 to the present day and learn how the St Aubyns fashioned St Michael’s Mount over four centuries. Meet Sir John, Ross Poldark’s “real life equivalent”, whose love and marriage to a farmer’s daughter shocked Cornwall. Discover Ann Basset, the cousin who nearly became Henry VIII’s sixth wife. And how brother turned on brother in the civil war battle near Fowey.
