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Bristling with yachts, and
with views to Polruan and
Daphne du Maurier's old
house in Bodrinnick, Fowey
is preposterously picturesque - in a good way. The Old Quay House was built in 1852 as a seaman's mission and,
viewed from its terrace on
the estuary, the building looks
almost too narrow to contain
a plush boutique hotel.
Londoners Jane and Roy
Carson bought it as a B&B
in 2002 and Jane, who used
to work for the marketing
consortium Leading Hotels of the World, has
opted for a range of styles in
the 11 bedrooms: numbers 6
and 12 have roll-top baths
and beds with headboards
woven from Javanese bananaleaves
(plus estuary views),
while the newly refurbished
number 3 has a New England
feel. Other recent additions
include a penthouse with
a polished-wood floor and a
bath in the bedroom, and
a new-look bar, which has
Jenny Wren sofas covered in
dramatic black and cream
fabrics, and a striking photo
of bunny girls bending over
a billiards table. Chef Ben
Bass cooks modern British/French food and the mussels couldn't be fresher. Most guests are couples. They come
to walk the south-west coastal
path, look out for basking
sharks, buy pretty quilts in
Fowey and drink hot chocolate at the wonderfully idiosyncratic Pinky Murphy's Café down the road.
The Old Quay House: 28 Fore Street, Fowey (01726 833302; www.theoldquayhouse.com). Doubles from £160
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