The Cornish Riviera

Local Authority

Restormel Borough Council, Council Offices, Penwinnick Road, St Austell, Cornwall PL25 5DR. (01726 223300)

Banks

Barclays, Lloyds TSB, HSBC (also National Westminster and Trustee Savings at St Austell).

Boat Trips

From the Town Quay at Fowey and at the harbour, Mevagissey. River trips on selected dates between Fowey and Lostwithiel.

Boat Launching Facilities

Charlestown Harbour. Moorings afloat in both inner and outer harbours. Parking on quayside for small craft with use of slipway or beach for launching and recovery. Commercial port facilities and pilotage. Cranage available on request. For details contact: Square Sail Tel: (01726) 67526 / 70241.

Fowey - Tidal River. There is a charge for launching off the slipway. Tickets are obtainable from machine at Caffa Mill,

Fowey. Golant - Tidal River. There is a public slipway.

Gorran Haven - Tidal Beach. Public slipway. Access to the slipway restricted to foot passengers between 10am and 5pm during the main summer holidays. Car park close by. Mevagissey. No facilities for the general public.

Pentewan. Only available to site occupants. Members of the general public will have to pay a fee to the site.

Polkerris. Private tidal sandy beach, excluding speed boats. There is a small launching charge, please contact Mr M Harris. (01726) 815142

Porthpean - Tidal Beach. Restricted use of slipway. Contact attendant or telephone (01726) 223300 ext. 3440 (Mon - Fri 0900-1700). No boats with engines over 10hp allowed to launch or retrieve between 9.00am - 6.00pm. No water skiing or jet skis.

Portmellon - Tidal Beach. Public slipway. Portscatho Harbour. Public slipway. St Just in Roseland. Public slipway.

St Mawes Inner Harbour. Public slipway.

Bus Services

First (and National Express) - Tel: (01209) 71998
Travel Line South West - Tel: (0870) 6082608
National Express - Tel: : (08705) 808080

Car Parks

Weekly parking tickets which are interchangeable between Restormel Council car parks are available from Council Offices in St Austell and Newquay, or the Tourist Information Centre at Newquay.

Cinema

The Film Centre, Chandos Place, St Austell. 5 screens. Tel: (01726) 73750.

Early Closing Day

Fowey - Wednesday 1.00pm (partial)

St Austell - Thursday (partial)

Lostwithiel - Wednesday

Events

April - Theatre of Flowers , Lost Gardens of Heligan, Nr. Mevagissey.

May - Daphne du Maurier Festival of Arts and Literature, Fowey.

June - Mevagissey Feast Week

July - St Austell. Charlestown Regatta Week. International 14 s Championships, Fowey. Tregony Carnival. Dart 18 s European Championships, Pentewan Sands Sailing Club.

August - Fowey Royal Regatta and Carnival. St Stephen s Feast Week, near St Austell. Portscatho Regatta. Tregony Heavy Horse Show.

Ferry Services

Fowey: Car and passenger service between Fowey (Caffa Mill) and Bodinnick, operates between 7am and dusk. Passenger and cycle service between Fowey and Polruan, operates from 7am until 11pm (summer) and until 7pm (winter).

Fishing

Mevagissey is particularly well known for shark, deep sea and wreck fishing. Boats and tackle can be hired at the harbour. At Fowey, regular sea angling trips are available, bass, grey mullet, pollock, flounders and mackerel can all be caught. For further details contact our Tourist Information Centre. (Tel. 833616) Fish for salmon, trout and sea trout on the River Fowey (licences and permit required). Angling trips are also available from St Mawes.

Golf Courses

18 hole: Carlyon Bay Golf Club (01726) 814228, St Austell Golf Club(01726) 74756, Lostwithiel Golf and Country Club (01208) 873550/873822. 9 hole: Porthpean Golf Club (01726) 64613.

Leisure Centre

Polkyth, Carlyon Road, St Austell. Sports Hall 4 squash courts, badminton, tennis, basketball, netball and volleyball. Swimming in 25 metre x 5 lane pool. Teaching, diving and hydrotherapy pools. Sauna suite, multi-gym, pool chair-lift for the disabled. Cafeteria and bar. (01726) 223696.

Post Offices

Fowey: 4 Custom House Hill and Park Road. Mevagissey: St Austell: High Cross Street. St Mawes. Tregony.

Places of Worship

Fowey: Church of England. Mevagissey: Church of England, Methodist, Roman Catholic, United Reform. St Austell: Church of England, Methodist, and, Baptist, Quaker, Mormon. St Just in Roseland: Church of England. St Mawes: Methodist, Roman Catholic. Tregony: Church of England, Methodist, Congregational.

Sailing

Facilities in the area abound. The following yacht clubs provide temporary membership: The Royal Fowey Yacht Club (01726) 833573; Fowey Gallants Sailing Club (01726) 832335; Porthpean Sailing Club (01726) 66266 Pentewan Sands Sailing Club (01726) 822699; St Mawes Sailing Club (01326) 270686.

Theatre and the Arts

For information on theatre productions, concerts, exhibitions and other arts related projects in the area, contact Restormel Arts, 14 High Cross Street, St Austell (01726) 68532. and check the Cornwall calendar

Walking

There is an enviable choice of river, woodland, country and coastal walks around Fowey, Mevagissey, St Austell Bay, Lostwithiel and the Roseland, which is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Numerous walks books and leaflets are available from Tourist Information Centres.

Tourist Information Centres

Tourist Information Centres provide a wealth of information on the local area including details of events, activities, attractions, travel, entertainment and accommodation. The TICs also sell various publications and products such as walks booklets, maps timetables, holiday videos, local guides and rail/theatre tickets.
FOWEY: The Ticket Shop, 4 Custom House Hill, Fowey PL23 1AA. Tel and Fax: (01726) 833616.
ST AUSTELL: By-Pass Service Station, Southbourne Road, St Austell PL25 4RS. Tel: (01726) 879500.
LOSTWITHIEL: Community Centre, Liddicoat Road, Lostwithiel. Tel: (01208) 872207.
MEVAGISSEY: St Georges Square, Mevagissey, PL26 6BU (01726) 844857 Tel and Fax: (01726) 833616.
TRURO: Municipal Buildings, Boscawen Street, Truro TR1 2NE. Tel: (01872) 274555.