Bodinnick

Bodinnick is a small village on the east bank of the Fowey estuary, directly across the water from Fowey town. A vehicle and passenger ferry links Bodinnick to Fowey - the crossing takes about 2 minutes and runs year-round, providing an alternative to the longer inland road route via Lostwithiel. The Old Ferry Inn, one of the few pubs in the village, sits at the water’s edge beside the ferry slipway.

Ferryside, the distinctive house beside the ferry landing, was the home of Daphne du Maurier from 1926 when her family first rented it, and she returned to write several early works there. Hall Walk, a National Trust coastal path, begins at the top of Bodinnick lane and runs north along the cliff and wooded creek edge to Pont Pill and Lanteglos church, a walk of about 2 miles. The path gives views across the Fowey estuary to the town and along the river toward Golant.

The village is very small - a handful of houses and the pub on the main lane down to the ferry. There is no shop. Fowey’s full range of restaurants, galleries, and independent shops is a two-minute ferry crossing away. Holiday cottages in Bodinnick are in high demand because of the combination of estuary views and ferry access to Fowey.