Fowey Museum

Fowey museum may be a small one room affair, housed in one of the oldest buildings in the town dating back to the 15th century, but it is packed to the ceiling with interesting artifacts illustrating some of the rich and varied history of this harbour town and its inhabitants.

Some of the displays are changed every year so that we can commemorate local events.

Regular items on show are the cape worn by Garibaldi during his Italian campaign, boat building tools from the days of sail, the 'finds' from Fowey area including the contents of a medieval garde-robe. We celebrate our many litterary connections, civic pride and maritime heritage.

Our collections include interesting artifacts illustrating some of the rich and varied history of this harbour town and its inhabitants. Some of the displays are changed every year so that we can commemorate local events.