Exploring the Fowey Valley: Pocket Cornwall

Dr Paul Lightfoot is a native of Cornwall with a PhD in Geography and a longstanding interest in the countryside, local history, literature and photography. He has published a number of articles on topics related to Cornwall and photography, and his landscape photographs sell in local galleries and have been published in the regional and local press.

Introduction, Maps of the Fowey Valley, The Upper Reaches of the River Fowey, The River Loveny, The Warleggan River, Cardinham Water, The Glynn Valley, Respryn to Restormel, Lostwithiel to St Winnow, The River Lerryn, Golant and Castle Dore, Penpoll Creek, Pont Pill, Polruan, The Town of Fowey, The Coast, Index

This superb view of Fowey - the walks venture inland to Bodmin Moor' (Tavistock Times Gazette, 24.03.11). 'In Exploring The Fowey Valley - Paul Lightfoot follows the course of the River Fowey and its tributaries from its source in the marshes of Bodmin Moor to its estuary and the town that bears its name. - Paul Lightfoot is the ideal guide. - Paul Lightfoot's book is a celebration of the Fowey Valley. It will entice many to explore this beautiful and fascinating place" and, no doubt, to fall for its charm.' (Western Morning News, 05.04.11.) 'A writer of no little talent, Paul also has a mean eye for a photograph - the book is an informative delight, strewn with gems about the past importance of the river and its tributaries' (Western Morning News, 07.04.11.)'A guide to the River Fowey... covering the region's history, literary associations and modern-day leisure activities.' (The Countryman, vol. 119, no. 4, April 2013)