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Although riverbanks, valleys, moors and woodland define the area of south-east Cornwall that lies either side of the River Fowey, traces of a more industrial past dot the landscape – from ruined castles and ancient bridges to old mines and historic estates.
The area's natural beauty and romance have long inspired artists and writers; something’ you can understand as you make your way along the tributaries and the main river from Lostwithiel to the town of Fowey and the sea. The riverbanks and woodland around the village of Lerryn were captured in Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the, while the creeks and coves, along with crumbling country houses and old waterside Cottages in and around Fowey, would inspire the setting's for some of Daphne du Maurier's novels such as
