Readymoney Cove
Readymoney Cove is a sandy beach to the south of the harbour town of Fowey, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is sheltered by cliffs close to the mouth of the River Fowey estuary and bounded, on one side, by the medieval part of the town of Fowey and, on the other, by St Catherine's Castle.Photo: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Beach
- Description: beach and cove near Fowey, in Cornwall, England, UK
- Also known as: “Readymoney Beach” and “Readymoney Cove Beach”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Catherine’s Castle and St Catherine’s Point light.
St Catherine’s Castle
Castle
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Catherine's Castle is a Henrician castle in Cornwall, England, built by Thomas Treffry between approximately 1538 and 1540, in response to fears of an invasion of England by France and the Holy Roman Empire. St Catherine’s Castle is situated 450 feet southeast of Readymoney Cove.
St Catherine’s Point light
Lighthouse
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Catherine’s Point light is a lighthouse, which is situated 910 feet southwest of Readymoney Cove.
Polruan Blockhouse
Ruins
Photo: Darren Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Polruan Blockhouse is a ruins, which is situated 1,700 feet east of Readymoney Cove.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Polruan and Bodinnick.
Polruan
Village
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Polruan is a coastal village in the parish of Lanteglos-by-Fowey in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is bounded on three sides by water: to the north by Pont Creek, to the west by the River Fowey and to the south by the English Channel and neighbouring village Bodinnick to the north, connected by a 4-mile walk along the hill tops.
Bodinnick
Hamlet
Photo: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bodinnick is a riverside village in south-east Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. According to the Post Office the population of the 2011 Census was included in the civil parish of Lanteglos-by-Fowey.
Mixtow
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mixtow is a hamlet in the Lanteglos-by-Fowey parish in south east Cornwall, England. It is located on the north side of an inlet off the River Fowey, opposite Fowey Docks.
Readymoney Cove
- Categories: cove and landform
- Location: Fowey, South Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.32938° or 50° 19′ 46″ northLongitude
-4.64537° or 4° 38′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C2Q89H3+PVOpenStreetMap ID
way 58964869OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beachWikidata ID
Q7300723
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include WW2 Parade Ground for Coastal Artillery Battery (remains of) and WW2 Magazine for No. 2 Gun (site of).
Nearby Places
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