Looe
To get there from Devon
There is a daily passenger ferry from Plymouth to Cawsand leaving from the historic Barbican, or a passenger ferry to Cremyll every hour from Admirals Hard in Durnford Street Plymouth. To cross by road there is the Torpoint chain ferry, or the Tamar road bridge. Failing all of these there is the Roman viaduct at Gunnislake.
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outh East Cornwall, often referred to as the ‘forgotten corner’ has an array of some delightful fishing villages, long sandy beaches and
picturesque countryside. From Torpoint the coastal road to the ‘best kept’ villages of Kingsand and Cawsand takes in the awe inspiring Whitsand Bay with its four miles of sandy beaches, and the Rame Peninsula with its ancient Chapel at Maker. Cawsand Bay is popular for swimming, windsurfing and water skiing, and at Maker there are various festivals. At Cremyll there is the charming Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park, and a little further inland Millbrook and the pretty village of St John are worth a visit.
Travelling back along the coast toward Looe villages such as Seaton and Polperro are popular with families and senior citizens due the lack of cliffs when accessing the beaches. The secluded coves of Lantic and Lantivet Bay, Portwrinkle, Hannafore or Talland Bay are great for relaxation and rook pooling.
South East Cornwall is great for family Days Out with many attractions and activities to enjoy, why not join in or enjoy the many events held in villages and towns with their annual carnivals, open air music festivals, summer fayres and fetes, walking festivals, vintage steam rally’s and Looe’s Festival of the Sea.
For the water sports enthusiasts South East Cornwall has it in abundance, there is the sea, lakes, reservoirs and rivers you can take your pick. With fishing, sailing, surfing, windsurfing and canoeing, or dive on HMS Scylla Europe’s first artificial reef. There are also four excellent golf courses in the area.
For the walking enthusiast there is forty four miles of the South West Coast path from Mount Edgcumbe to Polruan. Or you can take a more leisurely walk around the Seaton Valley Countryside Park with cycle ways and footpaths, and at Kilminorth Woods there are facilities for wheelchair users. There are an abundance of National Trust Houses to visit all with wonderful gardens, some with riverside walks and extensive woodlands.
Southeast Cornwall’s Premier Resort
Looe is extremely popular with holiday makers. It has a stunning fishing harbour, numerous arts and crafts shops, tea rooms, pubs, hotels and cottages, opportunities for scuba diving and fishing or pleasure boat trips (particularly out to off shore Looe Island), sailing on Looe River and glorious coastal walking and beaches not just around Looe but in the many surrounding picture postcard villages, this resort is a pleasant surprise.
Looe is divided into East and West and connected by a historic arched bridge. West Looe offers a superb choice of harbour inns, and the odd specialist arts shop. East Looe is more candy floss; there is a popular family beach, specialist arts and crafts shops, numerous family cafes, restaurants, fish & chips and more. The fishing harbour is excellent for shops, and as you wander around the pretty narrow streets you will be amazed at the diversity of things to purchase.
The Heritage Town Trail is worth walking as it takes in some of the town’s most significant historical buildings including St Nicholas Church and the Jolly Sailor Inn on the West Looe side. The trail then navigates across to the East Looe side, taking in the town’s famous shipbuilding past and the site of old Luggars. It then moves down Banjo Pier which extends down to the popular family beach.
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