Hi all!!
I am sorry I have been a bit quiet lately, things have been hectic on the home front!..I w...
Hi all!!
I am sorry I have been a bit quiet lately, things have been hectic on the home front!..I will get around to reading/rating all my COT and the rest of Ciao very soon!...Don't give up on me ..Please!
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Great Britian is luckily enough to boast many beauty spots, some quite unknown and others that are hotspots and visited by people in their droves. Cornwall is one of those hotspots and I would like to share with you some tips and places that will help make your holiday in Cornwall even more enjoyable. My husband is from Cornwall so I have been fortunate enough to have seen lots of areas untouched by tourism.
I am going to tell you about Looe and the surrounding area. Looe is situated on the South east of cornwall and is roughly 18 miles from plymouth. It is accessiable from the A387 which you join from the main routes into Cornwall such as A38.
The best thing to do if you are in Cornwall and visiting Looe is to park up your car and walk around. There are 2 main car
parks one on the east side and one on the west side, you will most likely find it easier to get a car parking space on the west side of Looe, both the east and west side are seperated by a bridge that can be walked or driven over.When you do walk over that bridge that seperates the two sides be sure to have your camera as the bridge looks over at the activities of the fishing boats and the views which stretch out to sea are amazing.
Looe is still an active fishing harbour, and the hustle and bustle of the quay adds to its beauty. As you walk through the the town you will come across lots of little independent enchanting shops that offer traditional hand made Cornish goodies, I would advise you to look around before you buy to get the best bargin as the prices can vary,the majority of locals in Looe rely on the tourism trade.If you get hungry on your wonder around Looe, rest assured there are plenty of places to eat and pubs to drink in! Then as you carry on with your walk through the town you will end up at the beach.The beach is a sand beach, which is ideal for sunbathing, there are rocks on the beach too with lots of rock pools for the kiddies to find crabs and other things to make you squirm, but it is mainly sand. A lot of seaweed does get washed up on to the beach, but in the summer months the local council do their best to keep it under control. While you are at the beach you will see a hugh cliff over looking it, which has a walkway, I would recommend anyone taking the effort to walk up the pathway as when you get to the top you will be astounded at the views, so yet again make sure you have your camera!
There are lots of hotels and bed and breakfasts in Looe or you can choose to stay in a caravan park, and there are many of them too, just outside of Looe is a "Haven Holiday" caravan park. In the height of summer, i.e July or August I would not recommend just turning up and hoping to find a place to stay, you may be lucky but most places will be booked.
I would also advise people to follow the signs out of west Looe for Talland Bay yet again on the A 387 Talland bay is about 10 mins drive from Looe,it is signposted.You will have to go down very narrow country roads to get to the beach at Talland Bay, so be careful. Once you get there, you will find there is nothing much on offer in the way of tourism, all that is there at present is a cafe that is open now and then! But Talland Bay beach is a wonder, you can stand at the various high points and watch the waves crash on to the rocks, it is surrounded by rocks and cliffs, its one of my most favourite places, take your troubles,pull up a rock and prepare to be calmed. Some people do swim on this beach but I would not recommend it, it is well known for its currents and deep spots, I go there just to breathe in the beauty.
I would also like to share with you another not so well known spot just outside of Looe that may intrest you. If you drive out of east Looe going through the valley, its just one road surrounded by green hills, you will come to a sign where you have the option of turning off to your left, this is the turning you need to take as it will lead you to Duloe.
Duloe is a tiny village, but by driving through the village from Looe, on your left will be a most wonderful church and just past the church on your right will be the tinest of entrances to a Stone Circle, blink and you will miss the entrance. I must also recommend anyone to eat at the "Ye Olde Plough Inn", on the outside it looks just like any pub but the food there is out of this world, everything is cooked from fresh and its not your standard pub food, its a well known secret amongst the locals as being one of the best places to eat.
I think the best time to visit Looe would be around May time, as its not at its busiest, and yet the weather is not normanly to bad!
*updated due to spelling mistakes, and I got my left wrong from my right, and did not want to send people to the back of beyond*
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