Looe (England)

Advantages: Quaint unspoilt gorgeous little town, and Clive's cat's!
Disadvantages: Could possibly suffer with an overabundance of tourists at the height of Summer

...This time its Looe that I want to tell you about. So before you get comfortable may I suggest you nip off to the other loo and hurry on back for another ‘scatty’ epic! We visited several towns and villages while we were in Cornwall last month, some of which I have no desire to pay a return visit to but this is not one of those places. I would go and live in Looe tomorrow if I had the chance! We actually came across it more by accident ...
...still in the History mood! Looe is actually two towns, West Looe and East Looe. A very old multi arched bridge that crosses the Looe River connects them. When we visited the tide was out and it was nice to see people taking their dogs along the river edge for a walk, but I suspect that it is even more of a delight and picturesque when the tide is in. We parked the car right by an old, what looked like an old boating lake to us. My apologies if I ... Read review

Advantages: Full of history, with plenty of places to visit.
Disadvantages: Very crowded during the summer months.

...quaint fishing towns of Looe. Looe is the principal seaside town of southeast Cornwall; with Looe harbour being the base for an important fishing fleet for England and it is also the headquarters for the British shark fishing. As well as having an excellent dive centre in West Looe at Hannafore. The town itself consists of many quaint narrow streets, shops, restaurants and oldie worldly charm that many tourists are looking for, whilst managing to ...
...a little over-powering. At Looe you are never too far from the beautiful Cornish beaches with is water sports, diving, fishing, hostelries, restaurants, boat trips, walks through the countryside and along with one of the best scenic plus most beautiful coastlines anywhere in the British isle (well that is my personal opinion anyway). In medieval times there were two towns on opposite banks of the River Looe. East Looe now as then included the fishing ... Read review

Advantages: Good walks,shopping,things to do for all the family.
Disadvantages: Can get crowded in town centre, reliant on the tide.

...old when I first visited Looe in Cornwall. I am now forty-six. It lies exactly 22 miles west of Plymouth by road. I have checked the mileage countless times. I still get Goosebumps as it suddenly appears on the approach road from Plymouth. The first view is of the bridge and river separating East and West Looe. My lasting memory at that age was walking the two miles back to our campsite with my Father in a soaking drizzle and the pure ruggedness ...
...halfway there. We arrived in Looe at about 7.30am armed with a borrowed, old two-man tent a single ring stove and a few provisions. Looe felt as if I had only been there the day before. Nothing had changed. I felt as if I had come home. That feeling remains with me to this day, every time I visit. We then had to find a campsite. We found a nice site about two miles west of Looe called treble B. This site has now been sold as we found out earlier ... Read review

Advantages: A pretty part of Cornwall
Disadvantages: Steep paths a bit hard on the legs

Looe is situated in south-east Cornwall and is built on the estuary of two rivers. East Looe and West Looe are joined across the estuary by a broad seven arched bridge. The labyrinth of narrow streets rise steeply from the river up the sides of the valley so if your hotel is at the top be prepared to get some exercise, whether you want it or not! Looe used to be a pilchard fishing community but the arrival of the railway in 1859 brought the first ...
...and feed the swans. Looe is a good base for getting out and about and exploring Cornwall. Polperro is only about 5 miles south of here and is well worth a visit. You park at the top of the valley near the Crumplehorn Mill and walk down the steep street to the sea. There are plenty of shops, pubs and cafes on the way down to the harbour and pony and trap services run during the summer for those who don’t fancy the walk. The walk down isn’t ... Read review

Advantages: It's near Cornwall
Disadvantages: Not near enough though

...towns of which I will mention three. The first is Looe, which is basically split into two, East and West by the river. What I like about all the places in Cornwall I have been to including those I will mention is that nearly every house is a totally different colour giving a very unusual impression, though I personally would not live in a pink or purple house!! The streets of Looe are quite small but it is worth a stroll round to have a look at the small shops and restaurants. There are numerous pubs on each side of the river, connected by either the bridge or a small passenger ferry which is quite fun and cheap. The harbour is interesting being the centre of shark fishing in England, and as such is very busy. Also Looe island is worth seeing, being just a few hundred metres from the harbour For animal lovers there is a monkey sanctuary... Read review

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