Looe Bay

Places of Interest

Monkey Sanctuary

Zoo

Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Monkey Sanctuary was a sanctuary founded in 1964 by Len Williams, father of classical guitarist John Williams, as a cooperative to care for rescued woolly monkeys.

Looe Island

Island

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Looe Island, also known as St George's Island, is a small island and nature reserve a mile from the mainland town of Looe in Cornwall, England. According to local legend, Joseph of Arimathea landed here with the Christ Child. Looe Island is situated 1½ miles southwest of Looe Bay.

Looe railway station

Railway station

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Looe railway station serves the twin towns of East and West Looe, in Cornwall, England. The station is the terminus of the scenic Looe Valley Line 8+3⁄4 miles south of Liskeard. It faces out across the estuary of the River Looe. Looe railway station is situated 2 miles west of Looe Bay.

Places in the Area

Millendreath

Locality

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Millendreath is a hamlet in the parish of St Martin-by-Looe, Cornwall, England, situated two miles east of the town of Looe. A station was to be built at Millendreath as part of the proposed St Germans & Looe Railway in the late 1930s, but the railway was abandoned without the station having been built.

Plaidy

Suburb

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Plaidy is an eastern suburb of Looe, Cornwall, England, UK. Plaidy Beach is a sandy beach and Millendreath Beach is at its eastern end. The writer Eleanor Hibbert lived near Plaidy Beach during World War II and used it as the basis for one of her pen names, Jean Plaidy.

Hannafore

Village

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hannafore is a village, which is situated 1½ miles west of Looe Bay.

Looe Bay

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Localities in the Area

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