Looe

Looe is a picturesque town on the coast of South Cornwall. Looe's main business is tourism, with much of the town given over to hotels, guest houses and holiday homes, along with a large number of pubs, restaurants and beach equipment, ice cream and Cornish pasty vendors.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Looe railway station and Looe Island.

Looe railway station

Railway station

Photo: Andrewrabbott, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Island

Island

Photo: Pyrotek, Public domain.

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.

Old Guildhall, Looe

Museum

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Old Guildhall is a municipal building in Higher Market Street in Looe, Cornwall, England. The structure, which is currently used as a museum, is a Grade II* listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Polperro and Barcelona.

Polperro

Photo: ThinkingGuy, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Polperro is a large village, civil parish, and fishing harbour within the Polperro Heritage Coastline in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Its population is around 1,554.

Barcelona

Hamlet

Photo: Steve Frost, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Barcelona is a hamlet in the parish of Pelynt in southeast Cornwall, UK.

Looe

Type: Locality
Location: Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.353° or 50° 21′ 11″ north

Longitude

-4.4611° or 4° 27′ 40″ west

Elevation

246 feet (75 metres)

Open location code

9C2Q9G3Q+5H

GeoNames ID

7300019

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In Other Languages

“Looe” goes by many names.

Cornish: “Logh”

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