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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 nature reserve, also known as St George's Island, and historically St Michael's Island is a small island nature reserve a mile from the mainland town of Looe off Cornwall, England.
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.
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″ northLongitude
-4.4611° or 4° 27′ 40″ westElevation
246 feet (75 metres)Open location code
9C2Q9G3Q+5HGeoNames ID
7300019
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In Other Languages
“Looe” goes by many names.
- Cornish: “Logh”
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Localities in the Area
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