The Downs
The Downs is a park in Looe, South Cornwall, England. The Downs is situated nearby to the village West Looe, as well as near the pub The Jolly Sailor Inn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Looe railway station and St Nicholas’ Church, West Looe.
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 railway station is situated 2,100 feet northeast of The Downs.
St Nicholas’ Church, West Looe
Church
St Nicholas’ Church, West Looe is a Church of England parish church in Looe, Cornwall. St Nicholas’ Church, West Looe is situated 1,200 feet southeast of The Downs.
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. Old Guildhall, Looe is situated 1,800 feet east of The Downs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Looe and Plaidy.
Plaidy
Suburb
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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.
The Downs
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Looe, South Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.35424° or 50° 21′ 15″ northLongitude
-4.4603° or 4° 27′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C2Q9G3Q+MVOpenStreetMap ID
way 727676880OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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