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| In medieval times there were two towns
on opposite banks of the River Looe. East
Looe includes the fishing harbour, the main shopping centre and the
sandiest beach. West
Looe is quieter, but also has shops, restaurants and hotels and leads
to Hannafore with its fine views of Looe Island. The two towns are
joined together by a bridge across the river. |
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Most recent development -
26 February 2008
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Is
the traditional seaside holiday dead?
No way! There's nowhere better than Looe and district to rediscover
the joys of the traditional seaside holiday including building sand
castles and exploring rock pools. And no better places to stay than
those listed on this website. Let's take a couple of examples - both
in nearby Talland Bay - Talland Bay Beach Cottages - two modern two
bedroom cottages only a few metres from the delightful sandy main
beach at Talland. And Smugglers Cottage - a real smugglers' cottage
right by the beach and sea. More |
Was
that an ECHO on the BEACH?
Those who know Looe will have recognised many
locations in and around the town in the new ITV1 drama soap on Friday
evenings - Echo Beach. Those who
don't know Looe but learn that this is where much of the TV drama
was shot might well expect to find big surf beaches on the door-step.
Well there are nice beaches, some sandy, some rocky, and it is certainly
scenic round here, so no wonder the programme makers picked picturesque
Looe, but big surf beaches are just about the only thing that Looe
can't claim to have (most of the surf beaches are on the north coast
of Cornwall - Looe is on the warmer, gentler south coast).
Come and see for yourself! |
LIFE
ABOARD A CORNISH FISHING LUGGER
 The
last days of working fishing luggers in Cornwall are vividly captured
in a new book by former Looe fisherman Paul Greenwood. His
frank account of the hardships he encountered at sea as a young crewman
aboard the lugger Iris in the 1960s is a brilliant evocation
of a bygone age that contrasts with modern conditions in the fishing
industry today.
In Once Aboard A Cornish Lugger, the
author describes how he overcame sea-sickness and learned his job
on deck working the nets and lines alongside four other crewmen aboard
the Iris, skippered by Frank ‘Moogie’ Pengelly, the last lugger skipper
left in the port of Looe. In the four and a half years he spent aboard
the Iris, Paul Greenwood endured fatigue, cold and wet, often in rough
weather while working night and day hauling nets and lines. “Those
four years that I worked with ‘Moogie’ set me up well for the rest
of my sea-going career,” he says, “because nothing subsequently ever
seemed as hard or as physically demanding as the time I spent working
on the deck of the Iris.”
Visit our new page on Cornish
luggers which has details of how and where you can buy this
new book - click here |
| Finding
the Lord where potatoes once were stored - if your idea
of a church congegation is a faithful few of advancing years then
you've clearly not heard about the Grace Community Church,
an independent Evangelical church, which meets in a converted farmhouse
and potato barn at Morval near Looe and has over 240 worshippers
each Sunday. Interested? More information on the church and its
service times may be found on www.gracecc.org.uk
or phone 01503 240930 (office hours) / 01503 220616 (outside office
hours non-pastoral calls only). |
| Sorry! We no
longer answer individual queries due to the high volumes involved.
The answers to most questions are on this website already! If not,
try one of the telephone numbers below or why not ask your questions
in our Online Forum |
| Useful Telephone
Numbers:
Looe Tourist Info Office - 01503 262072
Looe Harbour Commissioners - 01503 262839
Looe Town Council - 01503 262255
Caradon District Council - 01579 341000
Any others? Let us know
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number on www.Looe.org
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Did
you miss Looe's
BIG night out?
Partying, fancy dress and fireworks at midnight
Did you have a great night out on New Year's Eve?
If so send us your photos.
If you missed it - write a reminder in your diary for 31 December
2008 - NOW! |
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