Looe is a tiny coastal community, fishing port and also civil parish in south-east Cornwall, England, with a population of 5,280 at the 2011 census. Looe is 20 miles (32 kilometres) west of Plymouth and also 7 miles (11 km) south of Liskeard, divided in two by the River Looe, East Looe and West Looe being connected by a bridge. Looe established as 2 different communities each with MPs and also its very own mayor. The community centres around a small harbour and also along the steep-sided valley of the River Looe which streams in between East and also West Looe to the sea next to a sandy coastline. Offshore to the west, opposite the stonier Hannafore Beach, lies Looe Island. Looe continues to be a fishing community, as well as preserved a number of fish dealers running from the East Looe quayside until the introduction of EU policies. With its fleet of little fishing watercrafts returning their catches to port daily, Looe has an online reputation for obtaining superb fresh fish. The community is likewise a centre for shark fishing, and also is house to the Shark Angling Club of Great Britain. Nevertheless, Looe's primary company today is tourist, with much of the town given over to hotels, bed and breakfast as well as vacation houses, together with a large number of pubs, dining establishments and coastline devices, gelato as well as Cornish pasty vendors. Inland from Looe exist numerous outdoor camping and campers websites, along with the popular Woolly Monkey Sanctuary. Other local destinations consist of the beaches, sailing, angling as well as diving, as well as incredible seaside walks (particularly by means of Talland to Polperro). South East Cornwall boasts numerous manor houses, including Antony House, Cotehele, Mount Edgcumbe as well as Lanhydrock House, along with the Eden Project near St Austell which visitors can access by road.