Looe is a little coastal community, angling port as well as 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 as well as 7 miles (11 km) south of Liskeard, divided in two by the River Looe, East Looe and also West Looe being linked by a bridge. Looe created as 2 separate communities each with MPs and also its very own mayor. The town centres around a little harbour as well as along the steep-sided valley of the River Looe which flows between East and also West Looe to the sea next to a sandy beach. Offshore to the west, opposite the stonier Hannafore Beach, exists Looe Island. Looe remains an angling community, and also preserved numerous fish dealers running from the East Looe quayside till the introduction of EU guidelines. With its fleet of little angling watercrafts returning their catches to port daily, Looe has an online reputation for procuring superb fresh fish. The town is likewise a centre for shark fishing, and is residence to the Shark Angling Club of Great Britain. Nevertheless, Looe's major service today is tourism, with much of the town given over to resorts, guest houses and also vacation homes, in addition to a a great deal of pubs, restaurants as well as beach tools, ice cream as well as Cornish pasty suppliers. Inland from Looe lie numerous outdoor camping as well as caravan websites, in addition to the well-known Woolly Monkey Sanctuary. Other local tourist attractions consist of the beaches, sailing, angling and diving, and also amazing seaside strolls (especially by means of Talland to Polperro). South East Cornwall boasts several manor houses, including Antony Residence, Cotehele, Mount Edgcumbe and Lanhydrock House, as well as the Eden Project near St Austell which travelers can access by road.