Looe is a small coastal community, fishing 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 km) west of Plymouth and 7 miles (11 kilometres) south of Liskeard, divided in two by the River Looe, East Looe as well as West Looe being connected by a bridge. Looe established as 2 separate towns each with MPs and its own mayor. The community centres around a little harbour as well as along the steep-sided valley of the River Looe which streams between East and West Looe to the sea next to a sandy beach. Offshore to the west, opposite the stonier Hannafore Beach, exists Looe Island. Looe remains a fishing town, and also preserved a number of fish dealers running from the East Looe quayside until the development of EU policies. With its fleet of small angling boats returning their catches to port daily, Looe has a reputation for acquiring excellent fresh fish. The town is also a centre for shark fishing, and also is house to the Shark Angling Club of Great Britain. Nevertheless, Looe's primary organisation today is tourism, with much of the community given over to hotels, bed and breakfast and holiday residences, in addition to a a great deal of pubs, restaurants and beach equipment, ice cream as well as Cornish pasty suppliers. Inland from Looe lie lots of outdoor camping and caravan sites, as well as the popular Woolly Monkey Sanctuary. Various other regional tourist attractions consist of the coastlines, sailing, fishing and also diving, as well as amazing coastal walks (particularly via Talland to Polperro). South East Cornwall boasts several manor houses, consisting of Antony Home, Cotehele, Mount Edgcumbe and Lanhydrock House, in addition to the Eden Project near St Austell which visitors can access by road.