Looe
Looe is a tiny coastal community, angling 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 kilometres) south of Liskeard, divided in two by the River Looe, East Looe and also West Looe being linked by a bridge. Looe created as two different communities each with MPs and its very own mayor. The community centres around a tiny harbour as well as along the steep-sided valley of the River Looe which moves between East and also West Looe to the sea beside a sandy coastline. Offshore to the west, opposite the stonier Hannafore Beach, exists Looe Island. Looe continues to be an angling community, and also preserved a number of fish dealers running from the East Looe quayside until the introduction of EU laws. With its fleet of little angling boats returning their catches to port daily, Looe has a credibility for acquiring outstanding fresh fish. The town is likewise a centre for shark fishing, and is house to the Shark Angling Club of Great Britain. Nonetheless, Looe's main service today is tourism, with much of the town given over to hotels, bed and breakfast and also holiday houses, in addition to a large number of bars, restaurants as well as beach equipment, ice cream as well as Cornish pasty vendors. Inland from Looe exist numerous camping and campers websites, along with the well-known Woolly Monkey Sanctuary. Various other regional attractions consist of the coastlines, sailing, angling as well as diving, as well as stunning coastal walks (especially by means of Talland to Polperro). South East Cornwall flaunts numerous stately homes, consisting of Antony House, Cotehele, Mount Edgcumbe and also Lanhydrock House, in addition to the Eden Project near St Austell which vacationers can access by road.
