Looe is a little coastal town, 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 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 separate communities each with MPs and its very own mayor. The town centres around a tiny harbour and along the steep-sided valley of the River Looe which flows between East as well as West Looe to the sea beside a sandy coastline. Offshore to the west, opposite the stonier Hannafore Beach, lies Looe Island. Looe continues to be a fishing community, and retained several fish suppliers operating from the East Looe quayside up until the development of EU guidelines. With its fleet of little angling boats returning their catches to port daily, Looe has a credibility for obtaining superb fresh fish. The community is also a centre for shark fishing, as well as is home to the Shark Angling Club of Great Britain. Nevertheless, Looe's major organisation today is tourism, with much of the community given over to resorts, guest houses and vacation residences, together with a multitude of clubs, dining establishments as well as beach equipment, gelato as well as Cornish pasty vendors. Inland from Looe exist many camping and caravan sites, as well as the famous Woolly Monkey Sanctuary. Various other regional attractions include the coastlines, cruising, angling and diving, as well as spectacular seaside strolls (particularly via Talland to Polperro). South East Cornwall boasts several manor houses, consisting of Antony Residence, Cotehele, Mount Edgcumbe and also Lanhydrock House, as well as the Eden Project near St Austell which visitors can access by road.