Looe is a small 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 kilometres) west of Plymouth and also 7 miles (11 km) south of Liskeard, divided in two by the River Looe, East Looe and also West Looe being connected by a bridge. Looe created as two separate communities each with MPs as well as its very own mayor. The town centres around a little harbour as well as along the steep-sided valley of the River Looe which streams between East and also West Looe to the sea beside a sandy beach. Offshore to the west, opposite the stonier Hannafore Beach, exists Looe Island. Looe remains an angling town, as well as maintained a number of fish suppliers operating from the East Looe quayside till the arrival of EU regulations. With its fleet of small angling boats returning their catches to port daily, Looe has a reputation for acquiring outstanding fresh fish. The town is additionally a centre for shark fishing, and also is house to the Shark Angling Club of Great Britain. However, Looe's primary organisation today is tourist, with much of the community given over to resorts, bed and breakfast and also holiday houses, in addition to a lot of pubs, restaurants and beach devices, gelato as well as Cornish pasty suppliers. Inland from Looe exist numerous outdoor camping as well as campers websites, in addition to the popular Woolly Monkey Sanctuary. Other neighborhood tourist attractions consist of the coastlines, sailing, fishing and diving, and also incredible seaside strolls (specifically through Talland to Polperro). South East Cornwall flaunts several manor houses, including Antony Home, Cotehele, Mount Edgcumbe and Lanhydrock House, as well as the Eden Project near St Austell which travelers can access by road.