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Looe
Beach
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| Description:Looe
is a pleasant working fishing town with much to see. Looe
Beach is a popular sandy beach which is flanked by Banjo Pier
to the south and Pen Rocks to the north. Beyond Pen Rocks,
a rocky beach with some sand extends some way along the coast.
In Looe there are good facilities with many cafe's and restaurants.
Note that Looe gets very busy in the summer and the Looe car
parks can get full on busy days |
Access:There is good disabled access to Looe Beach with a
slipway and several ramps. Toilets are right by the beach.
The nearest car park is about a 10 minute walk to Looe Beach
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Dogs:Dogs banned all year on Looe Beach |
Directions:Looe is 18 miles from Plymouth. Take the A38 from
Plymouth over the Tamar Bridge into South East Cornwall. At
Trerulefoot, turn onto the A374 (signposted to Looe). After
approximately 1 mile, turn right onto the A387 (again signposted
to Looe). At Widegates the A387 becomes the B3253 for Looe.
Continue on this road to Looe. Update April 2013, the B3253
is closed on St Martins Hill due to a landslide. The alternative
route is to turn right onto the A387 at Widegates and continue
on the A387 to Looe |
Parking:A 950 space car park in West Looe. 2 smaller car parks
in East Looe |
Toilets:Yes, by Looe beach |
Facilities:Shops, restaurants & cafe's in Looe. Sand Chair
hire for the disabled at Looe Beach, phone Looe Town Trust
Seafront Workshops on (01503) 263709 |
Activities:Boat trips from Looe |
Safety:Signs warn not to bathe in the harbour entrance and
not to use inflatables when the blue flag is flying in the
direction of the beach |
Nearby Beaches:Talland Bay
(2 miles), Hannafore
(less than 1 mile), Seaton
(5 miles),
Downderry (6 miles),
Portwrinkle (9
miles), Whitsand Bay
(13 miles), Kingsand
(15 miles) |
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