Looe
Looe is a Town in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near Looe including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
There are a several good hiking areas in the area around Looe like Tehidy.
The area around Looe boasts some of the best country parks including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
Towns to visit near Looe include Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
Don't miss Kit Hill Country Park's hills if visiting the area around Looe.
Looe has some unmissable villages nearby like Cremyll, and Botallack.
Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is one of Looe's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Looe.
Looe's best nearby airports can be found at Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
Looe History
There are some historic monuments around Looe:
Places to see near Looe
History of Looe
Shutta, on the steep hillside over East Looe, is recorded as being inhabited by the 12th century. Between 1154 and 1189 Henry II granted a charter in favour of Sir Henry Bodrugan as Mayor of East Looe. West Looe was given free borough status sometime after this (the first known historical mention of the town dates from 1327) and in the 1230s East Looe secured the right to hold a weekly market and a Michaelmas fair. East Looe’s layout looks like a “planted borough”, a concept similar to modern new towns, since most of its streets form a grid-like pattern.
