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.
Tehidy is a great place to visit close to Looe if you like hiking areas.
Looe's best nearby country parks can be found at Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
Callington, Polperro, and St Ives are great places to visit near Looe if you like towns.
Kit Hill Country Park is one of Looe's best, nearby hills to visit in Looe.
Cremyll, and Botallack are great places to visit near Looe if you like villages.
Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is one of Looe's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Looe.
Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport are some of Looe best airports to visit near Looe.
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.
