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.
Don't miss Tehidy's hiking areas if visiting the area around Looe.
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.
There are a number of towns near Looe including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
The area around Looe's best hills can be found at Kit Hill Country Park.
Looe's best nearby villages can be found at Cremyll, and Botallack.
There are a number of historic buildings near to Looe including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
There are a several good airports in the Looe area like 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.
