Looe Magnets

Travel souvenir showcasing an iconic view of Looe (Cornwall), England, UK.

Looe is a small coastal town, fishing port in south-east Cornwall, England. East Looe and West Looe being connected by a bridge. The town is approximately 20 miles west of the city of Plymouth and seven miles south of Liskeard.

Looe is a small coastal town, fishing port and civil parish in the former Caradon district of south-east Cornwall, England, with a population of 5,280 (2001 census). Looe is divided in two by the River Looe, East Looe (Cornish: Logh and West Looe(Cornish: Porthbyhan, meaning little cove) being connected by a bridge. The town is approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of the city of Plymouth and seven miles (11 km) south of Liskeard.

Looe Cornwall

designed by MplusC

Cornish Reflections Number of views as of 7th July 2019 = 520. Autumn colours reflected at Looe, on the southern coast of Cornwall, England. Date: 26th October 2011. Click here to view my Cornish collection.

Looe Cornwall, a travel poster design

West Looe Number of views as of 10th November 2016 = 350. The well-known coastal town and fishing port of Looe in Cornwall (England) is divided into two parts (East and West) by the River Looe, though a road bridge (pictured) connects the two halves of the town. There is evidence of human habitation in the vicinity going back 3000 years or more and the town is mentioned in the Domesday Book (c. 1086 AD). The town grew in importance and wealth during the Cornish mining boom of the 19th century, when copper, clay, arsenic and tin were mined in the area. Nowadays, Looe remains a fishing port and has a reputation for excellent fresh fish and also as a centre for shark fishing. Tourism is also vitally important to the town, especially in summ...

East Looe Number of views as of 7th February 2018 = 300. A shot of East Looe (Cornwall, England) taken from the break-water at the mouth of the River Looe. Looe is a historic, coastal resort and fishing port, the two halves of the town (East and West) being separated by the River Looe. East Looe is the busier side of town, home to the fish market and the main shopping street. Like many towns and villages along the Cornish coast, Looe has a smuggling past. The chief perpetrators were Fyn and Black Joan, a brother and sister team who are said to have hidden boxes and barrels in a secret cave and on St George's Island (a small island just off shore from Looe). Five and twenty ponies, Trotting through the dark, Brandy for the Parson, 'Baccy ...

A View of East Looe The small fishing port and resort of Looe (Cornwall, England), about 20 miles west of Plymouth, is divided in two by the river from which the town takes its name. Dwellings line the hillside either side of the river, as if in competition for the best sea views. Just off the coast, and easily accessible by boat, is St. George's Island (or Looe island), which played its part in the smuggling trade in days gone by. Five and twenty ponies, Trotting through the dark, Brandy for the Parson, Baccy for the Clerk, Lace for a lady, Letters for a spy; Watch the wall my darling, While the gentlemen go by. Date: 11th September 2016. The verse is an extract from 'A Smuggler's Song' by Rudyard Kipling, the full text of which can be ...

*Seaton Beach and Looe Island, Cornwall, England, September 2021* Not to be confused with the Devon town of the same name, this is Seaton, on the Cornish coast, just east of Looe. On the horizon, upper left, is Looe Island, or St George's Island, until recently owned and inhabited by sisters Babs and Evelyn Atkins, who gifted the island to the Cornwall Wildlife Trust. Date: 20th September 2021.

Two Looes Looking across the bridge from West Looe to East Looe in the English County of Cornwall. The stretch of water is the River Looe, oops that's three Looes, but that's not such a good title, oh well! Date: 11th September 2016. Click here to view my Cornish collection.