Holiday in Looe

[Susan]

Anyone stayed in Looe Cornwall? Thinking of going for the first week of Sept.

Would people recommend it?

Is there much to do with a toddler?

Alternatively if there's a nicer/better beach town you would recommend please let me know

Many Thanks

Susan

[hoppermum]

Just had a week staying at polean farm which is 10 mins from looe-lots of fun for a toddler. Thoroughly recommend east looe beach, it's a perfect toddler beach! Not sure what else to do as we were on the farm /

Beaches most of the time. There's the fowey estuary which is a nice short boatride and very picturesque. Also if you want some day trips then the Eden project and rock / padstow aren't far.

[Susan]

Thanks Hoppermum

[morty]

Hi,

We have a place on Whitsand Bay so would highly recommend the beach there. When the tide goes out it's vast and lovely for a toddler to roam. A bit of a walk down, but worth it. Probably 20 mins from Looe. West of Looe (about 5 or 10 mins) there is Talland Bay. It's a gorgeous little cove with a great cafe. The beach is slightly rocky but perfect for kids. Further along you have Polperro and if you're feeling fit the walk between Talland Bay and Polperro is well worth doing.

As Hoppermum says, the Fowey estuary is very picturesque. Park up in Lerryn and walk to St Winnow or vice versa. A beautiful wooded walk. And the ferry from Boddinick to Fowey is fun.

Enjoy,

Matt

[hoppermum]

Yes second the talland bay recommendation. But my top tip is to buy some proper sea-shoes for your son (the wetsuit style ones with grip on the bottom) all the beach shops sell them. It will make it easier for your son to deal with small rocks / pebbles-best ?7 I spent all holiday!

[Mrs TP]

We have just got back from Looe and lovely as it was it is not beautiful golden sandy beaches. The local stone is slate and the beaches are grey sand and pebbles and not pretty. Looe beach itself is relatively narrow and quite a walk from the nearest car-park. Seaton further up the coast (4 miles) has a much wider beach but again is also grey sand but close to car-parks and a fab cafe and (grotty) toilets close by. We stayed just outside Polperro, which is a beautiful fishing village, Looe is the nearest seaside town and it is lovely and does have a beach but it is quite small, v busy and grey sand. Looe town is cute and not a nasty over-developed seaside resort - we drove down to Newquay to see a golden sandy beach and Newquay town was grim, over-commercialised and shabby but the beach lovely but also full of jelly-fish due to the earlier heat-wave.

Looe is great for crabbing, has a fab playround, loads of seaside shops, a small arcade and merry-go-round, boat trips, small beach, seaside shops, tea-rooms and restaurants but I don't think it is the best Cornwall has to offer. Going again I would head for the north coast of Cornwall or go much deeper south past St Michaels Mount.

Mixed reviews it was lovely but the beaches were disappointing, just not the endless golden sand we had been promised Cornwall offers. The beaches are grey.