East Looe

630 miles around England's toe — the longest and most demanding of the National Trails.

0.1 km NW · spans 4 counties

Twin fishing town of East and West Looe joined by a bridge across the river, with a busy quay and sandy beach.

0.2 km NW · Cornwall

The best of Cornwall's coast and moor, gathered into a dozen protected stretches around the county

1.1 km W

Cornwall Wildlife Trust island a mile off Looe, with a self-guided trail, nesting seabirds, grey seals and a medieval chapel site

1.5 km S

Old smuggling village packed into a steep ravine, its whitewashed cottages and car-free lanes clustered around a small tidal harbour.

5.3 km SW · Cornwall

A steep wooded river valley on the Devon–Cornwall border, deep in old copper-and-arsenic mining history

9.8 km NE