Town guide
Looe, Cornwall: beaches, parking and getting there
West Looe Photo: DeFacto, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped
Looe is described by Wikidata as a “coastal town, fishing port and civil parish in south-east Cornwall, UK”. Its Cornish name is Logh. Here are the beaches, council car parks and railway stations nearby.
- Cornish name
- Logh
- Beaches in our guide within 10 km
- 4
- Council car parks within 3 km
- 3
- Nearest railway station
- Looe station (700 m (0.4 miles))
Beaches near Looe
Beaches in our guide within 10 km of the centre of Looe, nearest first.
| Beach | Distance (straight line) | Council dog rule | Water quality 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Looe | 210 m (0.1 miles) | Not on the council restriction list | Good |
| Millendreath | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Not on the council restriction list | Excellent |
| Seaton | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) | Not on the council restriction list | Excellent |
| Downderry | 6.0 km (3.7 miles) | Not on the council restriction list | Excellent |
Council car parks in and near Looe
Cornwall Council car parks within 3 km of the centre, nearest first. We do not quote charges, which change; each council page has current tariffs.
| Council car park | Postcode | Distance (straight line) | Spaces | Open | Council page updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverbank, East Looe | PL13 1HN | 560 m (0.3 miles) | 65 | 24 hours | 6 August 2026 |
| Millpool, West Looe | PL13 2AF | 630 m (0.4 miles) | 964 | 24 hours | 27 May 2026 |
| Kilminorth Woods, West Looe | PL13 2AF | 890 m (0.6 miles) | 24 | 24 hours | 4 August 2026 |
Getting to Looe by train
The nearest National Rail stations to the centre of Looe:
- Looe station: 700 m (0.4 miles)
- Sandplace station: 3.9 km (2.4 miles)
- Causeland station: 5.9 km (3.6 miles)
Straight-line distance, our own calculation from OpenStreetMap station locations (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). It is not a walking or road route. See also beaches you can reach by train.
Other towns nearby
- Fowey: 12.9 km (8.0 miles) (straight line)
- St Austell: 24.3 km (15.1 miles) (straight line)
- Mevagissey: 25.4 km (15.8 miles) (straight line)
- Wadebridge: 32.5 km (20.2 miles) (straight line)
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Sources and checks
- Wikidata: Looe – CC0
- Cornwall Council car parks – pages checked 1 November 2026
- Cornwall Council: dogs on beaches – last updated 23 October 2026
- Environment Agency bathing water data – Open Government Licence v3.0
- OpenStreetMap: railway stations – ODbL; distances are our own calculation
- National Rail: station information – linked for times and facilities
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