The twin villages of East and West Looe stand on opposite sides of a broad river estuary, linked by a seven-arched Victorian footbridge, and there’s long been a sense of friendly rivalry between the two communities. In previous centuries Looe was a thriving shipyard and fishing port, but these days tourism has taken over as the town’s biggest industry. Victorian bathing machines rolled up to the water’s edge off Banjo Pier throughout the 19th century, and the small beach in East Looe is still a popular spot for sandcastle-building and sunbathing, although the town itself is almost invisible beneath a jumble of pubs, tearooms and bucket-and-spade shops.
The tourist office (262072; www.southeastcornwall.co.uk; Fore St; 10am-5pm Easter-Oct, noon-5pm Mon-Fri & 10am-5pm Sat & Sun Oct-Easter) is in the Guildhall.
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