Self catering Looe. Self catering Holiday Cottage. Lodgings in Looe

TARIFF 2008

From £260 - £680 per week Bed Linen is provided.

Looe River and Beach

Polperro Harbour

Self catering Holiday Cottage in Looe, Cornwall

Sleeps 6

River & Woodland Views

The Coach House is a converted 19th Century cottage with exposed beams and vaulted ceilings.

The first floor lounge has views of Looe River and Kilminorth Woods. Ideally located and close to all amenities of the town and in walking distance of the beach.

Outside has a patio garden and parking area and the accommodation comprises of 2 double bedrooms and a twin room. Bed Linen is provided.

SOUTH EAST CORNWALL: LOOE & POLPERRO

Looe: Popular with tourists for years, Looe still retains its importance as a major Cornish fishing port, with a sizeable fleet and busy fish market. Important in the middle ages and during the French wars, Looe continued to be busy in the 19th century, shipping stone and copper from the quarries and mines in the north.

Polperro: a spectacular few miles along the coast from Looe, is a different kettle of fish. Sheltered from the ravages of time and tide in its cliff ravine, it's an enchanting jumble of cottages, each one unmistakably the work of a Cornish fisherman. What he wanted was a place on shore to store his gear and his pilchard catch, and over that a loft divided into rooms like the cuddy of his boat. He reached the ground by means of stone or wooden steps, like a ship's gangway. You see, his idea of a dwelling was that of a ship in stone. And there's a fleet of them at anchor in Polperro.

Wending your way through the traffic-free streets to the small harbour, you're treading the paths where barrows of fish were once carted and, under cover of night, brandy casks and tobacco bales were carried into their hideouts. Make no mistake, this peaceful fishing cove, mellow Polperro, was once a thriving centre for the area's smuggling. Wagonloads of contraband left here, some heading across Bodmin Moor en route to London. The 'freetraders' have long since sailed into folk history and the shining shoals of pilchards have gone, but a visit to the smuggling museum brings this rich heritage back to life.

Liskeard: situated at the head of the Looe Valley, it has long been an important market centre and was one of the four original Stannary towns. The mining industry played an important part in the town's growth and in 1828 a canal link enabled ore and stone to be carried down to Looe. The railway which replaced it has become today's single track branch line along scenic wooded riverbanks, the Looe Valley Line.

Liskeard remains a picturesque and lively market town, full of interesting buildings: a Victorian Guildhall and clock tower; the Stuart House where Charles I stayed in 1644; and the second largest church in Cornwall. Market days are still held every Monday and Thursday and the town now has an excellent leisure centre, Lux Park.