Looe is a tiny coastal town, angling port as well as civil parish in south-east Cornwall, England, with a population of 5,280 at the 2011 census. Looe is 20 miles (32 kilometres) west of Plymouth and also 7 miles (11 kilometres) south of Liskeard, divided in two by the River Looe, East Looe and also West Looe being connected by a bridge. Looe developed as 2 different towns each with MPs and its very own mayor. The town centres around a tiny harbour and along the steep-sided valley of the River Looe which moves between East and also West Looe to the sea beside a sandy coastline. Offshore to the west, opposite the stonier Hannafore Beach, exists Looe Island. Looe stays a fishing community, as well as preserved numerous fish dealers running from the East Looe quayside until the introduction of EU regulations. With its fleet of little angling boats returning their catches to port daily, Looe has an online reputation for obtaining outstanding fresh fish. The town is additionally a centre for shark angling, and is residence to the Shark Angling Club of Great Britain. Nevertheless, Looe's main service today is tourist, with much of the community given over to resorts, bed and breakfast and holiday residences, in addition to a large number of bars, restaurants and coastline devices, ice cream as well as Cornish pasty suppliers. Inland from Looe lie several camping as well as campers sites, in addition to the famous Woolly Monkey Sanctuary. Other regional destinations consist of the coastlines, cruising, fishing as well as diving, and also stunning coastal strolls (particularly through Talland to Polperro). South East Cornwall flaunts several manor houses, consisting of Antony Home, Cotehele, Mount Edgcumbe and also Lanhydrock House, in addition to the Eden Project near St Austell which tourists can access by road.