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The Old Boathouse, The Quay, Looe, Cornwall - October 2025
Looe. Photo: Mutney, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Looe

Surf town · UK

Score a trip to Looe

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Beds: 78 places

78 places to stay within 2 km, 3 of them campsites.

Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.

Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

All 78 places to stay · Booking.com

Spots near here: 57 surf spots

Surf · this week

  • Tolcarne, The Wedge · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Newquay

    27 out of 100
  • Barras Nose · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Tintagel · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Barrets Zawn · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Port Isaac · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Black Rock · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Widemouth Bay · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Boobies · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Padstow · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Bossiney haven · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Tintagel · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Caerhays · about 55 min by car · stays in Gorran Churchtown · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Constantine · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Padstow · Not for beginners

    –, no score
All 57 surf spots
  • Constantine beach · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Padstow · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Constantine Point · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Padstow · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Constantine Reef · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Padstow · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Crackington Haven · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Crackington Haven · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Crantock · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Crantock · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Daymer Bay · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Padstow · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Death Bay · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Padstow · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Devils Palace Near Grower Rock · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Tintagel · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Diggorys · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Downderry Schoolhouse · about 15 min by car · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Fistral · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Foxhole · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Poundstock · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Great Western · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Gullies - Tintagel · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Tintagel · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Gyllyngvase · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Falmouth · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Harlyn Bay · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Harlyn · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Looe · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Lundy Bay · about 1h 15m by car · stays in New Polzeath · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Lusty Glaze · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Mawgan Porth · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Mawgan Porth · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Milbrook · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Poundstock · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Mother Ivey's (spot M) · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Padstow · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Pengold · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Boscastle · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Penhale · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Pentewan · about 45 min by car · stays in Pentewan · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Polzeath · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Polzeath · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Porth · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Porth · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Porthcothan · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Padstow · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Portwrinkle · about 20 min by car · stays in Torpoint · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Rame reef · about 30 min by car · stays in Plymouth · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Rame Reef Eastern · about 30 min by car · stays in Plymouth · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Rusey beach - Pengold · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Boscastle · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Seaton · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Stinky Bay · about 1h 15m by car · stays in New Polzeath · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • The Cribber · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • The strangles · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Boscastle · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Towan · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Trebarwith Strand · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Trebarwith Strand · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Tregardock beach · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Treligga · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Tremoutha Haven (Unmaxibles) · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Boscastle · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Trevone · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Trevone · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Treyarnon · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Treyarnon · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Wanson Mouth · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Widemouth Bay · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Watergate · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Watergate Bay · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Whaley beach · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Padstow · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Whipsiderry · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Widemouth Bay · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Widemouth Bay · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Zorbas Reef · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners

    –, no score

Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Looe.

Places to eat

6 near Looe

Places to eat near Looe

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits

Map

the town and every place near it

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 50 km from Looe.

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Photos of Looe

Looe Harbour Entrance
Photo: Mr Eugene Birchall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Looe , East Looe Harbour Walk
Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mouth of East Looe River
Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Looe

where it is, what is near

Looe is a town in Cornwall, United Kingdom.

From Looe you can reach 57 surf spots.

The nearest is Looe, a surf spot 1.3 km from the centre.

Overture lists 78 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites.

The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 40 km away.

In Cornwall · England · United Kingdom

  • 78 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 40 km, Exeter International Airport (EXT), 85 km, Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 140 km

Forecast updated . Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).