Looe Island

Looe Island: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Looe Island

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Looe Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 50.33675, -4.45023. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Looe Island

• Whitsand Bay · beach · Plymouth · ~13 km · Must-see
• Tregantle Fort · fort · Plymouth · ~16 km · Must-see
• Readymoney Cove · beach · Plymouth · ~17 km · Must-see
• Scraesdon Fort · fort · Plymouth · ~17 km · Must-see
• St Catherine's Point light · fort · Plymouth · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bickford Monument In The Churchyard About One Metre South Of Tower Of Church Of St John · fort · Plymouth · ~19 km · Must-see
• Promontory fort, medieval chapel of St Michael's and Second World War radar station at Rame Head · church · Plymouth · ~20 km · Must-see
• Trematon Castle · fort · Plymouth · ~21 km · Must-see
• Restormel Castle · fort · Plymouth · ~23 km · Must-see
• St Nicholas Church · church · Plymouth · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pentillie · fort · Plymouth · ~25 km · Must-see
• Devonport Park · park · Plymouth · ~25 km · Must-see
• St Philip's, Weston Mill · church · Plymouth · ~26 km · Must-see
• Breakwater Lighthouse · fort · Plymouth · ~26 km · Must-see
• Stonehouse Creek · park · Plymouth · ~26 km · Must-see
• Eden Project · park · Plymouth · ~26 km · Must-see
• Palace Theatre · fort · Plymouth · ~27 km · Must-see
• Victoria Park · park · Plymouth · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Looe Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Looe Island

• Lundy · river spot · Devon · ~119 km · Must-see
• Trelawny Island · river spot · Plymouth · ~0 km
• Downend Rock · river spot · Plymouth · ~5 km
• The Long Stone · river spot · Plymouth · ~10 km
• Drake's Island · river spot · Plymouth · ~26 km
• Eddystone Rocks · river spot · England · ~27 km
• Eddystone Rocks · river spot · Plymouth · ~27 km
• Great Mew Stone · river spot · Devon · ~31 km
• Meddrick Rock · river spot · Plymouth · ~46 km
• Burgh Island · river spot · Devon and Torbay · ~50 km

All rivers, islands & mangroves in Cornwall

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