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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Looe Island

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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: 50.33664, -4.45205. 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 · ~14 km · Must-see
• Tregantle Fort · fort · Plymouth · ~16 km · Must-see
• Readymoney Cove · beach · Plymouth · ~17 km · Must-see
• St Catherine's Point light · fort · Plymouth · ~17 km · Must-see
• Scraesdon Fort · 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 · ~21 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 wildlife, forests & gardens near Looe Island

• Lady Astor's Garden · sanctuary · Plymouth · ~28 km · Must-see
• Radford Woods Local Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Plymouth · ~32 km · Must-see
• Dartmoor Zoological Park · sanctuary · Plymouth · ~42 km · Must-see
• Rosenannon Bog and Downs · sanctuary · Cornwall · ~42 km · Must-see
• Daubuz Moor · sanctuary · Cornwall · ~54 km · Must-see
• Cornish Seal Sanctuary · sanctuary · Cornwall · ~75 km · Must-see
• North Devon Coast National Landscape · sanctuary · Plymouth · ~84 km · Must-see
• Exmoor National Park · sanctuary · Somerset · ~132 km · Must-see
• The Monkey Sanctuary · sanctuary · Cornwall · ~5 km
• Redlake Meadows & Hoggs Moor · sanctuary · Plymouth · ~19 km

All wildlife, forests & gardens in Plymouth

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