Polperro and Looe – picture postcard Cornwall

Date: 2010.08.24 | Category: Features, Places to go, Review 4 star | Tags: Cornwall,Looe,Polperro,South West England

If you are visiting Cornwall this year then a trip to the towns of Polperro and Looe are a must for anyone wanting to experience the traditional ‘picture postcard’ beauty of the Cornish fishing village.

Set just a few miles apart these fishing villages can be found on the south coast of Cornwall near Liskeard and Plymouth.

Polperro

With a large car park for tourists set on the edge of the town its easy to arrive and set off into Polperro on foot.  The walk gives you plenty of time to look at the pretty streets and marvel at the houses perched all the way up the cliff sides.

As you wander along you also have time to choose from the great range of Cornish pasties, Cornish ice creams and, of course, the Cornish cream teas… for research purposes, we tried many of these out and confirm that they are worth the effort!

You can get short boat trips from the harbour so that you can appreciate the great views from the sea.

While there is not lots for the kids to do, Polperro is a small village that can be easily walked and we found that the choice of ice creams easily distracted the children while we explored.

Coast walk from Polperro to Looe

You can follow a great coastal footpath that works its way along the top of the bays.  It is well worth doing to really appreciate the scenery of this rugged coastline and please allow plenty of time for the walk, as the path meanders its way following the coastline, and make sure you take drinks and appropriate clothing. Although you can walk there and back, we walked one way and caught a local bus back…. definitely not one for a pushchair though.

Looe

Either a lovely walk or a short drive takes you from Polperro to the picture postcard Looe.  Again you are welcomed by the sight of cottages perched all the way up the cliffs that surround the town.  Looe has a bigger shopping centre with all the holidays momentoes you could ever want. And, of course there are lots of places to try the pasties, ice creams and cream teas.

On the practical side, their is a big car park on the way in to Looe – but don’t rely on a quick get away as the car park exit can be a bit busy towards the end of the day!  We also found that Looe had a lot of the UK banks so it was a good place to to top up our cash reserves.

Day trip details

• Polperro: 1-2 hours exploring (including time for Pasties etc)
• Looe: 1-2 hours (including holiday momento shopping)
• Good for couples and families
• Overall: 4 stars

Where to stay

We stayed in a holiday park in the Newquay area and traveled to Looe and Polperro by car – about a 55 minute drive. However there are plenty of great places to stay closer including:

• Self catering and cottages: Looe – Polperro – Cornwall – South West England
• Holiday parks: Looe – Polperro – Cornwall – South West England
• Lodges: Cornwall – South West England

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