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Sea
Angling
The
coastal waters of South East Cornwall are excellent for sea
angling. You can organise a two hour, half day or full day fishing
trip from a fishing boat at Looe and also from nearby Polperro,
Fowey and Polruan. Looe fishing trips are generally advertised
down at the East Looe Quay but if you would like to organise a
trip in advance, it would be worth calling :-
‘The
Energy of Looe’ -
Skipper - Richard Porter - 01503 263747 or 01503 263747
‘Boscastle
Lass’ – Skipper Rob Davies - 07887 875726 or 01503 265271
‘The
Swallow Looe Charter Boat’
– Skipper Murray Collins - 07831 616316 or 01503 265837
‘Force
Ten Looe Charter Boat'
- Skipper Pete Davis - 07989 395360 or 01503 262316
‘Mystique’
– Skipper Dave Bond - 07900472252 or 01503 264530
‘Typhoon’
- Skipper Phil Curtis - 07811456586
'Paula'
– Skipper Phil Gould - 07811841771or 01503 263944
'Ocean
Blue' – Skipper Phil Dingle - 07813757656
You
can also fish from the beaches and rocks along the coast. Gribben Head and Pencarrow Head provide
good rock fishing, while conger, mackerel, wrasse and pollack can
be caught from most beaches, particularly Cawsand, Whitsand Bay,
Seaton, Downderry and Plaidy.
Looe
is also the home of the Shark
Angling Club Of Great Britain
and
they will organise trips to fish for Blue and Porbeagle sharks.
Use the link above to visit their website or call 01503 262642.
Lake
and River Fishing
There
are a number of course fishing lakes nearby to Looe and of course
excellent rivers such as the East Looe, West Looe and Fowey
rivers.
The
closest lake is Bake
Fishing Lakes, 8 miles away.
Opened in 1998, Bake Fishing have 15
acres of water comprising 7 separate lakes with a broad range of
fishing for all. Lakes are stocked with Rainbow and Brown Trout,
Rudd, Roach, Dace, Gudgeon Bream, Tench
and Crucian, Mirror, Common and Ghost Carp. There is
natural history in abundance with rare dragonflies regularly
recorded and a Kingfisher in residence.
Crafthole
(carp and tench) is about 10 miles away, Siblyback
(rainbow trout) is about 16 miles and Colliford
Lake (brown trout) is 28 miles
away. There is a good comprehensive guide to freshwater fishing on
the Caradon
District Council site which
gives advice on how to gain permits to fish the 26
miles of rivers Lynher, Fowey, Inny, Seaton and West Looe and
contact details for the Liskeard & District Angling Club.
Further
afield, there is course fishing available at Crowdy,
Porth,
Boscathnoe,
Stithians,
Bussow
and Argal.
Golf
If
you are seeking a UK golfing holiday that offers value-for-money,
accessibility, variety and challenge, Looe is the ideal base for
you and your party.
For
golfers, you can be sure that when you return from your day out,
Looe is your perfect 19th hole, with plenty of pubs and
restaurants to choose from all year round. Non-golfers in the
party also have the ideal base to enjoy a relaxing break, with all
the attractions of Looe and surrounds on offer.
Looe
itself has an excellent 18 hole golf course just 3 miles outside
the town at Bindown. The address is Looe
Golf Club, Bindown, Looe, Cornwall PL13 1PX.
Established
in 1935, the par 70 course was designed by the legendary six times
Open champion, Harry Vardon. A heath and parkland course of 5940
yards, it commands panoramic views of the Cornish coast and
countryside. The clubhouse welcomes visitors,
there is a fully licensed bar and catering facilities and
extensive free parking, a practice putting green and practice net
and practice range.
If you would like to book a tee time, call 01503 240239 or fax 01503
240864
Cornwall
is truly a fantastic location for golf and boasts a fine selection
of over 40 golf courses to suit all tastes and pockets. From the
truly outstanding Championship courses at St Mellion, to superb
Heath and Parkland courses such as Looe and to Links courses such
as Trevose. Many offer some of the best sea views in England !. 24
of these superb golf courses are within 30 miles of Looe - well
worth the short journey for that special golfing day out.
Virtually
all courses are open to visitors and most do not require a
Handicap Certificate, even at the weekends – so whether you are
an experienced low handicap golfer or a virtual beginner, you can
find the ideal courses to play. For detailed information on
individual courses, we suggest you look at Golf
Today, Information
Britain or Golf
Europe websites.
Quads
and Go-Karts
There
is an excellent centre for Karts and Quads very close to Looe.
The
Quad & Kart Centre (also known as Meheniot Supertrack) is
a nearby outdoor circuit only seven miles away. This is guaranteed
to be a day out the whole family will remember !
The
address is:
Menheniot
Station,
Menheniot,
Liskeard
PL14
3RJ.
Map
You
can ring them on 01579 347229 and they are open daily from Easter
to October and at weekends off-season.
Further
a field, there are a number of places which offer either karting
or quad bikes.
Jeepers
Karting:
Chenhalls
Road,
St
Erth,
Hayle
Tel
: 01736 754960
Karting
for all the family with Zip race karts and family fun karts.
Jeepers offer beginners tuition and helmets are supplied.
Spectators welcome and refreshments. Easter until 1st October.
Holywell Bay Leisure
Park:
Holywell
Bay,
Newquay
Tel
: 01637 830095
Theme
park with fun go-karts
ATV
Motor Sports Centre
Grey
Stables,
Blackwater,
Truro
Tel
: 01872 560753
Three
large circuits for quads that the public can use, learners,
intermediate & the intermediate 2 circuit for the more
advanced rider. Experienced Lantra Qualified instructors will give
each rider a careful rundown of the controls, before they have
some practice laps on the learner’s circuit. Great care is taken
with safety procedures whilst also ensuring an enjoyable time is
had by all.
Cornwall
Karting
St.
Eval Kart Racing Circuit
St.
Eval, Wadebridge
PL27
7UN
Tel:
01637 860160
800m
full Outdoor race circuit with 70mph Pro-karts, 40mph karts, 15mph
Scout and 8mph Cub karts.
Cambourne
Powerhouse Karting
Old
Teagles Works,
Pendarves
Street,
Tuckingmill,
Camborne
Tel:
01209 711993
Indoor karting circuit, minimum age 14.
Extreme
and Adventure Sports
If
chilling out and relaxing is not your thing, then Cornwall is an
ideal base for finding the activities and thrills you seek.
Active-8
is a Looe based specialist
holiday activity company that arranges the very best holiday
activities in Cornwall using only approved and qualified centres.
Day activities and short-break packages on offer include Mountain
biking, Coasteering, Climbing, Abseiling, Adventure activities,
Rock Climbing, Windsurfing, Sea Kayaking, Surfing, Body Boarding
and a whole lot more. Within reason, Active-8 will organise any
adventure activity that is available within Cornwall
Active-8
Well Park
Herodsfoot
Looe
Cornwall
PL14 4QX
Tel: 01579 320 848
Email: andy@active-8.org
Let
us organise your accommodation and Active-8 your activities and
then you will be free to make the most of your hard earned break !
If
you are happy to organise your own activities, then we suggest you
try the following, all of which are within 40 miles or one hour
away by car. :-
The
Extreme Academy
in
Watergate Bay is dedicated to teaching Extreme Sport such as
Surfing, Wave Skiing, Traction Kiting, Kite Surfing, Mountain
Boarding, Kite Buggying and Landboarding. Personally, I think
I’ll watch from Jamie Oliver’s new restaurant ! It’s less
than an hour from Looe to Watergate Bay and you can buy a voucher
for an Extreme Day whereby you try all of the sports above for £75.
A day to remember for your teenage kids !! Please note, there is a
lower age limit on wave ski of 16 and 18 for kite surfing.
Hot
Rock Climbs based in Newquay offer facilities and training for
Climbing, Surfing and Coasteering.
Lustry
Glaze, also based in Newquay offer adventure sports such as
Cliff Abseiling, cliff traversing, surfing, Zip wire and
Coasteering.
Penhale
Adventure Centre near Newquay provides a range of outdoor
activities for all ages and abilities including Surfing,
Coasteering, Canoe & Kayaking, Sailing, Yachting and Scuba
Diving, Rock Climbing, Abseiling, Team Building, Orienteering and
Survival Training.
Paragliding
Paragliding
is a hill-based, free flight, foot launched aviation sport similar
to hang gliding and should not be confused with parachuting or
parascending. Paragliders are controlled by pulling control
handles and by weight shift. The paragliders themselves are
lightweight and fit into a rucksack so there is no great load to
carry back up the hill when you are learning. When you are
experienced you can, of course, soar ridges and thermal to cloud
base in a similar way to hang gliding.
Paragliding
is on offer at Cambourne from Cornwall
Paragliding and
from Fly Chaps
in Redruth.
Parachuting
Parachute
training is available at Cornwall Parachute Club based at St
Merryn Airfield, telephone 01841540691.
Scuba
Diving
In
addition to the well-established local, national and international
sailing events, Looe has a new nearby facility for divers created
by the sinking of HMS Sylla (a Leander Class frigate)in Whitsand
Bay which provides an artificial reef and a lot of fun for
divers.
Full information concerning local
diving instruction and facilities can be obtained from Looe
Divers Ltd, Island Court, Marine Drive, Looe, Cornwall PL13
2DQ. Tel: 01503 262727
Sailing
and Watersports
Looe
is a centre for both national and international sailing events
organised Looe
Sailing Club
Since
the 1950's many world and national sailing events have been held
in Looe. However, since 1984, these events have really taken off
in a big way. To date over 30 championships have been held, the
biggest world events having up to 200 dinghies invading the town!
Local authorities and traders have, of course, been very
supportive. In the past 3 years the world Enterprise championships
and the nationals of the RYA Youths, Fireballs, Solos, Contenders,
ISOs, Scorpions and RS 200/400 and 600 have been held in Looe, the
latter 3 championships on 3 different courses with 3 separate race
teams and almost 200 dinghies. Visiting sailors appreciate the
relaxed and friendly atmosphere of the Club and the majority of
the classes have regularly returned. The very professional Race
Management Team has always worked on a "tell us what you want
and we'll provide it" basis both on and off the water, and
the excellent facilities in and around the town ensure that
families can also enjoy a good holiday off the water, with the
Club being one of the most sought after venues in the south of
England.
East and West Looe face each other
across the river whose name they bear. Two rivers which merge just
above the town create a perfect land-locked harbour. The entrance
to the harbour is easily distinguished by the banjo-shaped pier. A
drying harbour easily approachable at any state of the tide, Looe
is home to a fleet of fishing boats and leisure craft.
Moorings for visitors, marked yellow,
can be found along the quayside on the
port-hand side further upriver. It is not possible to anchor in
mid river due to the commercial shipping activities.
For more information: Looe Harbour
Commissioners Tel: +44 (0) 1503 262839
Services include:
diesel in East Looe, opposite visitors' berths; petrol from local
garage; camping gas on East Looe quay; water from taps on quays in East and West Looe; showers by arrangement with the local
sailing club and public toilets; town laundry facilities; Post Offices in both
East and West Looe; slipway for trailer launches at West Looe. |