Looe Island

#6240 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Looe Island, also known as St George's Island, and historically St Michael's Island is a small island nature reserve a mile from the mainland town of Looe off Cornwall, England. ()

Coordinates: 50°20'12"N, 4°27'7"W

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Looe Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sclerder Abbey, Monkey Sanctuary, St Ildierna's Church, St Nicholas' Church.

2.5 miW
Monastery
Sclerder Abbey, Looe
63 min walk • Sclerder Abbey is a former Carmelite monastery in Cornwall, England, UK, located between Looe and Polperro, which accommodates a Roman Catholic Community with an ecumenical vocation, which grew out of a prayer group in Lyon, France, in 1973.
2.6 miNE
Nature and wildlife, Park, Zoo
Monkey Sanctuary, Looe
67 min walk • The Monkey Sanctuary was founded in 1964 by Len Williams, father of classical guitarist John Williams, as a cooperative to care for rescued woolly monkeys.
5.2 miW
Church
St Ildierna's Church, Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
132 min walk • St Ildierna's Church, Lansallos is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Lansallos, Cornwall, built in the early 14th Century. The church is noted for its 16th Century benches and bench ends. Serious damage was caused to the church, especially the roof, by a fire in 2005.
1.1 miN
Church
St Nicholas' Church, Looe
29 min walk • St Nicholas’ Church, West Looe is a Church of England parish church in Looe, Cornwall.
1.2 miN
Church
St Mary's Church, Looe
31 min walk • St Mary's Church is a former Church of England parish church in Looe, Cornwall.
1 miN
View point, Piers and boardwalks
Banjo Pier, Looe
26 min walk • A Banjo Pier is a pier in the shape of a banjo. The most notable example is probably the Banjo Pier in Looe, Cornwall, England, as it was the first and thus the prototype for many others around the world. It was designed by Joseph Thomas and built by Daniel Taylor.
4.5 miN
Historical place
Duloe stone circle, Looe
114 min walk • Duloe stone circle or Duloe circle is a stone circle near the village of Duloe, located 5 miles from Looe in southeast Cornwall, England, UK.
2.5 miW
Campsite
Killigarth Manor, Polperro
65 min walk • Killigarth Manor is a Grade II listed former manor house in the civil parish of Polperro in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is in the hamlet of Killigarth northeast of Polperro village.