Welcome to Looe!

To plan your visit to Looe, including places to stay, eat and explore or to discover what’s on during your stay, please go to our destination website at visitlooe.co.uk. 

Or why not visit us? Looe Tourist Information Centre is located in the ground floor of the Looe Town Council building at Looe Library & Community Hub, Millpool, West Looe, PL13 2AF.  Our friendly staff will be pleased to meet you and you can pick up maps and leaflets to help you enjoy your stay.  Our opening hours are: Monday & Friday 9:30am – 1pm, Tuesday & Thursday 9:30am – 5pm  and Saturday 10am – 2pm.  During the summer months we also have an unmanned trailer which is full of useful information and located in our private car park opposite the Library building, this is open 9am to 5pm every day, weather permitting.

Car parking is available in Looe at:

Payment for the above Cornwall Council car parks can be made on site and via the JustPark app

Payment for the above Looe Harbour Commissioners’ car parks can be made on site and via the Parkonomy app

PLEASE NOTE – THERE IS NO PUBLIC PARKING AVAILABLE IN EAST LOOE BEYOND BULLER QUAY.

TOWN CENTRE ROADS ARE OPEN ONLY TO TRAFFIC NEEDING TO ACCESS PREMISES IN THAT AREA.

Looe Town Council provide public toilets in Looe at:

East Looe:

  • Seafront promenade, Churchend*
  • Guildhall, Fore St (behind Pier One Café)

West Looe:

  • The Millpool Car park*
  • Hannafore, Marine Drive (near Coastguard station on sea defence path below Marine Drive)
  • West Looe, Pennylands (next to St Nicholas Church).

Toilet Opening Times: 

The toilets are open 7 days a week, all toilets including accessible currently operate at the below times. This may be subject to change.

General Summer Hours 9-7pm  ( June 1st- Oct 1st excludes summer holidays)

School Summer Holiday 9-8pm   (July 18th- 3rd Sept)

Winter Hours 9-6pm (starting Oct 1st).

We have baby changing facilities within all our toilets. Please note a RADAR key is required to use the accessible toilets.

*A charge applies for use of both Ladies and Gents toilets at the Millpool and Seafront – 30p entry payable by CARD ONLY please. All our other toilets are free to use.

Toilet FAQ: 

Q: Why am I being charged?

A; Entry fees contribute to costs of cleaning, rubbish disposal, equipment, soap, toilet rolls, power, water & other essential maintenance.

Q: Where does my money go?

A: Public toilets in Looe cost the Town Council in excess of £170,862 to run (2024/2025 figure) around 1/4 of our income. A contribution from users helps to mitigate these costs.

Q: Why can’t I pay cash?

A: Cash on the premises makes break-ins and vandalism more likely. It also incurs an additional cost of collection.

Q: Do I have to pay a card fee?

A: No, we pay for all charges directly to the providers of our entry equipment.

Q:Why are the accessible toilets closed overnight?

A:We have received some Health & Safety concerns regarding the 24/7 opening of the accessible toilets. In turn, we are currently reviewing the opening/closing times at these facilities. While discussions are taking place Looe Town Council will lock these facilities at the public toilet closing times, listed above.

These opening/closing times will be in place until the review is complete. You can find further information on Health and Safety concerns in the Deputy Clerk report at: https://www.looetowncouncil.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/FC-270525-all-papers-public-v3-1.pdf where an incident report is detailed.

Q: Why don’t Looe Town Council reply on Facebook? 

A: Please note that we cannot respond to comments made via our Facebook page as it is not monitored 24/7. In turn, comments are sometimes disabled on information posts as a precautionary measure, this helps to prevent the spread of misinformation and reduce reader confusion.

Q: Where can I find the latest information? 

A:For the latest information sign up to our newsletter at: https://www.looetowncouncil.gov.uk/. For general enquiries or comments please direct this to: enquiries@looetowncouncil.gov.uk and we will reply ASAP.

We have three wheelchairs that are available for hire from Looe Library. All proceeds collected from the hire of wheelchairs go to the Lions Club of Looe.

If you need a wheelchaire whilst visiting Looe, it is advisable to pre-book with us although this is not always necessary. You will be required to leave a cash deposit for the period of hire.

To book please contact us on 01503 262255 or e-mail enquiries@looetowncouncil.gov.uk