Looe Harbour Heritage Centre
Looe counts Looe Harbour Heritage Centre, a museum, among its places to visit. The surrounding 5 km hold 3 more places to visit. Nearby, Sclerder Abbey (3.6 km) leads the list.
Museum in Looe
Inside Looe
Looe Harbour Heritage Centre is inside Looe’s built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
For warmth, aim for June to September (18–20°C highs in Looe).
Looe Harbour Heritage Centre
Museum.
In Looe, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Looe
Getting your bearings
The numbers show what else is near Looe Harbour Heritage Centre, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Looe’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where people come from
The most populous of the 4 is Looe, at 5,314. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Looe
Carey Park
Polperro
Pelynt
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Looe Harbour Heritage Centre is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Looe | It’s in town | 5,314 | 6 |
| Carey Park | 4 km southwest of it | 696 | 4 |
| Polperro | 4.7 km southwest of it | 574 | 4 |
| Pelynt | 5 km west of it | 1,144 | 5 |
What else is near Looe Harbour Heritage Centre
Within 15 km you can add 2 castles, 2 theme parks and an abbey or priory.
Abbey or priorySclerder Abbey3.6 km away2
Castle · English HeritageSt Catherine's Castle14 km away3
ZooThe Monkey Sanctuary3.3 km away4
Historic houseAntony House14 km away5
CastlePort Eliot11 km away6Theme parkTheme parkAdrenalin Quarry8.7 km away7Theme parkTheme parkDobwalls Adventure Park13 km away8Wildlife parkWildlife parkPorfell Wildlife Park & Sanctuary10 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Looe Harbour Heritage Centre: common questions
Where is Looe Harbour Heritage Centre?
Looe Harbour Heritage Centre is in Looe, Cornwall, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Looe Harbour Heritage Centre?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Looe Harbour Heritage Centre?
June to September are the warmest months in Looe, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Looe Harbour Heritage Centre?
Within 15 km: Sclerder Abbey (3.6 km), St Catherine's Castle (14 km), The Monkey Sanctuary (3.3 km) and Antony House (14 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Sclerder Abbey: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Catherine's Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Monkey Sanctuary: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Antony House: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Port Eliot: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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