Short answer: East Looe Beach is the accessible one — right by the town with a flat approach. The Hannafore seafront walk is level and gives views over to Looe Island. Avoid the steep lanes up to Plaidy.
Looe is split either side of a river and built on hills, so it pays to know which bits are level before you set off.
The accessible option — sheltered, sandy, right by the town, with a flat approach from the quay. Also the easiest for crabbing and paddling.
A level seafront path on the West Looe side, with views across to Looe Island and a kiosk partway along. Genuinely one of the better flat coastal walks in this part of Cornwall.
Flat, and a proper working harbour to watch — boats coming and going is a genuine attraction in itself, with cafés along the front.
Plaidy and Second Beach are both reached down narrow, steep lanes. Polperro nearby is beautiful and almost entirely unsuitable for wheels — steep, cobbled and narrow.
The quayside car parks put you closest to the flat ground. West Looe is often less pressured than East.
The road bridge linking East and West Looe is level and has pavements both sides, so crossing between them is straightforward on wheels — useful if you've parked on the quieter West side.
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