Short answer: The Old Guildhall Museum & Gaol is the find — real local history, chatty staff, small entry fee with children free at last check. Add the tea room above Cornish Delights, a ride on the Looe Valley branch line, and a harbour pub.
The Old Guildhall Museum & Gaol is a small museum with real local history — smuggling, fishing, the old cells — and staff who are happy to chat. Entry has been around £3 with children free (check on the day). A proper find on a wet morning.
The Looe Valley branch line to Liskeard is a rainy-day activity in its own right: half an hour of wooded valley and river through steamed-up windows. See our branch line guide for the timings.
Looe is flat along the quay, so dashes are short — our level cafés guide maps them. And lunch in a working fishing port is its own reward: seafood straight off the boats. More in the Looe guide.
Opening hours shrink from autumn and small attractions sometimes close mid-week — check before you drive over for one thing. Spotted something we've got wrong? Tell us and we'll fix it.
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