Looe Museum, situated on Fore Street, East Looe Opening hours during normal week, Sunday to Friday, 11am to 4pm. Family History: We have fiches of Parish Registers for 13 local parishes and Census information for all except 1861 & 1901. In addition, we are collecting information about local properties and have some Deeds. Wills & Caradon listings to help people to trace the history of local buildings. Our visitors may even be able to find an image of family members or former family homes in our extensive photograph archive. Looe Photo Archive: We have access to 3 local collections of photographs and, thanks to the generosity of the original owners, we are able to sell copies. So come in and browse through a century or so of people, places & fishing boats.

Documents: We have collected a number of deeds and wills and are currently indexing these together with details of the deeds held by LOCS. Whilst it adds to the excitement of discovery to see an ancestor’s name in a document, it is not always possible to trace the exact position of a property, but it can be fun following the clues. Wills are, of course, very useful but so far we only have a few.
Watercolours: Our famous Samuel Cook watercolours have been restored and re framed and are now on view again giving a snapshot of Looe groyne ( pre Banjo Pier) the old mill and old bridge in about 1850. We have a few more watercolours depicting the bridge and the river. Prints of these paintings are on sale as is a print of the huge photograph of Looe in 1870.

Antony (Torpoint) Superb early 18th-century mansion set in parkland and fine gardens: Home of the Carew family for 600 years Landscaped by renowned Georgian garden designer, Humphrey Repton Lots of walks in the surrounding woods Visit the National Collection of day lilies

Lanhydrock (Bodmin) Magnificent late Victorian country house with extensive servants' quarters, gardens and wooded estate. Stunning seventeenth-century gatehouse and long gallery The ultimate 19th-century 'Upstairs/Downstairs' experience Fabulous collection of spring-flowering magnolias and bluebell woods Adventure playground, with wobbly bridge, scramble nets and animal sculptures Successful dormouse breeding programme Film location for 'The Three Musketeers' (1993) and 'Twelvth Night' (1996)

Boconnoc House and gardens – open at various times during the spring and summer, and host in April to the Cornwall Garden Society* Spring Flower Show. Visit www.boconnocenterprises.co.uk

Mount Edgcumbe House and garden, famous for its camellias which appear from January onwards, making a welcome sight at the start of the year. Conducted Camellia Walks in the National Collection at Mount Edgcumbe - watch for dates in our Events Calendar or see www.mountedgcumbe.gov.uk/

Cornish Gardens open under the National Garden Scheme (the ’yellow book’) can be found at www.ngs.org.uk/ Details of some of the most famous gardens in Cornwall, including Eden and the Lost Gardens of Heligan, both just a stone’s throw from South East Cornwall: www.greatgardensofcornwall.co.uk/

Spectacular Bodmin Moor is perfect for all types of walking from the short stroll to the more serious cross country adventure (in all weathers!). Choose from the many guide books and well documented trails or take a guided walk with Walkaboutwest. First farmed over 4000 years ago by bronze age settlers Bodmin Moor is of one the last great unspoilt areas in the South West and much of its prehistoric and medieval past remains untouched by the passing of the centuries. The Moor is dominated by dramatic granite tors which tower over the sweeping expanses of open moorland. Marshes and bogs on the high moor drain into shallow moorland valleys before the rivers cross onto softer shales around the Moor and carve themselves deep river valleys, providing shelter for rich, damp oak woodland.

The Beaches of South East Cornwall are many and varied, from the exposed beaches of Whitsand Bay to the more sheltered coves of Lansalos Cove. Our favourite is Lantic Bay - but don't tell everyone. Looe Town Beach Cawsand Bay Looe Beach Downderry Beach Millendreath Beach Great Perhaver Beach Polperro Beach Hannafore Beach Portwrinkle Beach Kingsand Beach Ready Money Cove Lansallos Cove Seaton Beach Lantic Bay Talland Bay Lantivet Bay Whitsand Bay

Kressen Kernow The Cornwall Centre, Alma Place, Redruth. Opening Hours: Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm. Sat10am-4pm. 58 embroidered panels depicting the Story of Cornwall from pre-history to the modern day. For more details visit: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=6968

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