By rail
Looe station: beaches and places nearby
Photograph to come Looe station.
Looe station (LOO) is on the Looe Valley Line. This page lists the beaches and National Trust and English Heritage places nearest the station, with straight-line distances, council dog rules and water quality, so you can plan a day out without a car.
- Station code
- LOO
- Line
- Looe Valley Line
- Times, tickets and facilities
- National Rail page for Looe
- Nearest beach in our guide
- East Looe (850 m (0.5 miles))
- Town guide
- Looe (700 m (0.4 miles))
Before you travel
Timetables, step-free access, ticket machines and parking at the station change, and some small stations are request stops. We do not copy them here: check the National Rail page for Looe or the National Rail journey planner before you go.
Beaches near Looe station
Beaches in our guide within 5 km of the station, nearest first. Straight-line distance, our own calculation from OpenStreetMap station locations (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). It is not a walking or road route.
| Beach | Distance (straight line) | Council dog rule | Water quality 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Looe | 850 m (0.5 miles) | Not on the council restriction list | Good |
| Millendreath | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Not on the council restriction list | Excellent |
| Seaton | 5.0 km (3.1 miles) | Not on the council restriction list | Excellent |
Nearest National Trust and English Heritage places
None of the places in our guide are within 10 km. These are the nearest.
- St Catherine’s Castle (English Heritage): 13.8 km (8.6 miles)
- Trethevy Quoit (English Heritage): 14.9 km (9.2 miles)
Council car parks near the station
Cornwall Council car parks within 1 km (straight line). Station car parks run by the rail operator are not included: see the National Rail page for Looe.
| Council car park | Postcode | Distance (straight line) | Spaces | Open | Council page updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverbank, East Looe | PL13 1HN | 140 m (0.1 miles) | 65 | 24 hours | 6 August 2026 |
| Millpool, West Looe | PL13 2AF | 300 m (0.2 miles) | 964 | 24 hours | 27 May 2026 |
| Kilminorth Woods, West Looe | PL13 2AF | 610 m (0.4 miles) | 24 | 24 hours | 4 August 2026 |
On the line
Looe Valley Line
A branch line from Liskeard down the East Looe river valley to Looe. Stations in Cornwall, in order:
- Liskeard
- Coombe Junction Halt
- St Keyne Wishing Well Halt
- Causeland
- Sandplace
- Looe (this station)
For beaches, parking and events around Looe, see our town guide.
Map
See all railway stations in Cornwall or Cornwall month by month for daylight and school holidays.
Sources and checks
- OpenStreetMap: Looe station – ODbL; location and station code
- Wikipedia: Looe Valley Line – CC BY-SA; stations on the line, checked 1 November 2026
- National Rail: Looe – linked for times and facilities
- Cornwall Council: dogs on beaches – last updated 23 October 2026
- Environment Agency bathing water data – Open Government Licence v3.0
- Cornwall Council car parks – pages checked 1 November 2026
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