With the success of the last 2 years of Looe’s very own music festival, the date has been set for this year.  Check out the website, above, to find out which bands will be taking centre stage this year.  Also, there are some early bird (2012 prices) up for sale at the moment – but you’ll need to be quick.

The music runs all day outdoors with stages on the beach and the Rose Garden on Fore Street, and then moves indoors into the pubs in the evenings.

Looe still has plenty to offer out of season.. there’s the coastal path walks, discover Kilminorth Woods, a spot of retail therapy in the shops of Looe, nearby Polperro and Fowey, everything from shopping to the maritime museum and sea park to be had in Plymouth, just 20 minutes from Looe.  Looe also has some great restaurants and pubs steeped in history all offering a warm and friendly welcome.  So you can do as much or as little as you wish.  To book, just drop us an email or call us.

Plymouth is uniquely paced on the coast and you can enjoy the stunning scenery just minutes from the shopping district, bars and cafes. There’s also the National Marine Aquarium, home to more than four thousand creatures from around 400 species.  There’s Snorkel, the loggerhead turtle, an ever popular resident, who shares his home with the aquarium’s sharks.  The aquarium is split into six main zones including coral seas, Atlantic reef and some incredibly weird creatures!

Shows at the Theatre Royal and Plymouth Pavillions, the South West’s premiere entertainment complex with 4000 standing capacity Arena for live gigs, shows, an ice rink and fun pool.

For more details on what’s happening in Plymouth, visit www.visitplymouth.co.uk.

Local to us here in Looe, there’s Antony in Torpoint. Stunning grounds that border the Lynher Estuary include formal garden with topiary, a knot garden, modern sculptures, national collection of Daylilies and woodland gardens. Antony was recently used as the backdrop for Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland.

Cotehele, St Dominick, near Saltash is a beautiful Tudor House steeped in history and legends. Gardens include formal terraces and Valley Garden. It’s also home to the restored Tamar sailing barge, the Shamrock.

If you want more ideas, why not visit the National Trust website, www.nationaltrust.org.uk.

Anyone see Pentillie Caste on Channel 4′s Country House Rescue – well if you fancy seeing it in the flesh, so to speak, it’s at St Mellion near Saltash – again, not far from here. For more information, go to www.pentillie.co.uk.

We also have other great restaurants such as Squid Ink, Mawgans, Morrells, a fab Thai – Ocean and Earth, Papa Nino’s (Italian), Zute’s (Looe’s newest eaterie – try the fantastic Cornish clotted cream creme brulee), and many more.  The Courtyard is ideal for a spot of al fresco dining (does fab fish and chips).

Looe’s food and drink festival takes place on the 29th/30th June 2013.  A marquee in the Millpool, overlooking the stunning East Looe River, will play host to food and drink demonstrations by local, award winning chefs and some of the best food producers and suppliers in the South West.