Outside the Olympic program the 2012 GP14 World Championships is set to be one of biggest dinghy regattas of the year, attracting many top international sailors each seeking to get their hands on the coveted World Championship trophy.  For more details, check out http://www.gp14.co.uk/news/news_article.php?article_id=863

With the success last year of Looe’s very first music festival, it looks like we now have a great annual event on our hands.  The dates are set, now it’s just a case of confirming the bands.  Check out the website, above, to find out more.

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.

2012 will see the very first Looe Food and Drink Festival on the 23rd and 24th June.  A marquee in the Millpool will play host to food and drink demonstrations and some of the best food producers and suppliers in the South West.