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The Loe (Cornish: An Logh), also known as Loe Pool, is the largest natural freshwater lake (50 hectares (120 acres)) in Cornwall, United Kingdom.The earliest recorded appearance of this simple name form was in 1337, when it was called "La Loo", [1] but is mentioned as 'the lake' in 1302; [2] Situated between Porthleven and Gunwalloe and downstream of Helston, it is separated from Mount's Bay ...
Parkdean Resorts is a holiday park operator in the United Kingdom. It was formed in November 2015 through the merger of Parkdean Holidays and Park Resorts. [4] As of 2022 it operates 66 holiday parks across England, Scotland, and Wales, [1] [5] and is the largest holiday park operator in the UK.
Looe Island nature reserve (Cornish: Enys Lann-Managh, meaning Island of the Monk's Enclosure), also known as St George's Island, and historically St Michael's Island is a small island nature reserve [1] a mile from the mainland town of Looe off Cornwall, England. The island and its foreshore belongs to the charity, Cornwall Wildlife Trust.
By that time Looe had become a major port, one of Cornwall's largest, exporting local tin, arsenic and granite, as well as hosting thriving fishing and boatbuilding industries. With effective civic leadership, Looe thrived in the Middle Ages and Tudor era, being both a busy port and situated with close access to the main road from London to ...
Great Tree is a hamlet in southeast Cornwall, England, UK. It is situated one mile north of East Looe on the B3253 road. [1] Looe Bay Holiday Park, a large holiday park and campsite, is located at Great Tree. [2]
A stone cross was found at Tregoad Farm in 1906 built into the wall of a stable. In 1931 it was set up on a new base at Tregoad by the Looe Old Cornwall Society. In 1971 it was removed to the Guildhall Museum in East Looe for preservation. It is a rare example in east Cornwall of a cross with a carved figure of Christ, in this case incised. [6]
Gunwalloe parish church. Gunwalloe (/ ɡ ʌ n ˈ w ɒ l ə ʊ / Cornish: Pluw Wynnwalow) is a coastal civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.It is situated on the Lizard Peninsula three miles (4.8 km) south of Helston and partly contains The Loe, [1] the largest natural freshwater lake in Cornwall.
Trevarno is a private country estate in south-west Cornwall, England, UK, near the village of Crowntown, 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of Helston.First developed in the 13th century, the estate was owned by a succession of families until 1994 when it was sold for development as a tourist attraction based around its extensive gardens.