Looe has often been voted as one of the top places in the country to be on New Years Eve. When the streets are full of revellers dressed in all manner of costume, but don’t forget that from early December the lights are switched on and the town comes alive in the lead up to Christmas. Why not visit Looe in the winter? enjoy a stroll along a deserted beach, have a pint beside a log fire in a traditional pub and buy some Cornish produce to give as a present when you get home.

Here at the Old Malt House we have special offers running throughout the winter season, so why not take advantage of them and enjoy Looe in the run up to Christmas. You can be assured of a warm welcome.

We’re celebrating 150 years of trains to Looe this month.

Saturday 11 September will see a fete held at Looe station with games, free face painting for children, Liskeard Silver Band and much more.
On Sundays 19 and 26 September, steam trains will return to the Looe Valley Line for the first time since 1961.  Four trips will run each day.  Tickets are still available – visit www.vintagetrains.co.uk or call 0121 708 4960 for details and bookings.

Other activities through September include talks on the train, guided walks and a special display at Looe Old Guildhall Museum featuring a new model of Looe station in the 1950s.

We are now able to offer all our guests discount vouchers for eating out at selective restaurants in Looe, including: Trawlers on The Quay, The Ginger Lilly, The Hayloft, Horizons and others. Vouchers can be used up to the 31 December 2010. These vouchers also offer further discounts on attractions in and around Looe including: Tamar Valley Donkey Park and Purely Cornish Farm Shop and Deli.

Come and enjoy the Morval Vintage steam Rally taking place in neighbouring village Morval on the 28th, 29th and 30th August.  The event will include: Live music, vintage cars and motorcycles, tractors, attractions for the children, military and commercial vehicles and much, much more.

A wide range of activities are taking place throughout this weekend in aid of the Looe life boat appeal. Activities include: Life boat display, Air sea rescue, food stalls, live music, lifeboat simulator, raft race, dancing, grazing on the quay & much more.

Saturday 10th July

Food stalls and other activities on the quay throughout the day; choir concert in Looe life boat station – 7.30pm.

Sunday 11th July

Food stall and other activities on the quay throughout the day; lifeboat & helicopter display off the sea front – 2pm

Come and enjoy a family day out in Looe

Discover Life on St George’s Island

In the July edition of Cornwall Life magazine there is a two page article about St George’s Island which is the island that can be seen from Looe. Boat trips can be taken from  Looe at this time of year to visit the island and in the article the Islands resident  warden explains what you can see, from a family of seals to all kinds of wild birds, it is a truly unique island nature reserve. Trips to the island are very limited due to the tide and weather but at this time of year they are more frequent, with the weather being so ideal at the moment why not take the opportunity to be one of the lucky one’s to visit the island.