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Extract from the Looe Travel Guides:
LOOE
was drawing crowds as early as 1800, when the first "bathing-machines" were wheeled out, but the arrival of the railway in 1879 was what really packed its beaches. Though Looe now touts itself as something of a shark-fishing centre, most people come here for the sand, the handiest stretch being the beach in front of East Looe - the busier half of the river-divided town. Away from the river mouth, you'll find a cleaner spot to swim a mile eastwards at
Millendreath
. If you're not enticed by Looe's boating and bathing attractions, there's always the
Old Guildhall Museum
(May-Sept Mon-Fri &... read the whole Looe Travel Guides...
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