3 days in Looe
3 days For everyone Built from visitor-rated places
Three days based around Looe, with the car doing the long hauls and the walking boots doing the rest. You'll open gently at Crownhill Fort, then roll just 2.5 miles down the road to the Plym Valley Railway, which states disabled access. Day two is the big one: 35.2 miles to Tintagel Castle, lunch 6 miles on at Fresh from the Sea (a clean 5/5 food hygiene rating), then 5.9 miles back to the Tintagel Old Post Office.
Day three swaps coast for granite, with 37 miles up onto Dartmoor and a 3.8-mile hop to the Dartmoor Prison Museum. Arriving by train? Looe station is the nearest to town. For beds, Talland Bay Hotel sits 2.2 miles from Looe station and 2.1 miles from East Looe beach, rated Good for bathing water; River View in Saltash is 0.2 miles from the station, with EV charging nearby.
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Day 1
Start at Crownhill Fort for the morning, then it's a short 2.5-mile run to the Plym Valley Railway, which states disabled access — an easy afternoon that needs no rushing.
Day 2
Set off early: Tintagel Castle is 35.2 miles away, so make a morning of it, then drive 6 miles to Fresh from the Sea for lunch (food hygiene rating 5/5) before doubling back 5.9 miles to the Tintagel Old Post Office.
Day 3
Dartmoor National Park is 37 miles off, so treat the morning as the drive and the walk combined; the Dartmoor Prison Museum is only 3.8 miles further on, a neat indoor finish if the moor turns damp.
🛏️ Where to base yourself
Stays in Looe that put this whole plan within easy reach.
Copper Penny Apartments - Hare Lodge
Tavistock, South West England
Sleeps 5
£423 per break
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Copper Penny Apartments - Birch Lodge
Tavistock, South West England
Sleeps 5
£317 per break
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🗺️ Getting to Looe
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