Tremadart Bed and Breakfast, Looe Cornwall Out & About

At Tremadart House we are just 4 miles from the historic fishing port of Looe , with its quaint streets, sandy beach, rock pools, diving, sailing, boating and much more. You can also sample many varieties of Cornish Pasty, catch crabs by the quayside or watch the fishing boats return with their catch and unload. Looe is also an important centre for shark angling in Britain . Boats can be chartered for this or for mackerel fishing, if you prefer. You can also have a great day out with a range of self-drive boats or organised boat trips in both Looe and around the Fowey river.

There are plenty of Coastal Walks in this area of Cornwall . One is Looe to Polperro, along one of the most beautiful stretches of coastline in Cornwall . When you arrive in Polperro you can enjoy a drink or lunch at one of the “locals” and then amble around the quaint harbour, visit the galleries or the miniature version of Polperro.

The Eden Project, which is a “must”, is only a 40 minute drive away http://www.edenproject.com/. This is an amazing project, combining different gardens of the world “under one roof”.

A 35 minute drive will take you to Plymouth . There you will find Plymouth ’s National Marine Aquarium, with its glass tunnel ensuring you get a close up view of the sharks – to see the action go at feeding time!

The Monkey Sanctuary, just along the coast from Looe towards Seaton, has been the home to a colony of woolly monkeys since 1964. Originally, its aim was to provide a home for monkeys rescued from isolated lives in zoos or as pets and allow them to live as naturally as possible. The Sanctuary has received world-wide recognition as the first place where monkeys have survived and bred successfully in captivity.

Diving - Sites within 10 miles

HMS Scylla in Whitsand Bay is England ’s first artificial reef. She was a type 21 frigate and was sunk on 27 March 2004 . She offers the opportunity to explore an intact wreck at a relatively shallow depth.

Jame Egan Layne in Whitsand Bay . This wreck is reportedly getting better and better and the marine life is prolific. This site is particularly good for night diving and there is always the chance of a free swimming conger eel or a lobster out on the prowl. What was she? An American liberty ship, torpedoed in 1945.

Whitsand Bay Divers – This Dive Centre is situated in Whitsand Bay , approximately 3 nautical miles from HMS Scylla.

The National Trust and other well known Gardens

The National Trust has been protecting the countryside and historic buildings and their gardens for more than a century. Gardens in our area include:

Anthony House - overlooking the Tamar Estuary

Caerhays Castle Gardens, St Austell

Lost Gardens of Heligon, Pentewan, St Austell - a must for garden lovers

Lanhydrock House - famous for its magnolias

Trelissick - open all year

Trewithen – situated between St Austell and Truro