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Sea
Angling
The
coastal waters of South East Cornwall are excellent for sea
angling. You can organise a two hour, half day or full day
fishing trip from a fishing boat at Polperro and also from
nearby Looe, Fowey and Polruan. The
best way to organise a fishing trip from Polperro is to
contact Oliver Puckey, skipper of the ‘Smuggler' on 07817
035901.
Looe
fishing trips are generally advertised down at the East Looe
Quay but if you would like to organise a trip in advance, it
would be worth calling :-
‘The
Energy of Looe’ -
Skipper - Richard Porter - 01503 263747 or 01503 263747
‘Boscastle
Lass’ – Skipper Rob Davies - 07887 875726 or 01503
265271
‘The
Swallow Looe Charter Boat’
– Skipper Murray Collins - 07831 616316 or 01503 265837
‘Force
Ten Looe Charter Boat'
- Skipper Pete Davis - 07989 395360 or 01503 262316
‘Mystique’
– Skipper Dave Bond - 07900472252 or 01503 264530
‘Typhoon’
- Skipper Phil Curtis - 07811456586
'Paula'
– Skipper Phil Gould - 07811841771or 01503 263944
'Ocean
Blue' – Skipper Phil Dingle - 07813757656
You
can also fish from the beaches and rocks along the coast. Gribben
Head and Pencarrow Head provide good rock fishing, while
conger, mackerel, wrasse and pollack can be caught from most
beaches, particularly Cawsand, Whitsand Bay, Seaton,
Downderry and Plaidy.
Nearby
Looe is also the home of the Shark
Angling Club Of Great Britain
and they will organise trips to fish for Blue and Porbeagle
sharks. Use the link above to visit their website or call
01503 262642.
Lake
and River Fishing
There
are a number of course fishing lakes nearby to Polperro and
of course excellent rivers such as the East Looe, West Looe
and Fowey rivers.
The
closest lake is Bake
Fishing Lakes, 8 miles
away. Opened
in 1998, Bake Fishing have 15 acres of water comprising 7
separate lakes with a broad range of fishing for all. Lakes
are stocked with Rainbow and Brown Trout, Rudd, Roach, Dace,
Gudgeon Bream, Tench and
Crucian, Mirror, Common and Ghost Carp. There is natural
history in abundance with rare dragonflies regularly
recorded and a Kingfisher in residence.
Crafthole
(carp and tench) is about 12 miles away, Siblyback
(rainbow trout) is about 15 miles and Colliford
Lake (brown trout) is
30 miles away. There is a good comprehensive guide to
freshwater fishing on the Caradon
District Council site
which gives advice on how to gain permits to fish the 26
miles of rivers Lynher, Fowey, Inny, Seaton and West Looe
and contact details for the Liskeard & District Angling
Club.
Further
afield, there is course fishing available at Crowdy,
Porth,
Boscathnoe,
Stithians,
Bussow
and Argal.
Golf
If
you are seeking a UK golfing holiday that offers
value-for-money, accessibility, variety and challenge,
Polperro is the ideal base for you and your party.
For
golfers, you can be sure that when you return from your day
out, Polperro is your perfect 19th hole, with
plenty of pubs and restaurants to choose from all year
round. Non-golfers in the party also have the ideal base to
enjoy a relaxing break, with all the attractions of Polperro
and surrounds on offer.
Nearby
Looe has an excellent 18 hole golf course just 3 miles
outside the town at Bindown.
The address is Looe
Golf Club, Bindown, Looe, Cornwall PL13 1PX.
Established
in 1935, the par 70 course was designed by the legendary six
times Open champion, Harry Vardon. A heath and parkland
course of 5940 yards, it commands panoramic views of the
Cornish coast and countryside. The clubhouse welcomes
visitors, there
is a fully licensed bar and catering facilities and
extensive free parking, a practice putting green and
practice net and practice range.
If you would like to book a tee time, call 01503 240239 or
fax 01503
240864
Cornwall
is truly a fantastic location for golf and boasts a fine
selection of over 40 golf courses to suit all tastes and
pockets. From the truly outstanding Championship courses at
St Mellion, to superb Heath and Parkland courses such as
Looe and to Links courses such as Trevose. Many offer some
of the best sea views in England !. 24 of these superb golf
courses are within
30 miles of Looe - well worth the short journey for that
special golfing day out.
Virtually
all courses are open to visitors and most do not require a
Handicap Certificate, even at the weekends – so whether
you are an experienced low handicap golfer or a virtual
beginner, you can find the ideal courses to play. For
detailed information on individual courses, we suggest you
look at Golf
Today, Information
Britain or Golf
Europe websites.
Quads
and Go-Karts
There
is an excellent centre for Karts and Quads very close to
Polperro.
The
Quad & Kart Centre (also known as Meheniot
Supertrack) is a nearby outdoor circuit only thirteen miles
away. This is guaranteed to be a day out the whole family
will remember !
The
address is:
Menheniot
Station,
Menheniot,
Liskeard
PL14
3RJ.
Map
You
can ring them on 01579 347229 and they are open daily from
Easter to October and at weekends off-season.
Further
a field, there are a number of places which offer either
karting or quad bikes.
Jeepers
Karting:
Chenhalls
Road,
St
Erth,
Hayle
Tel
: 01736 754960
Karting
for all the family with Zip race karts and family fun karts.
Jeepers offer beginners tuition and helmets are supplied.
Spectators welcome and refreshments. Easter until 1st
October.
Holywell
Bay Leisure Park:
Holywell
Bay,
Newquay
Tel
: 01637 830095
Theme
park with fun go-karts
ATV
Motor Sports Centre
Grey
Stables,
Blackwater,
Truro
Tel
: 01872 560753
Three
large circuits for quads that the public can use, learners,
intermediate & the intermediate 2 circuit for the more
advanced rider. Experienced Lantra Qualified instructors
will give each rider a careful rundown of the controls,
before they have some practice laps on the learner’s
circuit. Great care is taken with safety procedures whilst
also ensuring an enjoyable time is had by all.
Cornwall
Karting
St.
Eval Kart Racing Circuit
St.
Eval, Wadebridge
PL27
7UN
Tel:
01637 860160
800m
full Outdoor race circuit with 70mph Pro-karts, 40mph karts,
15mph Scout and 8mph Cub karts.
Cambourne
Powerhouse Karting
Old
Teagles Works,
Pendarves
Street,
Tuckingmill,
Camborne
Tel:
01209 711993
Indoor karting circuit, minimum age 14.
Extreme
and Adventure Sports
If
chilling out and relaxing is not your thing, then Cornwall
is an ideal base for finding the activities and thrills you
seek.
Active-8
is a locally based specialist
holiday activity company that arranges the very best holiday
activities in Cornwall using only approved and qualified
centres. Day activities and short-break packages on offer
include Mountain biking, Coasteering, Climbing, Abseiling,
Adventure activities, Rock Climbing, Windsurfing, Sea
Kayaking, Surfing, Body Boarding and a whole lot more.
Within reason, Active-8 will organise any adventure activity
that is available within Cornwall
Active-8
Well Park
Herodsfoot
Looe
Cornwall
PL14 4QX
Tel: 01579 320 848
Email: andy@active-8.org
Let
us organise your accommodation and Active-8 your activities
and then you will be free to make the most of your hard
earned break !
If
you are happy to organise your own activities, then we
suggest you try the following, all of which are within 40
miles or one hour away by car. :-
The
Extreme Academy in Watergate Bay is dedicated to teaching Extreme Sport such as Surfing, Wave Skiing, Traction Kiting, Kite Surfing, Mountain Boarding, Kite Buggying and Landboarding. Personally, I think I’ll watch from Jamie Oliver’s new restaurant ! It’s less than an hour from Looe to Watergate Bay and you can buy a voucher for an Extreme Day whereby you try all of the sports above for £75. A day to remember for your teenage kids !! Please note, there is a lower age limit on wave ski of 16 and 18 for kite surfing.
Hot
Rock Climbs based in Newquay offer facilities and
training for Climbing, Surfing and Coasteering.
Lustry
Glaze, also based in Newquay offer adventure sports such
as Cliff Abseiling, cliff traversing, surfing, Zip wire and
Coasteering.
Penhale
Adventure Centre near Newquay provides a range of
outdoor activities for all ages and abilities including
Surfing, Coasteering, Canoe & Kayaking, Sailing,
Yachting and Scuba Diving, Rock Climbing, Abseiling, Team
Building, Orienteering and Survival Training.
Paragliding
Paragliding
is a hill-based, free flight, foot launched aviation sport
similar to hang gliding and should not be confused with
parachuting or parascending. Paragliders are controlled by
pulling control handles and by weight shift. The paragliders
themselves are lightweight and fit into a rucksack so there
is no great load to carry back up the hill when you are
learning. When you are experienced you can, of course, soar
ridges and thermal to cloud base in a similar way to hang
gliding.
Paragliding
is on offer at Cambourne from Cornwall
Paragliding and
from Fly
Chaps in Redruth.
Parachuting
Parachute
training is available at Cornwall Parachute Club based at St
Merryn Airfield, telephone 01841540691.
Scuba
Diving
In
addition to the well-established local, national and
international sailing events, Polperro has a new nearby
facility for divers created by the sinking of HMS Sylla (a
Leander Class frigate)in Whitsand Bay which provides an
artificial reef and a lot of fun for divers.
Full information concerning
local diving instruction and facilities can be obtained from
Looe
Divers Ltd, Island Court, Marine Drive, Looe, Cornwall
PL13 2DQ. Tel: 01503 262727
Sailing
and Watersports
Nearby
Looe is a centre for both national and international sailing
events organised Looe
Sailing Club
Since
the 1950's many world and national sailing events have been
held in Looe. However, since 1984, these events have really
taken off in a big way. To date over 30 championships have
been held, the biggest world events having up to 200
dinghies invading the town! Local authorities and traders
have, of course, been very supportive. In the past 3 years
the world Enterprise championships and the nationals of the
RYA Youths, Fireballs, Solos, Contenders, ISOs, Scorpions
and RS 200/400 and 600 have been held in Looe, the latter 3
championships on 3 different courses with 3 separate race
teams and almost 200 dinghies. Visiting sailors appreciate
the relaxed and friendly atmosphere of the Club and the
majority of the classes have regularly returned. The very
professional Race Management Team has always worked on a
"tell us what you want and we'll provide it" basis
both on and off the water, and the excellent facilities in
and around the town ensure that families can also enjoy a
good holiday off the water, with the Club being one of the
most sought after venues in the south of England.
East and West Looe face each
other across the river whose name they bear. Two rivers
which merge just above the town create a perfect land-locked
harbour. The entrance to the harbour is easily distinguished
by the banjo-shaped pier. A drying harbour easily
approachable at any state of the tide, Looe is home to a
fleet of fishing boats and leisure craft.
Moorings for visitors, marked
yellow, can be found along the quayside on the
port-hand side further upriver. It is not possible to anchor
in mid river due to the commercial shipping activities.
For more information: Looe
Harbour Commissioners Tel: +44 (0) 1503 262839
Services
include: diesel in East Looe, opposite visitors' berths;
petrol from local garage; camping gas on East Looe quay;
water from taps on quays in East and West Looe; showers by
arrangement with the local sailing club and public toilets;
town laundry facilities; Post Offices in both East and West
Looe; slipway for trailer launches at West Looe.
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