The Gulls Holiday Home, Looe

30/08/2024

Only yummy! 😋

The Perfect Start To The Day A The Beach Shack! 😍🍳☕️

30/08/2024

We certainly have a beautiful beach! ❤️

03/06/2024

What a stunning view to wake up to in Beautiful Cornwall - no more words needed 😄 🏖️

01/06/2024

Oooh a nice short drive out to breakfast, easy parking too - what’s not to like! We’ll see you there 😋

So we have some pretty exciting news! 🥳

Starting from 3rd June, we'll be starting to serve breakfast - from Monday - Friday it'll be served from 7.30am - 11am, and it'll be from 8am - 11am on Saturdays and Sundays.

Pop along for a bit of morning grub and a coffee, we'd love to see you! ☕️

24/05/2024

Yum yum yum!!

21/05/2024

The Gulls - simply the best views in an area of outstanding beauty ❤️

19/05/2024

This looks yummy! 😋

18/05/2024

We’ve just waved goodbye to this year’s students from Indiana University. You were great to host, again all really interesting and engaging people. It’s a pleasure to host you in our beautiful County.

So very pleased that Matt fulfilled a long-lived dream to visit Dartmoor Zoo across the border in Devon - the film of their story ‘We Bought a Zoo’ inspired Matt to become a volunteer at his local zoo in the US - fantastic!

Top tip if you’re travelling - double-check you have your train ticket before starting your long journey - it was the morning of long goodbyes and a quick dash to Liskeard Station 🤣 if you know, you know!

Until next time lovely people! Enjoy the next chapter of your adventure

01/05/2024

An amazing story - shop local ❤️

🕺 NEW OWNERS 🕺

Now I have your attention, I would love 2 minutes of your time 😁

Over the last 18 months, I have had so many conversations with customers that have no idea who owned the shop, prior to Angela & Jacquie selling in 2018, so I’m once again going to introduce myself, and I’d appreciate you all sharing it far and wide 😀

My name is Sam Chapman, I am now 30 years old, and together with my wife Laura, we own Pengelly’s Fishmonger’s, after we took over in August 2022.

Some of you may recognise me from Nippers Shellfish, which is where it all started for me.

I have been working in the Fishing Industry for 12 years now, and no, I never thought I would end up here! I started on the quay at 18, washing dirty boxes, which wasn’t a pleasant job at times, but I loved it. Soon after I was offered the chance to work for my uncles brother Richard, who owned a Fish Merchants supplying other fish shops, restaurants and delis, Richard took me under his wing and showed me everything there was to know in the trade, and within 12 months I found myself being handed the reins while Richard was on holiday.

Richard also owned Nippers Shellfish, a wholesale producer of Crab Meat, in 2018 I was offered the chance to purchase the business, which I grabbed with both hands. We quickly expanded the business and were picking 10-12 TONS of Cornish Crab per week, by hand! We sold the finest Crab Meat, as well as some of Cornwalls most stunning Fish, which we are so lucky to have on our doorstep.

LOCKDOWN… This completely changed my business, we went from supplying 50 restaurants, to overnight being left with none! With nowhere to turn we started selling ‘Mystery Fish Boxes’ which we delivered to peoples homes, we sold thousands of these, and we never looked back. We were lucky enough to be featured in the BBC2 show Cornwall: This Fishing Life, which gave everyone a perfect insight into the real life Fishing Industry. My love for retail began here!

Living up to the Pengellys’s name was always going to be a huge challenge, the shop went though 2 sets of owners before reaching us, which unfortunately had its own challenges.

We are a local family with a huge connection to the fishing industry, my 2 cousins and uncle are Fisherman in Looe, while another 2 cousins and uncle are Net Riggers in Looe, making the trawls for the boats. If you go back far enough, we’re even related to the Pengelly’s! Looe & its Fishing Heritage are extremely important to me, which is why I could not possibly have turned down the opportunity to purchase such a business as Pengelly’s.

In the 18 months we have owned the shop, we have expanded the online side of the business, giving our customers the chance to have fish delivered within just 24 hours of being caught, Nationwide! We have TRIPLED the size of the shop, expanding into the room it all started in for me… The box washing room! We have added outdoor seating for up to 30 people, and our newest addition to the business is The Lobster Shack, supplying ready to eat Seafood Dishes to takeaway or sit on the benches.

Customers Old & New we’d love you to come down and see what we’re up to, Fish has become an expensive commodity, and the days of a 10p Mackerel are gone, but we always have something on offer, and Fish to suit every budget. One thing we can promise is the same Quality Day Boat Fish which you all came to expect from Angela & Jacquie 🤩

We are 1 of only 2 fish businesses left on the quay which are not owned by large companies, which something we are proud to say.

SHOP LOCAL 😁😁

Thanks for reading and sorry if I bored you 🤣

01/05/2024

Happy May Day - and the sun is shining in glorious Looe ☀️
Mum with Rosie and our resident Gulls ❤️

28/04/2024

What a lovely idea 💒

The most romantic not-a-wedding ever. 💖

26/03/2024

21/03/2024

Great fish n chips 😋

We hope you have enjoyed all our value deals over the winter 🤩 we certainly hoped to have offered value for money with our £6 haddock and chips over Christmas , our value boxes for £7 in January/February and our smoked cod meal for £5, not forgetting our biggest ever festive menu and saver menu.

As we head into the new season we would really appreciate if any of our customers would be willing to leave a review on Google or trip advisor 😊

As with all seasonal businesses, it’s the summer that carries us through the winter. We would love for you to leave a review if you have enjoyed our food, it really does help as tourists return to the region.

Biggest thanks for your continued custom

Ben & the team

17/03/2024

One month today, from April 15th - 21st, the first ever Dine Out event will take place across our communities. A week-long celebration of the great variety of places to eat, drink & enjoy a takeaway.

The full list of special offers, menus & promotions are now posted on a special page of our website so that you can plan where you'd like to whet your whistle & tantalise your tastebuds: https://welcometolooe.com/activity/dine-out-looe-and-polperro/

We will be highlighting one business, & their special offer, each evening from tomorrow on our page.

Thank you to Trelay Holiday Park for their support & sponsorship and to all of the local businesses supporting this event, one on which we hope to build for future years.

Talland Bay hotel YamasThe Sardine Factory Restaurant Tencreek Holiday Park The Plantation Tearoom Polperro Oldschoolpeluqeria La Bocca Looe Fifty Looe Wheal Tor The Tipsy CowSarahs Pasty Shop Original Looe Bakery Bewshea’s Tregoad Holiday Park Ben’s Plaice Looe Portbyhan Hotel & Restaurant The Fish Market The Old Sail Loft Hannafore Beach Kiosk Kitty's Lobster, Crab & Seafood Shack Great Trethew Manor Hannafore Point Hotel

24/12/2023

It’s tonight!! 9pm BBC-1 - featuring scenes filmed in Looe 😃

It’s Christmas Eve!

So don’t forget…..

Beyond Paradise will be back on BBC1 & iPlayer tonight 9pm for the Christmas special…ahead of season two in the spring.

Some of you may have seen the filming this past summer & autumn, and even the Christmas market which was set up on the sea front in Looe this August.

So tune in to see how much of the local scenery, buildings & places you recognise.

Welcome back to Shipton Abbott www.welcometoshiptonabbott.com

05/11/2023

Sounds yummy!

Our friends at Penrock Distillery have just launched this fantastic gift pack featuring four miniatures (each 5cl) of their fabulous Spiced Rum, Gold Rum, Silver Rum & Resurrection (coffee rum liqueur). Priced at £25, it’s a perfect Christmas present.

Made by hand in SE Cornwall, & available exclusively from local markets ahead of the website launch….. why not come along to one of the following markets where owner & distiller Sim will be offering tastings too:

Truro Cathedral November 3rd & 4th
Liskeard Cattle Market on the 11th
St Mellion on the 19th
China Fleet Club on the 21st
St Germans Priory on the 24th & 25th
Torpoint Street Market on the 29th

More information about the range of products on: https://penrockdistillery.co.uk

24/10/2023

What a great idea 😄

If you‘ve never walked the SW Coast Path from Polperro to Looe.. why not make that day tomorrow & see the sunrise over Rame Head & Looe Island?

The weather forecast for tomorrow morning (Wed 25th) is clear - and with sunrise at 7.55am, you could also be reaching Looe in time to enjoy breakfast and then catch the bus back.

(thanks for to Greydog Images who are currently taking some new seasonal photos for us).

14/05/2023

Yummy!!!

Crab is back! After struggling with supply we are back in business and I can confirm it tastes as good as it looks!

07/05/2023

Thai street food - yes please!!!

Sunday & Bank Holiday Monday - enjoy some fabulous Thai street food on Higher Market Street in East looe Ocean and Earth Restaurant

27/04/2023

All we can say is - yum yum 😋😋

21/04/2023

An exciting new venture in Looe - we wish you the best of luck - great idea! 🚂 ❤️

Will you be one of the first to take a trip on Looe Land Train ?

We are pleased to help spread the word that journeys will commence on Monday 24th April from 10am, running throughout the day until 5pm.

Looe Land Train will operate as both a Hop On-Hop Off service, between the Millpool carpark; East Looe Sea Front & Hannafore, from £2 pp per section - or take the full round-trip tour for £5 (this also allows unlimited hop on-hop off throughout the day of purchase)

Extra luggage and dogs can be accommodated too, for a small additional charge, and you can also enjoy an audio tour along the route to learn more about Looe whilst taking in the scenery.

This will be a great new service for Looe, enabling those less able to get from the main carpark to the beach and also explore part of the Town they may not have visited before.

15/04/2023

Sunshine does you good! Hello sun ☀️

12/03/2023

We are loving the series Beyond Paradise- describing Looe perfectly! It’s great spotting Looe as the stunning backdrop in this new BBC series.

We hope you are enjoying the series so far… so lovely to see Looe & surrounds captured on film.

For more information about the REAL Shipton Abbott… pop over to our website where you can learn more about great places to stay, eating & drinking, shopping, activities & trips….and even getting married!

www.welcometolooe.com

05/03/2023

Just beautiful!

05/03/2023

Happy St Pirans day from Looe

07/05/2022

A beautiful May day in lovely Looe

13/04/2022

Something you've forgotten to pack??
We've got you covered...phone chargers, underwear, towels, toothbrushes and toiletries.

19/03/2022

A lovely treat for your Mum ❤️

MOTHER’S DAY COMPETITION…24 Hours Left To Enter !

With Mother’s Day fast approaching - how would you like your Mum to receive this wonderful hamper from our friends Purely Cornish Farmshop & Deli Looe worth £75 ?

Packed with a range of tasty treats from Cornish producers… the hamper will be delivered to the Mum of one luck winner ahead of Mother’s Day on March 27th.

To Enter

1. Pop over to Purely Cornish Farmshop & Deli Looe and make sure you give them a Like or Follow
2. Let us know, in 25 words or fewer, why your Mum would enjoy these Cornish goodies

Please only comment on the original post on the Welcome to Looe & Polperro page.

T&Cs - You must be aged 18 or over to enter; one entry per Facebook account holder, entries close on March 20th at 5pm GMT; one lucky winner will be drawn at random on March 20th using the Comment Picker software and notified by Private Message; there is no cash alternative.

24/03/2021

Happy Wednesday everyone - booked your Staycation yet?

05/03/2021

Gool Peran Lowen!!

Happy St Piran’s Day!!

Saint Piran is the Patron Saint of Cornwall. Usually the day would be marked throughout the County with events and processions, dancing, lots of singing and towns decorated in bunting; there might be some drinking involved! Here’s to 2022 when we might be able to mark the day properly again 😀