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Loe Pool and Loe Bar

Porthleven, Cornwall

Near Porthleven, Helston TR13 9RN

Open daily

free

About Loe Pool and Loe Bar

Cornwall's largest natural freshwater lake, separated from the sea by a great shingle bar in a manner that has inspired legends of sunken cities and Arthurian tales. The National Trust land encircling the lake makes for one of the finest walks on the Lizard — through woodland, past the water's edge, and over the bar to the beach. The site has an atmosphere unlike anywhere else in Cornwall.
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