The Jolly Sailor Inn - Looe

17/08/2026

Very kindly sent our way. Old pics from the 1960's

05/08/2026

Lovely Looe Ladies (Lionesses 🦁) enjoying a leisurely libation here at the Jolly Sailor!!! … and they were almost well behaved!! 🤣🤣🤣👍🏼

29/07/2026

On the guest ale pump at The Jolly Sailor, Looe, we have Harvey’s ‘Pelles Pale’, a hoppy, fruity and dry ale with an ABV of 3.7% so why not come on in and give it a go!! 😎🌊🍺👍🏼

22/07/2026

A new guest ale for the Jolly Sailor. This time it’s Greengate Brewery’s “Worldie” - a golden pale ale with an ABV of 3.7% 😎😎😎👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

21/07/2026

Another Time, Another Place 🎥
We’ve written and created a beautiful song for the next album; inspired by a night in the Jolly Sailor Inn, West Looe, back in the late 1950’s. Hollywood star Lana Turner and a young Sean Connery were dazzling the locals, Lana in her fur coat and Sean keen to impress. He taught her how to play darts.

Here’s a peek at the lyrics:

Bright lipstick, a painted smile,
A Hollywood queen in Portbyhan,
If only for a while.
She was the star, a romance for the flicks,
A picture for the screen,
And old Looe watched in wonderment
A film star, from a La La Land dream.

[Chorus]
Oh, Lana Turner laughed that night
In the Jolly Sailor Inn,
Mr.Connery upon her arm,
A hot young man with a grin.
The Scot was new to cinema,
He taught her darts in that old Inn,
Where She blew smoke into his face—
‘Bullseye!, Mr.Connery. Let the night begin’

Rumour spread during filming, that Sean was having an affair with Lana. Connery was confronted on-set by gangster Johnny Stompanato, then-boyfriend of Lana Turner, who suspected the actor was having an affair with Turner. Stompanato pointed a gun at Connery and warned him to keep away from Turner. Connery responded by grabbing the gun out of Stompanato's hand and twisting his wrist, causing him to run off the set*.

Steamy Hollywood drama in old Portbyhan? It’s a wonderful story, so it’s a pleasure to write and sing the song. It’s beautifully put together by Keyln, Vanessa and produced by Bear. A dash of Bond, a tango tempo and a story of seduction.

The table featured in the photos can still be found in the old pub. Grab a drink, take a seat, and let your mind wander back to that night.

The song is part of our forthcoming album, Postcards from Looe. Out very soon! 💿

*very likely a studio set, we hope, and not in the Jolly!

19/07/2026

Don't forget our ADHD 404: Attention Not Found meeting at The Jolly on Saturday 26th July.

If you are diagnosed, undiagnosed, have a partner with ADHD, have a child with ADHD, have a load of questions or just think you might be different and want some more information... pop in and see us.

You can chat, you can listen, you can grab some information and go... whatever you feel comfortable doing.

It starts at 10:30am and there's hot drinks and biscuits.

Come on... I don't want to sit here on my own - let's have a nice morning speaking without the fear of judgement!

See you Saturday.

08/07/2026

Just to let you know, we are having problems with our phone line at the moment.

Please email [email protected] if you require a booking or cancellation.

03/07/2026

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The Looe Business Awards Gala Night was able to showcase the very best of what the town has to offer locals and visitors alike

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28/06/2026

Last night, we attended the Looe Business Awards, organised by Looe and Liskeard Radio and frequented by all the great businesses of Looe… and we were in for a pretty big surprise.

After a great introduction by Mike Allsopp the Awards began to flow.

It was a little surprising when we got to the Best Pub/Bar award and The Jolly Sailor was announced as the winner of this category… and we were up against some strong names!

But, as the penultimate category “Looe Local Favourite” was introduced, and the announcement came through the speakers, our minds did a little…
“I’msorrywhat? Can you repeat the answer please?
You said, Th…The… Jolly Sailor? Right?!”

So, today, we sit here, proud as punch, with one award for Best Pub/Bar and one for Looe Local Favourite.

How humbled are we?

These awards aren’t just a reflection of how hard we have worked to build our business up.

They aren’t just about the things we are involved in such as the May Fayre and our own Music festival (that started at the tail end of Looe Live so we could give something back to the local community).

It is about Zoë who works tirelessly to make Looe safe, and great, with things such as working with Local and Cornwall Council, Police and Licencing matters, UKPAC and chairing the town’s PubWatch.

We wouldn’t be where we are without our staff and friends, who are like an extension of our family - and, of course, our parents, two sons (and the two dogs). They have our backs, and we have theirs. Thank you to you all, you lovely people!

It’s also about our locals, visitors and guests who support us throughout the year - the ones who enter as strangers and leave as friends.

And without the votes from all of these amazing people, we wouldn’t be where we are this morning!

Between us all, we have made The Jolly Sailor Inn a genuine, Multi Award Winning Pub.

Thank you, every single one of you.

27/06/2026

No ‘Stout’ about it, the guest ale on The Jolly Sailor guest ale tap is currently’Walrus of Love’ from Brentwood Brewing Company, is gluten free and has an ABV of 4.2% … “Can’t Get Enough of Your Stout Babe” … 😎🌊🍺🍻 🍻👍🏼