JUST 400
yards off Mount's Bay in Marazion, St Michael's Mount is a Cornish landmark and
one of the most popular tourist destinations in the South West. The island has
been re-opened or the spring and summer seasons, when there will be
celebrations – culminating in a firework display in August – marking its 60th
year in National Trust ownership.
Activities include …
An Easter Egg
Trail on April 18
and 20.
Village Tours
– Island Life Today – Tours and
talks around the village and harbourside. Led by historian, veteran guide and
long-standing island resident, Bob Hunt, the free tours will focus on the
history of community life from its heyday as a port with a population of more
than 200 to modern day topics such as getting the island children to school and
transporting shopping from the mainland.
The Castle and Gardens – Climb the
pathway to a castle that dating back to the 12th century. Due to
their fragility, the lush-sub tropical gardens have restricted opening times
and are open between April 14 and September 26.
St Michael's Mount isn't a dusty museum or a dormant relic of a past
life. It is still home to the St Aubyn family, and more than 30 islanders who
occupy the waterside cottages at the foot of the Mount and whose jobs range
from boatman to gardener, castle guide to handyman. Some of the families
living and working here have been on the island for generations, with one
islander tracing his roots back 300 years.
You can walk to the island at low tide, and there are also boat
crossings (subject to weather).
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