Out & About-St Michaels Mount

One of Angela's favourite spots from our last trip here is St Michaels Mount in Cornwall. It is practically as far as you can drive and remain in mainland England, only 12 miles from the famour Lands End. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Michaels_Mount

Up early again and this time down the Devon Expressway, passing through Plymouth on the Tamar River and across the enormous Tamar Bridge. After about 2 hours we arrived at Marazion which is the small village on the mainland over looking St Michaels Mount in Mounts Bay. The tide was way out when we arrived so we walked down onto the sand and the causeway to the Island which was completely exposed out of the water. After about 15 minutes and many photos of the imposing, rocky island before us we made it to the visitors centre in time to join the 11am tour group.

The Island has a long history essentially based on the good fishing that is possible in the Bay area. It is owned again by a wealth and aristocratic family but only a nephew lives on the Island itself. The castle and Chapel on the top of the rock are very interesting and beautifully decorated. We spent several hours exploring the gardens, paths and castle while at the Mount. Obviously by that time though the tide had come back in and flooded the causeway to the mainland. To the kids amazement, we boarded a 'duck' (bus/boat) and motored back across the water to the mainland.

We drive from there back around the Bay to Penzance and Mousehole and over then to St Ives. There was real sand at St Ives and we played a while before the sun began to set at around 3.45pm. Back in the car and home we drove.