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January-May & September-December (not including peak time)
1 bedroom apartments from £100 for 2nts (2-4 people with sofa bed)
AS LITTLE AS £12.50 PPPN
2 bedroom apartments from £150 for 2 nts (2-5 people with z bed)
AS LITTLE AS £15 PPPN
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St Michael's Mount
Marazion is famous for the legendary St Michael's Mount, “the jewel in Cornwall’s crown” with its fairy-tale castle surrounded by the tide. The name comes from the vision of St Michael seen by local fishermen around 495 AD. An old carved stone cross offers evidence that the Mount had been used by the religious community since before the Norman invasion. In fact, St Michael's Mount is thought to have been the site of a tin port in the late Iron Age, just before the Roman Invasion. Since the Benedictine Monastery was built in 1135AD, the Mount has been a priory, fortress, place of pilgrimage and finally became a private home coming into the ownership of the St Aubyn family in 1659. In 1587 the beacon signal on the Mount was lit to warn of the approach of the Spanish Armada. Although not successful on this occasion, in 1595 four Spanish galleons landed two hundred men at nearby Mousehole and burned it virtually to the ground. Newlyn and Penzance were also set on fire, but the Spaniards were repulsed by a local fighting force under Sir Francis Godolphin. The Mount then held a garrison for many years, obtaining guns and ammunition by petitions to the Crown. On display throughout the castle are many paintings and engravings of the Mount. Such a picturesque scene has inspired artists through many centuries and helped the Mount become one of the most visited National Trust properties in Britain and together with Land's End, is probably one of the two most famous and visited parts of the county of Cornwall. THE CASTLE 28th March - 31st October 2010 BOATS |
