The island of St Michael’s Mount just off the Cornish coast from the town of Marazion, is accessible during the hours between mid tide and low water via an ancient cobbled causeway. The mount was the site of a monastic abbey until the 1536 dissolution of the monasteries, priories and convents ordered by Henry the VIII, after his break from the Pope in Rome. While privately owned by the St Aubyn family for over 300 years, today the island is managed by the National Trust and open to the public.
The best way to avoid the crowds is to arrive just as the receding water reveals the causeway. Wishing we had rubber boots, we crossed while the occational wave threatened our canvas sneakers. Thankfully, our low tide return back to the mainland offered us a comfortable, high and dry path.
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