Come ashore for a castle tour, a taste of island life or to witness a sub-tropical paradise.
Crossing the bay to the sea-bound castle is a mini adventure in itself. Choose to leave the mainland behind on foot or by boat. Walk in the footsteps of pilgrims who have crossed the causeway throughout the ages. Or, when the tide floods over the historic footway, hop onboard a boat and motor into the harbour where trading ships once moored.
To do the Mount justice and enjoy all its different aspects including the journey across, allow 3-4 hours.
New for 2012
Bronze Age Hoard Exhibition Extension
At the end of 2009, an exciting discovery was made on the Mount when parts of an axe-head, dagger and intact metal clasp were found. The British Museum has confirmed these dating back to the Bronze Age and this extraordinary find - evidence of life on the Mount for three millennia - went on display in the castle last Spring.
It is a fascinating find which has attracted much interest and press and you can read all about it on the BBC's website http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-13320959
Pill Box
In 1940 Mount's Bay beach was considered to be of significant strategic importance, so a defensive line of pillboxes (nicknamed for their shape) and gun emplacements were built around Mount's Bay to Penzance. Today only three of these pillboxes remain and all are on St Michael's Mount. Last year, we opened the pill box to he public and you are able to enter and look around one of these pillboxes located in the gardens.
