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St. Michael's Mount tel: 01736-710507 Area: Cornwall |
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| Visitor Information | www.stmichaelsmount.co.uk -- email: clare {at} manor-office.co.uk |
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St. Michael's Mount |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||
Castle; 28th March to 31st Oct. Open Sunday to Friday 10:30am - 5:pm (5.30pm in July & Aug). Closed Sat. Last admission 45 mins. before castle closing. |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes Parking in Marazion. |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes Contact Mrs. Clare Sandry at the Manor Office, Marazion, Cornwall - TR17 0EF, Tel: 01736 710507 |
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House
Open for Viewing: Yes |
National
Garden Scheme days: Yes 3rd Apr |
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| Admission Prices | |||
| Adult £7 child £3.50, family £17.50, family (1 adult) £10.90. Groups £6. Gardens: Adult £3.50, child £1.50 Combined Castle and gardens: 10:30am - 5:pm |
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| Parking:
No Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: No |
Shop:
Yes Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: Yes |
Teas:
Yes Light Refreshment: Yes Picnics: No |
Dogs
Allowed: No On Lead only: No Special Events: Yes |
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Facilities: Parking in Marazion. Access by foot at low tide or by ferry at high tide in summer, leave time to travel from mainland. Steep climb to the castle may be difficult for the elderly or disabled. Special garden evenings include a guided tour of the gardens followed by a supper in the Sail Loft Restaurant. Dates from the Manor Office. |
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| Garden Features | |||
| Rocky island crowned by medieval church and castle, home to a living community; One of England's most famous and dramatic coastal; Visit by causeway at low tide or take a boat trip; Lovely subtropical hanging gardens; Film location for Orsino's castle in Twelfth Night (1996) | English Heritage Garden Grade: | ||
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| The counterpart of the more famous and much larger Mont St. Michel opposite it in Brittany, St. Michael's Mount more than holds its own in the gardening sphere with an extraordinary sub-tropical Mediterranean garden cleverly protected from the wind by pines, Holm oaks and shubberies of plants tolerant to salt, such as escallonia, hebe, tamarisk, fuschia and Sea Buckthorn found on the steep ascent to the castle. Near the summit overlooking the southern slopes and favoured by the sun, good drainage and lack of frosts are to be found agapanthus, aloes and kniphofias sheltering amongst the huge granite boulders, together with many other exotic plants including aeoniums, pelargoniums, callistemons, yuccas, phormiums and other plants usually only found in glasshouses. A unique experience well worth travelling to the ends of Britain to see. | |||
| History of Garden | |||
| Home of the St. Aubyn family and at one time a priory and fortress, the walled garden was designed by two young female members of the family in the 18th century. | |||
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