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St Michael's Mount

Infuse your senses with colour and scent in the unique sub-tropical gardens basking in the mild climate and salty breeze. Clinging to granite slopes the terraced beds tier steeply to the ocean's edge, boasting tender exotics from places such as Mexico, the Canary Islands and South Africa. This year the St Aubyn Family will be opening the gardens again, but pre-booking is essential. Please visit St Michael's Mount website for details of pop-up opening and the link to book online. Last entry to the garden is 4pm.

Owner Info

  • James & Mary St Levan
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About St Michael's Mount

Extended Description
The granite rock of the Mount, the castle looming overhead and the sea pounding the shores are the features which define and direct this garden. For many of our visitors, it is astonishing that a garden exists here, but despite the gales and salty winds, the Gulf Stream ameliorates the climate so that frosts are a rarity and the rock acts as a giant radiator – absorbing heat by day and releasing it at night creating its own unique microclimate in which all sorts of unlikely plants flourish. Aeoniums , Aloes and Agave rear out of the bedrock, succulents appear from the flower beds basking in the sun, and Salvias, Tulbaghia and Pelargoniums provide binding threads through the East Terraces, and the West Terraces, and the Walled Gardens hold their own surprises.

Website:

https://www.stmichaelsmount.co.uk

St Michael's Mount features

Location details

St Michael's Mount,
Marazion,
Cornwall,
TR17 0HS

Directions to St Michael's Mount
½m from shore at Marazion by Causeway.

St Michael's Mount openings

No opening times available.

Accessibility

  • Unfortunately, it’s not possible to take a wheelchair or pushchair up to the Mount summit or around the terraced garden.
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FAQs

Payment is by cash only. Please get in touch with the owners for more details.

Yes, coaches are accepted at St Michael's Mount. Please get in touch with the owners for details.

Sorry, no dogs are allowed in the garden at this time.

Yes, there are various plants offerred for sale at St Michael's Mount, please enquire with the owners for more details.

Sorry, St Michael's Mount does not yet accommodate wheelchair users.

St Michael's Mount is not explicitly a wildlife garden, but you may still find various indigenous flora and fauna.