St Michael's Mount, Cornwall

Situated at the South-eastern tip of Cornwall is probably one of the most evocative of all the properties owned by the National Trust. It is an island at all but low tide conditions, and access is by a short boat ride, and whilst it is possible to walk over the causeway when the tide is out, it feels more like you have taken a journey if you use the boats.
One requirement of a visit is that you are reasonably fit as the climb up to the castle is steep and can be slippery in wet weather. A wonderful garden has been created by the St. Auben family on the slopes all around the castle. The effort required just to walk around them makes you realise what it must have taken create them.

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