During the King’s Coronation weekend in May, hundreds of visitors enjoyed exploring the island’s unique, terraced garden with proceeds donated to a worthy cause. The National Garden Scheme supports a range of beneficiaries from the income generated from private garden openings that take place across the country each year. This extends across healthcare from Macmillan…

An oversized amphibious vehicle made for an unusual sight on Cornwall’s roads recently as it made the 22-mile journey on a specialist lorry from Falmouth to Marazion after undergoing a major refit in the Cornish port. The St Michael, a ‘Sealander 32’ amphibious vehicle that is as happy on land as it is on water,…

St Michael’s Mount is set to extend its Local’s Pass to ensure free entry onto the Mount all year round for anyone from the west Penwith parishes that ring the historic island.  The Local’s Pass was first introduced as the Marazion Pass after the Covid-19 pandemic forced St Michael’s Mount to limit the number of…

One of Cornwall’s most popular visitor destinations has teamed up with a talented local artist to create new original artwork that sits at the heart of the styling of their newly renovated café. St Michael’s Mount commissioned Cornish illustrator Jennifer Armitage to create a striking new image of the iconic island, employing her trademark abstract…

Three former child evacuees who were fostered by families in Cornwall in 1945 to escape the horror and starvation created in their homeland during World War 2 have returned to the area and visited St Michael’s Mount where they enjoyed a special party more than seven decades ago. Bob Bakkenes, Theo van Binsbergen and Johan…

More than £7,000 has been raised by a special opening of the stunning terraced garden at St Michael’s Mount in support of the National Garden Scheme (NGS). Visitors enjoyed exploring the island’s unique terraced garden was designed in the 1870s for Sir John St Aubyn, who later became the 1st Lord St Levan.  Dr Sarah…