MARAZION is the oldest and smallest town in Cornwall, with a population of just over one thousand.

It is situated on the south coast of Cornwall, on the shores of Mount’s Bay, three miles east of Penzance.

Marazion is best known for its long sandy beach, the variety of water sports available, the RSPB reserve at Marazion Marsh and, of course, four hundred yards offshore, the island and castle of St Michael’s Mount.

The town itself is picturesque, with its narrow winding streets and quaint cottages. It has a range of shops, hotels, pubs and art galleries, and is ideally situated as a base for visiting the whole of west Cornwall.

ST.MICHAEL’S MOUNT is a world-famous landmark – it is the most-visited National Trust property in the south-west and one of the top ten NT properties in the whole of Britain. It is not hard to see why, especially when the tide is in and the Mount is cut off from the mainland. It is accessed by boat from Marazion but, when the tide is out, can be walked to across the cobbled Causeway.