This was our last day in Cornwall. Our walking tour took us on a long (7 mi) but flat walk on pavement along the coast from Mousehole through the active fishing village of Newlyn to Penzance and finally to Marazion, which Dylan Thomas called "the prettiest town in England". It's also supposedly the oldest town in England, chartered in 1257 according to a sign in town.
The big attraction in Marazion is St. Michael's Mount, like Mont Saint Michel in France an impressive medieval monastery/castle on an island in the middle of a bay, reachable most of the time only by boat, but at low tide by walking.
Mousehole harbor, looking back to the town
A beautiful stand of nasturtiums on the way out of Mousehole
Statue honoring the fishermen of Newlyn
The Pirates of Penzance
The big attraction in Marazion is St. Michael's Mount, like Mont Saint Michel in France an impressive medieval monastery/castle on an island in the middle of a bay, reachable most of the time only by boat, but at low tide by walking.
St. Michael's Mount as sunset approaches
Chevy Chase, the formal dining room of the castle
Impressions of Queen Elizabeth's and Prince Phillip's shoes when they visited in 2013
An attractive building in Marazion. Note the seagulls on the chimneys.
Marazion street in evening light
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