St Michael’s Mount in Cornwall

17 January 2013 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks Reading Time:  7 minutes

St. Michael's Mount harbour © geograph.org.uk - Chris Downer

St. Michael’s Mount harbour © geograph.org.uk – Chris Downer

St Michael’s Mount is a tidal island located 366 metres (400 yards) off the Mount’s Bay coast of Cornwall. It is a civil parish and is united with the town of Marazion by a man-made causeway of granite setts, passable between mid-tide and low water.   read more…

Exeter in Devon

28 June 2012 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Exeter Cathedral © flickr.com - Charles Miller

Exeter Cathedral © flickr.com – Charles Miller

Exeter is a historic city in Devon, England. It lies within the ceremonial county of Devon, of which it is the county town as well as the home of Devon County Council. Currently the administrative area has the status of a non-metropolitan district, and is therefore under the administration of the County Council. The city is on the River Exe, about 37 miles (60 km) northeast of Plymouth, and 70 miles (110 km) southwest of Bristol. According to the 2001 Census, its population in that year was 111,076, while the mid-2010 estimate was 119,600. Exeter was the most south-westerly Roman fortified settlement in Britain. Its Exeter Cathedral, founded in the early 12th century, became Anglican at the time of the 16th century Reformation.   read more…

Cornwall’s Mousehole

19 November 2011 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

© Olaf Tausch

© Olaf Tausch

Mousehole is a village and fishing port in Cornwall. It is situated approximately 2½ miles (4 km) south of Penzance on the shore of Mount’s Bay. The village is in the civil parish of Penzance and is renowned as one of the most picturesque harbours in England. An islet called St Clement’s Isle lies 400 metres offshore from the harbour entrance.   read more…

Country overview

9 November 2011 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

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