Aug 7th & 8th - Worthing to Hayle, and Hayle

 Aug 7th - Worthing to Hayle, Cornwall

Travel Day


Back on the road again today, and this time to Hayle in Cornwall.  Normally about a 4.5-hour drive without stopping, today however, due to traffic and roadworks, it was closer to 8!  Just to add something to the joys of motoring over here the price of petrol on the way down was £1.56 (3.04!)



Aug 8th - Hayle


With a promise from the BoM of some decent weather we took off for a trip to Marazion, a small village on the coast and just the other side of the Cornwall peninsula from Hayle. 


Home to both Marazion Marsh, a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) reserve, and Saint Michael’s Mount, our first bit of exploration was to do a bit of bird watching at the wetlands.  Only separated from the sea by a small sand dune the marsh is home to Cornwall’s largest reed bed and covers over 60 hectares.  This really was a lovely place, however, with regard to seeing any birdlife, it was actually a little disappointing as it was very, very quiet. 

You can’t come to Cornwall and NOT eat a genuine Cornish pasty so after finishing off the genuine article for lunch we took off to visit Saint Michael’s Mount, England’s counterpart to Normandy’s Mont Saint-Michel. 


The ‘Mount’, an unbridged ‘tidal-island’ (connected to the mainland by an isthmus or man-made causeway and exposed at low tide but submerged at high tide), is home to a 12th century former priory and fortress.  It’s a lovely place to visit, and pretty steep getting up to the castle, however, the great views from the top made the climb worthwhile. 

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  1. AnonymousAugust 27, 2023 at 5:43 AM

    But where is the photo of the pastie ? I love food pics please :)

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