Some places are magnets for myth: ancient forests, islands, ruins, mysterious stone circles, strange figures in the chalk downs and carved chapels in the woods
As Britain’s beach resorts prepare to pack away their deckchairs and umbrellas for another year – organisers of the UK’s highly acclaimed new roadtrip r.
St Michaelâs Mount, Cornwall (Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy) Photograph: Diane Randell/Alamy
A spiritual twin to Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy, the Cornish version shares its conical shape. Where Mont Saint-Michel has a Benedictine abbey, St Michaelâs Mount has a castle that has been a family home since the 1600s. Both have fine coastal walks and a rich medieval history. Thanks to the Gulf Stream, St Michaelâs Mount also has the added draw of its famous sub-tropical garden. About 30 people still live on the island thatâs linked to the mainland by a causeway, with amphibious vehicles taking tourists and islanders to and from the mainland when the tide is high.