Castle · near Marazion · Cornwall

St Michael's Mount Castle

The site of St Michael's Mount Castle is 800 m southwest of Marazion. It is on the official list as a Grade II* listed building. Close by, Tate St Ives is 11 km away, one of 45 within 15 km.

Photo: St Michael's Mount Castle, Chris Gunns (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

800 m

southwest of Marazion

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Castle near Marazion

Just outside Marazion

St Michael's Mount Castle is 800 m southwest of Marazion. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Marazion has 71 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather through the year

Afternoons in Marazion peak at 18–19°C, June to September.

Jan10° / 5°120 mm

Feb10° / 5°95 mm

Mar11° / 6°78 mm

Apr13° / 7°68 mm

May15° / 9°58 mm

Jun18° / 11°64 mm

Jul19° / 13°69 mm

Aug19° / 13°84 mm

Sep18° / 12°80 mm

Oct15° / 10°115 mm

Nov12° / 8°135 mm

Dec11° / 6°130 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Marazion, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Marazion. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Marazion’s full climate →

About

St Michael's Mount Castle

Fortification in St Michael's Mount, Cornwall, England, UK.

Marazion’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Town: 800 m southwest of Marazion
Official site: stmichaelsmount.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Locating St Michael's Mount Castle

Numbered points are the places near St Michael's Mount Castle, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

Penzance, with 14,957 people, is the largest of the 8. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · 800 m northeast of it

Marazion

1,350 people · 10 places to visit

2 · 1.9 km northwest of it

Longrock

1,983 people · 17 places to visit

3 · 2.7 km east of it

Goldsithney

1,346 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 3.1 km north of it

Crowlas

1,054 people · 12 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where St Michael's Mount Castle is	People	Places to visit
Marazion	800 m northeast of it	1,350	10
Longrock	1.9 km northwest of it	1,983	17
Goldsithney	2.7 km east of it	1,346	6
Crowlas	3.1 km north of it	1,054	12
Rosudgeon	3.4 km east of it	216	6
Penzance	3.5 km west of it	14,957	17
Perran Downs	3.7 km east of it	295	6
Newlyn	5 km west of it	3,362	15

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

3 museums, 2 historic houses and an art gallery are among the 45 within 15 km.

Art galleryTate St Ives11 km away · 214K visitors a year (2009)2

MuseumPenlee House, Gallery & Museum4.4 km away 3

Fort · National TrustTrencrom Hill6.4 km away 4

MuseumSt Hilary Church, Cornwall3.9 km away 5

Garden · National TrustTrengwainton Gardens6.6 km away 6

Historic house · National TrustGodolphin Estate8.9 km away 7

MuseumBarbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden11 km away 8

Historic houseYHA Penzance5.7 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Asked about St Michael's Mount Castle

Where is St Michael's Mount Castle?

St Michael's Mount Castle is 800 m southwest of Marazion, Cornwall.

What is St Michael's Mount Castle?

Fortification in St Michael's Mount, Cornwall, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit St Michael's Mount Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Marazion, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is St Michael's Mount Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near St Michael's Mount Castle?

Within 15 km: Tate St Ives (11 km), Penlee House, Gallery & Museum (4.4 km), Trencrom Hill (6.4 km) and St Hilary Church, Cornwall (3.9 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

St Michael's Mount Castle: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tate St Ives: flickr user "Steve Parker", CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Penlee House, Gallery & Museum: Purely Penzance, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Trencrom Hill: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Hilary Church, Cornwall: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Trengwainton Gardens: N p holmes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Godolphin Estate: waterborough, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
YHA Penzance: Edmund Gooch, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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