Mounts Bay

The skyline in Mounts Bay is totally dominated by St. Michael's Mount, so it's really hardly worth trying to exclude it from any photos. At first glance it bears an uncanny resemblance to mont St. Michel in Brittany, but Cornwall's St. Michael's Mount has a sense of calm and stillness that is harder to find in the French version, perhaps because the tourist shops that line the approaches don't exist here. The bay forms a perfect setting, sweeping round in a wide arc from Newlyn on the right, through Penzance and on to Marazion and beyond. For me, it's nicest in winter and when, like today, the clouds bring out all the subtler colours of the bay.