10 UK destinations that will make you feel like you're on holiday abroad | United Kingdom holidays
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...