St. Michael’s Mount
Live Cam

Few silhouettes in Britain are as instantly recognisable as St. Michael's Mount, the rocky tidal island rising from Mount's Bay off the Cornish town of Marazion. This live camera keeps a steady eye on the island and the water around it, so you can watch the causeway appear and vanish again as the tide does its twice daily work.

Why St. Michael's Mount? It is a castle, a harbour, a village and a small hill all stacked on one lump of granite, cut off from the mainland for much of the day. The view changes constantly: light shifts across the bay, boats come and go, and the sea decides whether visitors walk or take a boat. Watching it is oddly hypnotic.

St. Michael's Mount highlights: As you enjoy the live view, be sure to look out for:

• The Tidal Causeway: At low water the cobbled path across the sand emerges and links the island to Marazion, then slowly disappears again as the tide returns.
• Cornish Weather Moods: Mount's Bay swings from glassy calm to grey squalls in minutes, and the camera catches every change in light over the granite.
• Boats And Birds: Small craft work the bay and seabirds pass across the frame, especially around the island's little harbour on the northern side.

Beyond the Mount: Marazion sits on the shore opposite, a low line of stone buildings and beach that looks out at the island all day long. This corner of west Cornwall runs on tides, fishing and walkers, with Penzance and the wider sweep of Mount's Bay just along the coast to the west.

Thanks go to the operator who set up and maintains this camera pointed at St. Michael's Mount. Keeping a stream running through Cornish wind, salt air and winter storms takes real effort, and sharing the view free of charge lets people watch the tide turn from anywhere.

Tune in and watch the sea decide whether St. Michael's Mount is an island or the end of a footpath, then check back a few hours later and see it change its mind.