Cedar Villa Glamping

Marazion has narrow streets lined with pretty stone cottages and a wide sandy beach. At low tide, make your way along the cobbled causeway to craggy St Michaels Mount, a vegetation-covered island just off shore. The castle here houses a museum with artifacts as randomly diverse as a mummified Egyptian cat and a piece of Napoleon’s coat. Making the most of its striking location overlooking Mounts Bay, Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens (10 minutes’ drive) combines luxuriant green spaces (the renowned Cornish microclimate really does work wonders…), contemporary art (including an installation by Richard Long) and spectacular views. More contemporary art awaits at St Ives (20 minutes), with the Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden, in the artist’s former home and studio, and Tate St Ives, which puts on fascinating exhibitions in a striking building overlooking Porthmeor Beach. If you’re a surfer, Porthmeor has reliable waves, while across the headland, Porthminster Beach is more sheltered (and popular with families).