Discovering St. Michael's Mount - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

London moves at a hectic pace. The city is busy And congested. But when Brits want to escape, many come to the southwest tip of England to the town of Marazion.

"I think it's a real anti to London. It has a completely different feel," said Kathryn Driscoll. "It has a completely different idea of time and importance of things. The most important thing is to be relaxed and have a nice time, be out in the open air, enjoy the sea, enjoy the natural environment. And, it works on a whole different time scale really," said Driscoll.

"You're surrounded by the sea. Beautiful wildlife. Beautiful countryside. It's a completely different experience," said Tim Foxall.

Walk along the shoreline. Let the water wash over you. Watch what the sea reveals.

"There's a causeway that's hidden underneath the sea," said Foxall.

"This is St. Michael's Mount. It's a pinnacle of rock in Mount's Bay," said Driscoll. "It's a very spiritual place. It's a very holy place."

"Everybody wants to know what it is and want to know all about her," said Foxall.

St. Michael's Mount is a castle that changes throughout the day.

"When it's low tide you can actually walk all the way over there. Only takes five minutes to walk there. When the tide is higher, you have to go there by boat. That's the only means of access," said Foxall.

We took a boat to reach St. Michael's Mount and then climbed hundreds of steps to discover what is inside.

"This is the entrance to the castle, so welcome," said castle steward Adam Poole. He runs St. Michael's Mount and is lucky enough to live in the castle with his wife and two young children.

"They go to school in the boats in the morning and then they come back. So, she's like a celebrity at school. We're at the top of the sleep-over list. We tend to get all the children coming over here to stay," said Poole.

"I guess it is like living in a fairytale. It has its own unique challenges. We are governed by the tide. We can't just nip to the pub for a pint of beer as most other people can. So, there are unique challenges," said Poole.

James St. Aubyn's family has lived at St. Michael's Mount for 12 generations.

"Of course, it's wonderfully beautiful so you just wake up in the morning because we're surrounded by sea, the views are never quite the same. It's just really lovely," said St. Aubyn.

"It's really curious living here because in a way, there's a part of me that feels that I'm on holiday. You look around and it's beautiful," said St. Aubyn.

Hundreds of thousands of tourists walk across the causeway to visit St. Michael's Mount and everything inside.

"I think the church is really special. It's the heart of the place. It's built on the highest point of the rock, said St. Aubyn.

I explored the castle and saw a room filled with swords. There are 1,300 books in the library, some dating back to the 1700's. There are 197 steps from when you enter the door to the top of the tower with 7 different levels. But not even the owner knows the number of rooms in the castle.

"It's difficult to say how many rooms there are because some rooms you can't decide if they're a room or a cupboard," laughs St. Aubyn.

"You look at this from the mainland, and you think, 'what a huge building'. But, all the rooms here are quite domestic size, and it's quite really because the castle is built around the rock. So, the center is rock. And they have all these rooms around the edge," added St. Aubyn.

Despite the hundreds of years of history throughout the castle, it is a picture of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall's 2010 visit that draws the most attention.

"In a castle, we have all these ancient pieces of furniture and pictures and wonderful things. But, it's the most recent and modern that people relate to is often the thing that attracts people most," said St. Aubyn.

"It was the first time (Prince Charles) had ever been here, so it was rather exciting. Our team is really good for planning for an event. Everyone loves an event. He was terrific. They're both terrific, talking to the people and we're just walking up. For everyone who was there. They exchanged some banter and they came around we had lunch in our private part of the castle," said St. Aubyn.

"We do have seasons. In the winter, we still do guided tours two days a week. But, it's much, much quieter. The summer, in August, it's really busy. We have as many people as we can possibly manage over here. I love that seasonality. Come February and March and the main season is about to start, you'll say, bring it on, we're really ready for a bit of action. But, by October when we're in our low gear, you're thinking 'oh come on winter', we could use a few months of quiet. It's just really great then," said St. Aubyn.

It is a special part of England far away from country's busiest city.

"This is the place where people that live in London want to come to," said Foxall.

It is a place where battles were fought.

"Blood has been spilt on this island. Starting in the 12th century during the crusades, it was taken. War of Roses, the English Civil War, there were lots of fortifications built here," said St. Aubyn.

St. Michael's Mount is a place where royals have visited.

"In 1846, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were on holiday on the royal yacht at the time, and they decided to make an impromptu visit to St. Michael's Mount. Unfortunately, the family were away. So, the housekeeper showed them around. Queen Victoria describes it in her diary. At the end of her trip around the house, the housekeeper gave them tea in this room and this is the sofa that Queen Victoria sat on," said St. Aubyn.

It is home to some of the luckiest people.

"We've got just over 30 people who live on the island. We all have this strange existence when in the winter, our last boat's 5 o'clock, and there are no restaurants on the island so we're back on our own resources, so that's why the whole community of the island is a very important part of life here," said St. Aubyn.

"What gives this place a lot of its character is that people are still living on the island. And, there's that continuity. And we can trace our way back to the time when they really were castles and people were defending them and fighting over them," said St. Aubyn.

"Every day you look out the window and think am I really here. It's incredible. And, you have a real sense of history and a real sense of beauty and place as well. All the children come in and they're really enchanted by it all. So, it's lovely. It's an amazing place. All the guides, there's people that have been there 12 years and they just absolutely love it," said Driscoll.

So, if you ever get to England head for the coast and watch what the sea reveals.