Boats rest in harbor at sunrise beneath rows of buildings that line steep slopes of the village of Clovelly; Devon, England.

Red Lion Hotel, one of two large inns in steep-sloped town of Clovelly, overlooks harbor and boats at sunrise; Devon, England.

Stone house overlooks boats clustered in harbor and on shingle shore in steep-sloped town of Clovelly; Devon, England.

Lobstermen tie boat to harbor wall to fetch lobster pots as small sailboat enters motors past; Clovelly, Devon, England.

Two clocks on harbor hotel indicate time of high tides at Clovelly; Devon, England.

Milkman drags morning deliveries on sledge down past New Inn Hotel in the steep, car-free village of Clovelly; Devon, England.

Hotel clerk takes a break from the reception desk to cuddle cat outside New Inn Hotel in village of Clovelly; Devon, England.

Mom and little girl walk amid tall trees on Hobby Drive, an old toll road that runs along bluff above village of Clovelly; Devon, England.

Normally nocturnal, a hedgehog nestles in grass on a sunny day at Prickly Ball Farm; Newton Abbot, Devon, England.

Hedgehog 'doctor' Liz Dyas lets children touch hedgehog during talk at Prickly Ball Farm; Newton Abbot, Devon, England.

Hedgerow landscaper Steve Pinn measures hedgerow at Dartmoor Natl Park HQ; Parke estate, Bovey Tracey, Devon, England.

Yachts fill the docks near the mouth of the River Dart at Dartmouth; Devon, England.

Men decorate town with sycamore branches the evening before May Day festival in Padstow; Cornwall, England.

Men decorate town with sycamore branches the evening before May Day festival in Padstow; Cornwall, England.

Man decorates street with sycamore the evening before May Day as formal couple walks by in Padstow; Cornwall, England.

Man decorates town with sycamore branches the evening before May Day festival in Padstow; Cornwall, England.

Garland of yellow cowslips, bluebells and other spring wildflowers adorns a derby on May Day; Padstow, Cornwall, England.

Mother and two sons in white walk down street wearing red and blue sashes and scarves on May Day in Padstow; Cornwall, England.

Drummer boy in white wears blue sash, color of the Peace Oss, one of two May Day hobby horses in Padstow, Cornwall, England

Baby in sunglasses wears blue scarf and sash as a fan of one of Padstow's two May Day hobby horses; Cornwall, England.

Flags and flowers adorn Maypole at Padstow's May Day festival; Cornwall, England.

Flags and flowers adorn Maypole at Padstow's May Day festival; Cornwall, England.

Mom & baby lean over obby oss as he flashes 'V' sign at kids' May Day parade near Maypole in Padstow; Cornwall, England.

Girl dances role of 'teaser' in front of obby oss during kids parade at Padstow's May Day festival; Cornwall, England.

A couple of teenage accordionists play the traditional May Song during kids parade at Padstow's May Day festival; Cornwall, England.

Accordionists of all ages play traditional May Song during kids morning parade at Padstow's May Day festival; Cornwall, England.

Littlest drummer boy at end of row keeps up with elders during kids parade at Padstow's May Day festival; Cornwall, England.

Teenage marchers bow to dying obby oss during children's morning parade on May Day in Padstow; Cornwall, England.

Parade marshall rallies his troops during obby oss parade on May Day in Padstow; Cornwall, England.

Parade marshall marches with accordionists during obby oss parade on May Day in Padstow; Cornwall, England.

Arm-in-arm, blue-ribbon woman march during obby oss parade on May Day in Padstow; Cornwall, England.

Teens dance wildly during obby oss parade on May Day in Padstow; Cornwall, England.

Traditional Obby Oss (hobby horse) dances down street led by 'teaser' during May Day fest in Padstow; Cornwall, England.

Obby Oss snags woman under his skirts, making her pregnant within year, according to May Day legend; Padstow, Cornwall, England.

Traditional Obby Oss (hobby horse) dances down street led by 'teaser' during May Day fest in Padstow; Cornwall, England.

Accordionists play traditional May Song as they march in Padstow May Day parade; Cornwall, England.

Accordionists play traditional May Song as they march by ivy-covered building in Padstow May Day parade; Cornwall, England.

Bearded friend sings folk songs beside accordionist Rob Brunyee at pub after day-long May Day fest; Padstow, Cornwall, England.

Stone walkways lead to church monks hand-built & finished in 1937 at Buckfast Abbey, a Benedictine monastery; Devon, England.

Brother Nicholas Marsh at entrance to Buckfast Abbey church, hand-built by monks and finished 1937; Devon, England.

Mellow Ham Hill stone glows at sunset at entrance to church of Buckfast Abbey, a Benedictine monastery; Devon, England.

Visitors walk by arched entryway to Buckfast Abbey campus, a Benedictine monastery outside town of Buckfastleigh; Devon, England.

Father James Courtney, bursar of Buckfast Abbey, relaxes in the cloister garth of the Benedictine monastery; Devon, England.

Father Charles Norris shapes piece for one of hundreds of stained glass windows he has created; Buckfast Abbey, Devon, England.

Christ at Last Supper fills Blessed Sacrament Chapel's east wall at Buckfast Abbey, a Benedictine monastery; Devon, England.

Brother Nicholas Marsh stands atop church roof at Buckfast Abbey, a Benedictine monastery; Devon, England.

Monk takes meditative walk along River Dart at Buckfast Abbey, a Benedictine monastery; Buckfastleigh, Devon, England.

Masts of 18th-century replica square-riggers, Phoenix and Earl of Pembroke, tower above Penzance harbor; Cornwall, England.

Two 18th-century replica square-riggers ready to hoist sail as they pass St. Michael's Mount after leaving Penzance, England.

Outdoor mural by artist Tim Wright advertises meadery and depicts local friends and family as pirates; Penzance, Cornwall; England

Shopper admires oversized pirates outside doorway of The Buccaneer, wharfside shell shop in Penzance, Cornwall; England.

Smuggler Octavius Lanyon waits atop roof of Admiral Benbow pub to ambush revenue men; Penzance, Cornwall; England.

Pilot's wheel & cabin in Admiral Benbow pub are shipwreck relics from local salvager Roland Morris; Penzance, Cornwall; England.

Female busts flank a window on the hieroglyphic facade of the Egyptian House (circa 1850) in Penzance, Cornwall; England.

Overview of harbor at St. Ives, Cornwall; England.

Tour guide Harry 'Safari' Glasson shows group how to use water dowsing rods to find water; St. Just, Cornwall, England.

Tour guide Harry 'Safari' Glasson sings miners' songs and shanties for guests in his tour van near St. Just, Cornwall; England.

Tourists visit Minack Theatre, hewn from stone by Rowena Cade et al (begun 1931) and home to summer shows; Cornwall, England.

Little girl performs impromptu dance on Minack Theatre stage, hewn from ocean cliff near Penzance, Cornwall, England.

St. Michael's Mount, crowned by castle, punctuates Mount's Bay in early morn, Penzance in distance; Cornwall, England.

Pinnacle isle of St. Michael's Mount punctuates Mount's Bay beneath rising moon at dawn at Marazion, Cornwall; England.

Causeway, accessible only at low tide, leads to castle-crowned St. Michael's Mount near Penzance, Cornwall; England.

Castle cannons guard approach to St. Michael's Mount across Mount's Bay near Penzance; Cornwall, England.

View from atop island castle shows harbor and submerged causeway leading to mainland; St. Michael's Mount, Cornwall, England.