Garden On a Cliff..The Minack Theatre...

Oh my word! What a trek! But what a place!!!! Well worth it, and the beach.....heavenly! I must go and read your link...what a place! I am so exited by that theatre and those views. Well done both of you! As you got near the theatre all I could think about was the prospect of you having to go back up again, and I was hoping for a cable car to take you the return journey, but you made it on your own strength....well done ladies!

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its beautiful , don't need to go now ?

Wow! what a fantastic place!! The gardens, theatre, and views...wonderful! Your photos are great. All I could think of as I followed you down was...you've got to climb all that way back up!! Super beach and a well deserved paddle and a latte.

The plants remind me of Tresco Abbey Gardens. Nice and level there.

I was thinking exactly the same, lol well done Lincslass, what an amazing place. Didn't do this one when we went to Cornwall but we did do Bedruthan Rocks, Steps and Beach and that was a step nearly too far for me. lol. You have some lovely photos and memories you can treasure for a long time. Lovely place Cornwall, might go again some day, but will not be tackling those steep steps. lol.

Great blog. And it looks to be really interesting place to visit. Reminded me of the Curium amphitheater in Cyprus where I saw many a Shakespeare play performed during my army tour there.

Wonderful blog Lincs, and well done you for tackling that steep climb. Doubt if I could do it now, but would love to have done that. What a fantastic place.

I read the Lady's story, and my, she was one determined chick!

What a wonderful place to visit :) You were brave to tackle it lol ....

Isn't it fabulous, I loved it even though I was nervous going down, its because I only have one good eye, I have to take my glasses off or the steps seem to dance, lol, going up was a doddle actually and those plants really got me going, we also did Tintagel, I did it last year on my own as Derek is scared of heights plus he cannot tackle things like that since he had his heart attack, it was a treat to have company this time and St Michaels Mount, plus lots of cliff walks.
Karen I'm pleased you found her story, there is a book that she wrote herself apparently so I'm hoping to find it....

Thank you so much for this. I have read all Doreen Toveys books about Minack (and her cats) so really wanted to see the theatre when we drove past one day on holiday. There wasn't time - but if I'd known it was so wonderful we would jolly well have made time!!

I don't think OH and I have the knees for it any more, sad to say.

Wow what a blog bet someone had aching legs the next day lol but must have been absolutely worth it .

What a beautifully rugged coastline dotted with quiant coastal towns and cove beaches. I have seen nothing to rival this in the US. Are the narrow roads that I see typical of the area and are they one way traffic or two way?

Oh,what lovely memories it brings back,of that wonderful coastline,Sue..There is no way I could tackle that walk back up,from Minack..so we have never had the pleasure of seeing it at close quarters..many thanks for showing us this wonderful place..what a woman she was,to build all that..Your daughter was so thoughtful in going to get the car for you..previous suggestion of an easier walk for you,long forgotten ,I guess..:o)

Loosestrife the answer is yes the majority of roads are like that, turnig and twisting, some are even narrower than the one you see on here, they are two way traffic, there are however passing places which means tucking your car into the hedgerows which often are so tall both sides its like driving through a living tunnel,hoping there isn't a wall tucked away behind the greenery, its great fun driving backwards up those steep hills, we had to do that for over half a mile one evening to let a tractor and trailer go past, there was no way he could reverse down the hill or even consider it.
The locals think its comical watching the tourists biting their lips and obviously praying as they conduct these manouvres..LOL.....

Driving backwards for that long up hill? Someone over there must be making a bundle on transmission repair!

I remember going here Dottie a very..... very..... long time ago and Gerry lost his wallet. We went to see a play one evening and there were people picnicking on the steps. We were due to fly by helicopter the next day to the Scilly isles and so we phoned the people at the Minnack, and they found the wallet, but we had to go without it to the Scilly isles and lasted all day on very little money, then went to retrieve the wallet when we got back.

Loosetrife I think it is time you came over here rather than just looking at us on line! Lots of wonderful places to see - the coast of Devon, Cornwall and Pembrokeshire is similar to the Minack photos in lots of places for a start. You could make up an itinerary based on info from here!

Cornwall would be a good place to start since I wouldn't have to get use to driving on the other side of the road from what I see. LOL:)

Cornwall is a lovely place, we haven't been there for a while now Lincslass (sorry I called you Dottie)......We used to go camping near Land's End. Yes the lanes are narrow, like a few here in Derbyshire, and the farmer's tractors are a lot bigger now from what they used to be too.

Pembrokeshire has narrow lanes too and fabulous scenery but you still have to remember about driving on the left when you meet somebody coming the other way!
(The very narrow lanes have passing places every so often)

I enjoyed the views and the tour. You a a brave woman to take on those stairs. Your sense of humor made me smile. Thanks for sharing...I need a cuppa now!

WOW! WOW! another breathtaking View, really adventurous Linclass, thanks for sharing with us this wonderful view :-)

You are very welcome Junna, pleased you enjoyed it...