We got to the Minack Theatre at 9.30am. No trouble getting in this time and it was well worth a visit. It’s an absolutely stunning open air theatre on the edge of a cliff, created by the vision of one woman, Rebecca Cade.
It was in 1932 that the first performance took place here and over the years it has evolved into the magnificent theatre it is today. Many of the improvements were made by Rebecca and her gardener Billy Rawlings, who often had to carry the material to the site on their backs. In wartime with the threat of German invasion, the area was fenced off with barbed wire. Rebecca pushed her lawnmower under the wire to ensure the turf was kept mowed.
Our next stop was at the Merry Maidens near to Lamorna. This ancient stone circle is at least 5,000 years old. It was hard to find, but worth the effort as there are still 19 stones standing upright in a perfect circle. It would be an amazing place for rituals.
As we returned to the car my exposed toe brushed a stinging nettle in the long grass. I picked a couple of nearby dock leaves to wrap round it and the stinging soon stopped.
‘Today we’ve seen some wondrous things
Theatre, well, and old stone rings.’
Ruth's Reflections 
if one was to google LAMORNA look at the lovely area it is in… I just love Cornwall.. had many a school holiday there… if you go to Maidens Castle in Dorset, history there too… England has dozens of ancient stone circles.. there is thought that Stonehenge is a Druid place for burials….I remember being there in the 1970s right up next to the stones, not allowed so close today, its fenced off… whilst in Derbyshire a few years back, found a circle.. awesome thinking how old it all was..
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Adele, we visited Stonehenge in 2006 – this time we just drove slowly past. We enjoyed seeing the Merry Maidens because they are just sitting in a field. A few other car loads stopped while we there, but nothing like the crowds at Stonehenge.
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Whoo-hoo – my internet connection came through at 36 kbps and has allowed me a sneak peek at your adventures. Sounds marvellous Thank you for the postcard 🙂 Love, Denny
Be careful if you expose your toe
Or into the dock you must surely go!
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Glad to know your connection is improving. We’ve also heard from Bentley that his postcard has arrived.
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Great natural first aid skills. Glad you managed to get your visit to The Minack.
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We would have been very sorry if we’d missed the Minack – an amazing achievement, basically by one woman.
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She could have rebuilt Christchurch single handedly 🙂
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The stone circle sounds wonderful. How amazing to have to search for it – a contrast to the fenced off and manicured Stonehenge. You’ve had an authentic experience, stinging nettle and all.
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The authentic experiences are continuing. It’s good to be briefly back in Hitchin and able to catch up with some blogging.
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so pleased you made it but now I am really jealous.
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There are certainly some amazing experiences to be had here.
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