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• Minack Theatre
  "A theatre and a garden for lovers of half-hardy plants."
  "The Minack theatre is located on the south coast of the Penwith Peninsular (the 'bump' at the westernmost part of Cornwall). Follow the A30 past Penzance, and turn left onto the B3283. This is just about the mildest part of mainland Britain, and the gardeners have taken full advantage of the cli..."mate. This makes the Minack a rare combination of a theatre and a garden for tender and ''exotic plants'' -- which is my main reason for visiting it! There is a restaurant and small shop at the entrance to the gardens. Creating gardens in this rocky situation entailed building many raised beds and meandering paths, which have become works of art in themselves. Anyone wanting to build walls and paths in their own garden should visit Minack for inspiration! Cement does NOT have to be dreary -- and these gardens show us all what can be done. The plants grown here are a refreshing change from the ubiquitous rhododendrons, camellias, tree ferns and chusan palms that most so-called exot... " More >
• Trengwainton Garden
  "Really good lunch"
  "We love it here, they do less pretentious food, this takes nothing away as the ingredients are fabulous quality and so well presented, we had a jacket potato each but felt as if we had something much posher! Must buy....raspberry and balsamic dressing!"
• Minack Theatre
  "Fascinating."
  "Had seen this before on TV programs, but you don't get the sense of size or the work that was done to get it to the stage it now is. Unique. "