This is an excerpt from a promotional video made by MediaWestUK for the Porthcurno Undersea Cable Museum.

n 1870, Porthcurno began its life as an important centre of international communications.

It was in 1870 that a chain of telegraph cables linking Porthcurno and India was completed. The original intention had been to lay the cable and land at Falmouth however in the end Porthcurno was chosen as the landing place creating what was to become Britain's first major communications link.

Minack Theatre wins in the Tourism Oscars.

Video of Porthcurno beach, popular with families on holiday with young children.  The beach enjoys a micro-climate as it is sheltered in almost every direction from the prevailing wind.

The cliffs and coastline around Porthcurno are officially designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.  The South West coastal footpath passes through the area.   On the cliffs to the west of the beach is the world famous open air Minack Theatre.

A trip round the south west of Cornwall visiting Zennor, Porthcurno and Mousehole, June 2007

The Barnstormers production of The Scarlet Pimpernel performed at The Minack Theatre in Cornwall UK, August 2007.
This clip illustrates the wonderful setting that enhances the evening performance looking out over the cliffs to the sea beyond.

From 1931 until she died in 1983 the Minack Theatre was planned, built and financed by one determined woman - Rowena Cade.