Saltram

Important notice -

*Our phone lines are down* Garden visits by pre-booked ticket only, see What's On. House is currently closed. Booking is not required for estate visits or car park; parking charge applies to non-National Trust members. Café and shop open daily 10-4

A house full of treasures, stories & intrigue. A secret garden to lose yourself in, plus a park that cyclists, walkers, & our four legged friends love.

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More about this place

Family walking in the woodland at Box Hill, Surrey

Which places are open and what you need to know before you visit 

We’ve opened more than 135 gardens and parks in England, Wales and Northern Ireland through advanced booking. Tickets are released on Friday for the following week. More than 200 coast and countryside car parks are open across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Read this article to find out what's open and what to expect from your visit.

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What's on

Please book ahead before visiting 

The garden at Saltram is open and you’ll need to book tickets online or by calling 0344 249 1895 by 3pm the day before your visit. Members can book for free, while non-members will need to pay when booking. We'll be releasing tickets every Friday. Please note we’ll be turning people away who arrive and haven't booked to visit the garden. The shop and Park Café will both reopen from Monday 29 June. We're looking forward to welcoming you back.

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Helping you eat out 

From 3 August you'll be able to get 50 per cent off your bill, up to a maximum of £10 per person on food and drink bought at and consumed at our café (excluding alcoholic drinks), through the government's Eat Out to Help Out Scheme. The scheme applies from Monday to Wednesdays only and ends on 31 August.

A family picnic on the lawn at Saltram

Summer at Saltram 

Join us this summer for perfect picnic spots, colours of the rainbow trail, a garden spotter sheet or even a tasty ice cream in the garden. Or go on a cycling adventure at the pump track or tick off some '50 things to do before you're 11¾' in the parkland.

Girls running through a field of yellow flowers at Knightshayes

Summer holiday days out in Devon 

From rock pooling on beautiful beaches to finding the perfect picnic spots and exploring colourful gardens, there's plenty to keep the family busy during the school holidays this summer. A la Ronde, Arlington Court, Buckland Abbey, Castle Drogo, Coleton Fishacre, Greenway, Killerton, Knightshayes, Lydford Gorge, Overbeck's and Saltram are all open: please book ahead of your visit.

Upcoming events

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Timed entry to Saltram (3 August - 9 August)

Sat 08 Aug 2020
10:00-10:30
Book your timed entry to visit to Saltram.

Timed entry to Saltram (10 August - 16 August)

Mon 10 Aug 2020
10:00-10:30
Book your timed entry to visit to Saltram.
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Things to see and do

The Orangery

Visiting Saltram: what you need to know 

We're looking forward to welcoming you back. If you've got a ticket booked for a visit to Saltram, here you'll find everything you need to know about what's open and what to expect from your visit. We've made some changes to our usual offer, to help keep everyone safe.

Exploring outdoors at Saltram

Anemone japonica

Saltram's garden in summer 

Head Gardener Martin shares his favourite parts of the garden to see this summer.

A couple walk through sunlit woods

Saltram pillars walk 

Take an easy one-mile walk from Saltram House that follows parkland and woodland, providing distant views of the estuary, Plymouth and Cornwall.

Mum and daughter walk their dog through the spring park at Saltram, Devon

Saltram boundary walk 

This walk follows parkland and woodland, providing views of the estuary and Blaxton saltmarsh, where the woodland flowers are particularly beautiful at spring time.

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Eating and shopping

Child drinking tea

Feeling peckish?

From Monday 29 June, the Park Café will be open 10am-4pm daily, serving a limited range of takeaway hot and cold drinks and some light snacks. We’ve introduced new safety measures including closure of our seating areas, screens at our till and collection points, and waymarked routes. We’ll also only be accepting card payment. We look forward to welcoming you back and know that you’ll support us to make this a safe experience for everyone.

Display of gifts in the shop at Saltram

Stop off at the shop

The shop is reopening from Monday 29 June, Thursday - Monday, 10am-4pm. For the safety of staff and visitors we've introduced social distancing measures and changes to payment, which will be via card only. In line with government guidance visitors to our shop will be required to wear a face covering from 24 July. Please bring one along with you. It is through your purchases that we are able to continue looking after Saltram for everyone, for ever.

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History

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Saltram's story

Visited Saltram hundreds of times never really knowing how it came to be the place we enjoy today? This animation brings to life the history of Saltram and how it came into the care of the National Trust.

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Art and collections

Our collections

Explore the objects and works of art we care for at Saltram on the National Trust Collections website

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