Saltram House, Garden, Park & Café

Saltram House is an exquisite Georgian house with rich designs and paintings that had been transformed numerous times in its hay days.

Once home to the Parker family from 1743, the earlier mansion was remodelled to reflect the family’s position and wealth. Saltram House is set on a wonderful green landscape and overlooks the River Plym. In 1769, John Parker II’s new wife, Theresa Robinson, inspired refreshing upgrades that took Saltram House from manor house to Palladian mansion.

Saltram remained in the Parker family for four more generations.It came to the National Trust in 1957, accepted in lieu of tax as part of the National Land Fund after the Second World War.

Saltram has some of the best marble fireplaces.

The Saloon, along with its Axminster carpet, was made to architect Robert Adam’s design. it was finished in 1772. John and Theresa chose one of three ceiling drawings he presented.

The wall hangings were made of blue silk from Genoa.

Furniture by famous furniture maker, Chippendale, and tables and seating by Joseph Perfetti

Architect John Foulston, who updated large parts of Plymouth in the early 19th century, worked on Saltram’s library.

In 1780, the library moved from its former location, now the dining room, to its current spot.

Saltram’s library, home to over 3,000 volumes, contains a wealth of books from antiquarian texts to popular novels.

Victorian plant collection - The family had a connection to the Westonbirt Aboretum which influenced the garden.