As winter approaches Saltram Garden near Plymouth, staff, volunteers and visitors have been blessed with a bright new addition. A beautiful sculpture of a bird in flight is now on display for all to enjoy.
Saltram’s Garden contains a wealth of plants from across the globe as well as some stunning architectural wonders and water features. It now hosts this beautifully elegant sculpture...
This Christmas, visitors to National Trust’s Saltram near Plympton can enjoy a change from the usual food and craft fair. Staff and volunteers are looking forward to offering something a little bit special compared to previous years.
The Saltram Christmas Festival, which takes place on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 November from 10am to 4pm, replaces the old fair in the stable block and...
The City Museum and Art Gallery is offering a range of talks and tours throughout October that highlight local and art history, Saltram House and former MP and Lady Mayoress, Nancy Astor.
The first talk on Tuesday 1 October is called Beyond Appearance: The Face in Modern Art . Professor Sam Smiles will look at examples of modern approaches to the face in response to headline exhibition...
A new community allotment site has been officially opened on the grounds of Saltram House near Plympton.
The land from the National Trust run country-estate was developed as part a scheme to encourage local communities to grow their own food. The scheme has created over 1000 community allotments on land across the UK.
The development, which is comprised of 46 plots of various...
On Saturday 20 July, Saltram, near Plympton, will be throwing open its gates for another evening of jumping jazz in partnership with Plymouth Jazz Club.
Now a firm favourite in the events calendar, this year’s jazz picnic looks set to be another fantastic night with the return of two great bands, Roger Mark’s Cornish Armada Jazz Band and Mike Cox’s New Orleans Jazz Band.
Gates open at 5.30pm, with the event running from 6pm-11pm. Pack your picnic, dig out your folding chairs and picnic rugs, and dust off those dancing...
Patients, relatives and friends will mark Action Mesothelioma Day on Friday 5 July with a special event in memory of patients affected by mesothelioma at Saltram House.
Organised by the South West Mesothelioma Group, based at the Macmillan Mustard Tree Cancer Support Centre at Derriford Hospital, anyone affected by asbestos related mesothelioma is welcome to attend the event where...
On the evening of Friday 12 July, National Trust’s Saltram House near Plymouth will create an evening of entertainment spanning 250 years, from the Georgians to the Jazz Age.
‘Parkers at play’ will see staff and volunteers donning period dress to give visitors a unique insight into the Parker family’s hobbies, pastimes and conversations. These have been taken from original correspondence and documents revealing daily life at Saltram throughout the centuries. Many of the costumes have been made by the Saltram volunteer costume group, ‘Stitched Up!’, and are a spectacle, in...
On the evening of Friday 14 June and Friday 12 July, National Trust’s Saltram House near Plymouth will create an evening of entertainment spanning 250 years, from the Georgians to the Jazz Age.
‘Parkers at play’ will see staff and volunteers donning period dress to give visitors a unique insight into the Parker family’s hobbies, pastimes and conversations. These have been taken from original correspondence and documents revealing daily life at Saltram throughout the centuries. Many of the costumes have been made by the Saltram volunteer costume group, ‘Stitched Up!’, and are a...
On the evening of Friday 14 June and Friday 12 July, National Trust’s Saltram House near Plymouth will create an evening of entertainment spanning 250 years, from the Georgians to the Jazz Age.
‘Parkers at play’ will see staff and volunteers donning period dress to give visitors a unique insight into the Parker family’s hobbies, pastimes and conversations. These have been taken from...
To help kids tick off their list of 50 things to do before you’re 11¾ the staff and volunteers at Saltram, near Plympton, are launching a number of activities to do on the estate this Bank Holiday Monday, including pond dipping, bird watching, building dens, geo-caching and creating wild art.
In a bid to help children reconnect with nature, the National Trust has asked more than 1,...
