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Saltram House

Saltram House

Saltram House Garden

Explore The Outdoors

There are many lovely gardens and parks to visit in Plymouth and the surrounding areas.

Take in the splendour of Saltram House, close to Plymouth and yet in a world of its own. The magnificent house with its original contents gives a fascinating insight into rich and sophisticated country-estate life

Visit Antony House & gardens, the superb early 18th-century mansion set in parkland and fine gardens which was recently used as the film set for Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland, directed by Tim Burton.

Discover the Buckland estate home of the fantastic Buckland Abbey, visit the meadows, the orchards and the late spring bluebells. Enjoy the peace and tranquillity of the Tavy Valley and the far-reaching views

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  1. Mount Edgcumbe House & Country Park

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    Mount Edgcumbe House & Country Park

    Type

    Formal Garden

    Location

    Mount Edgcumbe, Torpoint

  2. Burrator Reservoir

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    Burrator Reservoir

    Type

    Lake/Reservoir

    Location

    Yelverton

    Undisturbed Burrator is surrounded by mixed woodland which sharply contrasts with the open moor and rugged Dartmoor tors.

  3. The Garden House, Dartmoor

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    The Garden House

    Type

    Garden

    Location

    Buckland Monachorum

    Stunning, innovative planting centred on a lovely walled garden surrounding the romantic ruins of a medieval vicarage. Eight acres of colour and interest throughout the season, featuring 'naturalistic planting' within a beautiful landscape.

  4. Plym Bridge Woods - National Trust

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    Plymbridge Woods

    Type

    Country Park/Nature Reserve

    Location

    Plymouth

    A wooded valley of the River Plym, springtime sees the woodland floor covered with wild flowers including wood anemone, wild garlic, primroses and bluebells.

  5. None

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    The Merchants House

    Type

    Historic House/Palace

    Location

    Plymouth

    See four mini museums under one roof in this former home of famous Elizabethan privateer, William Parker. Old curiosities, a Victorian schoolroom, Blitz themed room and more provide a fascinating snapshot of Plymouth's recent past.

  6. Elizabethan Gardens

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    Elizabethan Gardens

    Type

    Formal Garden

    Location

    Plymouth

    This delightful little garden is an oasis of tranquility in a sea of shoppers and tourist activity,in a street that was new in the 16th century, when wealthy merchants built their houses here.

  7. Antony House & Gardens

    Antony House & Gardens

    Type

    Historic House/Palace

    Location

    Torpoint

    Superb early 18th-century mansion set in parkland and fine gardens
    Faced in silver-grey Pentewan stone and flanked by colonnaded wings of mellow brick, this classically beautiful house is a beguiling mixture of the formal and informal.

  8. Crownhill Fort

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    Crownhill Fort

    Type

    Castle/Fort

    Location

    Plymouth

    The Fort at Crownhill is the best preserved of Lord Palmerston’s Ring of Fire which surrounded Plymouth in Victorian times, protecting the Royal Dockyard at Devonport from French attack and bombardment.

  9. Cotehele

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    Cotehele

    Type

    Historic House/Palace

    Location

    Saltash

    Built c1485-1627 and was a home of the Edgcumbe family for centuries. Its granite and slatestone walls contain intimate chambers adorned with tapestries.

  10. Saltram House

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    Saltram House

    Type

    Historic House/Palace

    Location

    Plymouth

    One of the Trust's hidden treasures, Saltram makes for a perfect family day out: close to Plymouth and yet in a world of its own. The magnificent house with its original contents gives a fascinating insight into rich and country-estate life.

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