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Saltash Heritage Museum
Attractions in Saltash

Saltash Heritage Museum opens Saltash’s list

8 of the 13 places to visit in and around Saltash are castles or historic places. The built-up area itself has 2 places on our list; 11 others are within 5 km of its edge. Drake's Island is worth a day, 7.8 km from the centre.

Photo: Saltash Heritage Museum, N Chadwick (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Saltash
2
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
11
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Castles & historic places
8
in or near town
Best known

Start here in Saltash

The rest of the best known are 2 museums, 2 castles and a historic house.

MuseumSaltash Heritage Museumin townMuseumMuseumH. Elliottin townCastleInce Castle1.8 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumHMS Courageous4 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric houseAntony House3.6 km outside town, to the southwestCastlePort Eliot4.9 km outside town, to the west

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

On the map

Furthest from the centre is The Stables at Port Eliot, 6.3 km away.

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The dashed line is Saltash’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

The mix

Most are castles or historic places, 8 in all, ahead of museums or galleries (4).

Museums & galleries 4 museums2 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 4 forts · 3 castles · 1 historic house0 in town · 8 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Saltash. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Everything to see

It starts in town with 2 places and goes on to 11 within 5 km of its edge.

The 2 inside Saltash come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

52 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Saltash’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Saltash →

Big names nearby

Names further out

Drake's Island, at 7.8 km, heads the 12 day trips.

FortDrake's Island7.8 km southeastCathedralPlymouth Cathedral6.5 km southeastGardenEden Project37 km westAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · National TrustBuckland Abbey10 km northeastHistoric house · National TrustCotehele House9.7 km northCastle · English HeritageLaunceston Castle27 km northCastle · English HeritageRoyal Citadel7.9 km southeastHistoric house · National TrustSaltram House11 km eastHistoric houseMount Edgcumbe House7 km southeastCastle · English HeritageRestormel Castle32 km westGardenMount Edgcumbe Country Park6.9 km southeastMuseum · English HeritageKing Doniert's Stone21 km northwest

Places well known beyond Saltash (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Saltash, answered

What are the main attractions in Saltash?

The best known inside Saltash’s built-up area are Saltash Heritage Museum and H. Elliott. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 11 more within 5 km.

Does Saltash have a museum?

4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Saltash: Saltash Heritage Museum, H. Elliott, HMS Courageous and Devonport Naval Heritage Centre.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Saltash?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Buckland Abbey (National Trust), 10 km northeast.

What are the best-known days out near Saltash?

Within 40 km: Drake's Island (7.8 km), Plymouth Cathedral (6.5 km), Eden Project (37 km), Buckland Abbey (10 km).

Where are Saltash’s historic buildings listed?

Saltash has 52 listed buildings, 3 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Saltash when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (21)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.