Mompesson House National Trust

Mompesson House National Trust Homely and welcoming 18th-century townhouse in the heart of Salisbury's Cathedral Close We welcome feedback – both positive and negative.

Mompesson House is the largest and finest house on Choristers' Green, in Salisbury's Cathedral Close. A Queen Anne townhouse, managed by the National Trust, Mompesson House was used in the filming of Sense and Sensibility in 1995. The interior features beautiful mid-18th-century plasterwork and the collection includes fine period furniture and the Trust's largest collection of 18th-century drinkin

g glasses. The secluded walled garden is an unexpected haven of tranquility in the centre of Salisbury. House rules: ​

We want our page to be a place where people can share how they feel about the National Trust and talk about their experiences in a fun environment. It helps us to learn and grow. These house rules aim to ensure everyone can enjoy themselves while they’re here: ​

We ask you to be nice and polite to one another – you almost always are! - and respect each other’s views and comments. We ask all users to ensure your contributions are civil, polite, tasteful and suitable for all ages. We won't tolerate disruptive, offensive or abusive behaviour, unlawful or objectionable content. This includes any material which might be defamatory, offensive, infringing, obscene, lewd, pornographic, violent, abusive, insulting, threatening, harassing, discriminatory, blasphemous, indecent or otherwise unlawful or objectionable. It also includes any material which is aggressive, argumentative or likely to be construed as bullying, and it includes spamming or repetition - in particular the posting of off-topic material in subject-specific threads or areas.

*Moderation policy* ​

In general, we don’t moderate posts, except on the rare occasions - for example where someone has posted offensive, threatening or libellous content about named or identifiable individuals on our page. We have a duty to protect our staff and volunteers, so while deleting comments is totally out of character for us, our position is that any post containing a libellous accusations, should be removed. We’ll also remove any posts that in any way target individual teams or members of staff. We will not comment on our staff and volunteers in this way in public forums. If any correspondent has feedback to share about any individual members of staff or teams in the organisation, please get in touch with us directly. If an individual continues to post offensive, threatening or libellous content then we’ll be forced to block that person from the page. Similarly, if any individual repeatedly posts contributions of the nature noted above in the 'material' list, we'll again be forced to block that individual from the page (in this scenario, we will have previously warned the individual about their content).​

We won’t tolerate postings, content, or links that are racist, sexist or homophobic. We also don’t permit linking to or posting any content which endorses illegal activity, or any activities against the values of the National Trust. ​If you’re concerned that a posting or user content has broken any of our house rules or you’re worried about any comment or content then please send us an email to [email protected] and let us know. ​
Finally, please note that the views on our page are created by our community and don’t necessarily represent the views or opinions of National Trust.

Have you ever had the feeling that you're being watched as you walk around Mompesson House - and not just by nosy staff ...
07/06/2026

Have you ever had the feeling that you're being watched as you walk around Mompesson House - and not just by nosy staff members?
The plasterwork here is full of hidden faces from history and mythology. Bonus points if you can name the two men in the postage-stamp style boxes!

Our volunteers are responsible for.... greeting you when you walk into the house, chatting about each room, giving you i...
01/06/2026

Our volunteers are responsible for.... greeting you when you walk into the house, chatting about each room, giving you introductory talks, creating the flower displays in the house and tea-room, keeping the garden in order, helping conserve our collection, helping you in the bookshop, making the crafts you see at Christmas, running activities in the garden, helping with weddings that take pace here and being all-round lovely people who make it a pleasure to come into work every day.
We are so grateful for our volunteer team and while we try to tell them this as much as possible, it's nice to have an official week to do so. This Volunteers' Week please join us in thanking the Mompesson House volunteers, who make it such a special place.

29/05/2026

A moment of calm in the garden. A bee buzzes around a poppy flower while in the background one of our flower volunteers is putting stones into an Ikebana display for the tea-room. Summer really has arrived!


Description: close up of a bright red poppy with a bee taking pollen

It's peony season! Our peonies and roses are in bloom and looking beautiful, along with the last of our alliums and iris...
26/05/2026

It's peony season! Our peonies and roses are in bloom and looking beautiful, along with the last of our alliums and irises. Foxgloves and poppies are adding that splash of colour and country garden feel.

Looking for a cheap family activity on Monday? Pop into the garden at Mompesson House and design and take home a tote ba...
24/05/2026

Looking for a cheap family activity on Monday? Pop into the garden at Mompesson House and design and take home a tote bag. We have a gazebo up for shade and plenty of cool drinks and even cooler ice creams in our tea-room.
Activity is free with entry. Entry is free for National Trust members or £1 garden entry for adults and 50p for children.

22/05/2026

If you're a fan of gardens we have plenty on in ours this weekend. May we have a book fair celebrating all things fiction and on Monday 25 May we have our free tote bag design activity.
Plus, outdoor games and picnic blankets are always out, the gazebo is up for shade and the peonies and roses would love to see you.

20/05/2026

You've caught Colin tottering by gently today. Find out about the rose border we installed last year at the front of the house.


Video description: Gardener Colin standing by a border of yellow roses in a courtyard outside an eighteenth-century townhouse

We have all sorts of exciting things coming up as we reach the summer. Find out more here or on our website. All our one...
19/05/2026

We have all sorts of exciting things coming up as we reach the summer. Find out more here or on our website. All our one-day events are held in the garden, which is free entry for National Trust members and £1 for adult non-members. All events are free with entry.

Things are looking rosy at Mompesson House this week 🌹🌹🌹
11/05/2026

Things are looking rosy at Mompesson House this week 🌹🌹🌹

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Salisbury
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