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The Cathedral Close
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About

Visiting Salisbury’s Cathedral Close is like stepping back into a past world. Mompesson House, which featured in the film Sense and Sensibility, has been called 'home' by many different families. 

The main features of this quintessential Queen Anne town house are the plasterwork, graceful oak staircase and fine period furniture. Mompesson has one of the finest displays of English 18th century drinking glasses in existence.

The garden, with traditional herbaceous borders and pergola, is an oasis of calm in busy Salisbury.

Opening Times

Main Season (7 Mar 2026 - 2 Nov 2026)
DayTimes
Monday11:0016:00
Tuesday11:0016:00
WednesdayClosed
ThursdayClosed
Friday11:0016:00
Saturday11:0016:00
Sunday11:0016:00
Christmas Opening (21 Nov 2026 - 23 Dec 2026)
DayTimes
Monday11:0015:30
Tuesday11:0015:30
WednesdayClosed
ThursdayClosed
Friday11:0015:30
Saturday11:0015:30
Sunday11:0015:30

* Last entry 30 minutes before closing

Facilities

Accessibility

  • Facilities for Hearing Impaired Visitors - Hearing loop
  • Facilities for Visually Impaired Visitors - Large print guide, Braille guides, scented plants.
  • Guide Dogs Permitted
  • Parking Areas for Disabled Visitors
  • Ramp/Level Access - Ground floor of house, garden and second-hand bookshop
  • Toilets for Disabled Visitors

Attraction Facilities

  • No Dogs
  • Shop - Second-hand bookshop

Establishment Features

  • Printed Material in Foreign Languages
  • Toilets

Key Features

  • In town/city centre
  • Indoor Attraction - house
  • Outdoor Attraction - garden

Parking & Transport

  • Parking (charge) - City centre pay and display car parks.

Payment Methods

  • Blue Badge Guides admitted free
  • Delta accepted
  • JCB accepted
  • Maestro accepted
  • MasterCard accepted
  • Solo accepted
  • Special group rates
  • Sterling Travellers Cheques accepted
  • TIC Staff Admitted Free
  • Visa accepted

Printed Material in Foreign Languages

  • Braille
  • Dutch printed material
  • French printed material
  • German printed material
  • Italian printed material
  • Japanese printed material
  • Spanish printed material

Specialist Features

  • Themed Events

Tours and Demonstrations

  • Demonstrations Given - Introductory talks available throughout the day
  • Educational Visits Accepted

Venue Facilities

  • Groups Accepted - Please call or email the Mompesson team to discuss your visit.

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    • ShaunH290
      London, United Kingdom
      Open Day Free Entry gratefully Received!
      4 of 5 stars
      Wednesday, 17th September 2025
      We have National Trust membership, so we could get in for free but on the day that we visited, the house was free to everyone as part of the Open Heritage weekend, so our daughters also got to see... Read full review
    • 234janicec
      Taunton, United Kingdom
      Pleasant, elegant little property.
      4 of 5 stars
      Friday, 3rd October 2025
      This is a lovely small house, well cared for, in a stunning location. Unusually for this close, it is of one period, so very cohesive. The room stewards are friendly & knowledgeable. The furnishings... Read full review
    • 867ians
      Rugby, United Kingdom
      Worth the visit!
      4 of 5 stars
      Wednesday, 8th October 2025
      Good National Trust run house which is interesting and with some excellent guides who are happy to share their knowledge. There is a nice but small tea room as well as a second hand bookshop. A... Read full review
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