Cliff House, Salcombe

Cliff House is an historic, waterfront property with stunning, uninterrupted views of the Salcombe Estuary and the golden beaches of East Portlemouth. Cliff House has been at the very heart of life in Salcombe since it was placed in Trust in 1921 and has hosted decades of parties, dances, dinners, meetings, exhibitions, plays and weddings, as well as being home to the Salcombe Yacht Club, the Salcombe Town Council and the Salcombe Library.

Registered Charity 1146359.

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Cliff House News

Cliff House Trust is pleased to announce the addition of six new members to its board of trustees - Mark Goodey, Simon Linsley, Mark Toogood and Lorna Yabsley along with two Salcombe Town Council nominees, Jasper Evans and Craig Niven.

The trustees are also delighted to recognise the formation of the “Friends of Cliff House” group and welcome its support in the long term aim of preserving Cliff House for Salcombe.

With inspiration from the new trustees, fundraising from the Friends, and renewed support of the community we are working towards a more secure future for Cliff House.

Cliff House is open for business as usual and taking bookings for weddings and events.

Weddings

Find out more about hosting your special day at Cliff House

Parties & Dinners

The perfect location for a special celebration

Meetings

A room with a view for your corporate event

kind words from our guests

Birthday Party – December 2024

Hi Lisa, Thank you for all that you did to make my party at Cliff House such a success.
You, and Simon, worked so hard and supported all of us prior to, and on, the night and I was so very grateful to you. The venue was fantastic and looked amazing and I really enjoyed myself.

~ LE

Wedding – September 2025

We wanted to say a massive thank you for making everything run so smoothly on the day – we were so relaxed and that is down in a big part to the hard work of you and all the team, which was massively appreciated.

~ E&E

Wedding – June 2025

Lisa, lovely to see you yesterday and many thanks for being so welcoming. To reiterate – you have done a fabulous job of bringing Cliff House to life, I noticed the most enormous difference, your enthusiasm shows in spades!

~ KP

Wedding – June 2025

Dear Lisa & the Cliff House team, thank you for all your hard work to make our day special!

~ C&E

Wedding – June 2025

Lisa, a heartfelt thank you to you and Simon for helping make our wedding a fabulous success, best wishes

~ TD

Wedding – May 2025

Thank you for hosting us and our friends and family on Saturday. It truly was the best day of our lives. Cliff House in Salcombe is the best kept secret, an utter delight and your hospitality truly unmatched. Thank you for going above and beyond the beyond! We will smile every time we walk by, dream of that view and recommend you to every engaged couple we come across. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you.

~ F&I

Wedding – May 2025

Thank you for everything Lisa. Have a great week ahead 😊

~ K&W

Wedding – May 2025

Dear Lisa & the Cliff House team
Thank you for making our wedding the seamless and perfect day that it was. Helping with last minute panics and over-running speeches….. all clichés, I know but everyone was so kind and professional and really made the day what it was.

~ A&J

Wedding – May 2025

Thank you for the amazing contribution to the wedding and for your patience and tolerance throughout the last few months!  A truly memorable day for everyone. It was a pleasure working alongside you.

~ AB

Lunch Gathering – April 2025

Lisa, from our very first call to the final details in the day, you gave above and beyond an excellent service. It was a joy for me to have your continual support in all the planning, and delivery on the day. You gave me so much help and at every point I was so very grateful for your flexibility and adaptability – you, and the team, just bent over backwards to be so helpful, and it felt like nothing was too much trouble. Please pass on my thanks to Simon for all the techy help and to the lovely lad who served so cheerfully in the bar.
It was a perfect venue for us. It was such a joy to hire a venue where as a customer/client it felt like you and all the team really enjoyed serving us and that made such a difference in creating a very happy and relaxed atmosphere.

~ LH

Music Event – December 2025

After the success of the Christmas party 2025 we are starting to think ahead to this years party!!!

~ MD

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