Mary Newman's Cottage

Saltash, UK, United Kingdom

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Mary Newman’s Cottage is a small 16th‑century house in Saltash, Cornwall, traditionally linked to Mary Newman, the first wife of the famous Elizabethan sailor Sir Francis Drake.

Although there is no firm documentary proof that she actually lived there, the cottage is named after her and is thought to reflect the kind of modest home she might have known. Today it is preserved as a historic property, offering visitors a glimpse of Tudor‑period life with a simple interior layout that includes a main kitchen area and a small bedroom, along with a garden recreated in an Elizabethan style.

The cottage is managed with help from local heritage groups and is occasionally open to the public as a quiet, local landmark rather than a large museum.