Museums & Galleries · Ilfracombe
Cobbaton Combat Museum
📍 EX37 9RZ
Photo: Brian Henley (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Tanks, trucks, armoured cars, guns and artillery on display
- Home Front items like ration books, gas masks and blackout lamps
- Exhibits spanning the Boer War to the First Gulf War
- Large shop selling collectors' items, clothing, badges and souvenirs
- Militaria tabletop sales and open days held on site
Cobbaton Combat Collection is a military museum in Chittlehampton, North Devon, built up from Preston Isaac's hobby since it opened to the public in 1981. You'll find tanks, trucks, armoured cars, guns, artillery and grenades, alongside Home Front items such as ration books, gas masks and blackout lamps, with exhibits ranging from the Boer War and WW1 through to the Falklands and the First Gulf War. There's a shop stocking collectors' items, clothing, badges and souvenirs, plus occasional open days and militaria tabletop sales. The site has disabled facilities and wheelchair access, though only assistance dogs are permitted indoors. It suits those with an interest in military history, and with Umberleigh station 1.7 miles away and 40 bookable places to stay within 5 miles, it's a practical addition to a North Devon stay.
Practical details
- Accessibility
- Disabled facilities and wheelchair access available
- Dogs
- Only assistance dogs allowed inside the buildings
- Booking
- Call the shop with questions if not on Facebook
From the attraction's own website on 3 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Gift Shop
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Make a proper break of it — these stays are all within 25 miles.
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Riverton Lakes & Holiday Cottages - The Lodge
Barnstaple, South West England
Sleeps 4
£387 per break
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Riverton Lakes & Holiday Cottages - Kingfisher
Barnstaple, South West England
Sleeps 6
£467 per break
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Turn a visit to Cobbaton Combat Museum into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Umberleigh 1.7 miles
- Chapleton 2.1 miles
- Portsmouth Arms 4.6 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page