Museums & Galleries · Paignton
The Valliant Soldier Museum & Heritage Centre
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Photo: Jonny Martin, ISCA Archaeology (CC BY 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Visitor Centre gift shop with local arts, crafts and bespoke mugs
- Archive room for ancestry and property records research
- Virtual tour available in the ground floor reception area
- Weekly Wednesday coffee morning held at the museum
- Ice creams available to buy on site
The Valiant Soldier Museum & Heritage Centre is a small heritage attraction in Buckfastleigh, Devon, open Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10am to 3.30pm. Inside you'll find a Visitor Centre selling local arts, crafts, maps and bespoke Valiant mugs, plus an archive room where you can arrange to look at records relating to ancestry or local property. A ramp gives wheelchair access to the ground floor reception, where a virtual tour is available, though narrow doorways and stairs limit access elsewhere; dogs aren't permitted. It suits those interested in local history and genealogy, or small groups who can book the meeting room. For a stay nearby, Totnes station is five miles away and there are 37 bookable places to stay within five miles on BritStays.
Practical details
- Open
- Tuesdays to Saturdays, 10am to 3.30pm, last entry 3pm
- Dogs
- No dogs allowed in the museum
- Accessibility
- Limited access due to narrow doorways and stairs, with a ramp to reception
- Booking
- Group bookings and a meeting room can be arranged by phone or email
From the attraction's own website on 4 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Guided Tours
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- Totnes 5 miles
- Ivybridge 8.3 miles
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