Ilfracombe Museum
Ilfracombe Museum is a local museum. You will find it inside Ilfracombe’s built-up area. Look also at Watermouth Castle, 3.7 km away, first of 15 more within 15 km.
Museum in Ilfracombe
Inside Ilfracombe
Ilfracombe Museum is inside Ilfracombe’s built-up area, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The climate through the year
If warmth matters, go June to September: Ilfracombe reaches 17–19°C.
Ilfracombe Museum
Local museum in United Kingdom.
In Ilfracombe, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Ilfracombe
- Official site
- ilfracombemuseum.co.uk
Know before you go
- EntryA fee is charged
The area around Ilfracombe Museum
Find Ilfracombe Museum in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Ilfracombe’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns a short way from Ilfracombe Museum
Of these 3 towns, the largest is Ilfracombe (9,199 people). The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Ilfracombe Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilfracombe | It’s in town | 9,199 | 8 |
| Chambercombe | 1.1 km east of it | 1,502 | 8 |
| Combe Martin | 3.4 km east of it | 2,707 | 9 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
More near Ilfracombe Museum
Our list has 15 more within 15 km, among them 3 museums, 2 theme parks and 2 historic houses.
Theme parkWatermouth Castle3.7 km away2
Historic houseChambercombe Manor1.8 km away3
Historic house · National TrustArlington Court12 km away4
CastleBarnstaple Castle15 km away5
MuseumMortehoe Museum6.5 km away6
Theme parkCombe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park8.6 km away7
MuseumMuseum of British Surfing12 km away8MuseumMuseum · National TrustCarriage House12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Ilfracombe Museum
Where is Ilfracombe Museum?
Ilfracombe Museum is in Ilfracombe, Devon, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Ilfracombe Museum?
Local museum in United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Ilfracombe Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Ilfracombe, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Ilfracombe Museum?
Within 15 km: Watermouth Castle (3.7 km), Chambercombe Manor (1.8 km), Arlington Court (12 km) and Barnstaple Castle (15 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Ilfracombe Museum: Betty Longbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Watermouth Castle: own photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chambercombe Manor: David Seale, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arlington Court: xlibber, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnstaple Castle: Jack1956, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mortehoe Museum: Asteuartw, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park: Arpingstone at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of British Surfing: Rodw, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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