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The Big Idea Museum

#1044 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Alternative names: Established: 15 April 2000 (25 years ago)Visitors per year: 50 thous.Coordinates: 55°36'31"N, 4°41'40"W
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ScotlandUnited Kingdom

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Day trips

The Big Idea Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Irvine Harbour, Seagate Castle, Scottish Maritime Museum, Boyd's Automatic tide signalling apparatus.

  • irvine harbour~1950 ftE
    Archaeological site

    Irvine Harbour, Irvine

    10 min walk • The harbours serving Irvine at Seagatefoot and Fullarton in North Ayrshire have had a long and complex history. Irvine's harbour was one of the most important ports in Scotland in the 16th century.

  • seagate castle irvine1.1 miNE
    Forts and castles

    Seagate Castle, Irvine

    28 min walk • Seagate Castle is a castle in North Ayrshire, in the town of Irvine, close to the River Irvine, Scotland. The castle was formerly a stronghold, a town house, and later a dower house of the Montgomery Clan.

  • scottish maritime museum irvine0.7 miE
    Specialty museum, History museum, Museum

    Scottish Maritime Museum, Irvine

    18 min walk • The Scottish Maritime Museum is an industrial museum with a Collection Recognised as Nationally Significant to Scotland. It is located at two sites in the West of Scotland in Irvine and Dumbarton, with a focus on Scotland's shipbuilding heritage.

  • boyds automatic tide signalling apparatus~1060 ftS
    Harbor

    Boyd's Automatic tide signalling apparatus

    6 min walk • The automatic tide signalling apparatus or Pilot House at Irvine harbour in North Ayrshire, Scotland, is a category B listed building, and is probably unique, having been invented and patented by Martin Boyd, the Irvine harbourmaster, in 1905 and opened in 1906.

  • grannie stone irvine1 miE
    Archaeological site

    Grannie stone, Irvine

    26 min walk • The Grannie or Granny stone is either the only surviving part of a stone circle or a simple glacial erratic. It lies in the River Irvine below the Rivergate Centre in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland.

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