The Big Idea

The Big Idea was a science centre located in the town of Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland. Located on the former Nobel Explosives manufacturing site on the Ardeer Peninsula, a new science and learning centre was planned in 2000 by the Millennium Commission, to celebrate the history of invention and inventors.

Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Museum
Description: former museum in Ardeer, Scotland
Also known as: “Big Idea”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Scottish Maritime Museum and Irvine railway station.

Scottish Maritime Museum

Museum

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.

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. Scottish Maritime Museum is situated 3,700 feet east of The Big Idea.

Irvine railway station

Railway station

Photo: Daniel, CC BY 2.0.

Irvine railway station is a railway station serving the town of Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line, 30 miles south west of Glasgow Central. Irvine railway station is situated 4,200 feet east of The Big Idea.

Irvine Old Parish Church

Church

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.

Irvine Old Parish Church is situated 1¼ miles east of The Big Idea.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Irvine and Dreghorn.

Irvine

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.

Irvine is a town in Ayrshire on the Clyde coast, with a population of 34,130 in 2020. It's post-industrial and is best-known as one of the postwar "New Towns" built across lowland Scotland.

Dreghorn

Village

Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dreghorn is a village in North Ayrshire, Scotland, 3.5 kilometres east of Irvine town centre, on the old main road from Irvine to Kilmarnock. It is sited on a ridge between two rivers. Dreghorn is situated 3 miles east of The Big Idea.