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
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.
Trinity Church (Irvine)
Church
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
Trinity Church (Irvine) is situated 1 mile 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.
Kilwinning
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kilwinning is a town near the Ayrshire coast of Scotland, some 21 miles southwest of Glasgow. It's run-down and post-industrial, with a population in 2020 of 16,100.
The Big Idea
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.60874° or 55° 36′ 32″ northLongitude
-4.69446° or 4° 41′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C7QJ854+F6OpenStreetMap ID
way 299549414OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7717677
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“The Big Idea” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “大主意博物館”
- German: “The Big Idea”
- Swedish: “The Big Idea”
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Highlights include WASPS Courtyard Artists‘ Studios and Irvine.
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