The Big Sheep

The Big Sheep is an amusement farm park located in Abbotsham, Devon, England. The site was originally part of Abbotsham Barton Farm, owned by six generations of the same family.

Type: Theme park
Description: Amusement park in Southern England
Also known as: “The BIG Sheep”
Address: Abbotsham, Bideford, EX39 5AP

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Thatched Inn and Kingsley School Bideford.

The Thatched Inn

Pub

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Thatched Inn is a pub, which is situated 1,100 feet northwest of The Big Sheep.

Kingsley School Bideford

School

Photo: Iamharryjames, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kingsley School Bideford is a co-educational private day and boarding school in Bideford, Devon, England. The school was founded in 1884 as Edgehill College, and merged with Grenville College in 2009 to form Kingsley. Kingsley School Bideford is situated 1¼ miles east of The Big Sheep.

Bideford College

School

Bideford College is a mixed secondary school and sixth form in Bideford in the English county of Devon. The principal is Claire Ankers. Bideford College is situated 1 mile east of The Big Sheep.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bideford and Westward Ho!.

Bideford

Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bideford is a town in North Devon on the River Torridge. For visitors, the main features of Bideford are its quaint back streets full of shops, its pannier market, and many festivals & events throughout the year such as the Bideford Bike Show, Soapbox Derby, Rowing Regatta, Water Festival & Rainbo Fun Run.

Westward Ho!

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Westward Ho! is a quaintly-named seaside town in Torridge, Devon, England, near Bideford! Beware however, that's where the quaintness ends. Westward Ho! is in some need of investment, although it retains a good variety of quality local businesses, and its beach is highly regarded and noted for the cleanliness of its water.