The Big Sheep
The Big Sheep is an amusement farm park located in Abbotsham, Devon, England. The site was originally Barton Farm, a busy sheep 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
- Wheelchair access: yes
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!
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.
Appledore
Village
Photo: Sannse, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Appledore is a village at the mouth of the River Torridge, about 6 miles west of Barnstaple and about 3 miles north of Bideford in the county Devon, England. Appledore is situated 3½ miles northeast of The Big Sheep.
The Big Sheep
- Categories: amusement park, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Abbotsham, Torridge District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.0154° or 51° 0′ 55″ northLongitude
-4.24361° or 4° 14′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C3Q2Q84+5HOpenStreetMap ID
way 387222964OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=theme_parkOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q18389254
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“The Big Sheep” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “ذا بيج شيپ”
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Highlights include St Helen’s Church and St Helen’s Church of England School.
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