Boating Pond

Boating Pond is a pond in Scotland, United Kingdom. Boating Pond is situated nearby to the recreation area Irvine, as well as near the arts center WASPS Courtyard Artists‘ Studios.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Big Idea and Scottish Maritime Museum.

The Big Idea

Museum

Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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. The Big Idea is situated 2,100 feet northwest of Boating Pond.

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 2,900 feet northeast of Boating Pond.

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 3,600 feet northeast of Boating Pond.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Irvine and Dundonald Camp.

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.

Dundonald Camp

Quarter

Photo: Iain Cameron, CC BY 2.0.

Dundonald Camp is a quarter, which is situated 2½ miles southeast of Boating Pond.

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 Boating Pond.

Boating Pond

Type: Pond
Category: body of water
Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.60451° or 55° 36′ 16″ north

Longitude

-4.68762° or 4° 41′ 15″ west

Open location code

9C7QJ836+RX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 55095235

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=pond

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