Big Idea
Set 200 m southwest of Irvine, Big Idea is a museum. 20 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Scottish Maritime Museum (1.1 km).
Museum near Irvine
Just outside Irvine
Big Idea is 200 m southwest of Irvine. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons in Irvine
Warmest in Irvine are June to August, at 18–19°C.
Big Idea
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- 200 m southwest of Irvine
Its place on the map
The orange dot is Big Idea; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Bases for a visit
The 6 towns are led in size by Irvine, with 34,005 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
Irvine
Stevenston
Dreghorn
Kilwinning
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Big Idea is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irvine | 200 m northeast of it | 34,005 | 11 |
| Stevenston | 2.6 km northwest of it | 8,658 | 11 |
| Dreghorn | 3.5 km east of it | 3,362 | 7 |
| Kilwinning | 3.5 km north of it | 16,224 | 10 |
| Saltcoats | 4.5 km northwest of it | 12,171 | 7 |
| Troon | 4.9 km southeast of it | 15,271 | 4 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Combine it with these
Also close at hand are 6 castles, a museum and an abbey or priory, among 20 within 15 km.
MuseumScottish Maritime Museum1.1 km away2
CastleEglinton Castle3.9 km away3
Abbey or prioryKilwinning Abbey4.9 km away4
CastleDundonald Castle7.1 km away5
CastleKerelaw Castle5.7 km away6
CastleArdrossan Castle8.1 km away7
CastleAuchans6.3 km away8
CastleDean Castle13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Big Idea
Where is Big Idea?
Big Idea is 200 m southwest of Irvine, North Ayrshire.
What is Big Idea?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Big Idea?
June to August are the warmest months in Irvine, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Big Idea?
Within 15 km: Scottish Maritime Museum (1.1 km), Eglinton Castle (3.9 km), Kilwinning Abbey (4.9 km) and Dundonald Castle (7.1 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Scottish Maritime Museum: Rosser1954 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eglinton Castle: Rosser1954 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilwinning Abbey: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dundonald Castle: Derek Ferris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kerelaw Castle: Rosser1954 - Roger Griffith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ardrossan Castle: TravisNygard, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Auchans: Rosser1954, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Castle: Fraser Sutherland, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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