Public art & sculpture · North West England
Big Fella
In or near Newton Arlosh.
Big Fella — a public art in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
Oliver Dixon — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Sillloth Miniature Railway · 0.8 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Big Fella is a public art located in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2024
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Upper Solway Flats & Marshes SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Solway Coast
- Ramsar wetland: Upper Solway Flats & Marshes
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Big Fella is a 1937 British musical drama film directed by J. Elder Wills and starring Paul Robeson, Elisabeth Welch and Roy Emerton. It is loosely based on the 1929 novel Banjo by Harlem Renaissance writer Claude McKay.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.8757, -3.3847
- District
- Cumberland
- Parish
- Silloth-on-Solway
- Postcode
- CA7 4QF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Nearest railway station
- Sillloth Miniature Railway — 0.8 km
Sources
- osm: node/11522315360 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Big Fella (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Big Fella?
- Big Fella is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode CA7 4QF), in the parish of Silloth-on-Solway.
- What is Big Fella?
- Big Fella — a public art in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Big Fella?
- The nearest railway station is Sillloth Miniature Railway, about 0.8 km away. The nearest town is Newton Arlosh. Drivers can use postcode CA7 4QF.
- Is Big Fella a protected site?
- Yes — Big Fella is part of the Upper Solway Flats & Marshes SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Solway Coast National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Big Fella free to visit?
- Yes, Big Fella is free to enter.
- How do I get to Big Fella?
- The nearest railway station is Sillloth Miniature Railway, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CA7 4QF.