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Memorials & monuments · West Midlands

Great Bear

In or near Wolverhampton.

Free admission🐾 Dog-friendly

Great Bear — a memorial in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.

OS benchmark - Spring Road railway bridge - geograph.org.uk - 3583594

Richard Law — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit
15 min–45 min
Nearest railway station
Coseley · 2.4 km
  • Free entry
  • Dog-friendly

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit the Great Bear memorial in Wolverhampton, the nearest railway station is Coseley, which is 2.4 km away. Admission is free, and the postcode for sat-nav is WV4 6JL.

Directions on Google Maps →

About

Great Bear is a memorial located in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.

Photo gallery

From the Wikipedia article

The term Great Bear can refer to: Ursa Major, the constellation, whose name is the Latin for "Great Bear" Great Bear Lake, the largest lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada and the fourth largest in North America Great Bear River, a river fed by Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia Great Bear Recreation Park, a ski hill in Sioux Falls, South Dakota Great Bear Wilderness area in Montana Great Bear (band), a contra dance band Great Bear (Radium line) a tugboat built and operated by the Radium line Great Bear (roller coaster), an inverted steel roller coaster at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania The Great Bear (film), a 2011 Danish film The Great Bear (lithograph), artwork by Simon Patterson based on the London Tube map The Great Bear (novel), 2021 novel by David A. Robertson The Great Bear (play), a 1951 play, never produced, by John Osborne GWR 111 The Great Bear, a British steam locomotive

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Coordinates
52.5644, -2.1011
Parish
Wolverhampton, unparished area
Postcode
WV4 6JL
Parliamentary constituency
Wolverhampton South East
Nearest railway station
Coseley2.4 km

Sources

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Great Bear?
Great Bear is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WV4 6JL), in the parish of Wolverhampton, unparished area.
What is Great Bear?
Great Bear — a memorial in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
How do I get to Great Bear?
The nearest railway station is Coseley, about 2.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode WV4 6JL.
Is Great Bear free to visit?
Yes, Great Bear is free to enter.
How do I get to Great Bear?
The nearest railway station is Coseley, about 2.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WV4 6JL.