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Theatres · West Midlands

The Bear Pit

♿ Wheelchair accessible

The Bear Pit is a theatre in the United Kingdom.

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
2 h–3 h
Nearest railway station
Stockport · 0.5 km
  • Wheelchair accessible

About

The Bear Pit is a working theatre in the United Kingdom, listed in OpenStreetMap as a public performance venue. Coordinates: 53.4096°, -2.1626°.

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From the Wikipedia article

A bear pit is an enclosure historically used to display bears, typically for entertainment and especially bear-baiting. The pit area was normally surrounded by a high fence, above which the spectators would look down on the bears. The most traditional form of maintaining bears in captivity is keeping them in pits, although many zoos have replaced these by more elaborate and spacious enclosures that attempt to replicate their natural habitats, for the benefit of the animals and the visitors.

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Coordinates
53.4096, -2.1626
District
Stockport
Parish
Stockport, unparished area
Postcode
SK4 1AF
Parliamentary constituency
Stockport
Nearest railway station
Stockport0.5 km

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Frequently asked questions

Where is The Bear Pit?
The Bear Pit is in West Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.4096°, -2.1626°. The nearest railway station is Stockport, around 0.5 km away.
Is The Bear Pit wheelchair accessible?
Yes — The Bear Pit is tagged in OpenStreetMap as wheelchair-accessible.