Zoos & aquariums · London
Winnie the Bear
Winnie the Bear — Public artwork (statue) by William Epp.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Camden Town · 0.8 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Winnie the Bear is a place of interest in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Public artwork (statue) by William Epp.". Coordinates: 51.5350°, -0.1524°.
Photo gallery
From the Wikipedia article
Winnipeg (1914 – 12 May 1934), or Winnie, was the name given to a female black bear that lived at London Zoo from 1915 until her death in 1934. Purchased from a hunter by cavalry veterinarian Harry Colebourn, Winnie is best-remembered for inspiring the name of A. A. Milne and E. H. Shepard's character, Winnie-the-Pooh.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Upon the outbreak of World War I in August 1914, Lt. Harry Colebourn of The Fort Garry Horse, a Canadian cavalry regiment, volunteered his service. On 24 August, while en route to Valcartier in Quebec to report to the Canadian Army Veterinary Corps (CAVC) as part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he purchased a young bear cub for at a train stop in White River, Ontario. Before leaving for France, Colebourn left Winnie at London Zoo on 9 December 1914. – providing the inspiration for his father's stories about Winnie-the-Pooh. In Milne's introduction to his first book about the bear, Winnie-the-Pooh (1926), he writes:<blockquote>So when Christopher Robin goes to the Zoo, he goes to where…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5350, -0.1524
- District
- Camden
- Parish
- Camden, unparished area
- Postcode
- NW1 4SX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Nearest railway station
- Camden Town — 0.8 km
- Official site
- www.royalparks.org.uk
Sources
- osm: n11392096170 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Winnipeg (bear) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Harry Colebourne and Winnie.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Winnie the Bear?
- Winnie the Bear is in London, United Kingdom (postcode NW1 4SX), in the parish of Camden, unparished area.
- Who owns Winnie the Bear?
- Winnie the Bear is owned by Harry Colebourn.
- How do I get to Winnie the Bear?
- The nearest railway station is Camden Town, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NW1 4SX.