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The Great Laxey Mines Railway is a restored railway that runs along the surface section of the tramway and includes a tunnel. The line once carried lead and zinc ores from the Great Laxey Mine to the harbour. You can also see the Laxey Goods Shed where you can browse around a number of wagons, vans and trailers along with Read more…
Jurby Transport Museum is housed in a former RAF Aircraft Hangar and has a wide range of vehicles on display, including buses, cars, lorries, steam engines and trams Read more…
The Grove Museum of Victorian Life was built by the Gibbs family, a wealthy shipping merchant family from Liverpool, in the mid-19th century as a summer retreat. Later, it became the family’s permanent residence. You’ll find period rooms, containing original furnishings and fittings, and displays of the possessions of three Gibbs generations. Some of these are thought to have been Read more…
St. Michael’s Isle is now a small peaceful bird sanctuary and golf course that hides its ferocious past. The island has been the home to a number of big battles defending the island against invading Scots in later years the fort was reinforced in the 1640s to protect against attacks from France and Spain and then later again in the Read more…
Port Erin Railway Museum is at the most southerly stop of the Isle of Man steam railway, just a short walk from Port Erin beachfront. On the platform, you will see the history of the steam-powered railway from its inception in 1873 to the present day including the now redundant lines which used to serve Peel, Ramsey and Foxdale. The Read more…
Manx Electric Railway Museum is located inside the Goods Shed of the Derby Castle Car Sheds developed in the 1890s. The museum has a variety of exhibits and artefacts from throughout the railway’s life including information sheets of all the past and current day rolling stock, along with old advertising boards with original paintings on display. Read more…
Cregneash is a small village in the extreme south of the Isle of Man, about one mile from Port Erin. Much of the village forms a Living Museum dedicated to the preservation of the traditional Manx ways of life. Annual Manx festivals are held in Cregneash and it is home to a flock of the rare four-horned Loaghtan sheep. Read more…
Rushen Abbey was founded in 1134 and is now a heritage centre (part of the ‘Story of Mann’) with a building containing artefacts and telling the history of Rushen Abbey and the surrounding area. The abbey also has some nice garden areas,. Read more…
Castle Rushen is located in the Isle of Man’s historic capital, Castletown, in the southeast of the island. Castle Rushen was built by the Norse King Reginald in the late 1100’s, then enhanced by successive rulers until the 1600s. You can climb the stone spiral staircases to the roof where you can enjoy panoramic views of Castletown and beyond. Inside Read more…
Tynwald or more formally, the High Court of Tynwald or Tynwald Court is the legislature of the Isle of Man. It is claimed to be the oldest continuous parliamentary body in the world, consisting of two Houses: the directly elected House of Keys and the indirectly chosen Legislative Council. Read more…
Leece Museum is in the centre of Peel in the historic old courthouse. The museum takes you through the history of Peel as a busy Manx fishing port including fishing, boat building, the world wars and law and order. You also have a permanent exhibition of TT & MGP winning racing machines, vintage, and off-road bikes. Read more…
The Tower of Refuge, also known as St. Mary’s Isle, is a small castle-like structure built upon a partially submerged reef in Douglas Bay, The structure was built after RNLI founder William Hillary petitioned for a sanctuary to be built on St Mary’s Isle The reef had taken many ships and so the tower provided both a visible warning for Read more…
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