Douglas Trip Overview
Setting off from Douglas we head north to Laxey and visit the famous Lady Isabella Water Wheel – onto King Orrys Grave for our first taste of one of the Islands Neolithic sites. Then to Maughold Church – Ramsey – St Johns and Tynwald Hill. Peel with its Castle and House of Mannanan museum. Niarbyl then over the mountain of South Barrule down to the Calf Sound – Cregneash folk village – Castle Rushen and return to Douglas over the Fairy Bridge
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Douglas, United Kingdom
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Douglas, Isle of Man, United Kingdom
Setting off from Douglas we head north to Laxey and visit the famous Lady Isabella Water Wheel – onto King Orrys Grave for our first taste of one of the Islands Neolithic sites. Then to Maughold Church – Ramsey – St Johns and Tynwald Hill. Peel with its Castle and House of Mannanan museum. Niarbyl then over the mountain of South Barrule down to the Calf Sound – Cregneash folk village – Castle Rushen and return to Douglas over the Fairy Bridge
Itinerary
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Stop At: Douglas Head, Douglas
Panoramic views over the Douglas
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: The Great Laxey Wheel, Mines Road, Laxey IM4 7NL
Tour of the largest working water wheel in the world
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: King Orry’s Grave, Ballaragh Rd, Laxey, Isle of Man IM4, Isle of Man
Neolithic Passage Grave
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Maughold Village Church, Maughold
Maughold Church and stones
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Ramsey, Ramsey, Isle of Man
Second largest town on the Isle of Man
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: St Johns, St Johns, Isle of Man
Visit St John’s Royal Chapel and the famous Tynwald Hill ancient meeting place of the Tynwlad Parliament
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Peel Castle, Peel
Largest castle on the Isle of Man with over 8,000 years of history including the Iron Age, Early Christian period and the Vikings
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Niarbyl Bay, Dalby Village IM5 3BR
Panoramic views of the south of the Island
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: The National Folk Museum at Cregneash, Cregneash Road, Cregneash IM9 5PX
Cregneash is a living illustration of a farming and crofting community in the 19th and early 20th century. You will see plough horses, Loghtan sheep, shorthorn cows, pigs and Manx cats.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Castletown, Castletown, Isle of Man
The original capital of the Island – home of Castle Rushen, The Peggy Story, The Old House of Keys and the Old Grammer School
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: Fairy Bridge, A5 Port Erin To Douglas Road, Mount Murray
Pass over the famous Fairy Bridge on the way back to Douglas and acknowledge themselves
