PLEASE NOTE: WE WILL NOW HAVE THE HORSE TRAM RIDE ON SUNDAY 28TH JULY AND MANX ELECTRIC AND SNAEFELL MOUNTAIN RAILWAYS ON MONDAY 29TH JULY
Thursday
Departing the local area, we travel north by motorway with a stop to obtain lunch. We reach our overnight hotel, the modern Mercure Haydock, by late afternoon where we stay for one night’s dinner, bed, and breakfast. (Overnight bags are advised).
Friday
After breakfast we have some free time before travelling to catch our ferry from Heysham to Douglas and onto the Chesterhouse Hotel where we enjoy 4 nights dinner, bed and breakfast.
Saturday
This morning we travel to Castletown and visit the House of Keys, the former home of the Manx Parliament and enjoy an interactive guide retelling the history of the island’s government. We continue our journey south passing Cregneash to Calf Sound and magnificent views of the Calf of Man. At Port Erin we take a look around the Railway Museum before boarding the steam train back to Douglas.
Sunday
This morning we take a journey on the charming Horse Tram along the Victorian promenade in Douglas. The rest of the day is at your leisure. We highly recommend a walk up to the Manx Museum. This free to visit attraction is packed full of artefacts and treasures unique to the Isle of Man’s history.
Monday
After breakfast we take a single journey on the longest narrow gauge vintage electric railway system in the British Isles, the Manx Electric Railway to the pretty town of Laxey, famous for the Great Laxey Wheel. From here we join the Snaefell Mountain Railway for a return journey to the summit some 2,036 feet above sea level. We also spend time in Peel, where so many options are available to you. Visit the House of Manannan, Peel Castle, or treat yourself to an ice-cream in the harbour. We return via Tynwald Hill.
Tuesday
An early start to the day and a short drive to the ferry terminal to check in for the 08:45 sailing to Heysham, arriving there at 12:15. We travel south by motorway, we reach the local area by mid evening.