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The Celtic and Norse Settlements at “The Braaid”:https://www.silvertraveladvisor.com/review/attraction/203489-review-braaid-viking-houses were another highlight.
There is loads of walking on the Isle of Man from the serious long distance routes of “Raad ny Foillan,”:http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/paths/coastal/index.htm the footpath round the coast. “Bayr ny Skeddan,”:http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/paths/herring/index.htm the Herring Road goes from Castletown to Peel. “The Millennium Way”:http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/paths/millnm/index.htm is a cross country route from Castletown to Ramsey.
There are also many shorter routes which can either be done as a circular or one way using public transport. I did several of these. The climb to the top of “Bradda Head”:https://www.silvertraveladvisor.com/review/attraction/199489-review-bradda-head-and-milners-tower was my first and it was wonderful to be on top of a hill again (even though it wasn’t a very high one! The views were superb and this was a highlight of the holiday.
Then there was the “walk”:https://www.silvertraveladvisor.com/review/attraction/199862-review-the-chasms from Cregneash to the Chasms and onto Port St Mary.
I also walked from Balladoole to Castletown which took me past “Chapel Hill”:https://www.silvertraveladvisor.com/review/attraction/199724-review-chapel-hill which is possibly the most important archaeological site on the Island and then past “Scarlet Point,”:https://www.silvertraveladvisor.com/review/attraction/200094-review-scarlet-point important for its geology.
Another “walk”:https://www.silvertraveladvisor.com/review/place/200006-review-st-michaels-island I enjoyed was from Castletown to St Michael’s Isle. I was tempted to extend this to include all of the Langness Peninsula but decided the knees weren’t quite that good!
Then there are the Glens which were developed as tourist attractions for the Holiday Makers who were charged to enter. Now they are in the care of Manx Government and free to enter. Visitors can still enjoy attractions like the wonderful Victorian roundabout powered by a waterwheel in “Silverdale Glen.”:https://www.silvertraveladvisor.com/travel-product/attraction/200009-silverdale-glen The small waterwheel at “Groudle Glen”:https://www.silvertraveladvisor.com/review/attraction/199181-review-groudle-glen has recently been demolished as unsafe, although there are plans to rebuild it. “The Groudle Glen Railway”:https://www.silvertraveladvisor.com/travel-product/attraction/193773-groudle-glen-railway still runs although the zoo with polar bears and sea lions is long gone…
Other glens like “Ballaglass”:https://www.silvertraveladvisor.com/review/attraction/201055-review-ballaglass-glen are all about scenery. This is one of the more dramatic glens with the stream falling down through a series of small waterfalls and gorges. It is particularly impressive after rain.
I had no difficulty in filling the fortnight and still have things on the list for another visit…. If you’ve never been to the Isle of Man, I can whole heartedly recommend it. It is a “wonderful place”:https://www.silvertraveladvisor.com/review/place/193754-review-isle-of-man and crams so much into a small area. There really is something for everyone. It is also wonderfully laid back and the people are so friendly and welcoming. “Public Transport”:https://www.silvertraveladvisor.com/review/place/193910-review-isle-of-man is so good you don’t actually need a car. And finally don’t forget to say ‘hello’ to the little people as you cross the “Fairy Bridge….”:https://www.silvertraveladvisor.com/review/attraction/199860-review-fairy-bridge
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