"Orlikins Goes to the Isle Of Man" Top 5 Page for this destination Isle of Man by orlikins

Isle of Man Travel Guide: 233 reviews and 511 photos

"D'ya like Liver? D'ya like Bacon? Then come and see my collection. On the Isle of Man"
("The Fast Show", BBC)

Yeeees...

Recommend Premier Guide's Isle of Man - we found it to be invaluable, as it covered the whole island in good detail and had some great maps & pictures. Would you believe that my Travel Bible "let's go Europe 2000" did not have anything on the Isle of Man??!?! I suppose I should get a newer version, but I've become rather attached to it and have so many notes scribbled in, I could not bear to throw it out!

To really explore the island in detail, you should give yourself a week. A fortnight is way too much. A long weekend is a pretty good taster.

First glimpse of Douglas from the ferry!

Pros and Cons

Pros:Perfect if you like going to countries no-one has ever heard of! :-)
Cons:Still in a 50's timewarp in some parts

Last visit to Isle of Man: Apr 2003
Intro Updated Feb 15, 2005
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Reviews (23)

Laxey mines Off The Beaten Path (3)

Again, another feature of Laxey Waterwheel park & glens. Need to put on a hard hat when visiting the mines. more travel advice

Peel Things to Do (8)

Peel is supposed to the 2nd city of the island, but it's not even a large town. However it's worth a few hours of your... more travel advice

Okells Beer tasters - taken from Okells website - Isle of Man

Local beer Local Customs (2)

Okells is the Isle of Man's regional beer. It's not bad :) more travel advice

Laxey Village, Isle of Man - Isle of Man

Laxey village Off The Beaten Path (3)

Laxey village is quite small, it's one of those places where you can see little elegant old ladies sipping tea, whilst... more travel advice

Restaurants (2)
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Sports & Outdoors (1)
Cycle Coast to Coast
Hotels (1)
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Manxman2010 Sep 5, 2010 at 4:03 PM

It's the best pub on the Isle of Man, and the drinks are the CHEAPEST by miles. Only thing original poster got wrong is its only £1 to get in EVERY night never a £5
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dangero Apr 17, 2010 at 8:52 AM

Nearly right. This is the best pub on the Isle of Man. Pints are less than £2 and spirits £1. The entry fee is not £5 its only £1 every night. I love it in there. QUIDS INN is the best
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leecouk12324 Sep 14, 2007 at 1:59 PM

I had the most massive boredom i ever had in my life at Malmo - Ramsey isn't so bad though - you can go Canoeing on the like - if you think Ramsays really boring maybe you should have gone skinny dipping in the lake to liven things up
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christine.j Jul 14, 2007 at 5:45 AM

I was very interested to read about the bird sanctuary. Great page!
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gio0510 Mar 30, 2007 at 3:05 PM

The owner is a horrible person and you should think twice about bringing your family. He made my husband and I feel horrible. He said we were terrible parents for letting our baby drop food on his floor.
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Musquy Aug 15, 2006 at 5:48 AM

I'm not sure whether you used the roads to cycle from Douglas to Peel, but you could have used the old railway track which is now a footpath. That's about 12 miles, though, so maybe you did!
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BerniShand Jul 31, 2006 at 4:22 PM

nice page....I love the IOM but havent been here for over 25 years, did you try the kippers ?
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MikeCaine Jun 27, 2006 at 7:08 AM

The Tower of Refuge is the tower itself, St Mary's Isle is the rock it's built on. Peel is the only city on the Isle of Man by virtue of the fact that it has the only cathedral
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budapest8 Apr 21, 2006 at 6:36 PM

gr8 IOM pages.....shame u pay 30 quid for a ***e room and then they rob u a 2nd time.I'm from Ryde on the IOW (Wight) so just luv islands....do drop by for a visit to my pages...·:*¨`*:·~My§ticÄl~·:*¨` TIM
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AnjoLuci Oct 7, 2004 at 9:43 PM

Great pages and pics! thnking about visiting IOM... thanks for sharing your experience. Take care!!