When the Vikings started to come here from around the 900s they brought with them so much that is still is in the landscape and the names and people of our island. They created land divisions in order to create a stable farming community, it was known as a Sheading and this division […]
Often when you see a relatively small island on a map and you hear about one aspect of it, you think well that is all there is. A visit to the Isle of Man will soon dispel those thoughts. George Quayle, a […]
Visitors to the Isle of Man see the ‘must see’ sights of castles, glens and the main towns and often miss out on the north of the island with its incredible coastlines, glacial plains and vast stretches of pebble beaches and during the late summer is blanketed in purple and yellow of the gorse and […]
We have an increasing number of cruise ships visiting the Isle of Man, and this drone footage not only shows one of them in the port but some amazing footage of Douglas Harbour. With what we have to offer all the visitors […]
Many years ago when I was living in South Africa I remember going to see the one leg of the round the world boat race in Cape Town. My children came with me as it was mother’s day and it was my last month on the island. The Manx boat as well as other competitors […]
As a tour guide on the Isle of Man it is amazing how many types of tourists we have coming over, from the regular all round tourist to specialist tours such as heritage railways, walking holidays to dark skies visitors
This year has been remarkable for me with Guided Tours of Mann as I have been […]
When you look at an island so small as the Isle of Man in comparison with other places we have a wealth of history and heritage as well as buildings some simple and some iconic. I know how privileged we are to have one of these iconic buildings, designed by Frank Matcham who was […]
Tomorrow is Tynwald Day and although I will be off island, it never ceases to fascinate me, the history, folklore and a little bit of paganism thrown in. What an amazing history we have on this small island.
What a fabulous day for the Isle of Man when we had two steam traction engines pulling a steam train on a flat bed, with a steam traction engine in the rear. People came out on the road, highways, byways and promenades to see this wonderful […]
I keep having to admit my slight obsession with Heritage Railways, but when you have one of the most varied types in the world on such a small island how can you not become a bit keen. We have the steam train, electric […]
