Isle of Man Peel-Douglas, UK
United Kingdom
75
Cruises availables
At departure or passage at this port
Aurora Expeditions (1 Cruises)
Azamara Club Cruises (17 Cruises)
Azamara Journey
13 Cruises
Crystal Cruises (4 Cruises)
Ponant (8 Cruises)
Seabourn Cruise Line (34 Cruises)
Seabourn Pursuit
11 Cruises
Seabourn Venture
23 Cruises
SeaDream Yacht Club (2 Cruises)
Frequently Asked Questions
Ships anchor in Douglas bay and land passengers by tender near the centre, a few steps from the Victorian promenade. The crescent bay runs three kilometres, lined with pastel-fronted hotels.
Yes. The promenade, the Manx Museum and the historic railway stations are all walkable from the landing. For anyone wanting to save their legs, horse-drawn trams have run the length of the promenade since 1876.
The most popular combination links Douglas to Laxey by electric tram, about 25 minutes along the cliffs, then climbs in half an hour to the summit of Snaefell at 620 metres. Those staying in town take the horse tram along the promenade and the Manx Museum, which is free.
A horse-drawn tramway, running the promenade since 1876, of a kind that barely survives anywhere else in the world. It links the ferry terminal to the electric railway station. Boarding costs little and sets the tone for the day.
Three lines, all in regular service: the steam railway from the capital to Port Erin in the south, with its original Victorian locomotives; the Manx Electric Railway from Douglas to Laxey and Ramsey, with carriages dating from 1893; and the Snaefell Mountain Railway, the only electric mountain railway in the British Isles.
On a clear day the view is said to take in six kingdoms: the Isle of Man, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and the kingdom of heaven. The summit stands at 620 metres and is reached in half an hour by train from Laxey.
The largest working waterwheel in the world: 22 metres in diameter, painted red, turning since 1854, when it pumped water out of the lead and zinc mines. The bold climb the spiral staircase to the top of the structure.
No, it is a self-governing Crown dependency, neither English nor Scottish, proud of its distinctiveness down to its stamps and banknotes. The Manx pound circulates at parity with sterling but is not legal tender elsewhere: spend it before you leave.
Very much so. Horse-drawn trams, steam trains, a mountain railway and the great wheel at Laxey make a day children talk about for a long time. The Manx Museum, free to enter, covers ten thousand years of island history, from Viking stones to the Tourist Trophy.
May to September, when the heritage lines run in full and the days are long. The Tourist Trophy, the motorcycle race that has taken over the island every year since 1907, falls in late spring: the island is packed then and getting around is harder. Tendering ashore depends on conditions in the bay.
