EXPLORE THE ISLAND BY RAIL

Make the most of your holiday in the Isle of Man and take time to enjoy our unique vintage railways tramways. There's no better way of seeing the Island than by travelling by rail. Some of the delightful destinations to stop and explore are:

A capital place to visit! Lots of shops, restaurants, pubs, entertainment, and sports. Plus the not to be missed railway shop and vegetarian cafe at Douglas Station. Home of the Manx Museum, the starting point in your discovery of the Story of Mann. Enjoy a leisurely trip along the promenade by Horse Tram. Visit the restored Edwardian Gaiety Theatre. For children, there is manxland, an activity play area in Summerland.

Overlooking the harbour is the magnificent Castle Rushen, which dates back to the 13th Century. Nearby are shops, pubs, restaurants, and a Nautical Museum which tells the tale of sail. The former Grammar School acts as a small Museum. Walk south to Scarlett and the Manx Nature Conservation Trust's Visitor Centre. Arrive by steam train or bus.

A favourite seaside resort because of its sift sandy beach. Shops, cafes, pubs, tennis, putting and bowls at Breagle Glen. Explore Bradda Glen and its famous folly, and don't forget the Steam Railway Museum. Good walks to the Sound and Cregneash with buses back to Port Erin or Port St Mary.

The starting point for the Snaefell Mountain Railway and home of the great Laxey Wheel, mine trails, beach, pubs, shops and restaurants. Pebble beach with sand at low tide. Victorian glen, flour and woollen mills. A paradise for industrial archaeologists and railway enthusiasts.

If you carry on from Laxey on the Manx Electric Railway you reach the

There are plenty of shops to browse in, sandy beaches, pubs and restaurants. Across the swing bridge is the Mooragh Park, cafe, and boating lake. Just outside Ramsey is the Grove Rural Life Museum; a short bus ride will take you there. Several small glens border this market town and a walk along the sandy beach leads to the Point of Ayre