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This year’s walk will take place on Sunday, April 27, with organisers once again encouraging people of all ages to take part and help raise funds for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).
The event is organised by Douglas City Centre Management and sponsored by Tower Insurance, which has supported the walk for more than a decade.
The Tower of Refuge sits on Conister Rock in Douglas Bay and was built in 1832 at the suggestion of Sir William Hillary, founder of the RNLI and a former member of the Douglas lifeboat crew. It was designed to offer shelter to crews of vessels shipwrecked on the nearby reef and remains one of the island’s most iconic landmarks.
This year’s event will begin at around 5.45pm, with walkers asked to access the beach via the steps at the Bottleneck car park between 5.45pm and 6.10pm. Dogs are welcome, but must be kept on leads and cleaned up after.
