Geo-Trips :: Manx'd: Day Five
Castletown, Isle of Man
A walk from Castle Rushen, Fri, 27 Oct 2023 by Basher Eyre
| preceding leg | This trip is part of a series. |
No-one I knew had ever been to the Isle of Man (this obviously excludes Geograph Hunters, who have been EVERYWHERE) My mum and sister have been to just about every major tourist destination in the world. But Mum can no longer fly, so they looked round for somewhere you could reach by ferry. And what a gem we found. Our family quite often visits the Isle of Wight but Ellan Vannin took it to a whole new level. Today, we started at Castletown. Again, my mum and sister spent three hours at the castle so I went for a walk around Castletown. After that we went to St John's, Cregneash, Orrisdale, Sulby, St Judes and, finally (our last hurrah) Kirk MIchael
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Former Garrison Church of St Mary seen from a car park
An inclement visit to Castle Rushen (1)
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Down to the dungeons
An inclement visit to Castle Rushen (17)
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The building you can see is being converted into a wine bar and boutique hotel
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My personalised number plate being delivered.
Actually the Governor's chauffeur was waiting to pick up the Governor and hovering... more
Car park at the quay
Boy was it cold, windy and wet that morning
Looking from the quay car park towards the castle
Looking along Market Square towards the Smelt Monument
Looking from the quay car park towards St Mary by the Harbour
Glimmers of a rainbow at Castletown
Not quite a Marti Pellow (wet wet wet) but close
A Manx hero with a Pompey connection
I used to teach at the school right by HMS Victory. For more about its heroic... more
Rush hour in Castletown
A Castle of Castles
Traffic lights in the Market Square
Tree felling complete outside the castle
Plaque on the Smelt Monument
For more about Smelt see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius_Smelt
Post box outside the Co-Op
Blue plaque above the Co-Op
For more about Gill see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Gill_(engineer)
Barclays Castletown
Castletown War Memorial: October 2023
Looking from Market Square into Arbory Street
Arbory Street: Loui's barbers (sic)
Apostrophe police: that is what it says
Kowloon House, Arbory Street
Castletown Methodist Church: October 2023
Gift shop in Arbory Street
So do I
I know I shouldn't but this kebab shop in Arbory Street was mercifully closed on... more
Wedding shop in Arbory Street
Hair dressers in Arbory Street
Mine's a Vindaloo!
Curry Club, Arbory Street
Pedestrians in Arbory Street
Hardware store in Arbory Street
American diner in Arbory Street
Shoprite, Arbory Street
Hospice shop in Arbory Street
Boundary of Arbory Street and Arbory Road
Suddenly the sun's out
Taken in Arbory Street
Castletown Youth Club
Junction of Arbory Road and The Crofts
Looking from Arbory Road into The Crofts
Scaffolding on a building in Arbory Road
Westham Lea
Arbour Road: October 2023
Looking from Arbory Road into Close Malew
Looking from Close Malew towards Farrant Park
Looking along Close Malew towards Arbory Road
Looking along Farrant Way towards Close Malew
Post box at the junction of Kissack Road and Farrant Way
Houses in Kissack Road
Seat by the bus stop in Farrant Way
Rear of the Methodist church
Junction of Kissack Road and Farrant Way
Rear of Shoprite, Farrant Way
Castletown Civic Centre: plaque (1)
Castletown Civic Centre: plaque (2)
Castletown Civic Centre: plaque (3)
Castletown Civic Centre: plaque (4)
Castletown Civic Centre: plaque (5)
Artwork on Castletown Civic Centre
Garrison Church of St Mary: October 2023
Quay Car Park, Castletown
Roadworks in Queen Street
Temporary traffic lights at The Parade
A tree was being felled
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