This is a beautiful and beguiling island that should be on everyone’s ‘must visit’ list. The island is proud of its railway history and on the Isle of Man Heritage Rail Adventures tour you get to see this unique island on a mix of steam trains and the Manx Electric Railway. You’ll be based in the capital, Douglas, and have the opportunity to explore seaside towns of Port Erin and Castletown. Your heritage pass, which can be used throughout your stay, allows you entry to all of the Manx National Heritage sites including Peel Castle, House of Manannan and Castle Rushen. And, with the upcoming elections did you know the Isle of Man has the oldest continuous parliament in the world!

For more information why not visit www.justyou.co.uk/en-gb/tours/isle-of-man-heritage-rail-adventures/?internal_promotion=community.

Kindest regards,

Julia

I do understand it is a beautiful place to visit by all accounts, but not for me..

Is there any chance by the full new brochure out September if there will be more animals! For me to see as in BIG animals..

Yes, I want to visit the Isle of Man. In fact I would like to visit all destinations in the brochure! It's just a matter of finding time. Will consider next year when I hope to have more time on my hands.

Regards

Sylvia

Cheers,

Bob

I normally either drive to an airport or use National Express which drops me outside the terminal. I cannot find a way to get to Liverpool ferry which is anywhere near as convenient as this.

I would prefer to either fly, at extra cost (preferably from Birmingham) or take ferry from Heysham. It would take me 40 minutes longer to drive to Heysham rather than Liverpool but I could park next to the port. The crossing time is 45min longer but I would consider this to be part of the holiday.

This sounds interesting, but definately not by ferry as I am a poor sailor. Some of my neighbours went there for the TT races and a sudden storm blew up and they were unable to dock for 23 hours!

Julia

I do understand it is a beautiful place to visit by all accounts, but not for me..

Is there any chance by the full new brochure out September if there will be more animals! For me to see as in BIG animals..

Hi Cindy,

Like you I like countries that have an abundance of wildlife. I know you have done Kenya - have you been to South Africa (the day trip to Botswana on the Zambia add-on had THE best wildlife)? Also Costa Rica was fantastic for wildlife. I haven't done Namibia yet, but that is on the list for next year too.

Isle of Man is not for me either.

Cheers,

Hils

Julia

I do understand it is a beautiful place to visit by all accounts, but not for me..

Is there any chance by the full new brochure out September if there will be more animals! For me to see as in BIG animals..

Hi Cindy,

Like you I like countries that have an abundance of wildlife. I know you have done Kenya - have you been to South Africa (the day trip to Botswana on the Zambia add-on had THE best wildlife)? Also Costa Rica was fantastic for wildlife. I haven't done Namibia yet, but that is on the list for next year too.

Isle of Man is not for me either.

Cheers,

Hils

Hi

No I have not done either of those, what I am really after is a good safari tour with out city tours etc, in my dream world I would love safari, Safari and even more safari, with an optional lazy few days, to recover from the animal overload! I await September brochure.

I am doing the long hauls while the body is still able!!, if I get more years then I can do short haul..

Cindy

I regularly read messages from new members asking where to travel first and all of our travellers share their own experiences which is great (please carry on). I thought it might be nice if we occasionally posted a thread to provide a little travel inspiration too. With this in mind, we've put our heads together and decided to ask...have you thought about visiting the Isle of Man?

This is a beautiful and beguiling island that should be on everyone’s ‘must visit’ list. The island is proud of its railway history and on the Isle of Man Heritage Rail Adventures tour you get to see this unique island on a mix of steam trains and the Manx Electric Railway. You’ll be based in the capital, Douglas, and have the opportunity to explore seaside towns of Port Erin and Castletown. Your heritage pass, which can be used throughout your stay, allows you entry to all of the Manx National Heritage sites including Peel Castle, House of Manannan and Castle Rushen. And, with the upcoming elections did you know the Isle of Man has the oldest continuous parliament in the world!

For more information why not visit www.justyou.co.uk/en-gb/tours/isle-of-man-heritage-rail-adventures/?internal_promotion=community.

Kindest regards,

Julia

I visited a couple of times as a child and while it is a lovely place it doesn't interest me as I prefer somewhere abroad.

For those people put off by Liveool, please don't believe all the bad press it gets. Like any city it has good and bad points but it is a very well policed and safe city. It is a short taxi ride from the station to the ferry terminal and there are several hotels within a few minutes walk of the terminal. Passengers on cruise liners calling at Liverpool consistently vote the city as their favourite port of call.

Of you fancy sailing to the Isle of Mann, go for it.

I last went to Isle of Man in August 1973, the week following the Summerland Fire disaster. My Dad had a Vauxhall Victor, a large car with us 4 kids and Mum. The Steam Packet Company went overnight from Liverpool to Douglas. We stayed at Onchan at the Howstrake Holiday camp. Think they based Hi de Hi on that camp 😛

Just looked at this trip as I have a weeks holiday in July, shame it is 3 weeks later or I would have booked it 😞 Looks like it might be Albi/ Carcassonne as it is perfect timing for me :thumbup:

Jan

Now back to the Isle of Man, we stayed near Laxey and it is a lovely spot, central for all the island's delights.

Best wishes,

Bob

Sue

I agree with all you have said and I think it is a strength of JY that they offer such a variety of holidays to suit all budgets and needs - I hope this never changes. The long haul tours are getting very expensive though!

Best wishes,

Bob

H Jonah (Chris!),

I agree with all you have said and I think it is a strength of JY that they offer such a variety of holidays to suit all budgets and needs - I hope this never changes. The long haul tours are getting very expensive though!

Best wishes,

Bob

Hi Bob

Nice to see you agree with me for a change!!. Have a great time in Nuneaton.

Regards

Chris