Isle Of Man

[giveup]

Going to the Isle of Man for a few days next week. Has anyone been there,whats it like and what is the weather like?

[Jeza]

Usually wet and cold.

[giveup]

Thanks,can't wait --. My husband has always had a fancy to go there.

[ummmm]

It's lovely. It was nice and sunny when I went.

[Trefoil1]

Milder than the mainland, when you arrive you must first visit the Fairy Bridge (just outside Douglas). Ask them nicely for good weather and they do like a small token of your visit.


Enjoy your trip, if you like golf the courses are 'testing'.

[douglas9401]

It's a great wee place, especially if you fancy a holiday in the 1950s.
I've always found the weather to be about the same as the mainland except that it changes quicker.
I also found the beer to be rank so stuck to Guinness.
I do like it there though.

[EdmundD]

My wife and I went there for a week about 10 years ago. Weather much the same as mainland if you're near the sea. I remember how poor people seemed to be. Rundown properties. We went into a shop and I bought something simply because I felt I had to give the old couple some money somehow.

[ichkeria]

The Isle of Man is great! I used to go every year to run and drink large quantities of Okells ale, which is OK as a matter of fact.
Port Erin on a sunny day is particularly lovely.
Douglas is indeed like a throwback to an earlier age but none the worse for that.
And there's the Laxey wheel and Snaefell mountain railway

[ummmm]

I found Douglas to be full of men. It was like all the women stayed home while their men went to the pub.

[ichkeria]

"I found Douglas to be full of men. It was like all the women stayed home while their men went to the pub. "

I always found Douglas to be full of women (!). Perhaps it depends where you go :-)

[DSJ]

We are going there next month for our third visit in four years. Its a lovely place, friendly people, interesting places to visit, and weather similar to ours. We have taken our car on each occasion, crossing via 'Manannan' from Liverpool. Enjoy your visit.

[Mojo-Jo-Jo]

You're not allowed to say the word rat. They're longtails.

[Buenchico]

10-day weather forecast:
http://uk.weather.com/weather/10day-UKXX3457:1:UK

Official tourism website:
http://www.visitisleofman.com/