Day 1: Following your home taxi collection we take a leisurely drive to our overnight hotel in Lancashire, arriving with plenty of time to settle in before our evening meal.
Day 2: After a leisurely breakfast, we continue our journey north to the port of Heysham for our crossing to the Island. The Ferry crossing is approximately 3.5 hours weather permitting. Upon arrival, we make the short journey to our hotel, The Empress, our base for the next 4 nights.
Day 3: Day at leisure to explore. Nestled along the east coast of the Isle of Man, the small holiday resort of Douglas oozes charm. Visitors can enjoy horse-drawn tram rides along its pedestrian shopping promenade, visit some of the independent boutiques and High Street shops, or enjoy the gardens and museums sprinkled throughout the town.
Day 4: Your first heritage steam journey takes you south from Douglas's authentic Victorian station on the island's famous Steam Railway. The line was once part of an extensive network that connected most of the island, but is now a 15-and-a-half-mile narrow-gauge run, via the former island capital, Castletown, to beautiful Port Erin. We then re-join our coach to travel past Creigneash to The Sound, a protected nature reserve with seabird and seal colonies as well as an excellent café with fabulous views across to the Calf of Man. We continue our journey to Castletown. Once the island’s capital, this ancient town is clustered around the splendidly preserved Castle Rushen. Here, the energetic can climb to the battlements for the spectacular view of the island’s south. After some free time we journey back to our hotel.
Day 5: Today we explore the world’s largest water wheel, the Lady Isabella in Laxey. The Great Laxey Wheel (Queeyl Vooar Laksey) or Lady Isabella (as she is also known) is the largest working waterwheel in the world. A brilliant example of Victorian engineering she was built in 1854 to pump water from the Laxey mines. Today a climb to the top is rewarded with panoramic views across the Laxey Valley. We continue to our day to Ramsey, onboard the Manx Electric Railway. This historic line has been running for over 125 years, since 1893, along the eastern coast of the Isle of Man, with the majority of Victorian & Edwardian era infrastructure and rolling stock still in use. After some leisure time here, we will then return to our hotel, travelling along some of the Isle of Man TT course.
Day 6: After an early breakfast we make our way to the ferry port for our return crossing to Heysham. From here we make our way back to Norfolk, where our door to door service will be waiting to take you home.
Holiday Information:
5 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast (Dinner will be 3 course, 3 choice, but may be buffet style)
Price: £865pp
Single Supplement: £78 (Will be allocated a true single room)
Insurance: TBA (Insurance not currently available for 2025)
Tour Reference: AWE5004
Deposit Required: £70pp
Balance Due: 10 weeks prior to departure